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Asus KN97 User Manual

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  • Page 1 KN97 Pentium II 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 KN97 User’s Manual...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    I. INTRODUCTION How this Manual is Organized ............7 Item Checklist ..................7 II. FEATURES Features of the ASUS KN97 Motherboard ......... 8 The ASUS KN97 Motherboard ............. 9 III. INSTALLATION Layout of the ASUS KN97 Motherboard ......... 10 Installation Steps ................12 1.
  • 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 Cana- dian Department of Communications. ASUS KN97 User’s Manual...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Support Software Information on the included support software VI. ASUS SCSI Cards Installation of ASUS SCSI cards (optional) VII. ASUS Audio Card Installation of an ASUS audio card (optional) Item Checklist Check that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing items, contact your retailer.

  • Page 8: Features

    II. FEATURES Features of the ASUS KN97 Motherboard The ASUS KN97 is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants many features processed by the fastest CPU in a small package. This motherboard: ® • Versatile Processor Support: Intel Pentium II (233MHz–333MHz) processor...

  • Page 9: The Asus Kn97 Motherboard

    II. FEATURES The ASUS KN97 Motherboard Multi-I/O Serial COM 1/2 Parallel/Floppy 2 ISA Slots 4 PCI Slots ISA/PCI Slot SEC CPU Slot AT Power Connector Intel PIIX3 PCIset Programmable Flash ROM Hardware Monitor (optional) IDE 1 IDE 2 6 SIMM Sockets Intel’s...

  • Page 10: Installation

    III. INSTALLATION Layout of the ASUS KN97 Motherboard COM 2 COM 1 Key- board Keyboard BIOS Serial Ports Power Fan USB, PS/2 Parallel Port Mouse, IrDA Floppy Drives Intel 440FX PCIset Intel PIIX3 Intel 440FX PCIset PCIset CPU Fan LM78...
  • Page 11 PCI slots 4&5 share the same interrupt number (INT#) so PCI cards on these two slots must be able to share an INT# or make sure that one of these PCI cards does not use an INT#. ASUS KN97 User’s Manual...

  • Page 12: 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 KN97 User’s Manual...

  • Page 13: Jumper Settings

    ROM to allow programming in the Program position. This is required only if prompted by the Flash Memory Writer Utility as shown in BIOS SOFTWARE. Programming BBLKW Protect [1-2] (Default) Program [2-3] 1 2 3 1 2 3 BBLKW BBLKW Protect Program (Default) ASUS KN97 User’s Manual...
  • Page 14 The CMOS RAM containing BIOS setup information may be cleared by this action. You should enter BIOS to “Load Setup Defaults” and re-enter any user information after removing and reapplying this jumper. BATTEST BATTEST Operation Battery Test (Default) Battery Test ASUS KN97 User’s Manual...
  • Page 15 Intel Pentium Pro Processor (150-200MHz 256/512/1,024KB L2 Cache) NOTE: Voltage Regulator Output Selection (VID) is not needed for the Pentium II and Pentium Pro processors because these CPUs send a VID signal directly to the onboard power controller. ASUS KN97 User’s Manual...

  • Page 16: System Memory (Simm)

    SIMM Slots 3 & 4 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB (Bank1) 72-pin FPM or EDO SIMM SIMM Slots 5 & 6 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB (Bank2) 72-pin FPM or EDO SIMM Total System Memory (Max 384MB) ASUS KN97 User’s Manual...

  • Page 17: Simm Memory Installation

    5. If you need to remove one or more memory modules, remove them by pushing the clips outward. The SIMM will be released from its slot, and you can pull the SIMM straight up and out of the slot. ASUS KN97 User’s Manual...

  • Page 18: Central Processing Unit (Cpu)

    III. INSTALLATION 3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) The ASUS KN97 motherboard provides a Single Edge Contact (SEC) slot for a Pentium II processor packaged in an SEC cartridge (pages 18–22) or a Pentium Pro processor installed in the ASUS C-P6SI Pentium Pro SEC Card (pages 23–24).
  • Page 19 III. INSTALLATION The ASUS KN97 As Shipped Four screws should be showing next to each corner of the SEC CPU Slot using two attach mount bridges from the underside of the motherboard. A bottom heatsink support base must be mounted over the two chipsets located to the side of the slot.
  • Page 20 With the heatsink facing the motherboard’s chipsets, press the cartridge gently but firmly until it is full inserted. Push lock inward ASUS KN97 User’s Manual...
  • Page 21 (4) Heatsink support base post Heatsink support base (7) 6. Set Jumpers: Refer to jumper settings for “CPU to BUS Frequency Ratio” and jumpers for “BUS Frequency Selection” if you haven’t set them yet. ASUS KN97 User’s Manual...

  • Page 22: Aavid Heatsink

    “Unlock” to “Lock.” You will not be able to also use the heatsink support top bar because of the fan. The heatsink support top bar will, how- ever, still be included in the package, in case you use a heatsink without a fan. ASUS KN97 User’s Manual...

  • Page 23: Pentium Pro Sec Card

    1. Mount the Metal Support Frame: Place the Metal Support Frame over the C- P6S1 Pentium Pro SEC Card as shown and tighten the three support frame screws, if necessary. 3 Support Frame Screw Holes Metal Support Frame 4 Captive Nuts Front View Side View ASUS KN97 User’s Manual...
  • Page 24 Without a fan, the CPU can overheat and cause damage to both the CPU and the motherboard. 4. Set Jumpers: Refer to jumper settings for “CPU to BUS Frequency Ratio” and jumpers for “BUS Frequency Selection” if you haven’t set them yet. ASUS KN97 User’s Manual...

  • Page 25: Expansion Cards

    (to gain access, double-click the System icon under the Control Panel program). Ensure that no two devices share the same IRQs or your computer will experience problems when those two devices are in use at the same time. ASUS KN97 User’s Manual...

  • Page 26: Assigning Dma Channels For Isa Cards

    IRQ xx 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 I/O address 290H-297H so legacy ISA cards must not use this I/O address otherwise conflicts will occur. ASUS KN97 User’s Manual...

  • Page 27: External Connectors

    Parallel (25-Pin female) cable set to a free expansion slot opening. TIP: You may also remove the bracket connectors and mount them directly to the case to save expansion slot space. Parallel (Printer) Connector ASUS KN97 User’s Manual...
  • Page 28 CPU and heatsinks. Damage may occur to the motherboard and/or the CPU fan if these pins are incorrectly used. These are not jumpers, do not place jumper caps over these pins. Power Supply Fan Power Chassis Fan Power 12Volt CPU Fan Power ASUS KN97 User’s Manual...
  • Page 29 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 KN97 User’s Manual...
  • Page 30 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 KN97 User’s Manual...
  • Page 31 This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted keyboard lock switch to al- low keyboard locking. 13. Speaker Connector (SPEAKER) This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker. System Power Turbo LED LOCK SMI Lead Keyboard Lock Speaker Connector Reset SW SPKR System Panel Connectors ASUS KN97 User’s Manual...
  • Page 32 5: USB +5V 6: PS/2 Mouse Clock 15: PS/2 Mouse Data 7: Ground 16: Ground 17: IRRX 8: FIRRX 18: IRTX 9: IR Power +5V Actual cable length 3in or 7.6cm USB, PS/2 Mouse, Infrared Connector ASUS KN97 User’s Manual...

  • Page 33: Power Connection Procedures

    7. During power-on, hold down <Delete> to enter BIOS setup. Follow the next section “BIOS SOFTWARE” for instructions. * Powering Off your computer: You must first quit or shut down your operat- ing system before switching off the power switch. ASUS KN97 User’s Manual...

  • Page 34: Bios Software

    – BIOS file for the KN97 for use with a Pentium Pro processor on the ASUS C-P6S1 SEC card. xxxxi.xxx – BIOS file for the KN97 for use with a Pentium II processor.

  • Page 35: Main 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 KN97 User’s Manual...

  • Page 36: Updating Your Motherboard's Bios

    1. Download an updated BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) or BBS, and save it to the disk you created earlier. See ASUS Contact Information on page 3 for details. 2. Turn off your computer, open the system cabinet, and set the Flash ROM Boot Block Programming jumper of the baseboard to Program or Enabled.

  • 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 KN97 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 KN97 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 KN97 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 KN97 User’s Manual...

  • Page 41: Bios Features Setup

    This functions as an update loader integrated into the BIOS to supply the processor with the required data. The BIOS will load the update on all processors during system bootup in the default position of Enabled. ASUS KN97 User’s Manual...
  • Page 42 The default setting is System, where the system prompts for the User Password every time you start your system. The other option is Setup, where the system goes through its startup routine unless the Setup utility is called, when the system prompts for the Supervisor Password. ASUS KN97 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 KN97 User’s Manual...

  • Page 44: Chipset Features Setup

    PCI and the DRAM to enhance the PCI bus efficiency and DRAM accessing. PCI Burst Write Combining (Enabled) The default setting of Enabled will increase the efficiency of PCI bus by combining several CPU to PCI write cycles into one. VGA performance is increased by this action. ASUS KN97 User’s Manual...
  • Page 45 When Enabled (default), this field allows you to connect your floppy disk drives to the onboard floppy disk drive connector instead of a separate controller card. If you want to use a different controller card to connect the floppy disk drives, set this field to Disabled. ASUS KN97 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. The default setting of Auto will allow auto-detection to ensure optimal performance. ASUS KN97 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 All Modes -> Off; Always On; Suspend -> Off; and Susp,Stby -> Off . ASUS KN97 User’s Manual...
  • Page 48 You can individually Enable or Disable each IRQ to include in the sleep function. IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) is usually set to Disable so that any software alarm clock or event calendar can wake up the system. ASUS KN97 User’s Manual...

  • Page 49: 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 KN97 User’s Manual...
  • Page 50 The default is set to Disabled until support disks and USB devices are available in which time you can set this function to Enabled. Passive Release (Enabled) This function allows the passive release to be Enabled or Disabled. The default setting of Enabled allows better performance. ASUS KN97 User’s Manual...

  • Page 51: 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 KN97 User’s Manual...

  • Page 52: Smart Alarm (Lm78) Setup

    NOTE: If any of the monitored items are out of range during system bootup, 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 KN97 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 KN97 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 KN97 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 KN97 User’s Manual...

  • Page 56: Desktop Management

    V. DESKTOP MANAGEMENT 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. DESKTOP MANAGEMENT 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 KN97 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: •...

  • Page 63: Asus I-A16C Audio Card

    WARNING! Keep the ASUS I-A16C stored in its anti-static bag until you are ready to install it in your system. The ASUS I-A16C is easily damaged by static electricity. Observe the following precautions while unpacking and handling the board: •...

  • Page 64: Connectors

    VII. ASUS I-A16C Audio Card Panasonic Audio In Wave Table Upgrade Mitsumi Audio In PC Speaker In Volume Control PC Speaker Out Sony Audio In Speaker Out Line Out Line In Microphone MIDI/Game Connectors The audio input connectors are used when you wish to control software mixer set- tings (e.g., bass, treble, volume) for CDs that are played with your CD-ROM drive.

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