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TXP4-X
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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 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 112, 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: 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 Emai
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CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION........................................................................... 7 How this Manual is Organized ........................................................ 7 Item Checklist .................................................................................. 7 II. FEATURES .................................................................................... 8 Features of the ASUS TXP4-X Motherboard .................................. 8 Introduction to ASUS TX97 Serie
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CONTENTS 6. BIOS Setup ............................................................................... 37 Load Defaults .....................................................................38 Standard CMOS Setup ............................................................. 38 Details of Standard CMOS Setup: ...................................... 38 BIOS Features Setup ................................................................41 Details of BIOS Features Setup ..............................
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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 VI. ASUS SCSI Cards Installation of ASUS SCSI cards (optional) Item Checklist Please check t
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II. FEATURES (Features) II. FEATURES Features of the ASUS TXP4-X Motherboard The ASUS TXP4-X is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants many features in a motherboard. 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). • Ver
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II. FEATURES 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 EDO memory to 528MB/s max using SDRAM. • Double the IDE Transfer Speed — ASUS TX97 series of motherboards with Intel 430TX PCIset improves IDE transfer rate using Bus Master UltraDMA/33 IDE, which can handle dat
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II. FEATURES The ASUS TXP4-X Motherboard 4 SIMM 2 DIMM CPU ZIF 512KB Pipelined Sockets 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 3 PCI Slots ISA/PCI Shared Slot 3 ISA Slots Programmable Flash ROM ASUS TXP4-X 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 TXP4-X 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 BF1 BF2 CPU ZIF Socket 7 Row 32
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III. INSTALLATION Jumpers 1) M/IO p. 15 Multi-I/O Selection (Enable/Disable) 2) RTCLR p. 15 Real Time Clock RAM (Operation/Clear Data) 3) VID0, 1, 2, 3 p. 16 CPU Voltage Regulator Output Selection 4) FS0, FS1, FS2 p. 17 CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Selection 5) BF0, BF1, BF2 p. 17 CPU:BUS Frequency Ratio Expansion Slots 1) System Memory p. 19 System Memory Upgrade 2) SIMM Sockets p. 20 72-Pin SIMM Memory Expansion Sockets 3) DIMM Sockets p. 21 168-Pin DIMM Memory Expansion Sockets 4) CPU Z
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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 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 layout for
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R R III. INSTALLATION Jumper Settings 1. Onboard Multi-I/O Selection (M/IO) You can selectively disable each onboard Multi-I/O item (floppy, serial, paral- lel, and IrDA) through the Chipset Features Setup of BIOS SOFTWARE or disable all multi-I/O items at once with the following jumper so you can use your own multi-I/O card. Multi-I/O M/IO Enable [1-2] (Default) Disable [2-3] M/IO M/IO 1 1 2 2 3 3 Enable (Default) Disabled Multi I/O Setting (Enable / Disable) 2. Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM (RTCLR
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R III. INSTALLATION (Jumpers) 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. 3. Voltage Regulator Output Selection (VID0, 1, 2, 3) These jumpers set the voltage supplied to the CPU. The voltage regulators will au
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R BF0 FS0 BF1 FS1 BF2 FS2 BF0 FS0 BF1 FS1 BF2 FS2 BF0 BF1 FS0 BF2 FS1 FS2 BF0 BF1 BF2 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, BF2) These jumpers set the frequency ra
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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 motherboard layout for Row loca- tions) contains 64-bits of the same size and type of memory
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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 pos
