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4 ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual

CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION........................................................................... 7

How this manual is organized.......................................................... 7

Item Checklist .................................................................................. 7

II. FEATURES .................................................................................... 8

Features of the ASUS TX97-E Motherboard ................................... 8

Introduction to ASUS TX97 Series of motherboards ........... 9

Parts of the ASUS TX97-E Motherboard ........................................ 11

III. INSTALLATION .......................................................................... 12

ASUS TX97-E Motherboard Layout ............................................... 12

Installation Steps .............................................................................. 14

1. Jumpers ........................................................................................ 14

Jumper Settings .................................................................... 15

Compatible Cyrix CPU Identification .................................. 18

2. System Memory (SIMM & DIMM) ........................................... 19

SIMM Memory Installation.................................................. 20

DIMM Memory Installation ................................................. 21

3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 23

4. Expansion Cards ......................................................................... 24

Expansion Card Installation Procedure: ............................... 24

Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards................................... 24

Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards............................. 25

ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor ........................................ 25

5. External Connectors.................................................................... 26

Power Connection Procedures ................................................... 33

IV. BIOS SOFTWARE ....................................................................... 34

Support Software ............................................................................. 34

Flash Memory Writer Utility...................................................... 34

Main Menu ........................................................................... 34

Advanced Features Menu ..................................................... 35

Managing & Updating your Motherboard’s BIOS..................... 36

6. BIOS Setup ................................................................................. 37

Load Defaults ....................................................................... 38

Standard CMOS Setup ............................................................... 38

Details of Standard CMOS Setup ......................................... 38

BIOS Features Setup .................................................................. 41

Details of BIOS Features Setup............................................ 41

Chipset Features Setup ............................................................... 43

Details of Chipset Features Setup......................................... 43

Power Management Setup.......................................................... 46

Details of Power Management Setup ................................... 46

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