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TX97-XE
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Pentium ATX Motherboard
USER'S MANUAL
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USER'S NOTICE 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 purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (“ASUS”). ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED
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ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Marketing Address: 150 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 112 Telephone: +886-2-2894-3447 Fax: +886-2-2894-3449 Email: info@asus.com.tw Technical Support Fax: +886-2-2895-9254 BBS: +886-2-2896-4667 Email: tsd@asus.com.tw WWW: www.asus.com.tw FTP: ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL Marketing Address: 6737 Mowry Avenue, Mowry Business Center, Building 2 Newark, CA 94560, USA Fax: +1-510-608-4555 Email: info-usa@asus.com.tw Technical
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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-XE Motherboard ................................ 8 ASUS TX97 Smart Series Motherboa
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CONTENTS PNP and PCI Setup .................................................................... 50 Details of PNP and PCI Setup .............................................. 50 Load BIOS Defaults ................................................................... 52 Load Setup Defaults ................................................................... 52 Supervisor Password and User Password .................................. 53 IDE HDD Auto Detection ..........................................
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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 Software Instructions on setting up the BIOS software V. Support Software Information on the included support software Audio Installation Audio driver installation (with onboard audio only) Item Checklist Please ch
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II. FEATURES Features II. FEATURES Features of the ASUS TX97-XE Motherboard The ASUS TX97-XE is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants many features in a small package. This motherboard: • Intel Chipset: Features Intel’s 430TX PCIset with I/O subsystems. ® ™ • Versatile Processor Support: Intel Pentium 75-233MHz (P55C-MMX , P54C/ ® ® ® ® ™ P54CS), IBM /Cyrix 6x86-PR166+ (Rev 2.7 or later), IBM /Cyrix 6x86MX ™ ™ (PR166 & faster), AMD-K5 (PR75-PR133), AMD-K6 (PR166 & faster).
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II. FEATURES ASUS TX97 Smart Series Motherboards Performance • SDRAM Optimized Performance - ASUS TX97 smart series motherboards support 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 using SDRAM. • Double the IDE Transfer Speed - ASUS TX97 smart series motherboards with Intel 430TX PCIset improves IDE transfer rate using Bus Master UltraDMA/33 IDE which can handle data transfer
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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 run
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II. FEATURES Parts of the ASUS TX97-XE Motherboard 4 SIMM 2 DIMM CPU ZIF CPU Thermal 512KB Pipelined Sockets Sensor (optional) Sockets Socket 7 Burst L2 Cache T: PS/2 Mouse B: PS/2 Keyboard T: USB Port 1 B: USB Port 2 COM 1 T: Parallel Conn. B: Serial Conn. COM 2 Intel’s 430TX PCIset (Optional) T:Joystick/Midi B:Out/In/Mic 4 PCI Slots Creative Labs Audio (optional) 4 ISA Slots LM78 Hardware Programmable Monitor (optional) Flash ROM ASUS TX97-XE User’s Manual 11 II. FEATURES Motherboard Parts
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DIMM Socket 1 (64-bit, 168-pin module) DIMM Socket 2 (64-bit, 168-pin module) SIMM Socket 1 (32-bit, 72-pin module) SIMM Socket 2 (32-bit, 72-pin module) SIMM Socket 3 (32-bit, 72-pin module) SIMM Socket 4 (32-bit, 72-pin module) III. INSTALLATION Motherboard Layout III. INSTALLATION ASUS TX97-XE Motherboard Layout T: Mouse PS/2 B: Keyboard Board Power Input CPU Voltage for ATX Power Supply VID0 VID1 VID2 VID3 T: USB 1 USB B: USB 2 CPU Fan FANPWR3 BUS Freq. BF0 CPU Thermal Sensor BF1 (Hardware
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III. INSTALLATION Jumpers 1) RTCLR p. 15 Real Time Clock RAM (Operation/Clear Data) 2) AUDIO (optional) p. 15 Onboard Audio (Disable/Enable) 3) M/IO p. 16 Multi-I/O Selection (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, 1, 2, 3 p. 18 CPU Voltage Regulator Output Selection Expansion Slots 1) System Memory p. 19 System Memory Upgrade 2) SIMM Sockets p. 20 72-Pin SIMM Memory Expansion Sockets 3) DIMM Soc
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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 System Memory 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 motherboard lay
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R R III. INSTALLATION Jumper Settings 1. 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 and remove the AC power , (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 at
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R R III. INSTALLATION Jumpers BF0 BF1 BF2 BF0 FS0 BF1 FS1 BF2 FS2 BF0 FS0 BF1 FS1 BF2 FS2 BF0 FS0 BF1 FS1 BF2 FS2 BF0 FS0 BF1 FS1 BF2 FS2 BF0 FS0 BF1 FS1 BF2 FS2 III. INSTALLATION 3. Onboard Multi-I/O Selection (M/IO) 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 M/IO Enable [1-2] (D
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III. INSTALLATION 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 Freq. FS2 FS1 FS0 BF1 BF0 Intel Pentium 233MHz 3.5x 66MHz [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2] Intel Pentium 200MHz 3.0x 66MHz [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [2-3] [1-2] Intel Pentium 166MHz 2.5x 66MHz [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] Intel Pentium 150MHz 2.5x 60MHz [2-3] [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [2-3] Intel Pentium 133MHz 2.0x 66MHz [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] Intel P
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R III. INSTALLATION Jumpers VID0 VID1 VID2 VID3 VID0 VID1 VID2 VID3 VID0 VID1 VID2 VID3 VID0 VID1 VID2 VID3 III. INSTALLATION Compatible Cyrix CPU Identification The only Cyrix CPU that is supported on this motherboard is labeled Cyrix 6x86 PR166+ but must be Revision 2.7 or later. Look on the underside of the CPU for the serial number. The number should read G8DC6620A or later. 6. Voltage Regulator Output Selection (VID0, 1, 2, 3) These jumpers set the voltage supplied to the CPU. VID1 for 3
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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 safety tab on one end of the SIMM sockets, which requires the notched end of the SIMM memory modules. 4 3 2 1 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 into a vertical posit
