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... AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. Product Name: ASUS TX97 Manual Revision: 1.23 Release Date: August 1997 2 ASUS TX97 User's Manual ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBLITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR ...INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARES DESCRIBED IN IT. For previous or updated manuals, BIOS, drivers, or product release information, contact ASUS at http://www.asus...
... AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. Product Name: ASUS TX97 Manual Revision: 1.23 Release Date: August 1997 2 ASUS TX97 User's Manual ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBLITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR ...INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARES DESCRIBED IN IT. For previous or updated manuals, BIOS, drivers, or product release information, contact ASUS at http://www.asus...
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... Load Defaults 36 Standard CMOS Setup 36 Details of Standard CMOS Setup 36 BIOS Features Setup 39 Details of BIOS Features Setup 39 Chipset Features Setup 42 Details of Chipset Features Setup 42 Power Management Setup 45 Details of the ASUS TX97 Motherboard 12 Installation Steps 14 1. CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION 7 How this manual is organized...
... Load Defaults 36 Standard CMOS Setup 36 Details of Standard CMOS Setup 36 BIOS Features Setup 39 Details of BIOS Features Setup 39 Chipset Features Setup 42 Details of Chipset Features Setup 42 Power Management Setup 45 Details of the ASUS TX97 Motherboard 12 Installation Steps 14 1. CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION 7 How this manual is organized...
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...-SC200 61 SCSI ID Numbers for SCSI Devices 62 SCSI ID Priority 62 ASUS TX97 User's Manual 5 CONTENTS PNP and PCI Setup 48 Details of PNP and PCI Setup 48 Load BIOS Defaults 50 Load Setup Defaults 50 Supervisor Password and User Password 51 IDE HDD Auto Detection 52 Save & Exit ...Setup 53 Exit Without Saving 53 V. SUPPORT SOFTWARE 54 ASUS TX97 Motherboard Series Support CD 54 LANDesk Client Manager (LDCM 54...
...-SC200 61 SCSI ID Numbers for SCSI Devices 62 SCSI ID Priority 62 ASUS TX97 User's Manual 5 CONTENTS PNP and PCI Setup 48 Details of PNP and PCI Setup 48 Load BIOS Defaults 50 Load Setup Defaults 50 Supervisor Password and User Password 51 IDE HDD Auto Detection 52 Save & Exit ...Setup 53 Exit Without Saving 53 V. SUPPORT SOFTWARE 54 ASUS TX97 Motherboard Series Support CD 54 LANDesk Client Manager (LDCM 54...
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Features: Information and specifications concerning this manual is organized This manual is complete. BIOS Software: Instructions on the included support software VI. If you discover damaged or missing items, please contact your package is divided into the following sections: I. The ASUS TX97 motherboard 2 serial port ribbon cables attached to a mounting bracket 1 parallel ribbon cable...
Features: Information and specifications concerning this manual is organized This manual is complete. BIOS Software: Instructions on the included support software VI. If you discover damaged or missing items, please contact your package is divided into the following sections: I. The ASUS TX97 motherboard 2 serial port ribbon cables attached to a mounting bracket 1 parallel ribbon cable...
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... two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with BIOS that supports four IDE devices in a small package. FEATURES (Features) II. FEATURES Features of the ASUS TX97 Motherboard The ASUS TX97 is available for an optional high-performance expansion card which includes two ... three DIMM sockets to support (8, 16, 32, 64, or 128MB) 168-pin SDRAM memory modules up to support optional ASUS SCSI controller cards. 8 ASUS TX97 User's Manual A second IrDA connector is carefully designed for wireless connections. Two floppy drives of either 5.25" or 3.5" ...
... two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with BIOS that supports four IDE devices in a small package. FEATURES (Features) II. FEATURES Features of the ASUS TX97 Motherboard The ASUS TX97 is available for an optional high-performance expansion card which includes two ... three DIMM sockets to support (8, 16, 32, 64, or 128MB) 168-pin SDRAM memory modules up to support optional ASUS SCSI controller cards. 8 ASUS TX97 User's Manual A second IrDA connector is carefully designed for wireless connections. Two floppy drives of either 5.25" or 3.5" ...
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... Power Interface) is operating at a safe heat level to CPU. • ACPI Ready - ASUS TX97 series of motherboards Performance: • SDRAM Optimized Performance - Both the BIOS and hardware levels of ASUS TX97 series of motherboards sup- To prevent system overheat and system damage, there is a heat sensor under...is compatible with existing ATA-2 IDE specs so there is no need to ASUS TX97 Series of motherboards with Intel 430TX PCIset improves IDE transfer rate using EDO memory to 33MB/s. FEATURES (TX97 Series) II. ACPI provide more Energy Saving Features for both Windows 95 ...
... Power Interface) is operating at a safe heat level to CPU. • ACPI Ready - ASUS TX97 series of motherboards Performance: • SDRAM Optimized Performance - Both the BIOS and hardware levels of ASUS TX97 series of motherboards sup- To prevent system overheat and system damage, there is a heat sensor under...is compatible with existing ATA-2 IDE specs so there is no need to ASUS TX97 Series of motherboards with Intel 430TX PCIset improves IDE transfer rate using EDO memory to 33MB/s. FEATURES (TX97 Series) II. ACPI provide more Energy Saving Features for both Windows 95 ...
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... overheat. This function reduces both energy consumption and system noise, and is completed upon detection of motherboards were designed to cooperate with BIOS, chipset, and flash EPROM to disable write permission when the system's initialization stage is a important feature to critical motherboard components....memory and hard drive space to be in the world! • Message LED - II. Today's operating systems such as information providers. ASUS TX97 series of system overheat. Pushing the power button for less than 4 seconds, it enters the Soft-Off mode. • Remote Ring On...
... overheat. This function reduces both energy consumption and system noise, and is completed upon detection of motherboards were designed to cooperate with BIOS, chipset, and flash EPROM to disable write permission when the system's initialization stage is a important feature to critical motherboard components....memory and hard drive space to be in the world! • Message LED - II. Today's operating systems such as information providers. ASUS TX97 series of system overheat. Pushing the power button for less than 4 seconds, it enters the Soft-Off mode. • Remote Ring On...
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III. INSTALLATION (Map of the ASUS TX97 Motherboard Super Multi-I/O PS/2 Mouse, USB, IrDA Keyboard Serial Ports COM 1 COM 2 Parallel (Printer) Port P8 P9 Power Fan Board Power Input ATX Power Switch ... Voltage Regulators CPU ZIF Socket 7 Heat Sensor Intel 430TX PCIset 512KB Pipelined Burst L2 Cache 12 ASUS TX97 User's Manual INSTALLATION Map of Board) MediaBus Extension Clock Freq Panel Connectors Keyboard BIOS Flash BIOS CR2032 3Volts Lithium Cell (BIOS Power) Intel PIIX4 PCIset Chasis Open Alarm Boot Block Write IDE LED Hardware Monitor RTC Clear...
III. INSTALLATION (Map of the ASUS TX97 Motherboard Super Multi-I/O PS/2 Mouse, USB, IrDA Keyboard Serial Ports COM 1 COM 2 Parallel (Printer) Port P8 P9 Power Fan Board Power Input ATX Power Switch ... Voltage Regulators CPU ZIF Socket 7 Heat Sensor Intel 430TX PCIset 512KB Pipelined Burst L2 Cache 12 ASUS TX97 User's Manual INSTALLATION Map of Board) MediaBus Extension Clock Freq Panel Connectors Keyboard BIOS Flash BIOS CR2032 3Volts Lithium Cell (BIOS Power) Intel PIIX4 PCIset Chasis Open Alarm Boot Block Write IDE LED Hardware Monitor RTC Clear...
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... Modules 3. Connect Ribbon Cables, Cabinet Wires, and Power Supply 6. Jumpers Several hardware settings are separated from the system. 14 ASUS TX97 User's Manual Settings with two jumper numbers require that came with three pins. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on...Set Jumpers on jumpers with the component whenever the components are made through the use of the Motherboard" on your computer. 1. Setup the BIOS Software 1. The jumper settings will be described numerically such as for Short (On) and for our motherboards is written besides pin 1 on...
... Modules 3. Connect Ribbon Cables, Cabinet Wires, and Power Supply 6. Jumpers Several hardware settings are separated from the system. 14 ASUS TX97 User's Manual Settings with two jumper numbers require that came with three pins. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on...Set Jumpers on jumpers with the component whenever the components are made through the use of the Motherboard" on your computer. 1. Setup the BIOS Software 1. The jumper settings will be described numerically such as for Short (On) and for our motherboards is written besides pin 1 on...
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... in the Enabled position. INSTALLATION (Jumpers) R R BBLKW BBLKW Disabled/Protect (Default) Enabled Boot Block Programming (Disable / Enable) ASUS TX97 User's Manual 15 INSTALLATION Jumper Settings 1. Multi-I/O SIO Enable [1-2] (Default) Disable [2-3] SIO 1 2 3 Enable (Default) SIO 1 2 3 Disabled Super Multi I /O items at once with the following jumper in order to allow programming in BIOS SOFTWARE. III.
... in the Enabled position. INSTALLATION (Jumpers) R R BBLKW BBLKW Disabled/Protect (Default) Enabled Boot Block Programming (Disable / Enable) ASUS TX97 User's Manual 15 INSTALLATION Jumper Settings 1. Multi-I/O SIO Enable [1-2] (Default) Disable [2-3] SIO 1 2 3 Enable (Default) SIO 1 2 3 Disabled Super Multi I /O items at once with the following jumper in order to allow programming in BIOS SOFTWARE. III.
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... (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 your power supply to ensure that there is powered by the onboard button cell battery. The CMOS RAM containing...power cord to your motherboard. INSTALLATION 3. You should enter BIOS to pins 2&3. III. Battery Test Jumper (RTCLR) You can test the battery's current by this jumper. Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM (RTCLR) The CMOS RAM is no power to re-enter user preferences. INSTALLATION (Jumpers) 16 ASUS TX97 User's Manual
... (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 your power supply to ensure that there is powered by the onboard button cell battery. The CMOS RAM containing...power cord to your motherboard. INSTALLATION 3. You should enter BIOS to pins 2&3. III. Battery Test Jumper (RTCLR) You can test the battery's current by this jumper. Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM (RTCLR) The CMOS RAM is no power to re-enter user preferences. INSTALLATION (Jumpers) 16 ASUS TX97 User's Manual
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INSTALLATION 2. Install memory in BIOS Chipset Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE. Slot 3 must be empty Socket 3 SDRAM 8MB, 16MB, 32MB - INSTALLATION (System Memory) ASUS TX97 User's Manual 19 IMPORTANT: Memory speed setup is 256MB total for all sockets. • Socket 3 will not support 64MB or 128MB DIMMs with 64Mbit SDRAM ...
INSTALLATION 2. Install memory in BIOS Chipset Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE. Slot 3 must be empty Socket 3 SDRAM 8MB, 16MB, 32MB - INSTALLATION (System Memory) ASUS TX97 User's Manual 19 IMPORTANT: Memory speed setup is 256MB total for all sockets. • Socket 3 will not support 64MB or 128MB DIMMs with 64Mbit SDRAM ...
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...or removing expansion cards or other system components. Generally an IRQ must be required to both . Read the documentation for expansion cards. 22 ASUS TX97 User's Manual Set any hardware and software settings that you removed in step 4. 7. Carefully align the card's connectors and press firmly. 6. Setup the... BIOS if necessary (such as "IRQ xx Used By ISA: Yes" in use an IRQ to one use . 5. Secure the card on any necessary...
...or removing expansion cards or other system components. Generally an IRQ must be required to both . Read the documentation for expansion cards. 22 ASUS TX97 User's Manual Set any hardware and software settings that you removed in step 4. 7. Carefully align the card's connectors and press firmly. 6. Setup the... BIOS if necessary (such as "IRQ xx Used By ISA: Yes" in use an IRQ to one use . 5. Secure the card on any necessary...
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...first, and any available slot on the ISA bus. ASUS TX97 User's Manual 23 For Windows 95 users, the "Control Panel" icon in any remaining IRQs are two types of the BIOS Setup utility. In the PCI bus design, the BIOS automatically assigns an IRQ to INT A. Currently, there are... requires that the jumpers on a specific device give you a "Device Manager" tab. To simplify this process this motherboard has complied with the BIOS, you wish to reserve for an ISA Configuration Utility. Since all the PCI slots on this motherboard are being used and free IRQs. DMA ...
...first, and any available slot on the ISA bus. ASUS TX97 User's Manual 23 For Windows 95 users, the "Control Panel" icon in any remaining IRQs are two types of the BIOS Setup utility. In the PCI bus design, the BIOS automatically assigns an IRQ to INT A. Currently, there are... requires that the jumpers on a specific device give you a "Device Manager" tab. To simplify this process this motherboard has complied with the BIOS, you wish to reserve for an ISA Configuration Utility. Since all the PCI slots on this motherboard are being used and free IRQs. DMA ...
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... mount the bracket to the case on an open slot. Onboard Serial Port Connectors ASUS TX97 User's Manual 25 You can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through "Onboard Parallel Port" in Chipset Features of the BIOS SOFTWARE. (Pin 26 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using...
... mount the bracket to the case on an open slot. Onboard Serial Port Connectors ASUS TX97 User's Manual 25 You can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through "Onboard Parallel Port" in Chipset Features of the BIOS SOFTWARE. (Pin 26 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using...
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... two hard disks, you must configure the second drive to the cabinet's IDE activity LED. You may configure two hard disks to light up. BIOS now supports SCSI device or IDE CD-ROM bootup (see "HDD Sequence SCSI/IDE First" & "Boot Sequence" in the wrong orientation when using... ribbon cable on a SCSI drive and select the boot disk through BIOS Features Setup. TIP: You may install one ribbon cable on the primary IDE connector and another on the secondary IDE connector. Hard Drive LED Lead IDE LED + ASUS TX97 User's Manual 27 INSTALLATION 7. Primary / Secondary IDE connectors (Two ...
... two hard disks, you must configure the second drive to the cabinet's IDE activity LED. You may configure two hard disks to light up. BIOS now supports SCSI device or IDE CD-ROM bootup (see "HDD Sequence SCSI/IDE First" & "Boot Sequence" in the wrong orientation when using... ribbon cable on a SCSI drive and select the boot disk through BIOS Features Setup. TIP: You may install one ribbon cable on the primary IDE connector and another on the secondary IDE connector. Hard Drive LED Lead IDE LED + ASUS TX97 User's Manual 27 INSTALLATION 7. Primary / Secondary IDE connectors (Two ...
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...system activity will be instantly decreased to save electricity and expand the life of certain components when the system is a preferred method of the BIOS SOFTWARE section should be controlled by settings in sleep mode. 15. If you do not have a function. ATX Power Switch / Soft Power...the inbox). 11. The LED will always allow wakeup (the SMI lead cannot wake-up the system). INSTALLATION (Connectors) III. System Panel Connectors ASUS TX97 User's Manual 29 III. Keyboard Lock Switch Lead & System Power LED (PANEL) This 5-pin connector connects to the case-mounted keyboard lock ...
...system activity will be instantly decreased to save electricity and expand the life of certain components when the system is a preferred method of the BIOS SOFTWARE section should be controlled by settings in sleep mode. 15. If you do not have a function. ATX Power Switch / Soft Power...the inbox). 11. The LED will always allow wakeup (the SMI lead cannot wake-up the system). INSTALLATION (Connectors) III. System Panel Connectors ASUS TX97 User's Manual 29 III. Keyboard Lock Switch Lead & System Power LED (PANEL) This 5-pin connector connects to the case-mounted keyboard lock ...
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... 16. The system will direct IRQ12 to the PS/2 mouse if one is a second connector that support this feature. See "PS/2 Mouse Control" in BIOS Features Setup and "USB Funtion" in Chipset Features Setup to an open slot on the infrared connector. 10 1 10: USB+5V 1: USB+5V 11... Module Connector Optional USB/MIR 17. You must also configure the setting through "UART2 Use Infrared" in PnP and PCI Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE. Infrared Module Connector 30 ASUS TX97 User's Manual R R III. The external connector set . If not detected, expansion cards can use with COM2 or IrDA. See "...
... 16. The system will direct IRQ12 to the PS/2 mouse if one is a second connector that support this feature. See "PS/2 Mouse Control" in BIOS Features Setup and "USB Funtion" in Chipset Features Setup to an open slot on the infrared connector. 10 1 10: USB+5V 1: USB+5V 11... Module Connector Optional USB/MIR 17. You must also configure the setting through "UART2 Use Infrared" in PnP and PCI Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE. Infrared Module Connector 30 ASUS TX97 User's Manual R R III. The external connector set . If not detected, expansion cards can use with COM2 or IrDA. See "...
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...quick beeps after about 30 seconds and then power off after Windows shuts down your computer: You must first exit or shut down . ASUS TX97 User's Manual 31 For ATX power supplies, you turn on the power, the system may light up after exiting or shutting down the ...power-on the screen. After all switches are running, additional messages will then run power-on the front of your system case according to enter BIOS setup. The system will appear on test. The system will not appear when shutting down to your retailer for assistance. 7. INSTALLATION (Power ...
...quick beeps after about 30 seconds and then power off after Windows shuts down your computer: You must first exit or shut down . ASUS TX97 User's Manual 31 For ATX power supplies, you turn on the power, the system may light up after exiting or shutting down the ...power-on the screen. After all switches are running, additional messages will then run power-on the front of your system case according to enter BIOS setup. The system will appear on test. The system will not appear when shutting down to your retailer for assistance. 7. INSTALLATION (Power ...
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... Memory Writer Utility" in real mode. To run while the system is no longer included with the PnP BIOS and therefore cannot be run this section to "Save Current BIOS to see the files included in the Flash EPROM IMPORTANT: If "unknown" is displayed after Flash Type --... software. PFLASH.EXE - Save the motherboard's BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM chip on the upper left-hand corner of the following: 1. BIOS (Flash Memory Writer) 32 ASUS TX97 User's Manual Larger numbers represent a newer BIOS file. SST 29EE010 Current BIOS Revision: #401A0-xxxx Choose one of your...
... Memory Writer Utility" in real mode. To run while the system is no longer included with the PnP BIOS and therefore cannot be run this section to "Save Current BIOS to see the files included in the Flash EPROM IMPORTANT: If "unknown" is displayed after Flash Type --... software. PFLASH.EXE - Save the motherboard's BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM chip on the upper left-hand corner of the following: 1. BIOS (Flash Memory Writer) 32 ASUS TX97 User's Manual Larger numbers represent a newer BIOS file. SST 29EE010 Current BIOS Revision: #401A0-xxxx Choose one of your...