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VX97
Pentium 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 pur- poses, 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 IMPLIE
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ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Marketing Info: Address: 150 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC Telephone: 886-2-894-3447 Fax: 886-2-894-3449 Email: info@asus.com.tw Technical Support: Fax: 886-2-895-9254 BBS: 886-2-896-4667 Email: tsd@asus.com.tw WWW: http://www.asus.com.tw/ Gopher: gopher.asus.com.tw FTP: ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL Marketing Info: Address: 721 Charcot Avenue, San Jose, CA 95131, USA Telephone: 1-408-474-0567 Fax: 1-408-474-0568 Ema
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CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION........................................................................... 7 How this manual is organized .......................................................... 7 Item Checklist .................................................................................. 7 II. FEATURES .................................................................................... 8 Features of the VX97 Motherboard ................................................. 8 Parts of the VX97 Mot
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CONTENTS Load Setup Defaults ................................................................... 46 Supervisor Password and User Password .................................. 47 IDE HDD Auto Detection .......................................................... 48 Save and Exit Setup ................................................................... 49 Exit Without Saving ................................................................... 49 V. DESKTOP MANAGEMENT ..................................
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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 Setup: BIOS software setup information. V. Software: Information on the included support software VI. ASUS SCSI: Installation of optional ASUS SCSI cards VII. ASUS I-A16C: Installation of an optional 16-bit Audio
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II. FEATURES (Features) II. FEATURES Features of the VX97 Motherboard The ASUS VX97 is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants a great many features in a small package. This motherboard: • Intel Chipset: Features Intel's 430VX 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 & above), AMD-K5 (PR75-PR133), AMD-K6 (PR166-PR233). • Eas
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II. FEATURES Parts of the VX97 Motherboard Programmable Flash ROM Super Multi-I/O Serial/Parallel Ports 3 ISA Slots 3 PCI Slots 1 PCI/ISA Share Slot IDE/Floppy Intel's 430VX PCIset (4) 72-pin SIMM Sockets CPU ZIF Socket 7 256KB / 512KB L2 Cache ASUS VX97 User's Manual 9 II. FEATURES (Parts of Board)
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SIMM Socket 4 (Bank 1) SIMM Socket 3 (Bank 1) SIMM Socket 2 (Bank 0) SIMM Socket 1 (Bank 0) Secondary IDE Primary IDE Floppy Drives PCI Slot 1 BBLKW PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 4 FS0 BF0 FS1 BF1 FS2 ISA Slot 1 ISA Slot 2 ISA Slot 3 Infrared Con. Panel Connections ISA Slot 4 III. INSTALLATION (Map of Board) III. INSTALLATION Map of the VX97 Motherboard PS/2 Mouse Universal Serial Keyboard Bus (Reserved) Keyboard BIOS Serial Ports Flash ROM for BIOS COM 2 COM 1 Block Program (Dis/En) Parallel
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III. INSTALLATION Jumpers 1) BBLKW p. 13 Flash ROM Boot Block Program (Disable/Enable) 2) RTCLR / JP1 p. 13 Real Time Clock RAM / Battery Test Lead 3) VID0, 1, 2 p. 14 CPU Voltage Selection 4) FS0, FS1, FS2 p. 15 CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Selection 5) BF0, BF1 p. 15 CPU:BUS Frequency Ratio Expansion Slots 1) SIMM Sockets p. 16 72-Pin DRAM Memory Expansion Sockets 2) CPU ZIF Socket 7 p. 18 Central Processing Unit (CPU) Socket 3) ISA Slots p. 19 16-bit ISA Bus Expansion Slots 4) PCI Slots
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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 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 "Map of the Motherbo
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III. INSTALLATION Jumper Settings 1. Flash ROM Boot Block Programming (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 Writer Utility as shown in BIOS SOFTWARE. Programming BBLKW Disabled [1-2] (Default) Enabled [2-3] BBLKW BBLKW 1 1 2 2 3 3 Disabled / Protected Enabled (Default) Boot Block Programming (Disable / Enable) 2. Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM The C
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III. INSTALLATION (Jumpers) III. INSTALLATION 3. Voltage Regulator Output Selection (VID0, 1, 2) These jumpers set the voltage supplied to the CPU. The voltage regulators will auto- matically detect and switch between Single Power Plane & Dual Power Planes. WARNING! Incorrect settings can damage your CPU. If you are not abso- lutely clear on CPU jumper settings, check with your retailer. Pentium MMX (P55C) Intel Pentium (P54C) AMD-K6 AMD-K5 IBM/Cyrix 6x86(MX) IBM/Cyrix 6x86(M1) (150MHz-233MHz
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BF0 BF1 BF0 BF1 BF0 BF1 BF0 BF1 FS0 FS1 FS2 FS0 FS1 FS2 FS0 FS1 FS2 FS0 FS1 FS2 FS0 FS1 FS2 III. INSTALLATION 4. CPU External (BUS) Frequency 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 advertised CPU speed). 5. CPU to BUS Frequency Ratio (BF0, BF1) These jumpers set the frequency ratio bet
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III. INSTALLATION (System Memory) III. INSTALLATION 2. System Memory This motherboard supports four 72-pin SIMMs (Single Inline Memory Modules) of 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, or 32MB to form a memory size between 8MB to 128MB. The DRAM can be either 60ns or 70ns Fast Page Mode (FPM) (Asymmetric or Symmet- ric) or Enhanced Data Output (EDO). SIMMs must be installed in pairs so that each bank contains two of the same size memory modules. Maximum memory size of SIMM’s must be 128MB or less. IMPORTANT: Me
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III. INSTALLATION DRAM Memory Installation Procedures: 1. The SIMM memory modules will only fit in one orientation as shown because of a "Plastic Safety Tab" on one end of the SIMM slots which requires the "Notched End" of the SIMM memory modules. 1234 DRAM Memory Module Example Notched End Bank 0 Bank 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
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III. INSTALLATION (CPU) III. INSTALLATION 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 your system. Apply thermal jelly to the CPU top and then install the fan onto the CPU. WARNING: Without a fan circulating air on the CPU and heat sinks,
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III. INSTALLATION 4. Expansion Cards WARNING: 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 documentation on any hardware and software settings that may be required to setup your specific card. NOTE: PCI Slot 4 has a MediaBus extension 2.0 which allows the installation of a PCI card or a MediaBus card (optional
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III. INSTALLATION (DMA Channels) III. INSTALLATION 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 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. You may use Microso
