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1. System Processor Ti f N L G 20 4 Il INSTALLATION Expansion Cards WARNING Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards First read your expansion card documentation on any hardware and software set tings that may be required to setup your specific card Expansion Card Installation Procedure oe E oS oe Read the documentation for your expansion card Set any necessary jumpers on your expansion card Remove your computer system s cover Remove the bracket on the slot you intend to use Keep the bracket for pos sible future use Carefully align the card s connectors and press firmly Secure the card on the slot with the screw you removed in step 4 Replace the computer system s cover Setup the BIOS if necessary such as IRQ xx Used By ISA Yes in PNP AND PCI SETUP Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards Some expansion cards need to use an IRQ to operate Generally an IRQ must be exclusively assigned to one use In an standard design there are 16 IRQs available but most of them are already in use by parts of the system which leaves 6 free for expansion cards Both ISA and PCI expansion cards may need to use IRQs System IRQs are avail able to cards installed in
2. Chipset Features Setup option controls the configuration of the board s chipset Control keys for this screen are the same as for the previous screen HOM FEL ISA LS TEEKI i CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP PAD SOF CA YT na pea L l mi pura 111 Hires 14015 end Furst Timing Ka Dr z 8 a a F je Burst Timing RS to CS Delay a 2 9P l E pUnz 8 lieing LEG Linear Serigi ae Li 1 E 150 Precharge ime R Ceti Para noch Te C Pi T Ta Ble b t f Sl 3 9 0 811 IF oe 8 a gt iTi f Ld IIT LC Tee F eab LR i v Lee l iter PIAM H da T 2 e PIAM Bade Lond Se ET Uet melt NOTE SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading Details of Chipset Features Setup Auto Configuration 60ns DRAM 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 SDRAM CAS Latency Leave on default setting of 3T ASUS TX97 N User s Manual 41 E i g 42 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 Some operating sy
3. cl ScC200 naps 169 1 Hen l np EIET NE ASUS TX97 N User s Manual 55 o ma U Y 56 VI ASUS PCI SCSI Cards Setting Up the ASUS PCI SC200 amp 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 The ASUS PCI SC860 has no jumper settings but you should read the Terminator Requirements Setting the INT Assignment for the ASUS PCI SC200 You must use PCI INT A setting in order to properly assign the ASUS PCI SC200 s interrupt On the ASUS PCI SC200 you assign the INT by setting jumper JP1 or JP2 The default setting for the card already is INT A so you do not need to change the setting to use the ASUS PCI SC200 with this motherboard JPJP JPJP JPJP JPJP 12 1 2 1 2 12 H R a af _ BE g 19 GA ope 5 519 as Lela L INT A Def INT B INT C INT D Interrupt Settings A B C or D Terminator Requirements for SCSI Devices SCSI devices are connected together in a chain by cables Internal devices con nect to the ASUS PCI SC200 or ASUS PCI SC860 with a fifty pin flat ribbon cable External devices connect to the external port with a SCSI 2 cable If there are more than one internal or external devices additional devices are connected with cables to form a daisy chain Terminating the devices on the ends of the SCSI Bus chain is necessary for SCSI devi
4. PS 2 mouse and Plug and Play devices to make setup of hard disk drives expansion cards and other devices virtually automatic e Riser Card Provides NLX power primary IDE floppy drive LAN wake up connector 2 PCI slots 1 ISA slot 2 USB ports and IrDA ASUS TX97 N User s Manual Il FEATURES Parts of the ASUS TX97 N Motherboard T Parallel Conn TV OutS Video TVOutRCA VGA J oystick MID COM1 B SerialConn COM2 Conn optional Conn optional Connector Connector ff 2 amp F 9 fF IB Pea eee ne T PS2 Mouse aa a EG pipes ECE eine B PS 2 Keyboard an ee aa g Pe 2 59 RRE E L lga LCD Panel Connector F n PL Pi CR 2 es R ATI 3D Rage Chipset Intel CPU Compatible ZIF Socket 7 VGA Memory 2 35 nia i on Upgrade Sockets MANA coco SS 2OE200 E050 i D i 512KB Pipelined eames s BurstL2 Cache E i Intel PIIX4 PClset 2 DIMM Sockets anes alls bI AHSAN si bara pen Fa EH i 37 TER E Multi 1 0 A e ig i a Bie Intel 430TX 1 as Dad T ie C i warmi PIs i benak om mH ET aie HIH S Pi p mamaga ping PClset l ie a Pena E 12 Lg ae T Da EST Programmable fe hr JER Flash ROM PRE e AAE ee AA re d m a ssl Tit 9 Ia ct 1 T i TOG oa a ct na Fy c HT cae H i Tih G a 11 Pc SA T Sl MI Ru Riser Card Front LISA Slot MAR evr re a Floppy Drive i Cork a
5. BIOS file exit the Flash Memory Writer utility and then reboot 7 Hold down lt Delete gt to enter BIOS setup You must select Setup Default to effect the new BIOS after which you may set the other items from the Main Menu 34 ASUS TX97 N User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE 6 BIOS Setup The motherboard supports two programmable Flash ROM chips 5 volts and 12 volts Either of these memory chips can be updated when BIOS upgrades are re leased Use the Flash Memory Writer utility to download the new BIOS file into the ROM chip as described in detail in this section All computer motherboards provide a Setup utility program for specifying the sys tem configuration and settings If your motherboard came in a computer system the proper configuration entries may have already been made If so run the Setup util ity as described later and take note of the configuration settings for future refer ence in particular the hard disk specifications If you are installing the motherboard reconfiguring your system or you receive a Run Setup message you will need to enter new setup information This section describes how to configure your system using this utility The BIOS ROM of the system stores the Setup utility When you turn on the com puter the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program This ap pears during the Power On Self Test POST Press lt Delete gt to call up the Setup utility If you are a little
6. Clock RTC RAM ASUS TX97 N User s Manual 13 Il INSTALLATION 2 CPU to BUS Frequency Ratio BF0 BF1 BF2 These jumpers set the frequency ratio between the Internal frequency of the CPU and the External frequency called the BUS Clock within the CPU These must be set together with the above jumpers CPU External BUS Frequency Selection 3 CPU External BUS Frequency Selection FSO FS1 FS2 These jumpers tell the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU These allow the selection of the CPU s External frequency or BUS Clock The BUS Clock times the BUS Ratio equals the CPU s Internal frequency the advertised CPU speed E 4 0X 4 1 4 5X 9 2 3 2 1 3 2 Bee bias Han p FH Match the table s Ratio column SOMHz 66MHz 68MHz 75MHz to these CPU types CPU External cea BUS Frequency aa WARNING Frequencies above 66MHz exceed the specifications for the onboard Intel Chipset and are not guaranteed to be stable 14 ASUS TX97 N User s Manual Il INSTALLATION Set the jumpers by the Internal speed of the Intel AMD IBM or Cyrix CPU as follows r BUS Freq Freq Ratio BF2 BF1 BFO CPU Model Intel Pentium P54C Intel Pentium P54C Intel Pentium P54C Intel Pentium P54C Intel Pentium P54C Intel Pentium P54C Intel Pentium P54C AMD K5 PR133 AMD K5 PR120 AMD K5 PR100 AMD K5 PR90 AMD K5 PR75 Intel Pentium P55C Intel Pentium P55C Intel Pentium P55C I
7. a legacy non PnP ISA card that requires a unique IRQ and you are not using an 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 DMA x Used By ISA No ICU These fields indicate whether or not the displayed DMA channel for each field is being used by a legacy ISA card Available options include No ICU and Yes The first option the default setting indicates either that the displayed DMA channel is not used or an ICU is being used to determine if an ISA card is using that channel If you install a legacy ISA card that requires a unique DMA channel and you are not using an ICU you must set the field for that channel to Yes ISA MEM Block BASE No ICU This field allows you to set the base address and block size of a legacy ISA card that uses any memory segment within the C800 CC00 D000 D400 D800 and DCOU address range If you have such a card and you are not using an ICU to specify its address range select a base address from the six available options the ISA MEM Block SIZE field will then appear for selecting the block size If you have more than one legacy ISA card in your system that requires to use this address range you can increase the block size to either 8K 16K 32K or 64K If you are using an ICU to accomplish this task leave ISA MEM Block BASE to its default setting of No ICU SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS Auto The default uses Aut
8. a speed faster than the maximum data transfer rate 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 3 or Disabled UART2 Use Infrared Disabled When enabled this field activates the onboard infrared feature and sets the second serial UART to support the infrared module connector on the motherboard If your system already has a second serial port connected to the onboard COM2 connector it will no longer work if you enable the infrared feature By default this field is set to Disabled which leaves the second serial port UART to support the COM2 serial port connector Onboard PCI IDE Enable Both You can select to enable the Primary IDE channel Secondary IDE channel Both or Disable both channels for systems with only SCSI drives IDE Ultra DMA Mode Auto This sets the IDE UltraDMA to be active when using UltraDMA capable IDE de vices The BIOS will automatically adjust or disable this setting for slower IDE devices so that Auto or high settings will not cause problems for older IDE devices Choose Disable if you do not want this feature for all devices IDE 0 Master Slave PIO DMA Mode IDE 1 Master Slave PlIO DMA Mode Auto Each channel 0 amp 1 has both a master and a slave making four IDE devices possible Because each IDE device may have a different Mode timing 0 1 2 3 4 it
9. after 30 sec of system inactivity IMPORTANT Advanced Power Management APM should be installed to keep the system time updated when the computer enters suspend mode acti vated by the BIOS Power Management For DOS environments you need to add DEVICE C DOS POWER EXE in you CONFIG SYS For Windows 3 x and Windows 95 you need to install Windows with the APM feature A battery and power cord icon labeled Power will appear in the Control Panel Choose Advanced in the Power Management Field Video Off Option Susp Stby gt Off This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management The settings are All Modes gt Off Always On Suspend gt Off and Susp Stby gt Off 44 ASUS TX97 N User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE Video Off Method DPMS OFF This field defines the video off features The following options are available DPMS OFF DPMS Reduce ON Blank Screen V H SYNC Blank DPMS Standby and DPMS Suspend The DPMS Display Power Management System features allow the BIOS to control the video display card if 1t supports the DPMS feature Blank Screen only blanks the screen use this for monitors without power management or oreen features If set up in your system your screen saver will not display with Blank Screen selected V H SYNC Blank blanks the screen and turns off vertical and horizontal scanning PM Timers This section controls the time out settings Th
10. explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe s Intel LANDesk and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation IBM and OS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines e Symbios is a registered trademark of Symbios Logic Corporation e Windows and MS DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation e Sound Blaster AWE32 and SB16 are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd e Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated The product name and revision number are both printed on the product itself Manual revi sions are released for each product design represented by the digit before and after the period of the manual revision number Manual updates are represented by the third digit in the manual revision number For previous or updated manuals BIOS drivers or product release information contact ASUS at http www asus com tw or through any of the means indicated on the following page SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FUR NISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COM MITMENT BY ASUS ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL INCLUD ING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT Copyright 1997 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC All Rights Reserved Product Name ASUS TX97 N Manual
11. is neces sary 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 N User s Manual 43 IV BIOS SOFTWARE Power Management Setup This Power Management Setup option allows you to reduce power consumption This feature turns off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity H PELIS BOR Cf TRO HS PER AAMASE EMT SETUP AAA SOF TE T Power Hanageaentl llsgr Paces F pti iT Fite HELET i LT Ej P x Fil F 4 pole Iff att fil FH 1 Si Tiel vil ee i i Ho Power ipen Lizable Doze Mode lH sabl Slain Bodo li saht Hyl Hole ETE Tor ilo Control a i ition amp a oat OTT 2h ol Lage l l k A Het la IA Val tage LZ HN Tes Hes ti bili HUI Poser ip L N L 2 0 ei l C TLI 8 pii Tha 1 Balaci HFI Ey H Ha lin i Values shit tere afi ifs ln T aul bs Lond be bin Until ts NOTE SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading Details of Power Management Setup Power Management User Define This field acts as the master control for the power management modes User Define allows you to set power saving options according to your preference Disable dis ables the power saving features Min Saving puts the system into power saving mode after 40 min of system inactivity Max Saving puts the system into power saving mode
12. need to enter the correct parameters manually or use low level format if you do not need the data stored on the hard disk If the parameters listed differ from the ones used when the drive was formatted the drive will not be readable If the autodetected parameters do not match the ones that should be used for your drive do not accept them Press lt N gt to reject the presented settings and enter the correct ones manually from the Standard CMOS Setup screen save and Exit Setup Select this option to save into the CMOS memory all modifications you specify during the current session To save the configuration changes highlight Save amp Exit Setup on the main screen type Y and then press lt Enter gt had a H Select tes Di i J S i dx j r N N E 39 s ta 5 Lil Setug L lke Lhange Lalai P X n w Z Exit Without Saving Select this option to exit the Setup utility without saving the modifications you specify during the current session To exit without saving highlight Exit Without Saving on the main screen type Y and then press lt Enter gt ASUS TX97 N User s Manual 51 52 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 autodetect and record informatio
13. the right for each menu item on the left side that has been auto detected by the system BIOS A heading User Modified will appear on the right for menu items that has been modified by the user ASUS TX97 N User s Manual 53 3 gt z p e V SUPPORT SOFTWARE Save MIFD You can save the MIFD normally only saved to flash ROM to a file by entering the drive and path here If you want to cancel save you may press ESC and a message Bad File Name appears here to show it was not saved Load MIFD You can load the disk file to memory by entering a drive and path and file name here Load BIOS Defaults K E z S S 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 54 ASUS TX97 N User s Manual ASUS TX97 N User s Manual 55 VI ASUS PCI SCSI Cards Symbios SCSI BIOS and Drivers Aside from the system BIOS the Flash memory chip on the motherboard also con tains the Symbios SCSI BIOS This Symbios SCSI BIOS works in conjunction with the optional ASUS PCI SC200 controller card to provide Fast SCSI 2 interface when using compatible SCSI devices or the ASUS PCI SC860 SCSI controller cards to provide Ultra Fast SCSI 2 interface when using Ultra Fast SCSI 2 devices All SCSI devices you install on your system require driver software to fu
14. work with the BIOS you can contact your vendor for an ISA Configuration Utility An IRQ number is automatically assigned to PCI expansion cards after those used by Legacy and PNP ISA cards In the PCI bus design the BIOS automatically assigns an IRQ to a PCI slot that has a card in it that requires an IRQ To install a PCI card you need to set something called the INT interrupt assignment Since all the PCI slots on this motherboard use an INTA be sure that the jumpers on your PCI cards are set to INT A Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards Some ISA cards both legacy and PnP may also need to use a DMA Direct Memory Access channel DMA assignments for this motherboard are handled the same way as the IRQ assignment process described earlier You can select a DMA channel in the PCI and PnP configuration section of the BIOS Setup utility IMPORTANT To avoid conflicts reserve the necessary IRQs and DMAs for legacy ISA cards under PNP AND PCI SETUP of the BIOS SOFTWARE choose Yes in JRO 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 address 290H 297H so legacy ISA cards must not use this address or else conflicts will occur ASUS TX97 N User s Manual 21 S Expansion Cards Hl INSTALLATION 5 External Connectors WARNING Some pins are used for connectors or power sources These are clearly separated from jum
15. 4M 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 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 C38000 CBFFF to DC000 DFFFF Disabled These fields are used for shadowing other expansion card ROMs If you install other expansion cards with ROMs on them you will need to know which addresses the ROMs use to shadow them specifically Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640KB and 1024KB by the amount used for this purpose ASUS TX97 N User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE Boot Up NumLock Status On This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon system boot Typematic Rate Setting Disabled When enabled you can set the two typematic controls listed next Setup default setting 1s Disabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 This field controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes Op tions range from 6 to 30 characters per second Setup default setting is 6 other settings are 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 Chipset Features Setup This
16. BM Cyrix 6x86MX PR233 IBM Cyrix 6x86MX PR200 IBM Cyrix 6x86MX PR166 IBM Cyrix 6x86 PR166 IBM Cyrix 6x86L PR 166 AMD K6 PR233 AMD K6 PR200 AMD K6 PR166 Freq 166MHz 150MHz 133MHz 120MHz 1OOMHz 90MHz 75MHz 100MHz 90MHz 100MHz 90MHz 75MHz 233MHz 200MHz 166MHz 200MHz 166MHz 150MHz 133MHz 133MHz 233MHz 200MHz 166MHz Ratio A 2 5x A 2 5x A 2 0x A 2 0x A 1 5x A 1 5x A 1 5x A 1 5x A 1 5x A 1 5x A 1 5x A 1 5x B 3 5x B 3 0x B 2 5x B 3 0x B 2 5x B 2 5x C 2 0x D 2 0x l S R E 3 0x E 2 5x BUS F 66MHz 60MHz 66MHz 60MHz 66MHz 60MHz SOMHz 66MHz 60MHz 66MHz 60MHz SOMHz 66MHz 66MHz 66MHz 66MHz 66MHz 60MHz 66MHz 66MHz 66MHz 66MHz 66MHz FS2 FS1 FSO 1 2 1 Le Ue Le Ue Le Le 2 4 RNR NR NR KN 2 JZ Hi DHS Hi H 2 WW EA NR ND LA KN SS m m P m a D D Ke 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 3 2 3 Pe ee a Si a a an a SS Oe ee ees NO ked ked ed bo EL TU EU LAA N ND LA N9 d ld ee a P P P NI Fe Fee me Il E Fr Fo 4 U N NNN d ld ee kd Peat Pat TA Pt P a ee ae Oo OW N UDN d ld ee kd 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 NOTE The only IBM Cyrix 6x86 L or M1 that is sup ported on this motherboard is rev 2 7 or later Look on the un derside of the CPU for the serial number The number should read G8DC6620A or later ASUS TX97
17. D number ID 0 to ID 6 for each device SCSI devices vary in how they set the ID number Some use jumpers others have some kind of selector switch Refer to the manual for any device you install for details on how to set its ID number SCSI ID Priority The ASUS PCI SC200 and ASUS PCI SC860 are 8bit single channel SCSI cards SCSI ID 7 has the highest priority and SCSI ID 0 has the lowest priority ASUS TX97 N User s Manual Vil ASUS LAN Card ASUS PCI L101 Fast Ethernet Card a H N LAN Activity Output Signal Intel Chipset ASUS Wake on LAN Output Signal Motherboard type If you are using the ASUS PCI L101 on an ASUS motherboard leave the jumper on its defaut setting of ASUS If you are using another brand of motherboard set the jumper to Other Connect the Wake on LAN WOL output signal to the riser card s WOL_ CON in order to utilize the wake on LAN feature of the motherboard Connect the LAN activity output signal LAN_LED to the riser card s LAN_LED in order to display the LAN data activity on the system s front panel LED ASUS TX97 N User s Manual 59 p C 60 VII ASUS LAN Card Features Intel 82558 Ethernet LAN Controller Fully integrated 1 OBASE T 100BASE TX Wake On LAN Remote Control Function Supported PCI Bus Master Complies to PCI Rev 2 1 Consists of MAC amp PHY 10 100Mbps interfaces Complies to IEEE 802 3 LOBASE T and IEEE 802 3U LOOBASE TX interfaces Fully suppo
18. E to your new diskette 3 Run PFLASH2 EXE from your new diskette and select option 1 Save Current BIOS to File Enter the Current BIOS Revision for the file name 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 2 Boot from the disk you created earlier At the AN prompt type PFLASH2 and then press lt Enter gt 4 Enter 2 Update BIOS Main Block From File from the Main Menu or option 2 Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD from the Advanced Features Menu if prompted by option 2 of the Main Menu 5 The program displays a second screen prompting you for the name of the BIOS file Type in the complete file name and extension of the new BIOS and then press lt Enter gt The utility then updates the BIOS file from disk Ov WARNING If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS DO NOT turn off your system since this might prevent your system from booting up Just repeat the process and if the problem still persists update the original BIOS file you saved to disk above If the Flash Memory Writer utility was not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file your system may not be able to boot up If this happens your system will need service E 8 T 6 After successfully updating the new
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20. Lodge nana 48 Supervisor Password and User Password aa 49 IDE DD Auto Dette Cn On erpat A AAA AAA Aa 50 Save md EC SCUD eres ene Pmt nce ee ee ee eee 51 Exit WItnOUt SAVING AAA AAA aise 51 V SUPPORT SOFTWARE niii iii Alia 52 Desktop Management Interface DMD aaa 52 Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility 52 System RC QUIFCING INS scsi E 52 Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility 53 NOOS a A a ea A A 53 VE ASUS PCI SCSI Card anna ni AAA Aan 55 Symbios SCSI BIOS and Drivers avg aai aR inna A A A aiii 55 ASUS PCI SC200 amp PCI SC860 SCSI Cards a 55 Setting Up the ASUS PCI SC200 amp PCI SC 860 56 Setting the INT Assignment for the ASUS PCI SC200 56 Terminator Requirements for SCSI Dev1cCeS aaa 56 Terminator Settings for the ASUS PCI SC860 a 57 Terminator Settings for the ASUS PCI SC200 aaa 57 SCSI ID Numbers for SCSI Devices eee 58 3 Sc bl ABB eT 58 VILR ASUSCAN CIA Aa aaa AAA ete 59 ASUS PCEEIO Past Ethemet Card nan nn A Saing 59 Kem e mae eee Ce ere ne Cerrar se CARAS Pe a enn ner ree ners 60 Drivers SUP POMC TT 60 QuUCSHOM ANd ATS WEF nn ana AA AAA A An ana 60 ASUS TX97 N User s Manual FCC amp DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15 Operation is subject to the fol
21. MRAD S0 4 15 THC ERI MT THE TEE T Ln Su FRIT STT Kil 91 IHI BAY LAL F E pa in el MT rr tuji g Select tes P i i a d P r j 7 Fi s ta 5 Lil Setug Cott ie Lhange Lalai To implement the password protection specify in the Security Option field of the BIOS Features Setup screen when the system will prompt for the password If you want to disable either password press lt Enter gt 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 N User s Manual 49 K al g 8 T 50 IV BIOS SOFTWARE IDE HDD Auto Detection This IDE HDD Auto Detection option detects the parameters of an IDE hard disk drive and automatically enters them into the Standard CMOS Setup screen TS HER PRIA LAD SECTIHT HINA Beloct Prime y Maia lotion H Skig H WT LOWS S LFLS HERD ECUK LAHO SERTIN NIH H D L il H i LIR ii 1 lI H i 0 bi i HIHIH Tor i Up to four IDE drives can be detected with parameters for each listed inside the box To accept the optimal entries press lt Y gt otherwise select from the numbers displayed under the OPTIONS field 2 1 3 in this case to skip to the next drive press lt N gt If you accept the values the parameters will appear listed beside the drive letter on the screen The p
22. N User s Manual 15 Il INSTALLATION 5 Voltage Regulator Output Selection VIDO 1 2 These jumpers set the voltage supplied to the CPU Pentium MMX P55C Intel Pentium P54C AMD K6 AMD K5 IBM Cyrix 6x86 MX IBM Cyrix 6x86 M1 1S50MHz 233MHz 75MHz 200MHz PR166 and faster PR75 PR133 PR166 and faster PR166 and faster WARNING Because CPU designs change rapidly the table below is only in tended as a simple guideline and thus may not be true for your CPU Always refer to the CPU documentation for your CPU s voltage and then set the appro priate VID jumpers according to the illustration below Manufacturer CPU Type Single Plane Dual Plane VIDO VID1 VID2 Intel P54C P54CS 3 5V VRE 1 2 1 2 2 3 AMD K5 3 5V VRE 1 2 1 2 2 3 IBM Cyrix 6x86 3 5V VRE 1 2 1 2 2 3 Intel P54C P54CS 3 4V STD 2 3 2 3 2 3 AMD K5 3 4V STD 2 3 2 3 2 3 Intel P55C MMX 2 8 V Dual 2 3 2 3 2 3 AMD 35micron K6 PR233 3 2V Dual 2 3 2 3 1 2 AMD 35micron K6 166 200 2 9V Dual 1 2 2 3 2 3 IBM Cyrix 6x86MX 2 9V Dual 1 2 2 3 2 3 AMD 25micron K6 233 266 300 2 1V Dual 1 2 2 3 2 3 lt J N lt S Bg 2 1 2 9 Volts 2 8 3 4 i J i Note Auto voltage detection regulators allow some jumper settings to be the same for two voltages Voltage Regulator Output Selection 16 ASUS TX97 N User s Manu
23. Revision 1 03 Release Date November 1997 ASUS TX97 N User s Manual ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC Marketing Info Address 150 Li Te Road Peitou Taipei Taiwan 112 ROC Telephone 886 2 894 3447 Fax 886 2 894 3449 Email info asus com tw Technical Support Fax 886 2 895 9254 BBS 886 2 896 4667 Email tsd asus com tw WWW www asus com tw Gopher gopher asus com tw FTP ftp asus com tw pub ASUS ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL Marketing Info Address 721 Charcot Avenue San Jose CA 95131 USA Telephone 1 408 474 0567 Fax 1 408 474 0568 Email info usa asus com tw 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 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 N User s Manual CONTENTS KANIRODUC TION coression AAA aiii 7 How this manual 18 OrganiZed penanda KA 7 lem L 2 an AA N A A 7 I FEATURES T 8 Features of the ASUS TX97 N Motherboard a 8 Parts of the ASUS TX97 N Motherboard 9 Reer Card Onn Aa Aa AAA NANA SA 9 Riset Card BA Kn nn SANA A NANA ag 9 1 R ve 4 K H 9 N ON nani nina AAA 10 ASUS TX97 N Mo
24. Up Control in the POWER MANAGE MENT SETUP of the BIOS SOFTWARE C Floppy Drive Bay Accepts a standard 3 5inch floppy drive LS 120 or other compatible devices D Network Activity LED Blinks when data is transfered to or from a network card The network card requires an external LED wire connected to the Riser card s LAN_LED E IDE Activity LED Blinks when data is transfered via the IDE channels includes the CD ROM F Message LED The LED will remain lit when there is no modem activity and blink when there is data being transfered or waiting in the inbox G Reset Button Switch used for rebooting the computer without having to use the power switch H Volume Down Button Decreases the onboard audio amplifier s volume Volume Up Button Increases the onboard audio amplifier s volume CD ROM Drive Bay Accepts only a notebook size CD ROM Microphone Jack Accepts a 1 8inch connector from a microphone or other audio source USB Port and Port 2 Accepts 15 USB devices on each port Infrared Window Allows transmission and reception of infrared signals by the onboard module p z p a 5 ASUS TX97 N User s Manual Connectors 27 Il INSTALLATION 16 ATI Multimedia Connector 40 3 pin AMC This connector is used for ATT video accessories such as video capture cards or television tuners ATI Multimedia Connector 17 Audio Connectors Three 1 8inch female These connectors are provided fo
25. al Il INSTALLATION 2 System Memory DIMM Only Dual Inline Memory Modules DIMM s can be used with this motherboard Two sockets are available for 3 3 Volt power level Unbuffered Synchronous DRAMs SDRAM or EDO DRAM of either 8 16 32 64 or 128MB to form a memory size between 8MB to 512MB One side with memory chips of the DIMM module takes up one Row on the motherboard To utilize the chipset s Error Checking and Correction ECC feature you must use a DIMM module with 9 chips per side standard 8 chips side 1 parity chip and make the proper settings in the BIOS Chipset Features Setup IMPORTANT Memory speed setup is required through Auto Configuration in BIOS Chipset Features Setup Install memory in any combination as follows mirr ep DIMM Memory Modules Teal temor Socket Rows OI SDRAMIEDOR 16 32 64 3 a OO Socket Rows 283 SDRAMVEDOS 162 68 128008 xt O Total System Memory Manson ASUS DIMM Module Examples s R Non vnia SDRAM DIMM 8 chips General DIMM Notes not true for all memory modules s Four possible memory chips are supported EDO or SDRAM with and without parity s SDRAM chips are generally thinner with higher pin density than EDO chips BIOS shows EDO or SDRAM memory on bootup screen s 8 chip side modules do not support parity only 9 chip side modules support parity s Single sided modules are usually 16 or 64 MB double sided are usually 8 32 o
26. bit late pressing lt Delete gt POST will continue with its test routines thus preventing you from calling up Setup If you still need to call Setup reset the system by pressing lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Delete gt or by pressing the Reset button on the system case You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on again Do this only however if the first two methods fail When you run Setup the CMOS SETUP UTILITY main program screen will ap pear with the following options 8 M gt BIOS Setup rhe S J HERG Sor Tii HEN AT TETEG TLN l L III ill at T B a i rF d it Huji H L a gt Sclect tes Fia s ta 5 Lil Setup LST lke Lhange Lalai ASUS TX97 N User s Manual 35 lt y 7 i Q Q E 36 IV BIOS SOFTWARE Load Defaults Load BIOS Defaults loads the minimized settings for troubleshooting Load Setup Defaults on the other hand is for loading optimized defaults for regular use Choosing defaults at this level will modify all applicable settings A section at the bottom of the preceding screen displays the control keys for this screen Take note of these keys and their respective uses Another section just below the control keys section displays information on the currently highlighted item in the list Standard CMOS Setup Standard CMOS Setup allows you to record some basic system hardware configu ration and set the system clock and error handling If the motherboa
27. ces to work properly Termination of the devices between the ends must be Disabled ASUS TX97 N User s Manual VI ASUS PCI SCSI Cards Terminator Settings for the ASUS PCI SC860 Many SCSI devices including the ASUS PCI SC860 use a set of onboard active resistors to terminate the devices at the ends automatically Automatic termination requires that the SCSI devices be connected in a straight linear connection or chain Connect SCSI devices to one or two of the SCSI connectors in a linear chain for auto termination of the ASUS PCI SC860 to be effective Other formations will cause your SCSI devices to not mount properly You must use the end of the ribbon cable when using the internal connector s to keep a linear path Additional Note The Symbios Logic SCSI Configuration Utility is a powerful tool If while using it you somehow disable all your controllers or cannot enter the configuration utility pressing Ctrl A after memory count during reboot allows you to recover and reconfigure Terminator Settings for the ASUS PCI SC200 The ASUS PCI SC200 on the other hand has active termination that you must set using jumper JP5 There are two settings terminated and not terminated as shown below JP JP 5 5 Terminated Default 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 d
28. d PCI cards must be set to this value F HF 1 E la l vail i e 1 a x P u S Til T T TAO m m Sioi z L 71 EHI Lert IHU i r ati D S 7 Y G DO Lond bE bin data ts NOTE SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading Details of PNP and PCI Setup PNP OS Installed No When Plug and Play operating systems OS are installed interrupts may be reas signed by the OS when Yes is selected When a non Plug and Play OS 1s installed or to prevent reassigning of interrupt settings select No 46 ASUS TX97 N User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE Slot 1 2 3 4 IRQ Auto The first four fields on the screen set how IRQ use is determined for each PCI slot Slot 1 Right is nearest the memory sockets The default setting for each field is Auto which uses autorouting to determine IRQ use The other options are the manual settings of NA 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 or 15 for each slot PCI Latency Timer 32 PCI Clock The default setting of 32 PCI Clock enables maximum PCI performance for this motherboard IRQ xx Used By ISA No ICU These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field is being used by a legacy non PnP ISA card Two options are available No ICU and Yes The first option the default value indicates either that the displayed IRQ is not used or an ISA Configuration Utility ICU is being used to determine if an ISA card is using that IRQ If you install
29. e a fan attached to 1t to prevent overheating If this is not the case then purchase a fan before you turn on your system To install a CPU first turn off your system and remove its cover Locate the ZIF socket and open it by first pulling the lever sideways away from the socket then upwards to a 90 degree right angle Insert the CPU with the correct orientation as shown Use the notched corner of the CPU with the white dot as your guide The white dot should point towards the end the of the lever Notice that there is a blank area where one hole is missing from that corner of the square array of pin holes and a 1 printed on the motherboard next to that corner Because the CPU has a corner pin for three of the four corners the CPU will only fit in the one orientation as shown The picture is for reference only you should have a CPU fan that will cover the face of the CPU With the added weight of the CPU fan no force is required to insert the CPU Once completely inserted hold down on the fan and close the socket s lever IMPORTANT You must set jumpers for CPU to BUS Frequency Ratio and jumpers for BUS Frequency Selection depending on the CPU that you install r a R Bana EN D oanad hne n lt ee Pe a ee ee p Ee A Pa Cp an LS E Soy mol a O mus N re S PE gt Bas u T L SE C aea a a 7 mma ae a Pu a a XX ZIF Socket 7 with Pentium MMX Processor ASUS TX97 N User s Manual 19 S
30. e fields included in this section are HDD Power Down which places the hard disk into its lowest power consumption mode and the Doze Standby and Suspend system inactivation modes The system automatically wakes up from any power saving mode when there 1s system activ ity such as when a key is pressed from the keyboard or when there is activity detected from the enabled IRQ channels HDD Power Down Disable This shuts down any IDE hard disk drives in the system after a period of inactivity configurable to 7 15 Mins or Disable This feature does not affect SCSI hard disks Doze Mode Standby Mode Suspend Mode Disable These fields set the period of time after which each of these modes activate 30 Sec 1 Min 2 Min 4 Min 8 Min 20 Min 30 Min 40 Min I Hour and Disable Power Up Control This section determines the ways the system can be controlled when modem activ ity 1s detected or when power to the computer 1s interrupted and reapplied Ring Power Up Act Enable Allows either settings of Enable or Disable for powering up the computer turns the ATX power supply on when the modem begins receiving or transmitting data while the computer is off Automatic Power Up Disable Allows you to have an unattended or automatic power up of your system The default does not allow automatic power up You may however configure your system to power up at a certain time of the day by selecting Everyday which will allow you to set th
31. e time or at a certain time and day by selecting By Date IRQ3 device IRQ15 device 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 TX97 N User s Manual 45 IV BIOS SOFTWARE Fan Monitor xxxxRPM The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the Chassis Fan Speed CPU Fan Speed and the Power Supply Fan Speed in Rotations Per Minute RPM These values refresh upon any key entries in the BIOS setup screen Set to Ignore if one of these are not used so that error messages will not be given Thermal Monitor xxxC xxxF The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the CPU and MB motherboard tem peratures These values refresh upon key entries Set to Ignore only if necessary Voltage Monitor xx xV The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the voltages put out by the voltage regulators These values refresh upon key entries Set to gnore only if necessary 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 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 installe
32. ermine the BIOS version check the last four numbers of the code displayed on the upper left hand corner of your screen during bootup Larger num bers represent a newer BIOS file This file works in DOS or Windows mode NOTE A binary BIOS file 1s no longer included with the support software Save the motherboard s BIOS file to a floppy disk as soon as your system is operational See Flash Memory Writer Utility in this section to Save Current BIOS to File NOTE The following screen contents in this user s manual are provided as ex amples only and may not reflect the screen contents displayed on your system Flash Memory Writer Utility IMPORTANT If unknown is displayed after Flash Type the memory chip is either not programmable or is not supported with the PnP BIOS and therefore cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer utility Main Menu 1 Save Current BIOS To File This option allows you to save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS in case you need to reinstall it It is recommended that you save PFLASH2 and the BIOS file to a bootable floppy diskette 2 Update BIOS Main Block From File This option updates the BIOS from a file on the disk The file can be either a new file or a backup file created by the 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 me
33. es by allowing the setting of Read Only to only allow reads from the floppy disk drive but not writes The setup default R W allows both reads and writes IDE HDD Block Mode Sectors HDD MAX This field enhances hard disk performance by making multi sector transfers instead of one sector per transfer Most IDE drives except older versions can utilize this feature Selections are HDD MAX Disabled 2 4 8 16 and 32 Security Option System This field determines when the system prompts for the password The default set ting is System where the system prompts for the User Password every time you boot up The other option is Setup where the system always boots up and prompts for the Supervisor Password only when the Setup utility is called up You can specify a password by using the Supervisor Password or User Password option from the main screen as explained later in this section PS 2 Mouse Function Control Auto Auto allows the BIOS to detect the PS 2 mouse on bootup If detected IRQ12 will be used for the PS 2 Mouse If not detected IRQ12 will be reserved for expansion cards Enabled will always reserve IRQ12 for devices on the PS 2 mouse port PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Some display cards that are nonstandard VGA such as graphics accelerators or MPEG Video Cards may not show colors properly The setting Enabled should correct this problem Otherwise leave this on the setup default setting of Disabled OS 2 Onboard Memory gt 6
34. es i Z z pe Connector Primary IDE Connector NLX Power Connector IrDA Port 2 USB Ports ASUS TX97 N User s Manual Il INSTALLATION ASUS TX97 N Motherboard Layout PS 2 SVHS TV Out TV Out TV Out is optional MOUSE TOP PORT KEYBOARD BOTTOM 512KB onboard VGA Memory CPU Voltage 512KB onboard VGA Memory Audio Conn HHBHA LCD Monitor Connector Freq Ratio ATI Multimedia Connector HERERERRRRRE RRR Memory Socket 512KB VGA Memory Socket lt g gt jaa X N io 512KB Pipelined Burst L2 Cache Multi fafa I O Chip 430TX PClset DIMM Socket 2 64 bit 168 pin module DIMM Socket 1 64 bit 168 pin module Flash EEPROM Programable BIOS CDROM Connector BUS Freq ISA Slot 1 ee OO EEEE c MI NLX Ext Riser Slot Riser Slot Riser Slot L EMC ton Riser Card Front NLX Power Riser Card Back 10 ASUS TX97 N User s Manual Hl INSTALLATION umpers 1 RTCLR p 13 Real Time Clock RAM Operation Clear Data 2 BFO BF1 BF2 p 14 CPU BUS Frequency Ratio 3 FSO FSI FS2 p 14 CPU External Clock BUS Frequency Selection 4 VIDO 1 2 p 16 CPU Voltage Regulator Output Selection Expansion Slots 1 DIMM Sockets p 17 168 Pin DIMM Memory Expansion Sockets 2 CPU ZIF Socket 7 p 19 Central Processing Unit CPU Socket 3 SLOT 1 p 20 16 bit ISA Bus Expansion Slots 4 PCI 1 2 p 20 32 bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots C
35. essly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment 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 TX97 N User s Manual How this manual is organized This manual is divided into the following sections I II II IV V VI VII l INTRODUCTION Introduction Manual information and checklist Features Information and specifications concerning this product Installation Instructions on setting up the motherboard S 9 E BIOS Software Instructions on setting up the BIOS software Support Software Information on the included support software ASUS SCSI Cards Installation of ASUS SCSI cards optional ASUS L101 Card Installation of the ASUS LAN card optional Item Checklist Please check that your package is complete If you discover damaged or missing items please contact your retailer DU U U U DU D K KRN N N 1 ASUS motherboard 1 IDE ribbon cable for master and slave drives 1 Floppy ribbon cable for one 3 5inch floppy drive 1 Support drivers and utilities 1 Motherboard User s Manual 1 System housing User s Manual 1 NLX Form factor system housing riser card and power supply DIMM memory module 3 5inch Flo
36. evices 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 If you have both internal and external devices connected you must not terminate the card See the following examples which illustrate this concept ASUS TX97 N User s Manual 57 M N u C E 58 VI ASUS PCI SCSI Cards Termination Required End Device Termination Required JP5 Open SCSI Device 3 SCSI Device 4 Termination Required No Termination Required End Device JP5 Short Termination Required End Device SCSI Device 2 SCSI Device 1 SCSI ID Numbers for SCSI Devices All SCSI devices including the ASUS PCI SC200 and ASUS PCI SC860 interface card must have a 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 e It uniquely defines each SCSI device on the bus e It determines which device controls the bus when two or more devices try to use it at the same time SCSI IDs on one channel do not interfere with the IDs on another channel This ap plies to two SCSI host adapters that implement different buses as well as dual channels on a single host adapter You can connect up to seven SCSI devices to the interface card You must set a SCSI I
37. h as the ASUS PCI L101 with output signals for data transfer activity The LAN LED connec tor allows the front panel LED to blink during transfer activity between the network and the computer The WOL CON connector allows the system to power up when there is a wakeup package signal received from the network LAN activity LED LAN Activity Connectors ASUS TX97 N User s Manual 25 Il INSTALLATION 14 Riser Front Panel Connector 16 1 pin This connector 1s used to connect the front panel display LED s and buttons to the motherboard through a ribbon cable The front panel disp buttons connect to tl riser card through a cable Pin 1 Front Panel Display and Buttons 15 Riser Front Panel Microphone Connector 2 pin This connector is used to connect the front panel microphone jack to the moth erboard through a ribbon cable The front panel s 1 8inch micro phone jack connects to the riser card through a ribbon cable Front Panel Microphone Jack 26 ASUS TX97 N User s Manual Il INSTALLATION Front Panel Descriptions p Tieg o o M n n n n n n n A System Power LED Lights when the system 1s powered on and blinks when it 1s in sleep mode B NLX Power Button Soft Power Button Switches between ON OFF and SLEEP mode The functions are controlled and configurable through the Power
38. he User option The entries for specifying the hard disk type include CYLS number of cylinders HEAD number of read write heads PRECOMP write precompensation LANDZ landing zone SECTOR number of sectors and MODE The SIZE field auto matically adjusts according to the configuration you specify The documentation that came with your hard disk should provide you with the information regarding the drive specifications ASUS TX97 N User s Manual 37 8 v gt Standard CMOS lt 7 i G O E 38 IV BIOS SOFTWARE The MODE entry 1s for IDE hard disks only and can be ignored for MFM and ESDI drives This entry provides three options Normal Large LBA or Auto see below Set MODE to the Normal for IDE hard disk drives smaller than 528MB set it to LBA for drives over 528MB that support Logical Block Addressing LBA to allow larger 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 Autodetection of Hard Disks on Bootup For each field Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master and Secondary Slave you can select Auto under the TYPE and MODE fields This will enable auto detection of your IDE disk drives during bootup This will allow you to change your hard disks with the power off and then power on without having to reconfigure your hard dis
39. hipset Features Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE NOTE Serial printers must be connected to the serial port Parallel Printer Port 25 pin Female m tE PRT gt BD Sie e l 5 Serial Port COM1 and COM2 Connectors Two 9 pin Male The two serial ports can be used for pointing devices or other serial devices See Onboard Serial Port in Chipset Features Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE Connectors COM 2 COM 1 Serial Ports 9 pin Male S 6 VGA Connector 15 pin Female This connector is for displaying on a standard VGA compatible device i Peep CEEE 7 TV Out Connectors RCA and 4 pin Female S Video optional These connectors are for displaying on a television using the RCA connector or the S Video connector TV Out Connectors HR TET L H 8 8 1 Y PAN oe am E S Video 4 pin Female ASUS TX97 N User s Manual 23 Il INSTALLATION 8 Universal Serial BUS Ports 1 amp 2 Two 4 pin Female Sockets Two USB ports are available for connecting USB devices Port 1 Port 2 x ee ge m m d The USB connectors show through the front system panel USB Connectors 9 IrDA Fast IR Compliant Infrared Module This is an onboard infrared module for wireless transmitting and receiving data through the front panel infrared lense The infrared port sends data through the front system panel Infrared Port 10 NLX Power Supply Connector 20 pin NUXPWR This co
40. ing bootup to bypass your AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS files ASUS TX97 N User s Manual V SUPPORT SOFTWARE Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility Edit DMI or delete a EW 7 L Configuration Utility REFI HH T i 9 1 load HIFOJ lead HLS Gefen Vendor Kame Boral Software Tne HTS L vond ia H ja ctor ting Piidirnss Segment PIMI OS Build Date aaa 105 Qiaracterintice Press EWER for detail Sie af BIOS M MIRR Use the lt left right cursors to move the top menu items and the TY up down cursor to move between the left hand menu items The bottom of the screen will show the available keys for each screen Press enter at the menu item to enter the right hand screen for editing Edit component appears on top The reversed color field is the current cursor position and the blue text are available for editing The orange text shows autodetected information and are not available for editing The blue text Press ENTER for detail contains a second pop up menu is available use the plus minus keys to change the settings Enter to exit and save ESC to exit and not save If the user has made changes ESC will prompt you to answer Y or N Enter Y to go back to the left hand screen and save enter N to go back to left hand screen and not save If editing has not been made ESC will send you back to the left hand menu without any messages Notes A heading BIOS Auto Detect appears on
41. k type If you use older hard disks that do not support this feature then you must configure the hard disk in the standard method as described earlier using the User option NOTE After the IDE hard disk drive information has been entered into BIOS new IDE hard disk drives must be partitioned such as with FDISK and then formatted before data can be read from and write on Primary IDE hard disk drives must have its partition set to active also possible with FDISK NOTE SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading Drive A Drive B None These fields record the types of floppy disk drives installed in your system The available options for drives A and B are 360KB 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720KB 3 5 in 1 44MB 3 5 in 2 88MB 3 5 in None To enter the configuration value for a particular drive highlight its corresponding field and then select the drive type using the left or right arrow keys Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled This is the Japanese standard floppy drive The standard stores 1 2MB in a 3 5 inch disk drive This is normally disabled but you may choose from either Drive A Drive B Both or Disabled Video EGA VGA Set this field to the type of video display card installed in your system The options are EGA VGA CGA 40 CGA 80 and Mono for Hercules or MDA If you are using a VGA or any higher resolution card choose EGA VGA Halt On All Errors This field determines which t
42. lowing two conditions e This device may not cause harmful interference and e This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa tion This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer s instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user 1s encouraged to try to correct the inter ference by one or more of the following measures e Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help WARNING The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations Changes or modifications to this unit not expr
43. n pertinent to a computer s system such as the CPU type CPU speed and internal external frequencies and memory size The onboard BIOS will detect as many system information as possible and store those collected information in a 4KB block in the motherboard s Flash EPROM and allow the DMI to retrieve data from this database Unlike other BIOS software the BIOS on this motherboard uses the same technology implemented for Plug and Play to allow dynamic real time updating of DMI information versus creating a new BIOS image file and requiring the user to update the whole BIOS This DMI Con figuration Utility also allows the system integrator or end user to add additional information into the MIFD such as serial numbers housing configurations and ven dor information Those information not detected by the motherboard BIOS and has to be manually entered through the DMI Configuration Utility and updated into the MIFD This DMI Configuration Utility provides the same reliability as PnP updat ing and will prevent the refreshing failures associated with updating the entire BIOS System Requirements The DMI Configuration Utility DMICFG EXE must be used in real mode in order for the program to run the base memory must be at least 180K Memory managers like HIMEM SYS required by windows must not be installed You can boot up from a system diskette without AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS files REM HIMEM SYS in the CONFIG SYS or press lt F5 gt dur
44. nction The Symbios SCSI BIOS directly supports SCSI hard disks under the DOS Win dows and OS 2 environments It also uses device drivers from the DOS floppy disk included in the ASUS PCI SC200 and ASUS PCI SC860 controller card packages to support hard disks and other SCSI devices working under DOS Microsoft Win dows Microsoft Windows NT Novell NetWare and IBM OS 2 These drivers pro vide higher performance than the direct BIOS support To use these drivers you must install them into your system and add them to your system configuration files Driver support for SCSI devices used with SCO UNIX is also provided These drivers are included in the second 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 For information about these drivers and their usage please view the Readme files included in the driver packages ASUS PCI SC200 amp PCI SC860 SCSI Cards The ASUS PCI SC200 or the ASUS PCI SC860 may be bundled with your mother board or purchased separately Both cards provide the option of connecting internal or external SCSI devices for a total of 7 devices on each SCSI card 1 Ta i x m lt m a n a mm R H f T PEHSCES0 n
45. nit CPU Install Expansion Cards Connect Ribbon Cables Cabinet Wires and Power Supply Setup the BIOS Software P e E ee 1 Jumpers Several hardware settings are made through the use of jumper caps to connect jumper pins JP on the motherboard See Motherboard Layout for locations of jumpers The jumper settings will be described numerically such as 1 2 2 3 for no connection connect pins 1 amp 2 and connect pins 2 amp 3 respectively A 1 is written besides pin on jumpers with three pins The jumpers will also be shown graphi cally such as B to connect pins 1 amp 2 and L EM to connect pins 2 amp 3 Jumpers with two pins will be shown as EM for Short On and for Open Off For manufacturing simplicity the jumpers may be sharing pins from other groups Use the diagrams in this manual instead of following the pin layout on the board Set tings with two jumper numbers require that both jumpers be moved together To connect the pins simply place a plastic jumper cap over the two pins as diagramed WARNING Computer motherboards baseboards and components such as SCSI cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit IC chips To protect them against damage from static electricity you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer Unplug your computer when working on the inside Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components If you do not have one touch both of y
46. nnector connects to an NLX power supply The plug from the power supply will only insert in one orientation because of the different hole sizes Find the proper orientation and push down firmly making sure that the pins are aligned IMPORTANT Be sure that the NLX power supply can deliver at least 720mAmp on the 5volt standby lead SVSB You may experience difficulty in powering on your system without this specification NLX Power Connector 24 ASUS TX97 N User s Manual 11 12 13 Il INSTALLATION Primary IDE Connector 40 1pin IDE This connector supports the provided IDE hard disk drive ribbon cable After connecting one end to the riser card connect the other end to a hard disk drive The primary IDE channel supports both a master and a slave IDE device but the system housing size only permits a standard IDE hard drive to be installed Primary IDE Connector Pin 1 Orient the red stripe on the IDE ribbon cable to Pin 1 IDE Hard Disk Drive Connector 3 5inch Floppy Disk Drive Connector 34 1pin FLOPPY This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable After connect ing the single end to the riser card connect the other end to a 3 5inch floppy disk drive Connectors Orient the red stripe on the floppy ribbon cable to Pin 1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector LAN Activity Connectors 2 pin LAN LED amp 3 pin WOL CON These connectors support Local Area Network LAN cards suc
47. o settings for the onboard SCSI BIOS If you do not want to use the onboard SCSI BIOS choose Disabled USB Function Disabled The motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus USB devices but current operating systems do not The default 1s set to Disabled If you have the necessary support disks and USB devices set this function to Enabled to use the onboard USB connector USB IRQ Auto When USB devices are connected to the onboard USB connector the resource set tings or IRQs for these devices are by default automatically assigned by the BIOS You may manually select the settings 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 and 15 If you are not using any USB devices you may set this field to N A ASUS TX97 N User s Manual 47 D A B t 7 48 IV BIOS SOFTWARE Load BIOS Defaults This Load BIOS Defaults option allows you to load the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the BIOS ROM These default settings are non opti mal and disable all high performance features To load these default settings high light Load BIOS Defaults on the main screen and then press lt Enter gt The system displays a confirmation message on the screen Press lt Y gt and then lt Enter gt to con firm Press lt N gt and then lt Enter gt to abort This feature does not affect the fields on the Standard CMOS Setup screen Load Setup Defaults This Load Setup Defaults option allows you to load the default val
48. onnectors 1 PS2KEYBOARD p 22 PS 2 Keyboard Connector 6 pin Female S 5 2 PS2MOUSE p 22 PS 2 Mouse Connector 6 pin Female le 3 GAME_PORT p 22 Joystick or MIDI Connector 15 pin Female 5 4 PRINTER p 23 Parallel Printer Port Connector 25 pin Female 7 S 5 COMI COM2 p 23 Serial Port COM1 and COM2 Two 9 pin Male i 6 VGA p 23 VGA Compatible Connector 15 pin Female 7 TV Out optional p 23 Television Connector RCA amp 4 pin Female S Video 8 USB p 24 Universal Serial BUS Ports 1 amp 2 Two 4 pin Female 9 IR p 24 Infrared Module 10 POWER p 24 NLX Motherboard Power Connector 20 pin Block 11 IDR p 25 Primary IDE Connector 40 pin Block 12 FLOPPY p 25 Floppy Drive Connector 34 pin Block 13 LAN LED WOL_ p 25 LAN Activity Connectors 2 pin amp 3 pin 14 PAN_CON p 26 Front Panel Display LEDs and Switches 16 1 pin 15 MIC_CON p 26 Front Panel Microphone Jack Connector 2 pin 16 AMC p 28 ATI Multimedia Connector 40 3 pin Block 17 AUDIO p 28 Back Panel Audio Connectors 10 1 pin Block 18 CPU_FAN p 28 CPU Fan Power 3 pin Block 19 VGA Memory p 29 Onboard VGA Memory Expansion Sockets 40 pins 20 CDROM p 29 CD ROM Drive Connector 50 1 pins ASUS TX97 N User s Manual 11 12 II INSTALLATION Installation Steps Before using your computer you must complete the following steps Set Jumpers on the Motherboard Install System Memory Install the Central Processing U
49. our hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object such as the power supply case Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips leads or connectors or other components 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 N User s Manual Il INSTALLATION Jumper Settings 1 Real Time Clock RTC RAM RTCLR The CMOS RAM is powered by the onboard button cell battery To clear the RTC data 1 Turn off your computer and remove the AC power 2 Move this jumper to Clear Data 3 Move the jumper back to Operation 4 Turn on your computer 5 Hold down lt Delete gt during bootup and enter BIOS setup to re enter user preferences Battery Test Jumper RTCLR You can test the battery s current by removing this jumper and attaching a cur rent meter to the Operation pins WARNING You must unplug the power cord to your power supply to en sure that there is no power to your motherboard The CMOS RAM con taining 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 RTC RAM RTCLR Operation 2 3 Default Clear Data 1 2 momentarily U urrpers S RTCLR RTCLR 3 3 Battery Test 2 1 1 Operation Default Clear Data Real Time
50. pers in Map of the 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 The four corners of the connectors are labeled on the motherboard Pin 1 is the side closest to the power connector on hard drives and floppy drives IDE ribbon cable must be less than 18in 46cm with the second drive connector no more than 6in 15cm from the first connector 1 PS 2 Keyboard Connector 6 pin Female This connector 1s for a standard keyboard using an PS 2 plug mini DIN This connector will not allow standard AT size large DIN keyboard plugs You may use a DIN to mini DIN adapter on standard AT keyboards 2 PS 2 Mouse Connector 6 pin Female 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 PS 2 Keyboard 6 pin Female 3 Joystick MIDI Connector 15 pin Female This connector is for a standard joystick or MIDI device Joystick Midi 15 pin Female i LE p 1 T 7 j P j T l k y 4 i i i AF i 6 L A N L r H i 22 ASUS TX97 N User s Manual Il INSTALLATION 4 Parallel Printer Connector 25 pin Female You can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through Onboard Parallel Port in C
51. ppy Drive Slim CD ROM and cable ASUS PCI SC200 Fast SCSI or PCI SC860 Ultra Fast SCSI card optional ASUS PCI L101 Wake on LAN 10 100 Ethernet Card optional ASUS TX97 N User s Manual 7 ll FEATURES Features of the ASUS TX97 N Motherboard The ASUS TX97 N motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants many features in a small package namely e Mini NLX Features ASUS custom designed mini NLX form factor e Intel Chipset Features Intel s 430TX PClset e Onboard VGA Has ATI 3D Rage VGA onboard with 1MB upgradable to 2MB e Onboard Audio Has Yamaha 16 bit audio onboard e LCD Support Supports a LCD panel as an alternative to a bulky monitor e Slim CD ROM Supports a notebook sized slim CD ROM drive e Wake on LAN Supports wake on LAN activity with special network cards e Versatile Processor Support Intel Pentium 75 233MHz P55C MMX P54C P54CS IBM Cyrix 6x86 PR166 Rev 2 7 or later IBM Cyrix 6x86MX PR166 amp faster AMD K5 PR75 PR133 AMD K6 PR166 amp faster e Versatile Memory Support Is equipped with two DIMM sockets to support 8 128MB 168 pin 3 3 Volt SDRAM EDO memory modules up to 256MB ISA amp PCI Expansion Slots Provides one 16 bit ISA slot amp two 32 bit PCI slots Super Multi I O Provides an onboard I O processor for two high speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities e Level 2 Cache Come
52. r 128MB ASUS TX97 N User s Manual 2 System Menory 17 Il INSTALLATION DIMM Memory Installation Procedures Insert the module s as shown Because the number of pins are different on either side of the breaks the module will only fit in the orientation as shown DRAM SIMM modules have the same pin contact on both sides SDRAM DIMM modules have different pint contact on each side and therefore have a higher pin density SUld 09 SUld Uc SUld 88 b T LS X i ji H Lr Ji Kc r 168 Pin DIMM Memory Sockets The Dual Inline Memory Module DIMM memory modules must be 3 3Volt Un buffered Synchronous DRAM SDRAM or Extended Data Output EDO You can identify the type of DIMM module by the illustration below 168 Pin DIMM Notch Key Definitions 3 3V O IL IL DRAM Key Position Voltage Key Position O T TU RFU Unbuffered 5 0V L Reserved Buffered 3 3V The notch on the DIMM module will shift between left center or right to identify the type and also to prevent the wrong type to be inserted into the DIMM slot on the motherboard You must ask your retailer for the specifications before purchasing Four clock signals are supported on this motherboard 18 ASUS TX97 N User s Manual Ill INSTALLATION 3 Central Processing Unit CPU The motherboard provides a 321 pin ZIF Socket 7 that 1s backwards compatible with ZIF Socket 5 processors The CPU that came with the motherboard should hav
53. r audio input and output signals Motherboard Audio Conn Back Panel Audio Conn san 9 A ribbon cable connects the Motherboard Audio Conn to the Back Panel Audio Conn Back Panel Audio Jacks Speaker Out Line Out Line In Audio Jack Connector 18 CPU Fan Connector 3 pin This connector support a cooling fan of 500mAMP 6WATT or less CPU Fan Power BSAA 12 Volt NC 12Volt Cooling Fan Power 28 ASUS TX97 N User s Manual Il INSTALLATION 19 VGA Memory Sockets 40 pins There are IMB memory standard for the onboard VGA Add two DRAM chips to upgrade the onboard VGA memory to 2MB 20 CD ROM Connector 50 1 pin CDROM This is a proprietary CD ROM connector which requires a converter in order to attach to a slim CD ROM Only a slim CD ROM will fit in the NLX system housing Connectors S ASUS TX97 N User s Manual 29 30 ASUS TX97 N User s Manual Hl INSTALLATION Power Connection Procedures l After all jumpers settings and connections are made close and secure the sys tem housing cover Make sure that all your computer s peripherals are switched off Connect the power supply cords into your computer s peripherals and system power supply Connect the power cords into a power source that 1s equipped with a surge pro tector such as a UPS or protected power strip Turn on your computer by pressing the power switch on the front of the case The po
54. rd is already installed in a working system you will not need to select this option anymore How ever if the configuration stored in the CMOS memory on the board gets lost or damaged or if you change your system hardware configuration you will need to respecify the configuration values The configuration values usually get lost or cor rupted when the power of the onboard CMOS battery weakens HOM FELIS BEGG Lk c TKS 3 STARA CHE SE TL ARD Sor Twa IMC d P if ul i G bE MA lt LB ri ey l d F E d 4 1 ij IRE immi ee SSi cu a r k x AS HEE Pt 1319 LATE SED TIA a i HEL ELE F jiii H lmn Hike Hamir y lippe 1 Bode Sirimiri Hina denda Hesuru Hier Hesory Y pihi bun Vi wit dln Hid beri Iolal Hiiri iui PUR ba dp a Shui Ft IF User configurable fields appear in a different color If you need information on the selected field press lt F1 gt The help menu will then appear to provide you with the information you need The memory display at the lower right hand side of the screen is read only and automatically adjusts accordingly ASUS TX97 N User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE Details of Standard CMOS Setup Date To set the date highlight the Date field and then press either lt Page Up gt lt Page Down gt plus or minus signs on the numeric keypad to set the current date Follow the month day and year format Valid values are Month 1 to 12 Day 1 to 31 Year up to 2079 Time To set
55. rocess then proceeds to the next drive letter Pressing lt N gt to skip rather than to accept a set of parameters causes the program to enter zeros after that drive letter If you are using another IDE controller that does not feature Enhanced IDE support for four devices you can only install two IDE hard disk drives Your IDE controller must support the Enhanced IDE features to use Drive E and Drive F The onboard PCI IDE controller supports Enhanced IDE with two connectors for connecting up to four IDE devices If you want to use another controller that supports four drives you must disable the onboard IDE controller in the Chipset Features Setup screen When autodetection is completed the program automatically enters all entries you accepted on the field for that drive in the Standard CMOS Setup screen Skipped entries are ignored and are not entered in the screen If you are autodetecting a hard disk that supports the LBA mode three lines will appear in the parameter box Choose the line that lists LBA for an LBA drive Do not select Large or Normal The autodetection feature can only detect one set of parameters for a particular IDE hard disk Some IDE drives can use more than one set This is not a problem if the drive is new and there is nothing on it ASUS TX97 N User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE IMPORTANT If your hard disk was already formatted on an older previous system incorrect parameters may be detected You will
56. rts 10BASE T amp IOOBASE TX operations Single RJ 45 Connector Auto Detection of 10Mbps or 100Mbps Network Data Transfer Rates and Connected Cable Types 32 bit Bus Master Technology PCI Rev 2 1 Plug and Play Enhancements on ACPI amp APM Adheres to PCI Bus Power Management Interface Rev 1 0 ACPI Rev 1 0 and Device Class Power Management Rev 1 0 aia Supported Novell Netware ODI Server 3 X 4 X DOS OS 2 Client NDIS 2 01 for MS LAN Manager WTW IBM LAN Server NDIS 3 0 for MS Windows NT WfW 3 11 Windows 95 SCO UNIX Streams Question and Answer Q A What is Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN feature provides the capability to remotely power on sys tems supporting Wake On LAN by simply sending a wake up frame With this feature remotely uploading downloading data to from systems during off peak hours will be feasible What can Wake On LAN do for you Wake On LAN is a remote management tool with advantages that can reduce system management workload provide flexibility to the system administrator s job and then of course save you time consuming efforts and costs What components does Wake On LAN require to be enable To enable Wake On LAN function your system requires Ethernet LAN adapter card that can activate Wake On LAN function a client with Wake On LAN ca pability and software such as LDCM Rev 3 10 or up that can trigger wake up frame ASUS TX97 N User s Manual
57. s with onboard 512K Pipelined Burst SRAM e Onboard IrDA Has an infrared port on the riser card for wireless interface Desktop Management Interface DMI Supports DMI through BIOS which allows hardware to communicate within a standard protocol creating a higher level of compatibility Requires DMI enabled components See section V e PCI Bus Master IDE Controller Has onboard Ultra DMA 33 Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors one for CD ROM only Supports two IDE devices up to 8 4GB using one channel Supports Bus Master UltraDMA 33 IDE PIO Modes 3 amp 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2 Includes integrated key board controller Supports two of either 5 25 inch 360KB 1 2KB or 3 5 inch disk drives 720KB 1 44MB 2 88MB Supports Japanese Floppy 3 mode 3 5 inch disk drive 1 2MB and LS 120 floppy disk drives 3 5 inch disk drive 120 MB 1 44MB 720K BIOS supports IDE CD ROM or SCSI device bootup e TV Out Supports optional onboard TV out funtion using ImpacTV chipset e Symbios SCSI BIOS Supports optional ASUS SCSI controller cards through onboard firmware e Performance Provides 528MB s data transfer rate using SDRAM 33MB s IDE transfer rate using Bus Master UltraDMA 33 IDE concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers e Compliancy Is ACPI ready for advanced power manai ment features and PC 97 for greater support e Easy Installation Incorporates BIOS that supports autodetection of hard disk drives
58. ssages ASUS TX97 N User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE gaats FLL Hajn Fil aa k Lr ra File IH TEL SSF HE i aaa Fleas Drier Eile Aass tor BE AOI a eA M Gre you Sarre WE F IV Boal Slack of Mew BIOS in da Trent from old one 1f Flem lise Haned Falie a leh whole boos Pri 3 Advanced Features This option displays the Advanced Features screen for clearing the PnP configura tion record and updating the motherboard BIOS Y TFT H feature IHIEL 25r0S1HKI no EEN HI i e ri rel Ihs Le req rae ee HI race dirs bret Bleck mid LS Advanced Features Menu 1 Clear PNP ESCD Parameter Block 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 S Update RIIS Including Emi Black ond FS HEL SAF RR rend Al Pevicien KERAIAN lease Ender Fila Home for BEY BIS 07 092 i ie Sure FA T F Lock MH I ra j ioti dT rJ IFF FI n f i D A fn Pa ita koti repre Lre IOF Ft Flashed Saas Tal Ly ASUS TX97 N User s Manual 33 IV BIOS SOFTWARE Managing and Updating Your Motherboard s BIOS Upon First Use of the Computer System 1 Create a bootable system floppy diskette by typing FORMAT A S from the DOS prompt without creating AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS files 2 Copy PFLASH2 EX
59. stems under certain situations have a problem utilizing this feature so it is normally Disabled Passive Release Enabled This is a mechanism that allows concurrency of ISA EISA cycles and CPU to PCI cycles When this feature is enabled the TXC will be possible to re arbitrate PCI bus and allow the CPU to access PCI even when the PCEB has been granted the bus Delayed Transaction Disabled If Enabled this frees the PCI Bus during CPU accessing of 8 bit ISA cards which normally consume about 50 60 PCI Clocks without PCI delayed transaction If PCI Bus Masters cannot use the PCI Bus leave this on the default setting of Disabled for some ISA cards that are not PCI 2 1 compliant 16 bit I O Recovery Time 1 BUSCLK Timing for 16 bit ISA cards 8 bit I O Recovery Time 1 BUSCLK Timing for 8 bit ISA cards Video BIOS Cacheable Enabled Allows the Video BIOS to be cached to allow faster execution Leave on default setting of Enabled for better performance otherwise Disabled Memory Hole at Address None This features reserves either 4MB 6MB or 15MB 16MB memory address space to ISA expansion cards that specifically require this setting Memory from 14MB and up or 15MB and up will be unavailable to the system because expansion cards can only access memory up to 16MB Onboard FDC Controller Enabled When enabled this field allows you to connect your floppy disk drives to the onboard floppy drive connector instead of a separate con
60. 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 N User s Manual Il INSTALLATION The original ISA expansion card design now referred to as Legacy ISA cards requires that you configure the card s jumpers manually and then install it in any available slot on the ISA bus You may use Microsoft s Diagnostic MSD EXE utility included in the Windows directory to see a map of your used and free IRQs For Windows 95 users the Control Panel icon in My Computer contains a System icon which gives you a Device Manager tab Double clicking on a specific device give you 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 To simplify this process this motherboard has complied with the Plug and Play PNP specification which was developed to allow automatic system configuration when ever a PNP compliant card is added to the system For PNP cards IRQs are as signed automatically from those available If the system has both Legacy and PNP ISA cards installed IRQs are assigned to PNP cards from those not used by Legacy cards The PCI and PNP configuration of the BIOS setup utility can be used to indicate which IRQs are being used by Legacy cards For older Legacy cards that does not
61. the time highlight the Time field and then press either lt Page Up gt lt Page Down gt plus or minus signs on the numeric keypad to set the current time Follow the hour minute and second format Valid values are Hour 00 to 23 Minute 00 to 59 Second 00 to 59 NOTE You can bypass the date and time prompts by creating an AUTOEXEC BAT file For information on how to create this file please refer to the MS DOS manual Hard Disk Drives This field records the specifications for all non SCSI hard disk drives installed in your system The onboard PCI IDE connectors provide Primary and Secondary chan nels for connecting up to four IDE hard disks or other IDE devices Each channel can support up to two hard disks the first of which is the master and the second is the slave Specifications for SCSI hard disks need not to be entered here because they operate using device drivers and are not supported by any BIOS If you install the optional PCI SC200 SCSI controller card into the motherboard see section VI for instruc tions If you install other vendor s SCSI controller card refer to the documentation that came with the card on how to install the required SCSI drivers For IDE hard disk drive setup you can e Use the Auto setting for detection during bootup e Use the IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION in the main menu to automatically enter the drive specifications e Enter the specifications yourself manually by using t
62. therboard Layout esen 10 losti laton SLEDS nn en tan dee an BA Se 12 IEP a a T 12 Jamper Se nn ana ann AAA SA a a Selain 13 2 System Memory DIMM asses 17 DIMM Memory Installation Procedures 18 3 Central Process ine Wit CPU oo nn an nina Aa 19 A der Dales WON Cald a 20 Expansion Card Installation Procedure 20 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards sese 20 Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards 21 ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor asa 21 Je External CONNEC en nda E 22 Front Panel DESC e l 27 Power Connection Procedures pen nan an ann A aa 31 Maw WGI ena en An AA E A an 32 SUPPO ep a e 32 Flash Memory Writer UV nn nn nn ann i 32 Advanced Features Menu nn nn nn E li 33 Managing and Updating Your Motherboard s BIOS 34 0 BIOS SCID AAA A a A a 35 Lodd De NS pen AA AA 36 Standard CMOS Seta p ann a EROS 36 Details of Standard CMOS Setup sss esse eee 37 BIOS Feat res SOU AAA a A Ad 39 Details of BIOS Features Setup eee 39 CISC Peru SS APA a vitae 41 Details of Chipset Features Setup eee eee 4 Power Management Setup nn dan ia na a A ni 44 Details of Power Management Setup a 44 ASUS TX97 N User s Manual CONTENTS PNP and PC ESCU Dorene a e dvcasaaeoninearexanny 46 Dead so PNP and PCTS Cte Penan nana 46 Load BIO DE nn anna Be Denada nana 48
63. troller card If you want to use a different controller card to connect the floppy drives set this field to Disabled Onboard FDC Swap A amp B No Swap This field allows you to reverse the hardware drive letter assignments of your floppy disk drives Two options are available Swap AB and No Swap default If you want to switch drive letter assignments set this field to Swap AB and the swap will be controlled by the onboard chipset ASUS TX97 N User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8H IRQ4 Settings are 3FSH IRO4 2FSH IRQ3 3ESH IRO4 2ESH IRQ10 and Disabled for the onboard serial connector Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8H IRQ3 Settings are 3FSH IRO4 2FSA IRQ3 3ESH IRO4 2ESH IRQ10 and Disabled for the onboard serial connector Onboard Parallel Port 378H IRQ7 This field sets the address of the onboard parallel port connector You can select either 3BCH IRQ 7 37SH IRQ 7 278H IRQ 5 or Disabled If you install an I O card with a parallel port ensure that there is no conflict in the address assignments The PC can support up to three parallel ports as long as there are no conflicts for each port Parallel Port Mode ECP EPP This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port The setting Normal allows normal speed operation but in one direction only EPP allows bidi rectional parallel port operation at maximum speed ECP allows the parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at
64. ues to the sys tem configuration fields These default values are the optimized configuration set tings for the system To load these default values highlight Load Setup Defaults on the main screen and then press lt Enter gt The system displays a confirmation message on the screen Press lt Y gt and then lt Enter gt to confirm Press lt N gt and then lt Enter gt to abort This feature does not affect the fields on the Standard CMOS Setup screen HOH PLL TSR RIOS L CMS SETUP VTV H PHD ETA ER TT THe TEL TLN ERIT SETIH HUT TF LAH Huji Select tes Fi San 5 Lail Setug re Lhange Lalai ASUS TX97 N User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE Supervisor Password and User Password These two options set the system passwords Supervisor Password sets a pass word that will be used to protect the system and the Setup utility User Password sets a password that will be used exclusively on the system By default the system comes without any passwords To specify a password highlight the type you want and then press lt Enter gt A password prompt appears on the screen Taking note that the password is case sensitive and can be up to 8 alphanumeric characters long type in your password and then press lt Enter gt The system confirms your password by asking you to type it again After setting a password the screen automatically re verts to the main screen BOM PCLAISA DIOS lt TH 7 H 3 CMOS SETUP UTILITY
65. uires that you disable Virus Warning to prevent write errors CPU Internal Cache Enabled Choose Disable to turn off the CPU s built in level 1 cache External Cache Enabled Choose Disable to turn off the CPU s external level 2 cache Quick Power On Self Test Enabled 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 HDD Sequence SCSI IDE First IDE When using both SCSI and IDE hard disk drives IDE is always the boot disk using drive letter C default setting of IDE This new feature allows a SCSI hard disk drive to be the boot disk when set to SCSI This allows multiple operating systems to be used on both IDE and SCSI drives or the primary operating system to boot using a SCSI hard disk drive s S 2 Standard CMOS ASUS TX97 N User s Manual 39 H 40 IV BIOS SOFTWARE Boot Sequence C A This field determines where the system looks first for an operating system Options are C A A CDROM C CDROM C A D A E A FA C only LS ZIP C and A C The default is to check first the hard disk and then the floppy disk drive that 1s C A Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled When enabled the BIOS will seek drive A one time Floppy Disk Access Control R W This allows protection of files from the computer system to be copied to floppy disk driv
66. wer LED on the front panel of the system case will light The system will then run power on tests While the tests are running additional messages will appear on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power the system may have failed a power on test Recheck your jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance During power on press lt Delete gt to enter the BIOS setup Follow the instruc tions on the next section BIOS SOFTWARE Powering Off Your Computer You must first exit or shut down your operating system before pressing the power switch For Windows 95 NT users click the Start button Shut Down then Yes when asked Shut down the computer The operating system will close Windows 95 NT and power off your computer NOTE The message It s now safe to turn off your computer will not be shown in Windows 95 NT when using Shut Down with NLX power supplies ASUS TX97 N User s Manual 31 Power Connections S lt y 7 32 IV BIOS SOFTWARE Support Software NOTE This motherboard has onboard VGA and Audio which requires a 2Mbit flash ROM This flash ROM requires PFLASH2 EXE as opposed to PFLASH EXE as used by other ASUS motherboards with I Mbit flash ROM PFLASH2 EXE This is the Flash Memory Writer utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the 2Mbit programmable flash ROM chip on the moth erboard To det
67. ypes of errors will cause the system to halt Choose from either All Errors No Errors All But Keyboard All But Diskette or All But Disk Key ASUS TX97 N User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE BIOS Features Setup BIOS Features Setup consists of configuration entries that allow you to improve your system performance or let you set up some system features according to your preference Some entries are required by the motherboard s design to remain in their default settings wu E US Shadoe 1 l Cache war Un Salt laal i ence SUSI Firat ITA i Lt Crepe nae J isk oe att al i H lok Hi wer fer lors IH RII Ha if Ui Mi mm H x S Ea Eii radu ip tit iti Ga fa Tane EEE tal Kp Fy L Mo USE iH bat in Control sate P EEE wH raloite annnp Pb cee as dater Blo Hzer Geibnar i Hiini iL i l afi H 1112 md Get ato ts a LOL ah Dip HH k NOTE SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading Details of BIOS Features Setup Virus Warning Disabled This field protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk against accidental modifications Any attempt to write to them will cause the system to halt and display a warning message If this occurs you can either allow the operation to continue or use a bootable virus free floppy disk to reboot and investigate your system This setting is rec ommended because of conflicts with new operating systems or some programs Installa tion of these programs req

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