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ASUS VX97 User's Manual
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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 Motherboard ................................................. 9
III. INSTALLATION .......................................................................... 10
Map of the VX97 Motherboard ....................................................... 10
Installation Steps .............................................................................. 12
1. Jumpers ........................................................................................ 12
Jumper Settings .................................................................... 13
Compatible Cyrix CPU Identification .................................. 14
2. System Memory .......................................................................... 17
DRAM Memory Installation Procedures: ............................ 17
3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 18
4. Expansion Cards ......................................................................... 19
Expansion Card Installation Procedure: ............................... 19
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards................................... 19
Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards ............................. 20
5. External Connectors .................................................................... 21
Power Connection Procedures ................................................... 27
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE ....................................................................... 28
Support Software ............................................................................. 28
Flash Memory Writer Utility ........................................................... 28
Main Menu ........................................................................... 28
Advanced Features Menu ..................................................... 29
Updating your Motherboard's BIOS .......................................... 30
6. BIOS Setup ................................................................................. 31
Load Defaults ....................................................................... 32
Standard CMOS Setup ............................................................... 32
Details of Standard CMOS Setup: ........................................ 33
BIOS Features Setup .................................................................. 36
Details of BIOS Features Setup ............................................ 36
Chipset Features Setup ............................................................... 39
Details of Chipset Features Setup......................................... 39
Power Management Setup.......................................................... 42
Details of Power Management Setup ................................... 42
PNP and PCI Setup .................................................................... 44
Details of PNP and PCI Setup .............................................. 44
Load BIOS Defaults ................................................................... 46