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TX97-E
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Pentium Motherboard
USER'S MANUAL
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USER'S NOTICE No part of this product, including the product and software may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any lan- guage in any form by any means without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (hereinafter referred to as ASUS) except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes. Specifications are subject to change without notice. ASUS provides this manual "as is" without warranty of any kind, either expre
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ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Marketing Info: Address: 150 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC Telephone: 886-2-894-3447 Fax: 886-2-894-3449 Email: info@asus.com.tw Technical Support: Fax: 886-2-895-9254 BBS: 886-2-896-4667 Email: tsd@asus.com.tw WWW: http://www.asus.com.tw/ Gopher: gopher.asus.com.tw FTP: ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL Marketing Info: Address: 721 Charcot Avenue, San Jose, CA 95131, USA Telephone: 1-408-474-0567 Fax: 1-408-474-0568 Ema
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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 Se
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CONTENTS V. SUPPORT SOFTWARE ................................................................ 54 ASUS TX97 Motherboard Series Support CD ................................ 54 LANDesk Client Manager (LDCM) ................................................ 54 Desktop Management Interface (DMI)............................................ 56 Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility ............... 56 System Requirements ........................................................... 56 Using the ASU
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FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provid
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I. INTRODUCTION How this manual is organized This manual is divided into the following sections: I. Introduction: Manual information and checklist II. Features: Information and specifications concerning this product III. Installation: Instructions on setting up the motherboard. IV. BIOS Setup: BIOS software setup information. V. Support Software: Installation of software drivers and utilities. VI. ASUS PCI-SC200: Installation of an optional Fast-SCSI card. VII. ASUS I-A16C: Installation of an o
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II. FEATURES (Features) II. FEATURES Features of the ASUS TX97-E Motherboard The ASUS TX97-E is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants many intelligent features in a small package. This motherboard: • Intel Chipset: Features Intel's 430TX PCIset with I/O subsystems. ® ™ • Multi-Processor/Multi-Speed Support: Intel Pentium 75-200MHz (P55C-MMX , ® ™ P54C/P54CS), Cyrix P166+ (Rev 2.7 & later), AMD-K5 (PR75-133MHz), AMD- ™ K6 (PR200-233MHz). • Versatile Memory Support: Is equip
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II. FEATURES Introduction to ASUS TX97 Series of motherboards Performance: • SDRAM Optimized Performance - ASUS TX97 series of motherboards sup- port the new generation memory - Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM) which increases the data transfer rate from 264MB/s max using EDO memory to 528MB/s max. • Double the IDE Transfer Speed - ASUS TX97 series of motherboards with Intel 430TX PCIset improves IDE transfer rate using Bus Master UltraDMA/33 IDE which can handle data transfer u
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II. FEATURES (TX97 Series) II. FEATURES • Voltage Monitoring and Alert - System voltage levels are monitored to ensure stable current to critical motherboard components. Voltage specifications are more critical for future processors, so monitoring is necessary to ensure proper system configuration and management. • System Resources Alert - Today’s operating systems such as Windows 95, Win- dows NT, and OS/2, require much more memory and hard drive space to present enormous user interfaces and
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II. FEATURES Parts of the ASUS TX97-E Motherboard PS/2 Mouse, USB, IrDA ATX Power Serial, Parallel, Floppy Super Multi-I/O 3 ISA Slots 3 PCI Slots IDE Connectors AT Power Connector PCI 4 or ASUS MediaBus 4 SIMM Sockets 2 DIMM Sockets Programmable Flash ROM Intel’s 430TX PCIset Hardware Monitor CPU Thermal Sensor CPU ZIF Socket 7 Switching Voltage Regulators 512KB Pipelined Burst L2 Cache ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual 11 II. FEATURES (Parts of Board)
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DIMM Socket 1 (64-bit, 168-pin module) DIMM Socket 2 (64-bit, 168-pin module) SIMM Socket 4 (32-bit, 72-pin module) SIMM Socket 3 (32-bit, 72-pin module) SIMM Socket 2 (32-bit, 72-pin module) SIMM Socket 1 (32-bit, 72-pin module) Secondary IDE Primary IDE PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 R Super Multi-I/O PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 4 MediaBus Extension ISA Slot 1 Hardware Monitor ISA Slot 2 Infrared Multi-I/O (En/Dis) Chasis Open Alarm Flash BIOS Panel Connectors ISA Slot 3 Boot Block Write III. INSTALLATION (Ma
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III. INSTALLATION Jumpers 1) IO SEL p. 15 Multi-I/O Selection (Enable/Disable) 2) BBLKW p. 15 Flash ROM Boot Block Program (Disable/Enable) 3) RTCLR p. 16 Real Time Clock RAM (Operation/Clear Data) 4) VID0, VID1, VID2 p. 17 CPU Voltage Selection 5) FS0, FS1, FS2 p. 18 CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Selection 6) BF0, BF1 p. 18 CPU:BUS Frequency Ratio Expansion Slots 1) System Memory p. 19 System Memory Upgrade 2) SIMM Sockets p. 20 72-Pin SIMM Memory Expansion Sockets 3) DIMM Sockets p. 21 16
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III. INSTALLATION (Jumpers) III. INSTALLATION Installation Steps Before using your computer, you must complete the following steps: 1. Set Jumpers on the Motherboard 2. Install DRAM Modules 3. Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) 4. Install Expansion Cards 5. Connect Ribbon Cables, Cabinet Wires, and Power Supply 6. Setup the BIOS Software 1. Jumpers Several hardware settings are made through the use of jumper caps to connect jumper pins (JP) on the motherboard. See "Map of the Motherboar
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R R III. INSTALLATION Jumper Settings 1. Onboard Multi-I/O Selection (IO SEL) You can selectively disable each onboard Multi-I/O item (floppy, serial, paral- lel, and IrDA) through Chipset Features Setup of BIOS SOFTWARE or dis- able all Multi-I/O items at once with the following jumper in order to use your own Multi-I/O card. Multi-I/O SIO Enable [1-2] (Default) Disable [2-3] I/O I/O 1 1 2 2 3 3 Enable (Default) Disabled Super Multi I/O Setting (Enable / Disable) 2. Flash ROM Boot Block Program
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R III. INSTALLATION (Jumpers) III. INSTALLATION 3. Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM (RTCLR) The CMOS RAM is powered by the onboard button cell battery. To clear the RTC data: (1) Turn off your computer, (2) Move this jumper to “Clear Data,” (3) Move the jumper back to “Operation,” (4) Turn on your computer, (5) Hold down during bootup and enter BIOS setup to re-enter user preferences. Battery Test Jumper (RTCLR) You can test the battery’s current by removing this jumper and attaching a cur-
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R III. INSTALLATION Compatible Cyrix CPU Identification The only Cyrix CPU that is supported on this motherboard is labeled Cyrix 6x86 P166+ but must be Revision 2.7 and later. Look on the underside of the CPU for the serial number. The number should read G8DC6620A or larger. 4. Voltage Regulator Output Selection (VID0, 1, 2) These jumpers set the voltage supplied to the CPU. The voltage regulators will automatically detect and switch between Single Power Plane & Dual Power Planes. Intel P54C
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R III. INSTALLATION (Jumpers) III. INSTALLATION 5. CPU External (BUS) Frequency Selection (FS0, FS1, FS2) These jumpers tell the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU. These allow the selection of the CPU’s External frequency (or BUS Clock). The BUS Clock times the BUS Ratio equals the CPU's Internal frequency (the advertised CPU speed). 6. CPU to BUS Frequency Ratio (BF0, BF1) These jumpers set the frequency ratio between the Internal frequency of the CPU and the External frequ
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III. INSTALLATION 2. System Memory (SIMM & DIMM) This motherboard supports four 72-pin, 32-bit SIMMs (Single Inline Memory Mod- ules) of 4, 8, 16, 32, or 64MB to form a memory size between 8MB to 256MB. The SIMMs can be either 60ns or 70ns Fast Page Mode (FPM) (Asymmetric or Sym- metric), or Enhanced Data Out (EDO) (BEDO & Parity are not supported). SIMMs must be installed in pairs so that each Row (see Map of Motherboard for Row loca- tions) contains 64-bits of the same size and type of memo
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R III. INSTALLATION (System Memory) III. INSTALLATION SIMM Memory Installation 1. The SIMM memory modules will only fit in one orientation as shown because of a "Plastic Safety Tab" on one end of the SIMM sockets which requires the "Notched End" of the SIMM memory modules. 1234 Notched End 72 Pin SIMM Sockets 2. Press the memory module firmly into place starting from a 45 degree angle making sure that all the contacts are aligned with the socket. 3. With your finger tips, rock the memory module
