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I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................... 7
How this manual is organized .......................................................... 7
Item Checklist .................................................................................. 7
II. FEATURES .................................................................................... 8
Features of the ASUS TX97-XE Motherboard ................................ 8
Introduction to ASUS TX97 Series of motherboards ................ 9
Parts of the ASUS TX97-XE Motherboard .............................. 11
III. INSTALLATION ........................................................................ 12
Map of the ASUS Motherboard ..................................................... 12
Installation Steps ............................................................................ 14
1. Jumpers ...................................................................................... 14
Jumper Settings .................................................................. 15
Compatible Cyrix CPU Identification ................................ 19
2. System Memory (SIMM & DIMM) ......................................... 20
SIMM Memory Installation ................................................ 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 ..................................................................... 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: ...................................... 39
BIOS Features Setup ................................................................ 42
Details of BIOS Features Setup .......................................... 42
Chipset Features Setup ............................................................. 45
Details of Chipset Features Setup ....................................... 45
Power Management Setup ........................................................ 48
Details of Power Management Setup ................................. 48
PNP and PCI Setup .................................................................. 50
Details of PNP and PCI Setup ............................................ 50
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