Table Of Contents - Asus TX97-X User Manual

I. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
How this manual is organized .......................................................... 7
Item Checklist .................................................................................. 7
II. FEATURES .................................................................................... 8
Features of the ASUS TX97-X Motherboard .................................. 8
Introduction to ASUS TX97 Series of motherboards ............... .9
Parts of the ASUS TX97-X Motherboard ................................ 11
III. INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Map of the ASUS Motherboard ..................................................... 12
Installation Steps ............................................................................ 14
1. Jumpers ...................................................................................... 14
Jumper Settings .................................................................. 15
Compatible IBM/Cyrix CPU Identification ....................... 19
2. System Memory (DIMM) ......................................................... 21
DIMM Memory Installation Procedures: ........................... 22
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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 ................................................................ 42
Details of BIOS Features Setup .......................................... 42
Details of Chipset Features Setup ....................................... 45
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