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  • Page 1 TX97-E Pentium Motherboard ® USER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 2 TAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSI- NESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT.

  • Page 3: Asus Contact Information

    Technical Support BBS: +1-408-474-0569 Email: tsd-usa@asus.com.tw WWW: www.asus.com ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Marketing Info Address: Harkort Str. 25, 40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany Telephone: 49-2102-445011 Fax: 49-2102-442066 Email: info-ger@asus.com.tw Technical Support BBS: 49-2102-448690 Email: tsd-ger@asus.com.tw Hotline: 49-2102-499712 ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    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.
  • Page 5 ASUS PCI-SC200 & PCI-SC860 SCSI Cards ........ 59 Setting Up the ASUS PCI-SC200 & PCI-SC860 ....... 60 Setting the INT Assignment for the ASUS PCI-SC200 ..... 60 Terminator Requirements for SCSI Devices ......60 Terminator Settings for the ASUS PCI-SC860 ......61 Terminator Settings for the ASUS PCI-SC200 ......

  • Page 6: Federal Communications Commission Statement

    Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Instructions on setting up the BIOS software Support Software: Information on the included support software VI. ASUS SCSI Cards: Installation of ASUS SCSI cards (optional) Item Checklist Please check that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing items, please contact your retailer.

  • Page 8: Features

    II. FEATURES Features of the ASUS TX97-E Motherboard The ASUS TX97-E is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants many intelligent features in a small package. This motherboard: • Intel Chipset: Features Intel’s 430TX PCIset with I/O subsystems.

  • Page 9: Introduction To Asus Tx97 Series Of Motherboards

    OS such as in the next release of Windows 95 must be used. • PC ’97 Compliant - Both the BIOS and hardware levels of ASUS TX97 series of motherboards meet PC ’97 compliancy. The new PC 97 requirements for...
  • Page 10 MO. Some new-generation viruses will not only destroy data on storage media, but also clear BIOS data which is usually unprotected. ASUS TX97 series of motherboards were designed to co- operate with BIOS, chipset, and flash EPROM to disable write permission when the system’s initialization stage is completed upon boot-up.

  • Page 11: Parts Of The Asus Tx97-E Motherboard

    II. FEATURES Parts of the ASUS TX97-E Motherboard ATX Power Serial, Parallel, Floppy PS/2 Mouse, USB, IrDA Super Multi-I/O 3 ISA Slots 3 PCI Slots IDE Connectors AT Power Connector PCI 4 or ASUS MediaBus 4 SIMM Sockets 2 DIMM Sockets...

  • Page 12: Installation

    III. INSTALLATION ASUS TX97-E Motherboard Layout Serial Ports Key- PS/2 Mouse, COM 1 board USB, IrDA Keyboard BIOS COM 2 Parallel (Printer) Port Floppy Drives Power Fan ATX Power Input AT Power Input Intel Clock Freq PIIX4 PCIset CR2032 3Volts...
  • Page 13 32 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2 pins) 19) SPEAKER (PANEL) p. 32 Speaker Output Connector (4 pins) The onboard hardware monitor uses the address 290H-297H so legacy ISA cards must not use this address or else conflicts will occur. ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 14: Installation Steps

    3. Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips, leads or connectors, or other components. 4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the component whenever the components are separated from the system. ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 15: Jumper Settings

    ROM to allow programming in the Enabled position. This is required only if prompted by the Flash Memory Writer Utility as shown in BIOS SOFTWARE. Programming BBLKW Disabled [1-2] (Default) Enabled [2-3] BBLKW BBLKW Disabled/Protect Enabled (Default) Boot Block Programming (Disable / Enable) ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 16 External frequency (called the BUS Clock) within the CPU. These must be set together with the above jumpers CPU External (BUS) Frequency Selection. WARNING! Frequencies above 66MHz exceed the specifications for the onboard Intel Chipset and are not guaranteed to be stable. ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 17 66MHz [2-3] [2-3] [1-2] [----] [2-3] [1-2] AMD-K6-PR166 166MHz E-2.5x 66MHz [2-3] [2-3] [1-2] [----] [2-3] [2-3] *NOTE: The only IBM or Cyrix 6x86(L) (or M1) that is supported on this motherboard is revision 2.7 or later. (see next page). ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 18: Compatible Cyrix Cpu Identification

    1 2 3 VID2 VID1 VID0 2.1 Volts 2.8 Volts 2.9 Volts 3.2 Volts 3.4 Volts 3.5 Volts (STD) (VRE) Dual Plane CPU Single Plane CPU Note: 2.1V=2.9V & 2.8V=3.4V because of autoswitching regulators CPU Vcore Voltage Selection ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 19: System Memory (Simm & Dimm)

    168-pin SDRAM or EDO DIMM (SIMM Sockets must be empty) DIMM Socket 2 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB (Rows 2 & 3) 168-pin SDRAM or EDO DIMM (SIMM Sockets must be empty) Total System Memory (Max 256MB) ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 20: Simm Memory Installation

    72 Pin DRAM in SIMM Socket Support Clip Safety Tab (This Side Only) Mounting Hole To release the memory module, push both support clips outward and rock the module out of the support clips. ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 21: Dimm Memory Installation

    DIMM to be inserted into the DIMM socket on the motherboard. Four clock signals are supported on this motherboard. You must ask your retailer for the specifications before purchasing memory modules. ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...
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  • Page 23: Central Processing Unit (Cpu)

    IMPORTANT: You must set jumpers for “CPU to BUS Frequency Ratio” and jumpers for “BUS Frequency Selection” depending on the CPU that you install. Lever Lock Blank Notch ZIF Socket 7 with Pentium Processor ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 24: Expansion Cards

    Both ISA and PCI expansion cards may need to use IRQs. System IRQs are avail- able to cards installed in the ISA expansion bus first, and any remaining IRQs are then used by PCI cards. Currently, there are two types of ISA cards. ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 25: Assigning Dma Channels For Isa Cards

    Used By ISA and DMA x Used By ISA for those IRQs and DMAs you want to reserve). ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor The onboard hardware monitor uses the address 290H-297H so legacy ISA cards must not use this address or else conflicts will occur. ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 26: External Connectors

    WARNING! Some pins are used for connectors or power sources. These are clearly separated from jumpers in “Map of the ASUS Motherboard.” Placing jumper caps over these will cause damage to your motherboard. IMPORTANT: Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe on the Pin 1 side of the connector.
  • Page 27 (using the 25-Pin male) to a free expansion slot opening. COM 2 TIP: You may also remove the bracket connectors and mount them directly to the Pin 1 case to save expansion slot space. Onboard Serial Port Connectors ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 28 This lead is for an open chassis monitor. A high level signal to the CHASSIS lead will indicate to the system that the chassis has been opened. +5Volt (Power Supply Stand By) Chassis Signal Ground Chassis open alarm lead ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 29 Primary or Secondary IDE connectors will cause the LED to light up. TIP: If the case-mounted LED does not light, try reversing the 2-Pin plug. IDE LED IDE (Hard Drive) LED Lead ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 30 Power Supply AT Power Connector Using a slight angle, align the plastic guide pins on the lead to their receptacles on the connector. Once aligned, press the lead onto the connector until the lead locks into place. ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 31 View and connect a ribbon cable from the module to the motherboard according to the pin definitions. Front View Back View FIRRX IRRX IRTX IRTX IRRX For the infrared feature to be available, you must connect an optional Infrared module to the motherboard. Infrared Module Connector ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 32 Power LED & LOCK Keyboard Lock SMI Lead ATX Power Speaker Switch* Connector Reset SW SPKR Requires an ATX power supply, optional ATX to AT power connector adapter, and a momentary switch button. System Panel Connectors ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 33: Power Connection Procedures

    Shut down the computer?. The system will give three quick beeps after about 30 seconds and then power off after Windows shuts down. NOTE: The message “You can now safely turn off your computer” will not appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies. ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 34: Bios Software

    “Save Current BIOS To File” option. If the boot block in the file is different from the current boot block, this option will not update the main block. Instead, it will display the following messages. ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 35: Advanced Features Menu

    This option erases the Plug-and-Play (PnP) configuration record. 2. Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD This option updates the boot block, the baseboard BIOS, and the PnP extended sys- tem configuration data (ESCD) parameter block from a new BIOS file. ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 36: Managing & Updating Your Motherboard's Bios

    PnP BIOS and therefore cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer utility. 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the internet (WWW), FTP, or a BBS (Bulletin Board Service) and save to the diskette you created above. See ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on Page II of the User’s Manual for details.

  • Page 37: Bios Setup

    Reset button on the system case. You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on again. But do so only if the first two methods fail. When you invoke Setup, the CMOS SETUP UTILITY main program screen will appear with the following options: ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 38: Load Defaults

    To set the date, highlight the “Date” field and then press either <Page Up>/<Page Down> or <+>/<–> to set the current date. Follow the month, day and year format. Valid values for month, day and year are: Month: (1 to 12), Day: (1 to 31), Year: (up to 2079) ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 39 IDE hard disks; set it to Large for drives over 528MB that do not sup- port LBA. Large type of drive can only be used with MS-DOS and is very uncom- mon. Most IDE drives over 528MB support the LBA mode. ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 40 If you are using a VGA or any higher resolution card, choose EGA/VGA. Halt On (All Errors) This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt. Choose from All Errors; No Errors; All,But Keyboard, All,But Diskette; and All,But Disk/Key. ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 41: Bios Features Setup

    This field speeds up the Power-On Self Test (POST) routine by skipping retesting a second, third, and forth time. Setup default setting for this field is Enabled. A com- plete test of the system is done on each test. ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 42 Enable this option otherwise leave this on the setup default of Disabled............................Video ROM BIOS Shadow (Enabled) This field allows you to change the video BIOS location from ROM to RAM. Relocat- ing to RAM enhances system performance, as information access is faster than the ROM. ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 43: Chipset Features Setup

    The default setting of 60ns DRAM sets the optimal timings for items 2 through 9 for 60ns DRAM modules. If you are using 70ns DRAM modules, you must change this item to 70ns DRAM. See section III for DRAM installation information. ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 44 IV. BIOS SOFTWARE SDRAM CAS# Latency (3T) If you use ASUS SDRAM DIMM modules, you can set this to 2T for better perfor- mance, otherwise leave on default or check with your vendor for DIMM specs. SDRAM Speculative Read (Disabled) If Enabled, the CPU will issue predict commands to access the DRAM, if a miss occurs, the CPU will cancel this command.
  • Page 45 Because each IDE device may have a different Mode timing (0, 1, 2, 3, 4), it is necessary for these to be independent. PIO and DMA timings can be independently set. The default setting of Auto will allow autodetection to ensure optimal performance. ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 46: Power Management Setup

    Video Off Option (Susp,Stby -> Off ) This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management. The settings are All Modes -> Off; Always On; Suspend -> Off; and Susp,Stby -> Off . ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 47 Turning an external modem off and then back on while the computer is off causes an initializa- tion string that will also cause the system to power on. ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 48: Pnp And Pci Setup

    You will then be prompted to “Press F1 to continue, DEL to enter SETUP”. PNP and PCI Setup This “PNP and PCI Setup” option configures the PCI bus slots. All PCI bus slots on the system use INTA#, thus all installed PCI cards must be set to this value. ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 49: Details Of Pnp And Pci Setup

    ISA MEM Block BASE to its default setting of No/ICU. SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS (Auto) The default uses Auto settings for the onboard SCSI BIOS. If you do not want to use the onboard SCSI BIOS, choose Disabled. ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 50: Load Bios Defaults

    <Enter>. The system displays a confirmation message on the screen. Press <Y> and then <Enter> to confirm. Press <N> and then <Enter> to abort. This feature does not affect the fields on the Standard CMOS Setup screen. ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 51: Supervisor Password And User Password

    <Enter> instead of entering a new password when the “Enter Password” prompt appears. A message confirms the password has been disabled. NOTE: If you forget the password, see CMOS RAM in section III for procedures on clearing the CMOS. ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 52: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    The auto-detection feature can only detect one set of parameters for a particular IDE hard drive. Some IDE drives can use more than one set. This is not a problem if the drive is new and empty. ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 53: Save & Exit Setup

    Select this option to exit the Setup utility without saving the modifications you specify during the current session. To exit without saving, highlight the “Exit Without Sav- ing” option on the main screen and then press <Enter>. ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 54: Support Software

    Patch for PIIX4 chipset(v1.1): Installs the necessary drivers for PCI card and PCI bridge for Windows 95/95a (OSR1) and 95b (OSR2) for ASUS motherboards. Browse this CD: Allows you to see the contents of the ASUS support CD. Technical Support Form: View the Technical Support Form with Notepad.
  • Page 55 10. LDCM Administrator installation requires a network card or else the admin- istrator features will run very slowly. 11. Mouse (Pointer) information does not show when there is mouse activity after Workstation Summary is selected in Windows NT. ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 56: Desktop Management Interface (Dmi)

    V. SUPPORT SOFTWARE Desktop Management Interface (DMI) Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility This motherboard supports DMI within the BIOS level and provides a DMI Con- figuration Utility to maintain the Management Information Format Database (MIFD). DMI is able to auto-detect and record information pertinent to a computer’s system such as the CPU type, CPU speed, and internal/external frequencies, and memory size.

  • Page 57: Using The Asus Dmi Configuration Utility

    V. SUPPORT SOFTWARE Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility Edit DMI (or delete) Use the (left-right) cursors to move the top menu items and the (up-down) cursor to move between the left hand menu items. The bottom of the screen will show the available keys for each screen.
  • Page 58 You can load the BIOS defaults from a MIFD file and can clear all user modified and added data. You must reboot your computer in order for the defaults to be saved back into the Flash BIOS. ASUS TX97-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 59: Asus Pci Scsi Cards

    SCO UNIX floppy disk. Windows 95 support is also available using the device drivers included within the Windows software. The ASUS PCI-SC200 and ASUS PCI-SC860 are Plug and Play adapters that are auto detected by BIOS and current operating systems that support Plug and Play features.

  • Page 60: Setting Up The Asus Pci-Sc200 & Pci-Sc860

    VI. ASUS PCI SCSI Cards Setting Up the ASUS PCI-SC200 & PCI-SC860 There are two jumper settings you may need to make on the ASUS PCI-SC200 to set it up. One setting assigns the PCI INT interrupt, the other sets the card’s termination.

  • Page 61: Terminator Settings For The Asus Pci-Sc860

    Not Terminated Terminator Setting (Terminated / Not Terminated) Decide whether or not you need to terminate the ASUS PCI-SC200 based on its position in the SCSI chain. Only the devices at each end of the chain need to be terminated. If you have only internal or only external devices connected to the ASUS PCI-SC200, then you must terminate the ASUS PCI-SC200.

  • Page 62: Scsi Id Numbers For Scsi Devices

    SCSI identification number that is not in use by any other SCSI device. There are eight possible ID numbers, 0 through 7. The ASUS PCI-SC200 and ASUS PCI-SC860 cards have fixed SCSI IDs of 7. The SCSI ID serves two purposes: •...
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