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2 ASUS TX97-LE User ’ s Manual USER'S NOTICE Product Name: ASUS TX97-LE Manual Revision: 1.00 Release Date: January 1998 No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be repro- duced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except [...]

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4 ASUS TX97-LE User ’ s Manual CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................... 7 How this manual is organized .......................................................... 7 Item Checklist .................................................................................. 7 II. FEA TURES ..........[...]

ASUS TX97-LE User ’ s Manual 5 CONTENTS Power Management Setup .......................................................... 46 Details of Power Management Setup ................................... 46 PNP and PCI Setup .................................................................... 48 Details of PNP and PCI Setup ...............................[...]

6 ASUS TX97-LE User ’ s Manual 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 [...]

ASUS TX97-LE User ’ s Manual 7 I. INTRODUCTION I. INTRODUCTION (Sections/Checklist) How this manual is organized This manual is divided into the following sections: I. Introduction: Manual information and checklist II. Featur es: Information and specifications concerning this product III. Installation: Instructions on setting up the motherboard I[...]

8 ASUS TX97-LE User ’ s Manual II. FEA TURES (Features) II. FEA TURES Features of the ASUS TX97-LE Motherboard The ASUS TX97-LE 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-Pr ocessor/Mult[...]

ASUS TX97-LE User ’ s Manual 9 II. FEA TURES II. FEA TURES (Smart Series) Introduction to ASUS Smart 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 us[...]

10 ASUS TX97-LE User ’ s Manual II. FEA TURES (TX97 Series) II. FEA TURES • V oltage Monitoring and Alert - System voltage levels are monitored to ensure stable current to critical motherboard components. V oltage specifications are more critical for future processors, so monitoring is necessary to ensure proper system configuration and managem[...]

ASUS TX97-LE User ’ s Manual 11 Parts of the ASUS TX97-LE Motherboard II. FEA TURES II. FEA TURES (Motherboard Parts) 512KB Pipelined Burst L2 Cache CPU ZIF Socket 7 4 PCI Slots Super Multi-I/O Programmable Flash ROM 3 ISA Slots IDE Connectors Serial, Parallel, Floppy Intel’s 430TX PCIset 2 DIMM Sockets Hardware Monitor Thermal Sensors PS/2 Mou[...]

12 ASUS TX97-LE User ’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION ASUS TX97-LE Motherboard Layout (Motherboard Layout) III. INST ALLA TION Serial Ports R Panel Connectors Infrared RTC Clear Boot Block Write Chasis Open Alarm Floppy Drives Secondary IDE Primary IDE Super Multi-I/O COM 2 COM 1 PS/2 Mouse, USB, IrDA Parallel (Printer) Port Clock Freq IDE LED Powe[...]

ASUS TX97-LE User ’ s Manual 13 III. INST ALLA TION Jumpers 1) BBLKW p . 15 Flash ROM Boot Block Program (Disable/Enable) 2) CLR TC p . 15 Real T ime Clock RAM (Clear Data) 3) KBPWR p. 16 Keyboard Power Up (Enable/Disable) 4) FS0, FS1, FS2 p . 16 CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Selection 5) BF0, BF1, BF2 p . 16 CPU:BUS Frequency Ratio 6) VID0,[...]

14 ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION (Jumpers) III. INST ALLA TION Installation Steps Before using your computer , you must complete the following steps: 1. Set Jumpers on the Motherboard 2. Install System Memory Modules 3. Install the Central Pr ocessing Unit (CPU) 4. Install Expansion Cards 5. Connect Ribbon Cables, Cabinet W ir e[...]

ASUS TX97-LE User ’ s Manual 15 III. INST ALLA TION Jumper Settings 1. Flash ROM Boot Block Pr ogramming (BBLKW) This sets the operation mode of the boot block area of the Programmable Flash ROM to allow programming in the Enabled position. This is required only if prompted by the Flash Memory W riter Utility as shown in BIOS SOFTW ARE. Programmi[...]

16 ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION (Jumpers) III. INST ALLA TION 3. Keyboard Power Up (KBPWR) (Reserved for future use) Set this jumper to Enable if you wish to use your keyboard to power up your system. Requires an A TX power supply that can supply at least 300mAmp on the +5VSB lead and new BIOS support. The default is set to Dis[...]

ASUS TX97-LE User ’ s Manual 17 III. INST ALLA TION (Jumpers) III. INST ALLA TION Set the jumpers by the Internal speed of the Intel, AMD, IBM, or Cyrix CPU as follows: (BUS Freq.) (Freq. Ratio) CPU Model Freq. Ratio BUS F . FS0 FS1 FS2 BF0 BF1 BF2 Intel Pentium P54C 166MHz A-2.5x 66MHz [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [----] Intel Pentium P54C 150M[...]

18 ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION (Jumpers) III. INST ALLA TION 6. V oltage Regulator Output Selection (VID0, 1, 2) These jumpers set the voltage supplied to the CPU. Switching regulators allow some jumper settings to be the same for two voltages of different power planes. Intel Pentium (P54C) (75MHz-200MHz) Pentium MMX (P55C) (1[...]

ASUS TX97-LE User ’ s Manual 19 III. INST ALLA TION (System Memory) III. INST ALLA TION 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 o[...]

20 ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION SIMM Memory Installation 1. The SIMM memory modules will fit in only one orientation as shown because the plastic safety tab on one end of the SIMM sockets requires the notched end of the SIMM memory modules. 72 Pin SIMM Sockets Notched End 1234 R 2. Press the memory module firmly into place star[...]

ASUS TX97-LE User ’ s Manual 21 III. INST ALLA TION III. INST ALLA TION (System Memory) DIMM Memory Installation Insert the module(s) as shown. Because the number of pins are different on either side of the breaks, the module will only fit in the orientation as shown. SIMM modules have the same pin contact on both sides. DIMM modules are longer a[...]

22 ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual ZIF Socket 7 with Pentium Processor Notch Blank Lever Lock R 3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard provides a 321-pin ZIF Socket 7 that is backwards compatible with ZIF Socket 5 processors. The CPU that came with the motherboard should have a fan attached to it to prevent overheating. If this is not the c[...]

ASUS TX97-LE User ’ s Manual 23 III. INST ALLA TION (Expansion Cards) III. INST ALLA TION 4. Expansion Cards W ARNING! Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards. First read your expansion card[...]

24 ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION (Expansion Cards) III. INST ALLA TION The original ISA expansion card design, now referred to as “Legacy” ISA cards, requires that you configure the card’ s jumpers manually and then install it in any available slot on the ISA bus. Y ou may use Microsoft’ s Diagnostic (MSD.EXE) utility in[...]

ASUS TX97-LE User ’ s Manual 25 III. INST ALLA TION (Connectors) III. INST ALLA TION 5. External Connectors IMPOR T ANT : Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe on the Pin 1 side of the connector . The four corners of the connectors are labeled on the motherboard. Pin 1 is the side closest to the power connector on hard driv[...]

26 ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION 3. Parallel Printer Connector (PRINTER, 26-1 pin block) This connector supports the included parallel port ribbon cable with mounting bracket. Connect the ribbon cable to this connection and mount the bracket to the case on an open slot. A PS/2 mouse connector is included for the USB/IR/ Mouse on[...]

ASUS TX97-LE User ’ s Manual 27 III. INST ALLA TION (Connectors) III. INST ALLA TION 5. CPU Cooling Fan Connectors (F AN, 3 pins) This connector supports a 3-pin CPU cooling fan of 500mAMP (6W A TT) or less with a minimum of 3,500RPM. Depending on the fan manufacturer , the wiring and plug may be dif ferent. The red wire should be Positive , the [...]

28 ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION (Connectors) III. INST ALLA TION 7. Primary / Secondary IDE connectors (T wo 40-1 pin block) These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable. After con- necting the single end to the board, connect the two plugs at the other end to your hard disk(s). If you install two hard disks[...]

ASUS TX97-LE User ’ s Manual 29 III. INST ALLA TION (Connectors) III. INST ALLA TION 9. A TX Power Supply Connector (A TXPWR, 20-pin block) This connector connects to a A TX power supply . The plug from the power supply will only insert in one orientation because of the dif ferent hole sizes. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly makin[...]

30 ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION (Connectors) III. INST ALLA TION 11 . USB, Infrared, PS/2 Mouse Module Connector (USB_IR_MOUSE, 18-1 pin block) If you want to use USB, PS/2 mouse, or infrared (IrDA) devices, you need to purchase an external connector set. The external connector set connects to the 18-pin block and mounts to an [...]

ASUS TX97-LE User ’ s Manual 31 III. INST ALLA TION (Connectors) III. INST ALLA TION 13. Message LED Lead (MSG.LED, 2 pins) This indicates whether a message has been received from a fax/modem. The LED will remain lit when there is no signal and blink when there is data transfer or messages waiting in the inbox. This function requires ACPI OS supp[...]

32 ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION (Connectors) III. INST ALLA TION 20. W ake on LAN Activity Connector (3-pin W AKE_LAN) The W AKE_LAN connector allows the system to power up when there is a wakeup package (signal) received from the network through the ASUS PCI- L101 LAN card. Requires the ASUS PCI-L101 and an A TX power supply w[...]

ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual 33 III. INST ALLA TION (Power Connections) III. INST ALLA TION Power Connection Procedures 1. After all jumpers and connections are made, close the system case cover . 2. Be sure that all switches are of f (in some systems, marked with ). 3. Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the back of you[...]

ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual 34 IV . BIOS (Flash Memory W riter) IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE Support Software PFLASH.EXE - This is the Flash Memory W riter utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM chip on the mother - board. T o determine the BIOS version, check the last four numbers of the code displayed on[...]

ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual 35 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (Flash Memory W riter) 3. Advanced Features This option displays the Advanced Features screen for clearing the PnP configura- tion record and updating the motherboard BIOS. Advanced Features Menu 1. Clear PNP ESCD Parameter Block This option erases the Plug-and-Play (PnP) configuration [...]

ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual 36 Managing & Updating your Motherboard’ s BIOS Upon first use of the computer system, you should: 1. Create a bootable system floppy diskette by typing [FORMA T A:/S] from the DOS prompt without creating “AUT OEXEC.BA T” and “CONFIG.SYS” files. 2. Copy PFLASH.EXE to your new diskette. 3. Run PFLASH.EXE f[...]

ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual 37 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE 6. BIOS Setup IV . BIOS (BIOS Setup) The motherboard supports two programmable Flash ROM chips: 5 volt and 12 volt. Either of these memory chips can be updated when BIOS upgrades are released. Use the Flash Memory W riter utility to download the new BIOS file into the ROM chip as described in det[...]

ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual 38 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (Standard CMOS) Load Defaults The Load BIOS Defaults option loads the minimum settings for troubleshooting. Load Setup Defaults , on the other hand, is for loading optimized defaults for regu- lar use. Choosing defaults at this level will modify all applicable settings. A section at the[...]

ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual 39 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (Standard CMOS) T ime T o set the time, highlight the “T ime” field and then press either <Page Up>/<Page Down> or <+>/<–> to set the current time. Follow the hour , minute and second format. V alid values for hour , minute and second are: (Hour: (00 to 23)[...]

ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual 40 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (Standard CMOS) Auto detection of hard disks on bootup For each field: Primary Master , Primary Slave, Secondary Master , and Secondary Slave, you can select Auto under the TYPE and MODE fields. This will enable auto detection of your IDE hard disk during bootup. This will allow you to [...]

ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual 41 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (BIOS Features) BIOS Features Setup BIOS Featur es Setup consists of configuration entries that allow you to improve your system performance, or let you set up some system features according to your preference. Some entries are required by the motherboard’ s design to remain in their [...]

ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual 42 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (BIOS Features) HDD Sequence SCSI/IDE First (IDE) When using both SCSI and IDE hard disk drives, IDE is always the boot disk using drive letter C (default setting of IDE ). This new feature allows a SCSI hard disk drive to be the boot disk when set to SCSI . This allows multiple operati[...]

ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual 43 C8000 - CBFFF Shadow to DC000 - DFFFF Shadow (Disabled) These fields are used for shadowing other expansion card ROMs. If you install other expansion cards with ROMs on them, you will need to know which addresses the ROMs use to shadow them specifically . Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640KB an[...]

ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual 44 (Chipset Features) IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (Chipset Features) SDRAM CAS# Latency (3T) If you use ASUS SDRAM DIMM modules, you can set this to 2T for better perfor - mance, otherwise leave on default or check with your vendor for DIMM specs. SDRAM Speculative Read (Disabled) If Enabled , the CPU will issue pred[...]

ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual 45 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (Chipset Features) IV . BIOS (Chipset Features) Onboard Serial Port 1 (3F8H/IRQ4) Settings are 3F8H/IRQ4 , 2F8H/IRQ3, 3E8H/IRQ4, 2E8H/IRQ10, and Disabled for the onboard serial connector . Onboard Serial Port 2 (2F8H/IRQ3) Settings are 3F8H/IRQ4, 2F8H/IRQ3 , 3E8H/IRQ4, 2E8H/IRQ10, and D[...]

ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual 46 (Chipset Features) IV . BIOS IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE Power Management Setup This “Power Management Setup” option allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns of f the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity . NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each fun[...]

ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual 47 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (Power Management) V ideo Off Method (DPMS OFF) This field defines the video off features. These options are available: DPMS OFF , DPMS Reduce ON , Blank Scr een , V/H SYNC+Blank , DPMS Standby , and DPMS Sus- pend . The DPMS (Display Power Management System) features allow the BIOS to [...]

ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual 48 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE AC PWR Loss Restart (Disabled) This allows you to set whether you want your system to boot up after the power has been interrupted. Disabled leaves your system off after reapplying power and En- abled boots up your system after reapplying power . Automatic Power Up (Disabled) This allows you to h[...]

ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual 49 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE (Power Management) (PnP / PCI) IV . BIOS NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading. Details of PNP and PCI Setup PNP OS Installed (No) This field allows you to use a Plug-and-Play (PnP) operating system to configure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS. Th[...]

ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual 50 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE Load BIOS Defaults This “Load BIOS Defaults” option allows you to load the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the BIOS ROM. These default settings are non-opti- mal and disable all high performance features. T o load these default settings, high- light “Load BIOS Defaults?[...]

ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual 51 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (Load Setup Defaults) Supervisor Password and User Password These two options set the system passwords. “Supervisor Password” sets a pass- word that will be used to protect the system and the Setup utility; “User Password” sets a password that will be used exclusively on the sys[...]

ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual 52 (Hard Disk Detect) IV . BIOS IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IDE HDD Auto Detection This “IDE HDD Auto Detection” option detects the parameters of an IDE hard disk drive, and automatically enters them into the Standard CMOS Setup screen. Up to four IDE drives can be detected, with parameters for each listed inside the box. [...]

ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual 53 (LDCM) IV . BIOS IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IMPOR T ANT : If your hard disk was already formatted on an older previous system, incorrect parameters may be detected. Y ou will need to enter the correct parameters manually or use low-level format if you do not need the data stored on the hard disk. If the parameters listed d[...]

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ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual 55 V . SOFTW ARE (LDCM) V . SUPPOR T SOFTW ARE ASUS Smart Motherboard Support CD 3.10 (Included only with motherboards with onboard LM78 hardware monitoring) Inserting the support CD brings up a selection menu described as follows: (NOTE: CD version and contents are constantly modified without notice.) • LDCM Local S[...]

ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual 56 Desktop Management Interface (DMI) Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility This motherboard supports DMI within the BIOS level and provides a DMI Con- figuration Utility to maintain the Management Information Format Database (MIFD). DMI is able to auto-detect and record information pertinent to a computer ’[...]

ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual 57 V . SUPPOR T SOFTW ARE Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility Edit DMI (or delete) Use the ←→ (left-right) cursors to move the top menu items and the ↑↓ (up-down) cursor to move between the left hand menu items. The bottom of the screen will show the available keys for each screen. Press enter at the menu [...]

ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual 58 V . SUPPOR T SOFTW ARE Save MIFD Y ou can save the MIFD (normally only saved to flash ROM) to a file by entering the drive and path here. If you want to cancel save, you may press ESC and a message “Bad File Name” appears here to show it was not saved. Load MIFD Y ou can load the disk file to memory by entering [...]

ASUS TX97-LE User ’ s Manual 59 VI. ASUS SCSI Cards (SCSI BIOS) VI. ASUS PCI SCSI Cards Symbios SCSI BIOS and Drivers Aside from the system BIOS, the Flash memory chip on the motherboard also con- tains the Symbios SCSI BIOS. This Symbios SCSI BIOS works in conjunction with the optional ASUS PCI-SC200 controller card to provide Fast SCSI-2 interf[...]

60 ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual Setting Up the ASUS PCI-SC200 & PCI-SC860 There are two jumper settings you may need to make on the ASUS PCI-SC200 to set it up. One setting assigns the PCI INT interrupt, the other sets the card’ s termination. The ASUS PCI-SC860 has no jumper settings but you should read the “T erminator Requirements.” S[...]

ASUS TX97-LE User ’ s Manual 61 VI. ASUS SCSI Cards (Jumpers) T erminator Settings for the ASUS PCI-SC860 Many SCSI devices including the ASUS PCI-SC860 use a set of onboard active resistors to terminate the devices at the ends automatically . Automatic termination requires that the SCSI devices be connected in a straight linear connection or “[...]

62 ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual VI. ASUS SCSI Cards (SCSI ID Numbers) VI. ASUS PCI SCSI Cards SCSI Device 1 SCSI Device 2 T ermination Required (End Device) T ermination Required (JP5 Open) T ermination Required (End Device) SCSI Device 3 SCSI Device 4 SCSI Device 2 SCSI Device 1 T ermination Required (End Device) No T ermination Required (JP5 Sho[...]

ASUS TX97-LE User ’ s Manual 63 VII. ASUS LAN Card (Parts / Layout) VII. ASUS LAN Card ASUS PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card LAN Activity Output Signal RJ45 LEDs Motherboard type Wake on LAN Output Signal ASUS Other Intel Chipset If you are using the ASUS PCI-L101 on an ASUS motherboard, leave the jumper on its defaut setting of “ASUS.” If you are[...]

64 ASUS TX97-LE User’ s Manual VII. ASUS LAN Card (Information) VII. ASUS LAN Card Features • Intel 82558 Ethernet LAN Controller (Fully integrated 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX) • W ake-On-LAN Remote Control Function Supported • PCI Bus Master Complies to PCI Local Bus Rev . 2.1 specifications • Consists of MAC & PHY (10/100Mbps) interfaces ?[...]