Asus TX97-E Computer Hardware User Manual


 
4 ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual
CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................... 7
How this manual is organized .......................................................... 7
Item Checklist .................................................................................. 7
II. FEATURES .................................................................................... 8
Features of the ASUS TX97-E Motherboard ................................... 8
Introduction to ASUS TX97 Series of motherboards ........... 9
Parts of the ASUS TX97-E Motherboard ........................................ 11
III. INSTALLATION .......................................................................... 12
Map of the ASUS TX97-E Motherboard ......................................... 12
Installation Steps .............................................................................. 14
1. Jumpers ........................................................................................ 14
Jumper Settings .................................................................... 15
Compatible Cyrix CPU Identification .................................. 17
2. System Memory (SIMM & DIMM) ........................................... 19
SIMM Memory Installation .................................................. 20
DIMM Memory Installation ................................................. 21
3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 23
4. Expansion Cards ......................................................................... 24
Expansion Card Installation Procedure: ............................... 24
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards................................... 24
Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards ............................. 25
5. External Connectors .................................................................... 26
Power Connection Procedures ................................................... 33
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE ....................................................................... 34
Support Software ............................................................................. 34
Flash Memory Writer Utility ........................................................... 34
Main Menu ........................................................................... 34
Advanced Features Menu ..................................................... 35
Managing & Updating your Motherboard's BIOS ..................... 36
6. BIOS Setup ................................................................................. 37
Load Defaults ....................................................................... 38
Standard CMOS Setup ............................................................... 38
Details of Standard CMOS Setup: ........................................ 39
BIOS Features Setup .................................................................. 41
Details of BIOS Features Setup ............................................ 41
Chipset Features Setup ............................................................... 43
Details of Chipset Features Setup......................................... 43
Power Management Setup.......................................................... 46
Details of Power Management Setup ................................... 46
PNP and PCI Setup .................................................................... 48
Details of PNP and PCI Setup .............................................. 49
Load BIOS Defaults ................................................................... 50
Load Setup Defaults ................................................................... 50
Supervisor Password and User Password .................................. 51
IDE HDD Auto Detection .......................................................... 52
Save and Exit Setup ................................................................... 53
Exit Without Saving ................................................................... 53