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Asus TX97-E User Manual

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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

ASUS TX97-E Motherboard Layout ............................................... 12
Installation Steps .............................................................................. 14
1. Jumpers ........................................................................................ 14

Jumper Settings .................................................................... 15
Compatible Cyrix CPU Identification .................................. 18

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
ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor ........................................ 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 ......................................... 38

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