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ASUS TX97-X User's Manual 2 USER'S NOTICE Product Name: ASUS TX97-X Manual Revision: 2.03 Release Date: March 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 per[...]

ASUS TX97-X 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: go[...]

ASUS TX97-X User's Manual 4 CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................... 7 How this manual is or ganized .......................................................... 7 Item Checklist .................................................................................. 7 II. FEA TURES .........[...]

ASUS TX97-X User's Manual 5 CONTENTS Load Setup Defaults ................................................................. 52 Supervisor Password and User Password ................................ 53 IDE HDD Auto Detection ........................................................ 54 Save and Exit Setup ..........................................[...]

ASUS TX97-X User's Manual 6 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-X User’ s Manual 7 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 . BIOS Setup: BIOS software setup information. V . D[...]

8 ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual Features of the ASUS TX97-X Motherboard The ASUS TX97-X is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants many many features in a small package. This motherboard: • Intel Chipset: Features Intel's 430TX PCIset with I/O subsystems. • Multi-Pr ocessor/Multi-Speed Support: Intel Pentium ® 75-200MHz (P55C[...]

ASUS TX97-X 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-X 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-X User’ s Manual 11 Parts of the ASUS TX97-X Motherboard II. FEA TURES II. FEA TURES (Parts of Board) Intel's 430TX PCIset 512KB Pipelined Burst L2 Cache CPU ZIF Socket 7 4 PCI Slots 4 ISA Slots 3 DIMM Sockets T : USB Port 1 B: USB Port 2 Floppy Drive Connector Programmable Flash ROM T : PS/2 Mouse B: PS/2 Keyboard T : Parallel Con[...]

12 ASUS TX97-X User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION Map of the ASUS Motherboard Panel Connections Board Power Input for A TX Power Supply Floppy Drives ISA Slot 3 ISA Slot 2 ISA Slot 1 PCI Slot 1 ISA Slot 4 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 4 Secondary IDE Primary IDE PCI Slot 3 256KB/512KB Onboard L2 Cache CPU ZIF Socket 7 R IDE LED Infrared Con. (IrDA) Multi-I[...]

ASUS TX97-X User’ s Manual 13 III. INST ALLA TION Jumpers 1) S IO p . 1 5 Multi-I/O Selection (Enable/Disable) 2) BBLKW p . 15 Flash ROM Boot Block Program (Disable/Enable) 3) AUDIO p. 16 Onboard Audio (Disable/Enable) 4) VOLCTL p. 16 Digital V olume Level Control (Up/Down) 5) R TCLR p . 17 Real T ime Clock RAM (Operation/Clear Data) 6) FS0, FS1,[...]

14 ASUS TX97-X 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-X User’ s Manual 15 III. INST ALLA TION Jumper Settings 1. Onboard Multi-I/O Selection (SIO) Y ou can selectively disable each onboard Multi-I/O item (floppy , serial, paral- lel, and IrDA) through Chipset Features 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 Multi-I[...]

16 ASUS TX97-X User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION (Jumpers) III. INST ALLA TION 3. Onboard Audio Selection (AUDIO) (with optional onboard Audio) This jumper allows you to Disable the onboard audio chipset inorder to use your own audio card. Otherwise, leave on default of Enabled. Onboard Audio AUDIO Enabled [2-3] (Default) Disabled [1-2] Onboard [...]

ASUS TX97-X User’ s Manual 17 5. 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) Turn on your computer , (5) Hold down <Delete> during bootup and [...]

18 ASUS TX97-X User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION (Jumpers) III. INST ALLA TION 6. 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 I[...]

ASUS TX97-X User’ s Manual 19 III. INST ALLA TION (System Memory) III. INST ALLA TION 8. V oltage Regulator Output Selection (VID0, 1, 2) These jumpers set the voltage supplied to the CPU. Current Intel CPU's marked "Pentium" has only a Single Power Plane and uses the standard 3.38 volts (STD) or 3.5 volts (VRE). Currently Intel’[...]

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ASUS TX97-X User’ s Manual 21 III. INST ALLA TION 2. System Memory (DIMM) This motherboard has three sockets to support 3.3V olt (power level) Unbuffered Synchronous DRAMs (SDRAM) DIMMs of either 8, 16, or 32, 64, or 128MB. Maximum memory of DIMMs must be 256MB or less. IMPOR T ANT : Memory speed setup is r equired through "Auto Configura- t[...]

22 ASUS TX97-X User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION DIMM Memory Installation Procedures: 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. DRAM SIMM modules have the same pin contact on both sides. SDRAM DIMM modules have dif ferent pint contac[...]

ASUS TX97-X 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-X User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION (Expansion Cards) III. INST ALLA TION 4. Expansion Cards Expansion Card Installation Procedure: 1. Read your expansion card documentation on any hardware and software set- tings that may be required to setup your specific card. 2. Set any necessary jumpers on your expansion card. 3. Remove your co[...]

ASUS TX97-X User’ s Manual 25 III. INST ALLA TION (DMA Channels) III. INST ALLA TION T o simplify this process this motherboard has complied with the Plug and Play (PNP) specification which was developed to allow automatic system configuration when- ever a PNP-compliant card is added to the system. For PNP cards, IRQs are as- signed automatically[...]

26 ASUS TX97-X User’ s Manual (Connectors) III. INST ALLA TION III. INST ALLA TION 5. External Connectors IMPOR T ANT : Ribbon cables should always be connected with the r ed stripe on the Pin 1 side of the connector . The four corners of the connectors ar e la- beled on the motherboard. Pin 1 is the side closest to the power connector on hard dr[...]

ASUS TX97-X User’ s Manual 27 III. INST ALLA TION 3. Parallel Printer Connector (25-pin Female) Y ou can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through "Onboard Parallel Port" in Chipset Features Setup of the BIOS SOFTW ARE. NOTE : Serial printers must be connected to the serial port. Parallel (Printer) Port (25-pin Female) 4. Seri[...]

28 ASUS TX97-X User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION (Connectors) III. INST ALLA TION 6. Joystick/Midi Connector (15-pin Female) (with optional onboard Audio) Y ou may connect game joysticks or game pads to this connector for playing games. Connect Midi devices for playing or editing audio. Joystick/Midi (15-pin Female) 7. Universal Serial BUS Ports[...]

ASUS TX97-X User’ s Manual 29 III. INST ALLA TION 9. Chassis Fan, CPU Cooling Fan, & Power Supply Fan Connectors (F ANPWR) These connectors support cooling fans of 500mAMP (6W A TT) or less. Orien- tate the fans so that the heat sink fins allow airflow to go across the onboard heat sink(s) instead of the expansion slots. Depending on the fan [...]

30 ASUS TX97-X User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION (Connectors) III. INST ALLA TION 1 1. Primary / Secondary IDE connectors (T wo 40-pin Block) These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable. After connecting 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[...]

ASUS TX97-X User’ s Manual 31 III. INST ALLA TION 13. Message LED Lead (P ANEL) 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). 14. SMI Suspend Switch Lead (P ANEL) This allows the user to manually place the system [...]

32 ASUS TX97-X User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION 19. IrDA / Fast IR-Compliant infrared module connector (IR) This connector supports the optional wireless transmitting and receiving infra- red module. This module mounts to a small opening on system cases that sup- port this feature. Y ou must also configure the setting through "UAR T2 Use I[...]

ASUS TX97-X 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 yo[...]

ASUS TX97-X 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-X 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 fe[...]

ASUS TX97-X 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. C[...]

ASUS TX97-X 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 i[...]

ASUS TX97-X 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-X 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 31 [...]

ASUS TX97-X User's Manual 40 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (Standard CMOS) For IDE hard disk drive setup, you can: • Use the Auto setting for detection during bootup. • Use the IDE HDD AUT O DETECTION in the main menu to automatically enter the drive specifications. • Enter the specifications yourself manually by using the “User” opt[...]

ASUS TX97-X User's Manual 41 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (Standard CMOS) Drive A / Drive B (None) These fields record the types of floppy disk drives installed in your system. The available options for drives A and B are: 360KB, 5.25 in.; 1.2MB, 5.25 in.; 720KB, 3.5 in.; 1.44MB, 3.5 in.; 2.88MB, 3.5 in.; None T o enter the configuration valu[...]

ASUS TX97-X User's Manual 42 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (BIOS Features) 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 d[...]

ASUS TX97-X User's Manual 43 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (BIOS Features) Quick Power On Self T est (Enabled) This field speeds up the Power -On Self T est (POST) routine by skipping retesting a second, third, and forth time. Setup default setting for this field is Enabled . A complete test of the system is done on each test. HDD Sequence SCS[...]

ASUS TX97-X User's Manual 44 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (BIOS Features) PCI/VGA Palette Snoop (Disabled) This function controls how VGA compatible and graphic devices handle accesses to VGA palette registers. The active VGA device always responds to a read of color palette, wihile either the VGA or graphic agent will be programmed to respon[...]

ASUS TX97-X User's Manual 45 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE (BIOS Features) IV . BIOS (Chipset Features) Chipset Features Setup This “Chipset Features Setup” option controls the configuration of the board’ s chipset. Control keys for this screen are the same as for the previous screen. NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each func[...]

ASUS TX97-X User's Manual 46 (Chipset Features) IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (Chipset Features) Delayed T ransaction (Disabled) If Enabled , this frees the PCI Bus during CPU accessing of 8-bit ISA cards which normally consume about 50-60 PCI Clocks without PCI delayed transaction. If PCI Bus Masters cannot use the PCI Bus, leave this on the [...]

ASUS TX97-X User's Manual 47 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (Chipset Features) IV . BIOS (Chipset Features) Onboard Parallel Port (378H/IRQ7) This field sets the address of the onboard parallel port connector . Y ou can select either: 3BCH / IRQ 7, 378H / IRQ 7, 278H / IRQ 5, Disabled. If you install an I/O card with a parallel port, ensure tha[...]

ASUS TX97-X User's Manual 48 (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 fu[...]

ASUS TX97-X User's Manual 49 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; D[...]

ASUS TX97-X User's Manual 50 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 m[...]

ASUS TX97-X User's Manual 51 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE (Power Management) (PnP and PCI) IV . BIOS Slot 1/2/3/4 IRQ (Auto) The first four fields on the screen set how IRQ use is determined for each PCI slot. Slot 1 (Right) is nearest the memory sockets. The default setting for each field is Auto , which uses auto-routing to determine IRQ use. The oth[...]

ASUS TX97-X User's Manual 52 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-X User's Manual 53 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 d[...]

ASUS TX97-X User's Manual 54 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 driv[...]

ASUS TX97-X User's Manual 55 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (Load Setup Defaults) IMPOR T ANT : If your hard drive was already formatted on an older pr evious 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[...]

ASUS TX97-X User's Manual 56 (CD / LDCM) V . 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 manager features. LDC[...]

ASUS TX97-X User's Manual 57 (LDCM) V . 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 only A TI V ideo cards[...]

ASUS TX97-X User's Manual 58 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-X User's Manual 59 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 righ[...]

ASUS TX97-X User's Manual 60 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 f[...]

ASUS TX97-X User's Manual 61 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 functi[...]

62 ASUS TX97-X 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 interfac[...]

ASUS TX97-X User's Manual 63 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 mo[...]

64 ASUS TX97-X 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 in[...]