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  • Page 1 TX97-XE Pentium ® ATX 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

    Email: tsd-usa@asus.com.tw WWW: www.asus.com FTP: ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Marketing Address: Harkort Str. 25, 40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany Telephone: 49-2102-445011 Fax: 49-2102-442066 Email: info-ger@asus.com.tw Technical Support Hotline: 49-2102-499712 BBS: 49-2102-448690 Email: tsd-ger@asus.com.tw WWW: www.asuscom.de FTP: ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM ASUS TX97-XE 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-XE Motherboard ........ 8 ASUS TX97 Smart Series Motherboards........9 Parts of the ASUS TX97-XE Motherboard ........ 11 III. INSTALLATION ................12 ASUS TX97-XE Motherboard Layout ..........
  • Page 5 Save & Exit Setup ..............55 Exit Without Saving ..............55 Desktop Management Interface (DMI) ..........56 Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility ....56 System Requirements ............56 Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility ......57 16-bit Audio ..................59 ASUS Audio CD ................

  • 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-XE User’s Manual...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    (1) Floppy ribbon cable for (1) 5.25inch floppy and (2) 3.5inch floppies (1) Bag of spare jumpers (1) Support drivers and utilities (1) User’s Manual Infrared module (optional) ASUS audio onboard and audio driver CD with online help (optional) ASUS TX97-XE User’s Manual...

  • Page 8: Features

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

  • Page 9: Asus Tx97 Smart Series 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-Xe Motherboard

    II. FEATURES Parts of the ASUS TX97-XE Motherboard 4 SIMM CPU Thermal 2 DIMM CPU ZIF 512KB Pipelined Sockets Sensor (optional) Sockets Socket 7 Burst L2 Cache T: PS/2 Mouse B: PS/2 Keyboard T: USB Port 1 B: USB Port 2 COM 1 T: Parallel Conn.

  • Page 12: Installation

    III. INSTALLATION ASUS TX97-XE Motherboard Layout T: Mouse PS/2 Board Power Input B: Keyboard CPU Voltage for ATX Power Supply VID0 VID1 VID2 VID3 T: USB 1 B: USB 2 CPU Fan FANPWR3 BUS Freq. CPU Thermal Sensor (Hardware Monitor)
  • Page 13 22) KEYLOCK (PANEL) p. 32 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2 pins) 23) 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-XE 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-XE User’s Manual...

  • Page 15: Jumper Settings

    This jumper allows you to Disable the onboard audio chipset inorder to use your own audio card. Otherwise, leave on default of Enabled. Onboard Audio AUDIO Enabled [2-3] (Default) Disabled [1-2] AUDIO AUDIO Disable Enable (Default) Onboard Audio (Disable / Enable) ASUS TX97-XE User’s Manual...
  • Page 16 1.0x(1/1) ---- ---- ---- AMD K5, K6 IBM/Cyrix 6x86 3.0x(3/1) 2.0x(2/1) 2.0x(2/1) ---- ---- ---- IBM/Cyrix 6x86(L) (M1) IBM/Cyrix 6x86L ---- ---- ---- ---- 4.0x(4/1) 4.5x(9/2) IBM/Cyrix 6x86MX(M2) AMD-K6 (.25 ) CPU : BUS Frequency Ratio ASUS TX97-XE User’s Manual...
  • Page 17 66MHz [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] *NOTE: Only IBM or Cyrix Rev 2.7 or later is supported on this motherboard (see next page). Bootup screen will show 6x86-P166+ with the Cyrix PR166+ installed on this motherboard. ASUS TX97-XE User’s Manual...

  • Page 18: Compatible Cyrix Cpu Identification

    2.1 Volts 2.5 Volts 2.7 Volts 2.8 Volts 2.9 Volts Voltage Regulator Output Selection 3.2 Volts 3.4 V 3.5 V Setting these two jumpers’ VID1 to [2-3] or [----] (removed) will result in the same voltages respectively. ASUS TX97-XE 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-XE User’s Manual...

  • Page 20: Simm Memory Installation

    4. The plastic guides should go through the two mounting holes on the sides and the support clips should snap on the other side. 5. To release the memory module, push both support clips outward and rock the module out of the support clips. ASUS TX97-XE User’s Manual...

  • Page 21: Dimm Memory Installation Procedures

    DIMM slot on the motherboard. You must ask your retailer for the specifications before purchasing. Four clock signals are supported on this motherboard. ASUS TX97-XE User’s Manual...

  • Page 22: 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 MMX Processor ASUS TX97-XE User’s Manual...

  • Page 23: Expansion Cards

    “Resources” tab, which shows the Interrupt number and address. Make sure that no two devices use the same IRQs or your computer will experience problems when those two devices are in use at the same time. ASUS TX97-XE User’s Manual...

  • Page 24: 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-XE User’s Manual...

  • Page 25: External Connectors

    The system will direct IRQ12 to the PS/2 mouse if one is detected. If not de- tected, expansion cards can use IRQ12. See “PS/2 Mouse Control” in BIOS Features Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE. PS/2 Mouse (6-pin Female) ASUS TX97-XE User’s Manual...
  • Page 26 (Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orienta- tion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged). NOTE: Orient the red stripe to Pin 1 Floppy Drive Connector Pin 1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector ASUS TX97-XE User’s Manual...
  • Page 27 Connect Midi devices for playing or editing audio. Joystick/Midi (15-pin Female) 8. Universal Serial BUS Ports 1 & 2 (Two 4-pin Female Sockets) Two USB ports are available for connecting USB devices. USB 1 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2 ASUS TX97-XE User’s Manual...
  • Page 28 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 Activity LED ASUS TX97-XE User’s Manual...
  • Page 29 LM78 hardware monitor (op- tional) onboard and connect a sensor or switch to the connector. The +5V power comes from the power supply, when the A/C is connected. Power supply standby +5V Ground Chassis Signal Chassis Open Alarm Lead ASUS TX97-XE User’s Manual...
  • Page 30 IMPORTANT: Be sure that the ATX power supply can take at least 10mAmp load on the 5volt standby lead (5VSB). You may experience difficulty in powering on your system without this. 5.0V 12.0V 5.0V 5VSB PW-0K -5.0V 5.0V 5.0V PS-ON -12.0V 3.3V 3.3V 3.3V ATX Power Connector ASUS TX97-XE User’s Manual...
  • Page 31 16. Wake on LAN (3-pin WOL) This connector connects to LAN cards with a Wake On LAN output. When the system is in soft-off mode, LAN activity will power on the system. Wake On LAN Connector ASUS TX97-XE User’s Manual...
  • Page 32 This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted key switch to allow key- board locking. 23. Speaker Connector (SPEAKER) This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker. Message System Power LED LOCK SMI Lead Keyboard Lock ATX Power Switch Speaker Connector Reset SW SPKR System Panel Connections ASUS TX97-XE 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-XE User’s Manual...

  • Page 34: Bios Software

    To save your current BIOS, type [1] at the Main Menu and then press <Enter>. The Save Current BIOS To File screen appears. Type a filename and the path, for example, A:\XXXXX- 1 and then press <Enter>. ASUS TX97-XE User’s Manual...
  • Page 35 BIOS update, press Y to start the update. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the flash ROM. When the program- ming is finished, Flashed Suc- cessfully will be displayed. Follow the onscreen instructions to continue. ASUS TX97-XE User’s Manual...

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

    Updating BIOS Procedures (only when necessary) 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) or a BBS (Bulletin Board Service) (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page 3 for details) and save to the disk you created earlier.

  • 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-XE 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-XE User’s Manual...
  • Page 39 IDE hard disks; set it to Large for drives over 528MB that do not support LBA. Large type of drive can only be used with MS-DOS and is very uncommon. Most IDE drives over 528MB support the LBA mode. ASUS TX97-XE 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-XE 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-XE User’s Manual...
  • Page 42 Otherwise leave this on the setup default setting of Disabled. OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M (Disabled) When using OS/2 operating systems with installed DRAM of greater than 64MB, you need to Enable this option otherwise leave this on the setup default of Disabled............................ASUS TX97-XE User’s Manual...
  • Page 43 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, and 30. Typematic Delay (Msec) (250) This field sets the time interval for displaying the first and second characters. Four delay rate options are available: 250, 500, 750, and 1000. ASUS TX97-XE User’s Manual...

  • Page 44: Chipset Features Setup

    70ns DRAM. See section III for DRAM installation information. 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.
  • Page 45 ECP+EPP allows normal speed operation in a two-way mode. ECP DMA Select (3) This selection is available only if you select ECP or ECP+EPP in the Parallel Port Mode. Select either DMA Channel 1, 3, or Disabled. ASUS TX97-XE User’s Manual...
  • Page 46 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-XE User’s Manual...

  • Page 47: 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 Susp,Stby -> Off (default); All Modes -> Off; Always On; and Suspend -> Off. ASUS TX97-XE User’s Manual...
  • Page 48 4 seconds will place the system in sleep mode. No Function disables the ATX switch function when the button is pressed under 4 seconds. Regardless of the setting, holding the ATX switch for more than 4 seconds will power off the system. ASUS TX97-XE User’s Manual...
  • Page 49 NOTE: If any of the monitored items are out of range, you will be prompted by this message: “Hardware Monitor found an error, enter POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP for details”. The bottom of the screen will instruct you to “Press F1 to continue, DEL to enter SETUP” ASUS TX97-XE User’s Manual...

  • Page 50: Pnp And Pci Setup

    ICU, you must set the field for that IRQ to Yes. For example: If you install a legacy ISA card that requires IRQ 10, then set IRQ10 Used By ISA to Yes............................ASUS TX97-XE User’s Manual...
  • Page 51 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-XE User’s Manual...

  • Page 52: 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-XE User’s Manual...

  • Page 53: 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-XE User’s Manual...

  • Page 54: 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-XE User’s Manual...

  • Page 55: 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-XE 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-XE User’s Manual...

  • Page 59: 16-Bit Audio

    16-bit Audio USER’S MANUAL Drivers Installation...
  • Page 60 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 61: Asus Audio Cd

    • You must close all applications before installating the audio drivers. The following is a list of the main directories used in this audio section: ASUS Audio Driver CD Contents \AUDIO\CTCM Creative PnP Configuration Manager for DOS/Win3.x (Run INSTALL.EXE from DOS, before Win3.x)

  • Page 62: Win95 Audio Drivers

    7. Carefully follow the installation wizard displayed and click the “Next” buttons to continue through the installation process. 8. When installation is completed, you can run the audio utilities through the start menu as shown below: ASUS Audio User’s Manual...

  • Page 63: Win3.X Audio Drivers

    <ENTER> when highlighted. If your Windows directory is not detected, you need to change the path shown to your Windows directory. If you wish to change the Windows path some other time, you will have to run INSTALL from your Configu- ration Manager installation CD again. ASUS Audio User’s Manual...
  • Page 64 DOS by pressing <ENTER> but be sure to reboot on your own. A message “Please remember to REBOOT your system” will appear when exiting. Otherwise, press <F10> to automatically reboot your system. ASUS Audio User’s Manual...

  • Page 65: Audio Software

    <ESC>. Pressing <ENTER> at the above screen will show the installation paths. You may change the paths or press <ENTER> again if the paths are correct. Press <ENTER> to continue so that changes can be made to you system files. ASUS Audio User’s Manual...
  • Page 66 FILES=40 (If less than 40 or does not exist) If you wish to use the “Play” and “Record” utility located in \VIBRA16\ directory in DOS mode, you must also add the following two lines through “Custom Installation.” EVICE=C:\VIBRA16\DRV\VIBRA16.SYS /UNIT=0 /BLASTER=A:220 I:5 D:1 H:5 DEVICE=C:\VIBRA16\DRV\CTMMSYS.SYS ASUS Audio User’s Manual...
  • Page 67 <ENTER> to “Backup the original files” as shown here: The following files will then be saved with a .B~K extension in case you need to reference your original system file settings: C:\CONFIG.SYS C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT C:\WINDOWS\WIN.INI C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.INI C:\WINDOWS\CONTROL.INI ASUS Audio User’s Manual...
  • Page 68 You should here a musical chime as you enter Windows 3.1x and see the following on your screen: After this message above, your installation for Windows 3.1x is complete. From here on, you may refer to Section II or Section III for Audio Software usage. ASUS Audio User’s Manual...

  • Page 69: Environment Variables

    BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T6 Where: Specifies the audio hardware base I/O port Specifies the interrupt request line Specifies the Low DMA channel Specifies the High DMA channel Specifies the MPU-401 base I/O port Specifies the card type ASUS Audio User’s Manual...

  • Page 70: Midi Environment Variable

    To obtain optimal performance, try configuring the audio hardware to use a high DMA (Direct Memory Access) channel under Windows. Refer to your audio hard- ware Getting Started Manual for more information on setting up the sound card to use a high DMA channel. ASUS Audio User’s Manual...
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