Asus TXP4 manual

R TXP4 Pentium ® Motherboard USER’S MANUAL[...]

2 ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual Product Name: ASUS TXP4 Manual Revision: 1.00 Release Date: May 1997 No part of this manual, including the products and softwares 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 documentation kept by the pur[...]

ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual 3 CONT ACT INFORMA TION ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. Marketing Info: Address: 150 Li-T e Road, Peitou, T aipei, T aiwan 1 12, 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 : www .asus.com.tw Gopher: gopher .as[...]

4 ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................ 7 How this Manual is Organized ........................................................ 7 Item Checklist .................................................................................. 7 II. FEA TURES ...............[...]

ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual 5 CONTENTS Chipset Features Setup ............................................................... 41 Details of Chipset Features Setup ......................................... 41 Power Management Setup .......................................................... 44 Details of Power Management Setup ........................[...]

6 ASUS TXP4 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 unde[...]

ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual 7 I. INTRODUCTION I. INTRODUCTION (Sections/Checklist) How this Manual is Organized I. Introduction Contents and checklist II. Features Product information and specifications III. Installation Instructions on setting up the motherboard IV . BIOS Softwar e Instructions on setting up the BIOS software V . Support Softwar e [...]

8 ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual II. FEA TURES (ASUS TXP4) II. FEA TURES Features of the ASUS TXP4 Motherboard The ASUS TXP4 motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants many features in a small package, namely: • Intel Chipset: Features Intel’ s 430HX PCIset with I/O subsystems. • V ersatile Pr ocessor Support: Intel Pen[...]

ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual 9 II. FEA TURES II. FEA TURES (TXP4 Series) Introduction to ASUS TXP4 Series of Motherboards Performance • SDRAM Optimized Performance: The ASUS TXP4 series of motherboards support the new generation memory—Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM)—which increases the data transfer rate from 264MB/s max using[...]

10 ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual (This page was intentionally left blank)[...]

ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual 11 The ASUS TXP4 Motherboard II. FEA TURES II. FEA TURES (ASUS TXP4) CPU ZIF Socket 7 Serial, Parallel, Floppy Intel’s 430TX PCIset 2 DIMM Sockets USB, PS/2 Mouse, Infrared Switching V oltage Regulators 4 SIMM Sockets 512KB Pipelined Burst L2 Cache A T Power Connector Keyboard Programmable Flash ROM A TX Power Connector[...]

12 ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION ASUS TXP4 Motherboard Layout (Motherboard Layout) III. INST ALLA TION Power Fan A TX Power Input Serial Ports Panel Connectors CPU ZIF Socket 7 Intel PIIX4 PCIset Secondary IDE Primary IDE Super Multi-I/O Flash BIOS 512KB Pipelined Burst L2 Cache Intel 430TX PCIset USB, PS/2 Mouse, IrDA Clock Freq I[...]

ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual 13 III. INST ALLA TION Jumpers 1) BBLKW p. 15 Flash ROM Boot Block Programming 2) R TCLR p. 15 Real T ime Clock RAM (Keep CMOS/Clear CMOS) 3) VID0, VID1, VID2 p. 16 CPU V oltage Output Selection 4) FS0, FS1, FS2 p. 16 CPU External Frequency (BUS) Selection 5) BF0, BF1 p. 16 CPU to BUS Frequency Ratio Expansion Slots 1) Sy[...]

14 ASUS TXP4 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 Processing Unit (CPU) 4. Install Expansion Cards 5. Connect Ribbon Cables, Cabinet W ires, and Power S[...]

ASUS TXP4 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 Boot Block W rite Enable position. This is required only if prompted by the Flash Memory Writer Utility ( see BIOS SOFTW ARE). Bo[...]

16 ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION (Jumpers) III. INST ALLA TION Compatible Cyrix CPU Identification The only Cyrix processor that is supported on this motherboard is labeled Cyrix 6x86-P166+, which should be Revision 2.7 or later . Look on the underside of the CPU for the serial number , which should read G8DC6620A or later . 3. CPU[...]

ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual 17 III. INST ALLA TION (Jumpers) III. INST ALLA TION R Complete Names: Intel Pentium P54C, P55C-MMX AMD K5, K6 IBM/Cyrix 6x86, 6x86MX CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Selection BF0 BF1 BF0 BF1 BF0 BF1 BF0 BF1 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 66MHz FS1 1 2 3 FS2 FS0 60MHz FS1 1 2 3 FS2 FS0 50MHz FS1 1 2 3 FS2 FS0 1 2 3 55MHz FS1 [...]

18 ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual 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 Sy[...]

ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual 19 III. INST ALLA TION (System Memory) III. INST ALLA TION SIMM 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 1234 Notched End R 2. Press the memory mod[...]

20 ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION (System Memory) III. INST ALLA TION DIMM Installation Insert the modules as shown. Because the number of pins are different on either side of the breaks, the modules will only fit in the orientation as shown. SIMM modules have the same pin contacts on both sides. DIMM modules are longer and have dif[...]

ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual 21 III. INST ALLA TION 3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) The TXP4 motherboard provides a 321-pin ZIF Socket 7 that is backward compat- ible 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 install a fan before you tur[...]

22 ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION (Expansion Cards) III. INST ALLA TION 4. Expansion Cards First read your expansion card documentation for hardware and software settings that may be required to set up your specific card. Expansion Card Installation Procedure 1. Read the documentation for your expansion card. 2. Set any necessary ju[...]

ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual 23 III. INST ALLA TION (DMA Channels) III. INST ALLA TION Both ISA and PCI expansion cards may require to use IRQs. System IRQs are avail- able to cards installed in the ISA expansion bus first, then any remaining IRQs are available to PCI cards. Currently , there are two types of ISA cards. The original ISA expansion car[...]

24 ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual 5. External Connectors IMPOR T ANT : Connect ribbon cables such that the red stripe is 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 and floppy disk drives. IDE ribbon cable must be less than 18in. (46cm),[...]

ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual 25 III. INST ALLA TION (Connectors) III. INST ALLA TION 3. Parallel Port Connector (26 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. Y ou can make available the parallel port a[...]

26 ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION (Connectors) III. INST ALLA TION 5. Power Supply , CPU Fan, Chassis Fan Connectors (F AN) This connector supports a 3-pin CPU cooling fan of 500mAmp (6watts) 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[...]

ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual 27 III. INST ALLA TION (Connectors) III. INST ALLA TION 7. Message LED Lead (MSG.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 messages waiting in the inbox). 8. SMI Suspend Switch Lead (SMI) This allows th[...]

28 ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION 14. USB, PS/2 Mouse, Infrared (IrDA) Module Connector (18-pin block) If you want to use USB, PS/2 mouse, or infrared devices, you need to purchase an external connector set. The external connector set connects to the 18-pin block and mounts to an open slot on your computer ’ s chassis. The system [...]

ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual 29 III. INST ALLA TION (Connectors) III. INST ALLA TION 16. A T Power Supply Connector (12-pin block) This connector connects to a standard 5-volt power supply . T o connect the leads from the power supply , ensure first that the power supply is not plugged. Most power supplies provide two plugs (P8 and P9), each containi[...]

30 ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION (Power Connections) III. INST ALLA TION 18. IDE Activity LED (IDE LED) This connector supplies power to the cabinet’ s IDE activity LED. Read and write activity by devices connected to the Primary or Secondary IDE connectors will cause the LED to light up. IDE Activity LED Lead TIP: If the case-mo[...]

ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual 31 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 off position as marked by ° . 3. Connect the power supply cord into your computer ’ s power supply . 4 . Conne[...]

ASUS TXP4 User ’ s Manual 32 IV . BIOS (Flash Memory W riter) IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE Support Software FILELIST .TXT – V iew this file to see the files included in the 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.[...]

ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual 33 2. Update BIOS Main Block From 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 up- date the Boot Block if the Boot Block is dif ferent. Y ou will be prompted with the following if advanced feat[...]

ASUS TXP4 User ’ s Manual 34 Managing and Updating Y our 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. Copy PFLASH.EXE to your new diskette. 3. Run PFLASH.EXE from your new disk[...]

ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual 35 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE 6. BIOS Setup IV . BIOS (BIOS Setup) The motherboard supports two programmable Flash ROM chips: 5 volts and 12 volts. 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 de[...]

ASUS TXP4 User ’ s Manual 36 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (Standard CMOS) Load Defaults Load BIOS Defaults 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 section at the bottom of th[...]

ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual 37 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 either <Page Up>, <Page Down>, plus or minus signs (on the numeric keypad) to set the current date. Follow the month, day and year format. V alid values are Mont[...]

ASUS TXP4 User ’ s Manual 38 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 below). Set MODE to the Normal for IDE hard disk drives smaller than 528MB; set it to LBA for drives over 528MB tha[...]

ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual 39 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (Standard CMOS) 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 def[...]

ASUS TXP4 User ’ s Manual 40 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 C,A ; A,CDROM,C ; CDROM,C,A ; D,A ; E,A ; F, A ; A,C and C only; The setup default setting is to check first the hard disk and then the floppy disk drive; that is, C[...]

ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual 41 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 setting[...]

ASUS TXP4 User ’ s Manual 42 (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 predic[...]

ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual 43 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 Disa[...]

ASUS TXP4 User ’ s Manual 44 (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 funct[...]

ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual 45 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (Power Management) V ideo Off Method (DPMS OFF) This field defines the video of f features. The following options are available: DPMS OFF , DPMS Reduce ON , Blank Scr een , V/H SYNC+Blank, DPMS Standby , and DPMS Suspend . The DPMS (Display Power Management System) features allow the BIOS [...]

ASUS TXP4 User ’ s Manual 46 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE PNP and PCI Setup This “PNP and PCI Setup” option configures the PCI bus slots. All PCI bus slots on the system use INT A#, thus all installed PCI cards must be set to this value. NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading. Details of PNP and PCI Setup PNP OS In[...]

ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual 47 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE (Power Management) (PnP and PCI) IV . BIOS IRQ xx Used By ISA (No/ICU) These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field is being used by a Legacy (non-PnP) ISA card. T wo options are available: No/ICU and Ye s . The first option, the default value, indicates either that the disp[...]

ASUS TXP4 User ’ s Manual 48 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 TXP4 User’ s Manual 49 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 defau[...]

ASUS TXP4 User ’ s Manual 50 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 drives [...]

ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual 51 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (Load Setup Defaults) IMPOR T ANT : If your hard disk 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 disk. If the p[...]

ASUS TXP4 User ’ s Manual 52 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 ’ s[...]

ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual 53 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 ha[...]

ASUS TXP4 User ’ s Manual 54 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 file[...]

ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual 55 VI. ASUS PCI SCSI Cards Symbios SCSI BIOS and Drivers VI. ASUS SCSI Cards (SCSI BIOS) 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 interface [...]

56 ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual VI. ASUS SCSI Cards (Setup) VI. ASUS PCI SCSI Cards 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 [...]

ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual 57 VI. ASUS SCSI Cards (Jumpers) VI. ASUS PCI SCSI Cards T erminator Settings for the ASUS PCI-SC860 Many SCSI devices including the ASUS PCI-SC860 use a set of onboard terminat- ing resistors to terminate the devices at the ends automatically . Automatic termina- tion requires that the SCSI devices be connected in a stra[...]

58 ASUS TXP4 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 Short)[...]

ASUS TXP4 User’ s Manual 59 NOTE: The ASUS I-A16C 16-bit ISA audio card comes with cer tain 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 indo[...]

60 ASUS TXP4 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 (e.g.,[...]