Asus TX97-N - Manual (Page 8)

8 ASUS TX97-N User’s Manual
Features of the ASUS TX97-N Motherboard
The ASUS TX97-N motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user
who wants many features in a small package, namely:
•
Mini NLX: Features ASUS’ custom designed mini-NLX form factor.
• Intel Chipset: Features Intel’s 430TX PCIset.
• Onboard VGA: Has ATI 3D Rage VGA onboard with 1MB upgradable to 2MB.
• Onboard Audio: Has Yamaha 16-bit audio onboard.
• LCD Support: Supports a LCD panel as an alternative to a bulky monitor.
• Slim CD-ROM: Supports a notebook-sized slim CD-ROM drive.
• Wake on LAN: Supports wake on LAN activity with special network cards.
• 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).
• Versatile Memory Support: Is equipped with two DIMM sockets to support
8-128MB 168-pin 3.3Volt SDRAM/EDO memory modules up to 256MB.
• ISA & PCI Expansion Slots: Provides one 16-bit ISA slot & two 32-bit PCI slots
• Super Multi-I/O: Provides an onboard I/O processor for two high-speed UART-
compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities.
• Level 2 Cache: Comes with onboard 512K Pipelined Burst SRAM.
• Onboard IrDA: Has an infrared port on the riser card for wireless interface.
• Desktop Management Interface (DMI): Supports DMI through BIOS, which
allows hardware to communicate within a standard protocol creating a higher
level of compatibility. (Requires DMI-enabled components.) (See section V)
• PCI Bus Master IDE Controller: Has onboard Ultra DMA/33 Bus Master
IDE controller with two connectors (one for CD-ROM only). Supports two IDE
devices up to 8.4GB using one channel. Supports Bus Master UltraDMA/33 IDE,
PIO Modes 3 & 4, and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2. Includes integrated key-
board controller. Supports two of either 5.25-inch (360KB, 1.2KB) or 3.5-inch
disk drives (720KB, 1.44MB, 2.88MB). Supports Japanese “Floppy 3 mode”
(3.5-inch disk drive: 1.2MB) and LS-120 floppy disk drives (3.5-inch disk drive:
120 MB, 1.44MB, 720K). BIOS supports IDE CD-ROM or SCSI device bootup.
• TV Out: Supports optional onboard TV out funtion using ImpacTV chipset.
• Symbios SCSI BIOS: Supports optional ASUS SCSI controller cards through
onboard firmware.
• Performance: Provides 528MB/s data transfer rate using SDRAM, 33MB/s IDE
transfer rate using Bus Master UltraDMA/33 IDE, concurrent PCI allows multiple
PCI transfers
• Compliancy: Is ACPI ready for advanced power management features and PC’97
for greater support.
• Easy Installation: Incorporates BIOS that supports autodetection of hard disk
drives, PS/2 mouse, and Plug and Play devices to make setup of hard disk drives,
expansion cards, and other devices virtually automatic.
• Riser Card: Provides NLX power, primary IDE, floppy drive, LAN wake up
connector, 2 PCI slots, 1 ISA slot, 2 USB ports, and IrDA.
II. FEATURES
(Features)
II. FEA
TURES