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2 ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual USER'S NOTICE Product Name: ASUS TX97-E Manual Revision: 1.04 Release Date: April 1997 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 permi[...]

ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual 3 ASUS CONT ACT INFORMA TION ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. Marketing Info: Address: 150 Li-T e Road, Peitou, T aipei, T aiwan, ROC T elephone: 886-2-894-3447 Fax: 886-2-894-3449 Email: info@asus.com.tw T echnical Support: Fax: 886-2-895-9254 BBS: 886-2-896-4667 Email: tsd@asus.com.tw WWW : http://www .asus.com.tw/ Gopher: goph[...]

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

ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual 5 CONTENTS V . SUPPOR T SOFTW ARE ................................................................ 54 ASUS TX97 Motherboard Series Support CD ................................ 54 LANDesk Client Manager (LDCM) ................................................ 54 Desktop Management Interface (DMI) ..........................[...]

6 ASUS TX97-E 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 un[...]

ASUS TX97-E 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. IV[...]

8 ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual II. FEA TURES (Features) II. FEA TURES 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-Pr ocessor/Multi-[...]

ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual 9 II. FEA TURES II. FEA TURES (TX97 Series) 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[...]

10 ASUS TX97-E 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 managemen[...]

ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual 11 Parts of the ASUS TX97-E Motherboard II. FEA TURES II. FEA TURES (Parts of Board) 512KB Pipelined Burst L2 Cache CPU ZIF Socket 7 PCI 4 or ASUS MediaBus 3 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 CPU The[...]

12 ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION Map of the ASUS TX97-E Motherboard (Map of Board) III. INST ALLA TION Serial Ports R Panel Connectors Infrared CPU ZIF Socket 7 RTC Clear Boot Block Write Chasis Open Alarm Intel PIIX4 PCIset Keyboard BIOS Floppy Drives Secondary IDE Primary IDE Key- board Super Multi-I/O COM 2 COM 1 Flash BIOS CR[...]

ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual 13 III. INST ALLA TION Jumpers 1) I O SE L p. 1 5 Multi-I/O Selection (Enable/Disable) 2) BBLKW p . 15 Flash ROM Boot Block Program (Disable/Enable) 3) R TCLR p . 16 Real T ime Clock RAM (Operation/Clear Data) 4) VID0, VID1, VID2 p . 17 CPU V oltage Selection 5) FS0, FS1, FS2 p . 18 CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Se[...]

14 ASUS TX97-E 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 DRAM Modules 3. Install the Central Pr ocessing Unit (CPU) 4. Install Expansion Cards 5. Connect Ribbon Cables, Cabinet W ires, and Powe[...]

ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual 15 III. INST ALLA TION Jumper Settings 1. Onboard Multi-I/O Selection (IO SEL) Y ou can selectively disable each onboard Multi-I/O item (floppy , serial, paral- lel, and IrDA) through Chipset Featur es Setup of BIOS SOFTW ARE or dis- able all Multi-I/O items at once with the following jumper in order to use your own Mul[...]

16 ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual 3. Real T ime Clock (R TC) RAM (R TCLR) The CMOS RAM is powered by the onboard button cell battery . T o clear the R TC data: (1) T urn off your computer , (2) Move this jumper to “Clear Data,” (3) Move the jumper back to “Operation,” (4) T urn on your computer , (5) Hold down <Delete> during bootup and[...]

ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual 17 III. INST ALLA TION (Jumpers) III. INST ALLA TION 4. V oltage 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 Pentium (75-200MHz) Intel P55C Pentium MM[...]

18 ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION 5. CPU External (BUS) Fr equency 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 adverti[...]

ASUS TX97-E 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 or [...]

20 ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION SIMM Memory Installation 1. The SIMM memory modules will only fit in one orientation as shown because of a "Plastic Safety T ab" on one end of the SIMM sockets which requires the "Notched End" of the SIMM memory modules. 72 Pin SIMM Sockets R 1234 Notched End 2. Press the memor[...]

ASUS TX97-E 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 and[...]

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ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual 23 III. INST ALLA TION 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 case then purchase a fan before you turn on[...]

24 ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION (Expansion Cards) III. INST ALLA TION 4. Expansion Cards First read your expansion card documentation on any hardware and software settings that may be required to setup your specific card. NOTE: PCI Slot 4 has a MediaBus extension which allows the installation of a PCI card or a MediaBus card (op[...]

ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual 25 III. INST ALLA TION (DMA Channels) III. INST ALLA TION Both ISA and PCI expansion cards may need to use IRQs. System IRQs are avail- able to cards installed in the ISA expansion bus first, and any remaining IRQs are then used by PCI cards. Currently , there are two types of ISA cards. The original ISA expansion card [...]

26 ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual 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 ar e labeled on the motherboard. Pin 1 is the side closest to the power connector on hard drives and floppy drives. IDE ribbon cable must be less th[...]

ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual 27 III. INST ALLA TION (Connectors) III. INST ALLA TION 3. Parallel Printer Connector (26 Pin Block) Connection for 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. It will then be available for a parallel printe[...]

28 ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION 5. CPU Cooling Fan Connector (F AN) 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 black should be Gr ound , and the yellow wir[...]

ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual 29 III. INST ALLA TION (Connectors) III. INST ALLA TION 7. Primary / Secondary IDE connectors (T wo 40-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, y[...]

30 ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION (Connectors) III. INST ALLA TION 9. A TX Power Supply Connector (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 making sure that[...]

ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual 31 III. INST ALLA TION 1 1. Message LED Lead (TB LED) 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 waiting in the inbox). 12. SMI Suspend Switch Lead (SMI) This allows the user to manually place the system in[...]

32 ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION 17. PS/2 Mouse, USB, Infrar ed Connector (18-pin block) If you are using a PS/2 mouse, USB, or Infrared devices, you must purchase an optional external connector set. The external connector set connects to the 18 pin block and mounts to an open slot on your computer's chssis. The system will [...]

ASUS TX97-E 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. Make sure that all switches are in the of f position as marked by . 3. Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the back of your[...]

ASUS TX97-E User ’ s Manual 34 IV . BIOS (Flash Memory W riter) ASUSTeK PNP BIOS FLASH MEMORY WRITER V1.5 Copyright (C) 1995, ASUSTeK COMPUTER Inc. Flash Type -- SST 29EE010 Current BIOS Revision: #401A0-xxxx Choose one of the following: 1. Save Current BIOS To File 2. Update BIOS Main Block From File 3. Advanced Features Enter Choice: [1] Press [...]

ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual 35 2. Update BIOS Main Block fr om File This option updates the BIOS from a file on the disk. This can either be a new file or a backup file created by the “Save Current BIOS to File” option. This will not update the Boot Block if the Boot Block is different. Y ou will be prompted with the following if advanced feat[...]

ASUS TX97-E User ’ s Manual 36 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (Flash Memory W riter) Managing & Updating your Motherboard's BIOS Upon first use of the computer system: 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. Co[...]

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

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

ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual 39 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (Standard CMOS) Details of Standard CMOS Setup: Date T o set the date, highlight the “Date” field and then press the page up/page down or +/ - keys to set the current date. Follow the month, day and year format. V alid values for month, day and year are: Month: (1 to 12), Day: (1 to [...]

ASUS TX97-E User ’ s Manual 40 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (Standard CMOS) The MODE entry is for IDE hard disks only , and can be ignored for MFM and ESDI drives. This entry provides three options: Normal, Lar ge, LBA , or Auto (see be- low). Set MODE to the Normal for IDE hard disk drives smaller than 528MB; set it to LBA for drives over 528MB[...]

ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual 41 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (Standard CMOS) BIOS Features Setup This “BIOS Features Setup” option consists of configuration entries that allow you to improve your system performance, or let you set up some system features accord- ing to your preference. Some entries here are required by the motherboard’ s des[...]

ASUS TX97-E User ’ s Manual 42 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (BIOS Features) Boot Sequence (C,A) This field determines where the system looks first for an operating system. Options are A,CDROM,C ; CDROM,C,A ; A,C ; C,A The setup default setting is to check first the hard disk and then the floppy drive; that is, C, A . Boot Up Floppy Seek (Disable[...]

ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual 43 Boot Up NumLock Status (On) This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon system boot. Boot Up System Speed (High) This has no function and should be left on the setup default. T ypematic Rate Setting (Disabled) When enabled, you can set the two typematic controls listed next. Setup default setti[...]

ASUS TX97-E 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-E 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 Di[...]

ASUS TX97-E 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-E User’ s Manual 47 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (Power Management) V ideo Off Method (V/H SYNC + Blank) This field defines the video of f features. Three options are available: V/H SYNC + Blank, DPMS, and Blank Only . The first option, which is the default setting, blanks the screen and turns of f vertical and horizontal scanning; DPM[...]

ASUS TX97-E User ’ s Manual 48 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE Fan Monitor (xxxxRPM) The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the Chassis Fan Speed, CPU Fan Speed, and the Power Supply Fan Speed in Rotations Per Minute (RPM). These values refresh upon any key entries in the BIOS setup screen. Set to Ignor e if one of these are not used so that error me[...]

ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual 49 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE (Power Management) (PnP and PCI) IV . BIOS Details of PNP and PCI Setup PNP OS Installed (No) When Plug and Play operating systems (OS) are installed, interrupts may be reas- signed by the OS when Y es is selected. When a non-Plug and Play OS is installed or to prevent reassigning of interrupt set[...]

ASUS TX97-E 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-E User’ s Manual 51 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (Passwords) 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 system. By def[...]

ASUS TX97-E User ’ s Manual 52 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. (This screen could not be run from inside active programs and therefore could not be captured.) Up to four IDE drive[...]

ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual 53 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (Load Setup Defaults) IMPOR T ANT : If your hard drive was alr eady formatted on an older previous system, incorr ect parameters may be detected. Y ou will need to enter the cor - rect parameters manually or use low-level format if you do not need the data stor ed on the hard drive. If t[...]

ASUS TX97-E User ’ s Manual 54 (CD / LDCM) V . SOFTW ARE V . SUPPOR T SOFTW ARE ASUS TX97 Motherboard Series Support CD (Rev . 3.00) Run INST ALL.EXE in the root directory of this CD for the following options: LDCM Local Setup: Installs software to monitor the local system. The LANDesk Client Manager must be installed in order to use the hardware[...]

ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual 55 (LDCM) V . SOFTW ARE V . SUPPOR T SOFTW ARE • Custom Setup: (For Experienced Users) 1. Choose File | New from the pull-down menu of the "Untitled" screen. T ype in a system name. 2. Make the appropriate settings on the right-hand side. Note following: - I2C and Network should not be modified - Currently o[...]

ASUS TX97-E 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-E User’ s Manual 57 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 item to enter the right [...]

ASUS TX97-E User ’ s Manual 58 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 a drive and path and fi[...]

ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual 59 Aside from the system BIOS, the Flash memory chip on the motherboard also con- tains the SCSI BIOS. This SCSI BIOS works in conjunction with the optional ASUS PCI-SC200 SCSI controller card to provide a complete PCI Fast SCSI-2 interface. All SCSI devices you install to your system require driver software to function[...]

60 ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual The ASUS PCI-SC200 SCSI Interface Card Y our motherboard may have come with an optional SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) controller card, the PCI-SC200. The card is also available separately . This card works with the SCSI BIOS on the motherboard. T ogether , they provide a com- plete PCI Fast SCSI-2 interface.[...]

ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual 61 Setting the INT Assignment Y ou must use PCI INT A setting in order to properly assign the card's interrupt. On the ASUS PCI-SC200, you assign the INT by setting jumper JP1 or JP2. The default setting for the card already is INT A, so you do not need to change the setting to use the ASUS PCI-SC200 with this moth[...]

62 ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual Decide whether or not you need to terminate the ASUS PCI-SC200 based on its position in the SCSI chain. Only the devices at each end of the chain need to be terminated. If you have only internal or only external devices connected to the ASUS PCI-SC200, then you must terminate the ASUS PCI-SC200. If you have both inte[...]

ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual 63 NOTE: The ASUS I-A16C 16-bit ISA audio card comes with certain mother - board bundles only and is not for sale separately . ASUS I-A16C Audio Features • Creative Labs V iBRA 16C PnP Audio Chip • Full Duplex Supports • 16/8 bit PCM 5KHz to 44.1KHz • W ave T able Upgradeable • Software Includes: DOS and W ind[...]

64 ASUS TX97-E User’ s Manual Layout and Connectors VII. ASUS I-A16C Audio Card Microphone Speaker Out PC Speaker In Sony Audio In W ave T able Upgrade Line Out Line In MIDI/Game Mitsumi Audio In Panasonic Audio In V olume Control PC Speaker Out Connectors The audio input connectors are used when you wish to control software mixer set- tings (bas[...]