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1. i 2 TXP4 Onboard Serial Port Connectors 26 ASUS TXP4 User s Manual III INSTALLATION 5 CPU Cooling Fan Connectors FAN 3 pins This connector supports a 3 pin CPU cooling fan of 5 00mAMP 6WATT or less with a minimum of 3 500RPM Depending on the fan manufacturer the wiring and plug may be different The red wire should be Positive the black should be Ground and the yellow wire should be Rotation signal WARNING The CPU and or motherboard will overheat if there is no airflow across the CPU 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 mm Power Supply Fan LI E pply oO punou HOA uolye o Ce Chassis Fan Power CPU Fan Power ed H Rotation 12 Volt Ground Connectors TXP4 Cooling Fan Power ASUS TXP4 User s Manual 27 Il INSTALLATION 6 Primary Secondary IDE connectors Two 40 1 pin block These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable After con necting the
2. TXP4 ATX Power Connector Connectors 9 AT Power Supply Connector POWER 12 pin block This connector connects to a standard 5 Volt power supply To connect the leads from the power supply ensure first that the power supply is not plugged Most power supplies provide two plugs P8 and P9 each containing six wires two of which are black Orient the connectors so that the black wires are together BLK BLK m UO BLK BLK YLW RED 5 OR k a i m Power Connector Power Plugs from on Motherboard Power Supply TXP4 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 TXP4 User s Manual 29 Il INSTALLATION 10 USB Infrared PS 2 Mouse Module Connector USB IR MOUSE 18 1 pin block If you want to use USB PS 2 mouse or infrared IrDA devices you need to purchase an external connector set The external connector set connects to the 18 pin block and mounts to an open slot on your computer s chassis The system will direct IRQ12 to the PS 2 mouse i
3. 2 Floppy drive connector FLOPPY 34 1 pin block This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable After connect ing the single end to the board connect the two plugs on the other end to the floppy drives Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orienta tion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged Connect the Red stripe to Pin 1 NOTE Most 3 5inch floppy drive s Pin 1 is away from the i power connector If your 3 5inch floppy drive s light remains constantly lit try reversing the connection to the floppy drive D DI i a TXP4 Floppy Drive Connector ASUS TXP4 User s Manual 25 Il INSTALLATION 3 Parallel Printer Connector PRINTER 26 1 pin block This connector supports the included parallel port ribbon cable with mounting bracket Connect the ribbon cable to this connection and mount the bracket to the case on an open slot A PS 2 mouse connector is included for the USB IR Mouse onboard connector if the optional USB MIR connector is not used You can make available the parallel port and choose the IRQ through the Onboard Parallel Port in Chipset Features of the BIOS SOFTWARE Pin 26 is re moved to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when us
4. aaa 12 Installation Zeene GA EG a aaa 14 WAN ter 14 J mper SSS UMN sena meren AAA AAA in An A aki 15 Compatible Cyrix CPU Identification 18 2 System Memory SIMM amp DIMM ea 19 SIMM Memory Installation aaa 20 DIMM Memory Installation aaa 21 3 Central Processing Unit CPU naaa 22 4 Expansion E 23 E E A panna goth eye cue E A a 23 Expansion Card Installation Procedure 23 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards 23 Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards 24 ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor aaa 24 3 External e 25 Power Connection Procedures nenen 33 IV BIOS SOFTWARE 2nd na a da da aaa anakanda 34 SUpport SOT Wale nn a ENEE 34 Flash Memory Writer Utility aaa 34 Man E E 34 Adyanced Features Meny E 35 Managing amp Updating your Motherboard s BIOS 00sssssssse 36 0 BIOS SMUD E 37 Load Delanlts nn nn E Aa 38 Standard CMOS Setup sini Senin a adaa 38 Details of Standard CMOS Setup 38 BIOS Features Setup senada dani Manna hi A ani lin 41 Details of BIOS Features Setup ee aaa 41 Chipset regeert a a Ana Ba E Aan 43 Details of Chipset Features Setup aaa 43 ASUS TXP4 User s Manual CONTENTS Power Management Setup 24 ia di a aa aa dahan adaa ta 46 Details of Power Management Setup
5. D o TIP If the case mounted LED does not light non try reversing the 2 Pin plug j IDE LED E Ek vi EZ TXP4 IDE Hard Drive LED Lead 28 ASUS TXP4 User s Manual III INSTALLATION 8 ATX Power Supply Connector ATXPWR 20 pin block This connector connects to a ATX 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 Make sure that your ATX power supply can supply at least 10mAmp on the 5 volt standby lead SVSB You may experience difficulty in powering on your system if your power supply cannot support the load For Wake on LAN support your ATX power supply must supply at least 720mAmp CI io oo Fi ge 43 3 Volts 43 3 Volts j 12 0 Volts 3 3 Volts Ground Ground Power Supply On 5 0 Volts Ground E Ground Ground 5 0 Volts Ground Ground a m 5 0 Volts Power Good 5 0 Volts 5V Standby i ka 5 0 Volts 3 12 0 Volts f d S
6. aa 46 PNP and PET EE 48 Details of PNP and PCI Setup emas 49 Load BIOS DetaultS nn nn nii nn Bana dn andaian dan 50 IER RRE 50 Supervisor Password and User Password aaa 51 IDE HDD Auto Detection aan nanas aaa 52 Save amp EXit SLU eege 53 Exit With uf Sayin eege 53 ASUS Smart Motherboard Support CD 310 55 Desktop Management Interface DMD aaa 56 Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility 56 System Requirements nan dann akan anna ka 56 Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility 57 VI ASUS PCT SCSI Cards seen aaa 59 Symbios SCSI BIOS and Drivers gege eegen 59 ASUS PCI SC200 amp PCI SC860 SCSI Cards EE 59 Setting Up the ASUS PCI SC200 amp PCI SC860 60 Setting the INT Assignment for the ASUS PCI SC200 60 Terminator Requirements for SCSI DeviceS a 60 Terminator Settings for the ASUS PCI SC860 61 Terminator Settings for the ASUS BDCT SCHU an 61 SCSI ID Numbers for SCSI Devices mean 62 SCSLID EEN eene 62 VIL ASUS LAN Card an naaa a a a a adan 63 ASUS PCI L101 Fast Ethernet Card aaa 63 LE 64 Software Driver EE 64 Question and EE 64 ASUS TXP4 User s Manual FCC amp DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15 Operation is subject to the following two
7. Release Date February 1998 ASUS TXP4 User s Manual ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC Marketing Address 150 Li Te Road Peitou Taipei Taiwan 112 Telephone 886 2 2894 3447 Fax 886 2 2894 3449 Email info asus com tw Technical Support Fax 886 2 2895 9254 BBS 886 2 2896 4667 Email tsd asus com tw WWW www asus com tw FTP ftp asus com tw pub ASUS ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL Marketing Address 6737 Mowry Ave Mowry Business Center Building 2 Newark CA 94560 USA Fax 1 510 608 4555 Email info usa asus com tw Technical Support Fax 1 510 608 4555 BBS 1 510 739 3774 Email tsd usa asus com tw WWW WWW asus com FTP ftp asus com tw pub ASUS ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Marketing Address Harkort Str 25 40880 Ratingen BRD Germany Telephone 49 2102 445011 Fax 49 2102 442066 Email info ger asus com tw Technical Support Hotline 49 2102 499712 BBS 49 2102 448690 Email tsd ger asus com tw WWW www asuscom de FTP ftp asuscom de pub ASUSCOM ASUS TXP4 User s Manual CONTENTS IL TN TRODUCTIOON 6s nian ii ii a aaa 7 How this manual is organized aan aaaaaa 7 Item el oaeen E E A E E 7 M FEATURES nn aa a a aaa 8 Features of the ASUS TXP4 Motherboard a 8 Introduction to ASUS Smart Series of motherboards 9 Parts of the ASUS TXP4 Motherboard aaa 11 HL UNS TALIA MR N E 12 ASUS TXP4 Motherboard Layout
8. u N OM 55MHz CPU External ep CH Re O Z Wi No Sg lo jeda on GET joss AR Le elei w NN D EE ES Q N G GET joss 9 aq EI GE z on AR D EE z 1 2 i CPU A gt H D gt 1 5x 3 2 2 0x 2 1 2 5x 5 2 3 0x 3 1 SE Re i x UX OX SESS Leger CPU D gt 3 0x 3 1 2 0x 2 1 2 0x 2 1 a column to these CPU types CPU E gt 3 5x 7 2 2 0x 2 1 2 5x 5 2 3 0x 3 1 4 0X 4 1 4 5X 9 2 CPU BUS Frequency Ratio 16 ASUS TXP4 User s Manual III INSTALLATION Set the jumpers by the Internal speed of the Intel AMD IBM or Cyrix CPU as follows p BUS Freq Freq Ratio CPU Model Freq Ratio BUSF FSO FS1 FS2 BFO BF1 DEI Intel Pentium P54C 166MHz A 2 5x 66MHz 2 3 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 Intel Pentium P54C 150MHz A 2 5x 60MHz 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 Intel Pentium P54C 133MHz A 2 0x 66MHz 2 3 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 Intel Pentium P54C 120MHz A 2 0x 60MHz 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 2 Intel Pentium P54C 100MHz A 1 5x 66MHz 2 3 1 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 Intel Pentium P54C 90MHz A 1 5x 60MHz 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 1 2 Intel Pentium P54C 75MHz A 1 5x SOMHz 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 2 1 2 AMD K5 PR133 100MHz A 1
9. be 3 3V Unbuffered for this moth erboard You can identify the type of DIMM module by the illustration below 168 Pin DIMM Notch Key Definitions 3 3V DRAM Key Position Voltage Key Position L Unbuffered ov 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 of DIMM to be inserted into the DIMM socket on the motherboard Four clock signals are supported on this motherboard You must ask your retailer for the specifications before purchasing memory modules ASUS TXP4 User s Manual 21 22 3 Central Processing Unit CPU The motherboard provides a 321 pin ZIF Socket 7 that is backwards compatible with ZIF Socket 5 processors The CPU that came with the motherboard should have a fan attached to it 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
10. 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 lt Notch TXP4 ZIF Socket 7 with Pentium Processor ASUS TXP4 User s Manual III INSTALLATION 4 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 Read the documentation for your expansion card 1 2 Set any necessary jumpers on your expansion card 3 Remove your computer system s cover 4 Remove the bracket on the slot you intend to use Keep the bracket for possible 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 Expansion Cards Replace the computer system s cover 2 SS et Zen Zei Setup the BIOS if necessary such as IRQ xx Used By ISA Yes in PNP AND PCI SETUP 9 Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards Some
11. 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 the ISA expansion bus first and any remaining IRQs are then used by PCI cards Currently there are two types of ISA cards ASUS TXP4 User s Manual 23 a E d 3 Q S 7 9 24 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 eve
12. on the system chassis A second IrDA connector is available for a standard individual infrared cable set Symbios SCSI BIOS Supports optional ASUS SCSI controller cards through onboard firmware Wake on LAN Supports Wake on LAN activity through optional ASUS PCI L101 Fast Ethernet card ASUS TXP4 User s Manual ll FEATURES Introduction to ASUS Smart Series of motherboards Performance SDRAM Optimized Performance ASUS TX97 series of motherboards sup port the new generation memory Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory SDRAM which increases the data transfer rate from 264MB s max using EDO memory to 528MB s max using SDRAM Double the IDE Transfer Speed ASUS TX97 series of motherboards with Intel 430TX PCIset improves IDE transfer rate using Bus Master UltraDMA 33 IDE which can handle data transfer up to 33MB s The best of all is that this new technology is compatible with existing ATA 2 IDE specs so there is no need to upgrade current hard drives or cables Concurrent PCI Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI master busses to memory to CPU ACPI Ready ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface is also implemented on all ASUS 430TX series of motherboards ACPI provide more Energy Saving Features for the future operating systems OS supporting OS Direct Power Management OSPM functionality With these features imple mented in the OS PCs can be ready around the clock everyday yet satisfy al
13. on top The reversed color field is the current cursor position and the blue text are available for editing The orange text shows auto detected 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 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 have been modified by the user ASUS TXP4 User s Manual 57 5 5 A 3 3 V SUPPORT SOFTWARE Save MIFD ene tate i ee 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 ee rane You can load the disk file to memory by entering a drive and path and file name here Load BIOS Defaults G f g You can load the BIOS defaults from a MIFD file and can clear a
14. 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 devices to work properly Termination of the devices between the ends must be Disabled ASUS TXP4 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 me
15. reserves either 14MB 16MB 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 on board floppy drive connector instead of a separate controller card If you want to use a different controller card to connect the floppy drives set this field to Disabled Onboard FDC Swap A 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 TXP4 User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8H IRQ4 Settings are 3FSH IRQ4 2F8H IRQ3 3ESH IRQ4 2E8H IRQ10 and Disabled for the onboard serial connector Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8H IRQ3 Settings are 3FSH IRQ4 2F8H IRQ3 3ESH IRQ4 2E8H 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 378H 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 as
16. setup to re enter user preferences RTC RAM CLRTC Clear Data short solder points momentarily ZE Dm Coo D CLRTC H a a Short solder points i to Clear Data CH TXP4 RTC RAM Clear Data ASUS TXP4 User s Manual 15 I INSTALLATION 3 CPU External BUS Frequency Selection FS 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 4 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 WARNING Frequencies above 66MHz exceed the specifications for the onboard Intel Chipset and are not guaranteed to be stable The following table is for general reference purposes only Always refer to the instructions included with your CPU when possible on A GET Joss BES CEs EB oss BESS GE es
17. 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 Boot Sequence C A This field determines where the system looks first for an operating system Options are CA A CDROM C CDROM C A DA EA FA AC and C only The setup default setting is to check first the hard disk and then the floppy disk drive that is 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 drives 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 Passwo
18. 5x 66MHz 2 3 1 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 AMD K5 PR120 90MHz A 1 5x 60MHz 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 1 2 AMD KS5 PR100 100MHz A 1 5x 66MHz 2 3 1 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 AMD K5 PR90 90MHz A 1 5x 60MHz 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 1 2 AMD K5 PR75 75MHz A 1 5x SOMHz 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 2 1 2 Intel Pentium P55C 233MHz B 3 5x 66MHz 2 3 1 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 Intel Pentium P55C 200MHz B 3 0x 66MHz 2 3 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 3 Intel Pentium P55C 166MHz B 2 5x 66MHz 2 3 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 IBM Cynix 6x86MX PR233 200MHz B 3 0x 66MHz 2 3 1 2 2 3 l 2 2 3 IBM Cyrix 6x86MX PR200 166MHz B 2 5x 66MHz 2 3 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 IBM Cynx 6x86MX PR166 150MHz B 2 5x 60MHz 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 IBM Cyrix 6x86 PR166 133MHz C 2 0x 66MHz 2 3 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 IBM Cyrix 6x86L PR166 133MHz D 2 0x 66MHz 2 3 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 AMD K6 PR233 233MHz E 3 5x 66MHz 2 3 1 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 AMD K6 PR200 200MHz E 3 0x 66MHz 2 3 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 3 AMD K6 PR166 166MHz E 2 5x 66MHz 2 3 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 NOTE The only IBM or Cyrix 6x86 L or M1 that is supported on this motherboard is revision 2 7 or later see next page ASUS TXP4 User s Manual 17 Il INSTALLATION Compatible Cyrix CPU Identification The only Cyrix 6x86 PR166 CPU that is supported on this motherboard m
19. 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 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 D I St nn 8 EU EEUI CT ASUS TXP4 User s Manual 59 o a UI w 60 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 itup 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 JPUP JPUP JPJP JPJP 12 12 12 12 D I vis GE ape fa SI iz Gah GB INTA Def INT B INTC INT D Interrupt Settings A B C
20. BM Cyrix 6x86MX 2 9V Dual 1 2 2 3 2 3 Intel P55C MMX 2 8V Dual 2 3 2 3 2 3 AMD 25micron K6 233 266 300 2 2V Dual 1 2 SS O 555 555 555 555 3331 333 H mn m ep OFN SN SAN GZ D SZN iii im a i HE Ll 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 OVolts E 8 mE E 3Volts 2 4 3 4V STD 1 2 e m olts Gre e SE a 3 5V VRE OVolts 1Volts T 2Volts Svoli TXP4 CPU Vcore Voltage Salection Dual Plane CPU Single Plane 18 ASUS TXP4 User s Manual Hl INSTALLATION 2 System Memory SIMM amp DIMM This motherboard supports four 72 pin 32 bit SIMMs Single Inline Memory Mod ules of 4 8 16 32 or 64MB to form a memory size between 8MB to 256MB The SIMMs can be either 60ns or 70ns Fast Page Mode FPM Asymmetric or Sym metric or Enhanced Data Out EDO BEDO amp Parity are not supported SIMMs must be installed in pairs so that each Row see motherboard layout for row loca tions contains 64 bits of the same size and type of memory chips One side with memory chips of the SIMM module takes up half a row on the motherboard Dual Inline Memory Modules DIMMs can be used when the SIMM sockets are not used Two sockets are available for 3 3 Volt power level Unbuffered Synchro nous DRAMs SDRAM or EDO DRAM of either 8 16 32 64 128 256MB to form a memory size between 8MB to 256MB One side with memory chips of the DIMM module takes up one row on the motherboard IMPORTANT Memory speed s
21. FTWARE 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 Select Lies To implement 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 TXP4 User s Manual 51 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 BOM PCLS
22. ISA DIOS lt lt THR CW SET HIT IN HAT SU IHE WS HEAD PRECIP LAHUS SECTOR KINN H LU H BUR vr instal Lab cor 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 or else select from the numbers dis played 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 process 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 Remember that if you are using another IDE controller that does not feature En hanced IDE support for four devices you can only install two IDE hard disk drives Your IDE controller must support the Enhanced IDE features in order 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 con troller that supports four drives you must disable the onboard IDE controller in the Chipset Features Setup screen When auto detection 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 auto detecting a hard disk that supports t
23. Port Connector 26 1pin Block 5 4 COMI COM2 p 26 Serial Port COM1 amp COM 10 1pin Blocks 7 fo 5 FAN p 27 Power Supply Chassis CPU Fan Power Leads T 6 Primary Second IDE p 28 Primary Secondary IDE Connector 40 1pin Blocks 7 IDELED p 28 IDE LED Activity Light 8 ATX POWER p 29 ATX Motherboard Power Connector 20 pin Block 9 AT POWER p 29 AT Motherboard Power Connector 12 pin Block 10 PS2MOUSE USB IR p 31 PS 2 Mouse USB IR Combo Connector 18 1 pin Block 11 IR p 31 Second Infrared Port Module Connector 5 pin Block 12 MSG LED PANEL p 31 System Message LED 2 pins 13 SMI PANEL p 31 SMI Switch Lead 2 pins 14 PWR SW PANEL p 31 ATX Power amp Soft Off Switch Lead 2 pins 15 RESET PANEL p 31 Reset Switch Lead 2 pins 16 PWR LED PANEL p 31 System Power LED Lead 3 pins 17 KEYLOCK PANEL p 31 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead 2 pins 18 SPEAKER PANEL p 31 Speaker Output Connector 4 pins 19 WOL_CON p 32 Wake on LAN Activity Connector 3 pins The onboard hardware monitor uses the address 290H 297H so legacy ISA cards must not use this address or else conflicts will occur ASUS TXP4 User s Manual 13 7 9 14 III INSTALLATION Installation Steps Before using your computer you must complete the following steps Set Jumpers on the Motherboard Install System Memory Modules Install the Central Processing Unit CPU Install Expansion Cards Connect Ribbon Cables Ca
24. SD XP4 Pentium Motherboard USER S MANUAL USER S NOTICE No part of this manual including the products and software described in it may be repro duced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form or by any means except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC ASUS ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PAR TICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDEN 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 Product warranty or service will not be extended if 1 the product is repaired modified or altered unless such repair modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS or 2 the serial number of the product is defaced or missing Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trade marks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or expla
25. This section controls the time out settings for the Power Management scheme The 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 sys tem inactivation modes The system automatically wakes up from any power saving mode when there is system activity 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 This time period is user configurable to 1 15 Mins or Disable This feature does not affect SCSI hard disks 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 1 Hour and Disable Power Up Control This section determines the ways the system can be controlled when it is started or restarted when modem activity is detected or when power to the computer is inter rupted and reapplied The Soft Off mode refers to powering off the system through a momentary button switch ATX switch or through the software as opposed to disconnecting the AC power by way of a rocker switch or other means PWR Button lt 4 Secs Soft Off When set to Soft Off the ATX switch can be used as a normal system power off button when pressed for less than 4 seconds Suspend allows the
26. ave Specifications for SCSI hard disks need not to be entered here since they operate using device drivers and are not supported by any the BIOS If you install either the optional PCI SC200 or PCI SC860 SCSI controller card into the motherboard see section VI for instructions If you install other vendor s SCSI controller card refer to their respective documentations 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 the 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 comes with your hard disk should provide you with the information regarding the drive specifications The MODE entry is 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 be low 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 f
27. binet Wires and Power Supply Setup the BIOS Software PAi e wb o a 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 con nection connect pins 1 amp 2 and connect pins 2 amp 3 respectively Pin 1 for our mother boards is always on top a or on the left when holding the motherboard with the keyboard connector away from yourself A 1 is written besides pin 1 on jumpers with three pins The jumpers will also be shown graphically such as E to connect pins 1 amp 2 and ERM to connect pins 2 amp 3 Jumpers with two pins will be shown as D for Short On and for Open Off For manufacturing simplicity the jump ers may be sharing pins from other groups Use the diagrams in this manual instead of following the pin layout on the board Settings 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 wris
28. button to have a dual function where pressing less than 4 seconds will place the system in sleep mode No Function disables the ATX switch function when the button is pressed under 4 seconds Regardless of the setting holding the ATX switch for more than 4 seconds will power off the system PWR Up On Modem Act Enabled This allows either settings of Enabled or Disabled for powering up the computer turns the ATX power supply on when the modem receives a call while the computer is off NOTE The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the computer and appli cations are fully running thus connection cannot be made on the first try Turning an external modem off and then back on while the computer is off causes an initializa tion string that will also cause the system to power on ASUS TXP4 User s Manual 47 IV BIOS SOFTWARE AC PWR Loss Restart Disabled This allows you to set whether you want your system to boot up after the power has been interrupted Disabled leaves your system off after reapplying power and En abled boots up your system after reapplying power Automatic Power Up Disabled This allows you to have an unattended or automatic power up of your system You may configure your system to power up at a certain time of the day by selecting Every day which will allow you to set the time or at a certain time and day by selecting By Date PNP and PCI Setup This PNP and PCI Setup option configures
29. conditions 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 is encouraged to try to correct the interfer ence 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 expressly approv
30. d 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 TXP4 User s Manual Il INSTALLATION 5 External Connectors WARNING Some pins are used for connectors or power sources These are clearly separated from jumpers in Map of the ASUS Motherboard Placing jumper caps over these will cause damage to your motherboard IMPORTANT Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe on the Pin 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 some 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 Keyboard Connector KBCON 5 pin female This connector supports either a standard IBM compatible 101 102 key or 104 key keyboard Windows 95 compatible Iran TL Noy a Keyboard Connector 5 pin female Connectors m e Li This motherboard accepts an AT Keyboard m Connector Plug as shown here i p TXP4 Keyboard Connector
31. d s BIOS Upon first use of the computer system you should 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 PFLASH EXE to your new diskette 3 Run PFLASH 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 IMPORTANT If unknown is displayed after Flash Type the memory chip is not programmable or is not supported with the PnP BIOS and therefore cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer utility 1 Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the internet WWW FTP or a BBS Bulletin Board Service and save to the diskette you created above See ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on Page II of the User s Manual for details 2 Turn off your computer and open the system cabinet to Enable Boot Block Programming jumper as shown in section III of the User s Manual 3 Boot from the floppy diskette you created above 4 Atthe AN prompt type PFLASH and then the lt Enter gt key 5 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 6 The program displays a second screen prompting you for the name of the BIOS file Type in the comple
32. d utilities Flash Memory Writer utility to update the onboard programmable BIOS e Desktop Management Interface DMI utility e Readme files for descriptions and use of the files e Technical Support Form 1 User s Manual PS 2 Mouse Infrared USB1 and USB2 external connector module optional 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 TXP4 User s Manual 7 La T ll FEATURES Features of the ASUS TXP4 Motherboard The ASUS TXP4 is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants many intelligent features in a small package This motherboard Intel Chipset Features Intel s 430TX PClIset with I O subsystems Multi Processor Multi Speed Support Intel Pentium 75 233MHz PSSC MMx P54C P54CS IBM Cyrix 6x86 PR 166 Rev 2 7 or later IBM Cyrix 6x86MX PR166 amp faster AMD K5 PR75 PR133 AMD K6 PR166 amp faster Versatile Memory Support Is equipped with two DIMM sockets to support 8 256MB 168 pin 3 3Volt SDRAM EDO memory modules up to 256MB Is also equipped with four SIMM sockets to support 4 64MB 72 pin Fast Page Mode FPM or Extended Data Out EDO memory modules up to 256MB SIMMs and DIMMs cannot be used at the same time Easy Installation Is equipped with BIOS that supports auto detection of hard drives PS 2 mouse and Plug and Play devices to make setup of hard drives e
33. ed 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 Canadian Department of Communications ASUS TXP4 User s Manual How this manual is organized This manual is divided into the following sections L II Ill IV V VI VII I INTRODUCTION Introduction Manual information and checklist Features Information and specifications concerning this product Installation Instructions on setting up the motherboard g i 5 i 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 HAA A RR OOUUSBW 1 ASUS Motherboard 1 9pin male serial 25pin male serial external connector set 1 25pin female parallel 6pin female PS 2 mouse external connector set 1 IDE ribbon cable for master and slave drives 1 Floppy ribbon cable for 1 5 25inch floppy and 2 3 5inch floppies 1 bag of spare jumpers 1 diskette or CD with support drivers an
34. em Panel Connectors Connectors Se ZE A Message gr LED ND ASUS TXP4 User s Manual 31 Il INSTALLATION 19 Wake on LAN Activity Connector 3 pin WAKE_LAN The WAKE_LAN connector allows the system to power up when there is a wakeup package signal received from the network through the ASUS PCI L101 LAN card Requires the ASUS PCI L101 and an ATX power supply with at least 720mAmp 5VSB E 5V Standby Ground PME Aas GR Has i S TXP4 Wake on LAN Activity S 32 ASUS TXP4 User s Manual Il INSTALLATION Power Connection Procedures 1 After all jumpers and connections are made close the system case cover 2 Be sure that all switches are off in some systems marked with 3 Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the back of your system case according to your system user s manual 4 Connect the power cord into a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector 5 You may then turn on your devices in the following order a Your monit
35. erboard came in a computer system the proper configuration entries may have already been made If so invoke the Setup utility 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 bit late pressing the mentioned key s 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 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 L t Bm hee CMS SETUP UTILITY Dn SOFTWARE THE ET Pes HO HUP THE TET LOK E a EXIT SETUP SI ULIH Ru IW Quid L ss Select Lies Fill Sau amp Cail aetun CSuPilF2 Change Colar ASUS TXP4 User
36. etup is required through Auto Configuration in BIOS Chipset Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE If both 60ns and 70ns memory are used set Auto Configuration to 70ns Do not use memory modules with more than 18 chips per module Modules with more than 18 chips exceed the design specifica tions of the memory subsystem and will be unstable Memory Socket SIMM Memory Module Total Memory SIMM Sockets 1 amp 2 4MB 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB x2 Rows 0 amp 1 72 pin FPM or EDO SIMM DIMM Sockets must be empty SIMM Sockets 3 amp 4 4MB 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB x2 Rows 2 amp 3 72 pin FPM or EDO SIMM DIMM Sockets must be empty Total System Memory Max 256MB f WARNING Do not install both SIMMs and DIMMs at the same time or else you will burn your memory Mixing SIMMs and DIMMs require 5 0Volt signal level tolerant memory chips which are currently unavailable Memory Socket DIMM Memory Module Ka Total Memory DIMM Socket 1 8 16 32 64 128 256MB x1 Rows 0 amp 1 168 pin SDRAM or EDO DIMM SIMM Sockets must be empty DIMM Socket 2 8 16 32 64 128 256MB x1 Rows 2 amp 3 168 pin SDRAM or EDO DIMM SIMM Sockets must be empty Total System Memory Max 256MB ASUS TXP4 User s Manual 19 SystemMenrory 20 Il INSTALLATION SIMM Memory Installation L 2 3 The SIMM memory modules will fit in only one orientation as shown because the plastic safety tab on one end
37. ew Back View IRTX m GND IRRX For the infrared feature to be available d you must connect an optional Infrared module to the motherboard TXP4 Infrared Module Connector Be 30 ASUS TXP4 User s Manual III INSTALLATION 12 Message LED Lead MSG LED 2 pins This indicates whether a message has been received from a fax modem The LED will remain lit when there is no signal and blink when there is data transfer or messages waiting in the inbox This function requires ACPI OS support 13 SMI Suspend Switch Lead SMI 2 pins This allows the user to manually place the system into a suspend mode or Green mode where system activity will be instantly decreased to save electricity and expand the life of certain components when the system is not in use This 2 pin connector see the figure below connects to the case mounted suspend switch If you do not have a switch for the connector you may use the Turbo Switch since it does not have a function SMI is activated when it detects a short to open moment and therefore leaving it shorted will not cause any problems May require one or two pushes depending on the position of the switch Wake up can be controlled by settings in the BIOS but the
38. f one is detected If not detected expan sion cards can use IRQ12 See PS 2 Mouse Control in BIOS Features Setup and USB Function in PnP and PCI Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE See Sec ond IrDA connector for details on the infrared connector om IT i 9 a ZS Are Baa i i i Infrared T B 5 Vol 10 USB 5 Volt PS 2 2 USB pore 11 USB Port 1 3 USB Port 0 12 USB Port 1 4 Ground 13 Ground 5 no connection 14 no connection 6 GER Mouse Clock 15 PS 2 Mouse Data 7 Ground 16 Ground f m 8 no connection 17 Infrared Receive 9 5 Volt 18 Infrared Transmit D B 5 m f 0O TXP4 PS 2 Mouse USB IrDA Module Connector Optional USB MIR 11 Second IrDA Compliant Infrared Connector IR 5 pin block This connector supports the optional wireless transmitting and receiving infra red module This module mounts to a small opening on system cases that sup port this feature You must also configure the setting through UART2 Use Infra red in Chipset Features Setup to select whether UART2 is directed for use with COM2 or IrDA Use the five pins as shown below Back View and con nect a ribbon cable from the module to the motherboard according to the pin definitions m m HI oom Front Vi
39. formation 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 during bootup to bypass your AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS files ASUS TXP4 User s Manual V SUPPORT SOFTWARE Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility Edit DMI or delete ASUS Tok DHE Conti gure L tile REVI HIP 1997 Seve KINI TI HO Tko ed BIOS Def ais ts Tepe 4 formatini Haralla Voor Waso Meard Sot gen Ine EIS Version MAIK E IS starting Address gt Top EIS Det bd Dein 00I Bis Charac aoristic Presa IENTHII for deknil ire of BIS Mik DEI Use the amp left right cursors to move the top menu items and the NN 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
40. formation you need lt F5 gt loads the last set values lt F6 gt and lt F7 gt loads the BIOS default values and Setup default values respectively 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 requires 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 Pentium Pro is built in 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 ASUS TXP4 User s Manual 41 D i 42 IV BIOS SOFTWARE HDD Sequence SCSI IDE First IDE When using both SCSI and IDE hard disk drives IDE is always the boot disk
41. he 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 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 52 ASUS TXP4 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 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 disk was formatted the disk will not be readable If the auto detected parameters do not match the ones that should be used for your disk 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 amp Exit Setup Select this option to save into the CMOS memory all modifications you specified during the current session To save the configuration changes highlight the Save amp Exit Setup option on the main screen type Y and then press lt Enter gt HED NO THE TE LN 4 EXTT SETUP SHUT HO LS e SA FEI opp Cail aetun CS Pile Change Colar Exit Without Saving Select this option to exit the Setup utility without saving the modifications you specif
42. ill then appear to provide you with the information you need The memory display at the lower right of the screen is read only and automatically adjusts accordingly 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 or lt gt lt gt 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 TXP4 User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE Time To set the time highlight the Time field and then press either lt Page Up gt lt Page Down gt or lt gt lt gt to set the current time Follow the hour minute and second format Valid values for hour minute and second are Hour 00 to 23 Minute 00 to 59 Second 00 to 59 If you do not want to modify the current time press lt Enter gt three times to go to Hard Disks NOTE You can bypass the date and time prompts by creating an AUTOEXEC BAT file For information on how to create this file 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 channels for connecting up to four IDE hard disks or other IDE devices Each chan nel can support up to two hard disks the first of which is the master and the second is the sl
43. ing ribbon cables with pin 26 plugged NOTE Serial printers must be connected to the serial port Connect the Red stripe to Pin 1 Pin 1 OU TIP You may also remove the bracket connectors and L mount them directly to the case to save expansion slot space 7 9 i S TXP4 Parallel Printer Connector 4 Serial Port Connectors COM1 COM2 two 10 1 pin blocks These connectors support the provided serial port ribbon cables with mounting bracket Connect the ribbon cables to these connectors and mount the bracket to the case on an open slot You can make available the parallel port and choose the IRQ through the Onboard Serial Port in Chipset Features of the BIOS SOFT WARE Pin 10 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables with pin 10 plugged COM 1 For these connectors to be available you aor RARA must connect the included Serial cable set o 7 from COM1 using the 9 Pin male amp COM2 Pin 1 using the 25 Pin male to a free expansion com2 Slot opening EEEEL TIP You may also remove the bracket Pin 1 connectors and mount them directly to the case to save expansion slot space
44. keyboard will always allow wake up the SMI lead cannot wake up the system If you want to use this connector Suspend Switch in the Power Management Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE section should be on the default setting of Enable 14 ATX Power Switch Soft Power Switch Lead PWR SW 2 pins The system power can be controlled by a momentary switch connected to this lead Pushing the button once will switch the system between ON and SLEEP Pushing the switch while in the ON mode for more than 4 seconds will turn the system off The system power LED shows the status of the system s power 15 Reset Switch Lead RESET 2 pins This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer without having to turn off your power switch This is a preferred method of rebooting in order to prolong the life of the system s power supply 16 System Power LED PWR LED 3 pins This 3 pin connector connects the system power LED which lights when the system is powered on and blinks when it is in sleep mode 17 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead KEYLOCK 2 pins This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted key switch to allow key board locking 18 Speaker Connector SPEAKER 4 pins This 4 pin connector connects to the case mounted speaker nc Power LED amp GND ony Keyboard Lock 8 Requires an ATX power supply optional ATX to ON AT power connector adapter and a momentary switch button TXP4 Syst
45. l the energy saving standards To fully utilize the benefits of ACPI an ACPI supported OS such as in the next release of Windows 95 must be used PC 97 Compliant Both the BIOS and hardware levels of ASUS TX97 series of motherboards meet PC OI compliancy The new PC 97 requirements for systems and components are based on the following high level goals Support for Plug and Play compatibility and power management for configuring and managing all system components and 32 bit device drivers and installation pro cedures for both Windows 95 and Windows NT ASUS TXP4 User s Manual H U Y G S v ll FEATURES This page was intentionally left blank 10 ASUS TXP4 User s Manual Il FEATURES Parts of the ASUS TXP4 Motherboard Programmable Flash ROM PS 2 Mouse USB IrDA E Parallel Floppy l RS Super Multi I 0 e ee ks 31SA Slots egen sr TE 1 en 4 PCI Slots SET 1 E IDE Connectors AT Power e Connector 4SIMM Sockets 2 DIMM Sockets es Intel s 430TX PClset ab HI NIE Ke le SG D Socket 7 Per ee EEN sete A Pa P a NM e Cool Switching Voltage Regulators 512KB Pipelined Burst L2 Cache ASUS TXP4 User s Manual 11 Il INSTALLATION ASUS TXP4 Motherboard Layout E D 512KB PB oS rr e 2 L2 Cache xa Se Or o eat A Intel Parallel Printe
46. lable between 640KB and 1024KB by the amount used for this purpose 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 below Default setting is 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 Chipset Features Setup option controls the configuration of the board s chipset Control keys for this screen are the same as in the BIOS Features Setup screen SCH ak IW Pils LS ee CHEFSET FEATURES 3 MA SOF TARRE 8 gt Sia leo 4g EH Tiitli lE Hode LOTUN Hode MANA Rode D LI UN Rude a PF TMA Hofe 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 infor
47. le 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 ID 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 TXP4 User s Manual VII ASUS LAN Card ASUS PCI L101 Fast Ethernet Card 3 Seer i p LAN Activity Output Signal Intel Chipset ake on LAN Output Signal 2 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 t
48. ll user modified and added data You must reboot your computer in order for the defaults to be saved back into the Flash BIOS 58 ASUS TXP4 User s Manual 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 function 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
49. mation ASUS TXP4 User s Manual 43 44 IV BIOS SOFTWARE SDRAM CAS Latency 3T If you use ASUS SDRAM DIMM modules you can set this to 2T for better perfor mance otherwise leave on default or check with your vendor for DIMM specs SDRAM Speculative Read Disabled If Enabled the CPU will issue predict commands to access the DRAM if a miss occurs the CPU will cancel this command Some operating systems 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
50. mory 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 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 If you have both internal and external devices connected you must not terminate the card See the following example which illustrates this concept ASUS TXP4 User s Manual 61 D N u D 62 VI ASUS PCI SCSI Cards Termination Required End Device SCSI Device 1 Termination Required JP5 Open SCSI Device 4 SCSI Device 3 Termination Required End Device No Termination Required JP5 Short Termination Required End Device SCSI Device 1 SCSI Device 2 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 possib
51. n now safely turn off your computer will not appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies ASUS TXP4 User s Manual 33 g z B 34 IV BIOS SOFTWARE Support Software PFLASH EXE This is the Flash Memory Writer utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM chip on the mother board To determine 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 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 there fore cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer utility SA t 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 PFLASH 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 differe
52. nactivity Max Saving puts the system into power saving mode 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 46 ASUS TXP4 User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE Video Off Method DPMS OFF This field defines the video off features These options are available DPMS OFF DPMS Reduce ON Blank Screen V H SYNC Blank DPMS Standby and DPMS Sus pend The DPMS Display Power Management System features allow the BIOS to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature Blank Screen only blanks the screen or monitors without power management or green 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
53. nation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe e Intel LANDesk and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation e 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 1998 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC All Rights Reserved Product Name ASUS TXP4 Manual Revision 2 00
54. nt from the current boot block this option will not update the main block Instead it will display the following messages ASUS TXP4 User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE edete DIS Hain Bleck From File Flash Tare INTEL 23FO8 08K ere DIS Maisie AKAR Flame Enter File Heme for MEW DIIS a ASUS gia ore Wl Are Cg 7 Hi Bool Block of Mew BIOS ix different from old ara If Please lise Advanced Feature o e og Fat 3 Advanced Features This option displays the Advanced Features screen for clearing the PnP configura tion record and updating the motherboard BIOS Bruns Feature Flash lupa IHIEL 23F0 HEI writ D Braz rt AH PRA hoose ane of the Fol lor 1 Clear PAP PD Parameter Fli US Lecuit Do FCK 7 Update t Bleck ond CS Enter cheice 121 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 Update BOGS Including Exod Block and ESEN ash lype HIEL dp mie Current BIS Aevicien R RI b A9t 3 Plasa Ender Fila Hama for REN EME mp ma Sure VN 7 IFI Dii IFF FF i ve lng kene Programm ite IDF FI Flashed Success Tul Ly ress ERD Te Cont irr ASUS TXP4 User s Manual 35 IV BIOS SOFTWARE Managing amp Updating your Motherboar
55. o the motherboard s WOL_CON in order to utilize the wake on LAN feature of the moth erboard Connect the LAN activity output signal LAN LED to the system cabinet s front panel LAN LED in order to display the LAN data activity ASUS TXP4 User s Manual 63 64 VII ASUS LAN Card Features Intel 82558 Ethernet LAN Controller Fully integrated 10BASE T 100BASE TX Wake On LAN Remote Control Function Supported PCI Bus Master Complies to PCI Local Bus Rev 2 1 specifications Consists of MAC amp PHY 10 100Mbps interfaces Complies to IEEE 802 3 1OBASE T and IEEE 802 3u 100OBASE TX interfaces Fully supports 1OBASE T amp 100BASE TX operations through a single RJ45 port Supports 32 bit Bus Master Technology PCI Rev 2 1 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 IEEE SO Au auto negotiation for 1OMbps 100Mbps Network Data Transfer Rates Provides LED indicators for monitoring network conditions Plug and Play Software Driver Support NetWare ODI Drivers Novell Netware 3 x 4 x DOS OS 2 Client NDIS 2 01 Drivers Microsoft LAN Manager Microsoft Windows 3 11 IBM LAN Server NDIS 3 0 Drivers Microsoft Windows NT Microsoft Windows 95 Microsoft Windows 3 11 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
56. of the SIMM sockets requires the notched end of the SIMM memory modules Notched Ena REI oo TXP4 72 Pin SIMM Sockets Press the memory module firmly into place starting from a 45 degree angle making sure that all the contacts are aligned with the socket With your fingertips rock the memory module into a vertical position so that it clicks into place The plastic guides should go through the two mounting holes and the support clips should snap Clip 72 Pin DRAM in SIMM Socket ee Mounting Hole To release the memory module push both support clips outward and rock the module out of the support clips ASUS TXP4 User s Manual Il INSTALLATION DIMM Memory Installation 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 SIMM modules have the same pin contact on both sides DIMM modules are longer and have different pin contact on each side and therefore have a higher pin density oo 8 oo om HI D it L 8490S WIG g 19490S WIG bl TXP4 168 Pin DIMM Memory Sockets CH System Memory The Dual Inline Memory Module DIMM must
57. or b External SCSI devices starting with the last device on the chain c Your system power For ATX power supplies you need to switch on the power supply as well as press the ATX power switch on the front of the case 6 The power LED on the front panel of the system case will light For ATX power supplies the system LED will light when the ATX power switch is pressed The monitor LED may light up after the system s if it complies with green stan dards or if it has a power standby feature 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 set tings and connections or call your retailer for assistance 2 Power Connections 7 During power on hold down lt Delete gt to enter BIOS setup Follow the instruc tions in the next section BIOS SOFTWARE Powering Off your computer You must first exit or shut down your operating system before switching off the power switch For ATX power supplies you can press the ATX power switch after exiting or shutting down your operating system If you use Windows 95 click the Start button click Shut Down and then click Shut down the computer The system will give three quick beeps after about 30 seconds and then power off after Windows shuts down NOTE The message You ca
58. or 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 TXP4 User s Manual 39 Standard CMOS i g d S 40 IV BIOS SOFTWARE Auto detection 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 hard disk 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 disk 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 by 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 configu
59. r Port S Row 0 COM 1 COM 2 ASUS TXP4 User s Manual S ema ATX Power Input D Sp AT Power Input o Ian e E Ve E bd Wie Ze i a S fe T S PCI Slot 1 2 2 N oO PCI Slot 2 2 To O fe S B UL We PCI Slot 3 A Le el ware on LAN O Super Multi 1 O PCI Slot 4 BF2 mmm RTC Clear mm Era 50 S Violes ASUS Ss i DA Sy ZS PS 55 S ee 5 Ac Eia Block Write SE 3 Infrared H N Z o S55 JS o EEEH Panel Connectors ISA Slot 3 12 I INSTALLATION Jumpers 1 BBLKW p 15 Flash ROM Boot Block Program Disable Enable 2 CLRTC p 15 Real Time Clock RAM Clear Data 3 FSO FS1 FS2 p 16 CPU External Clock BUS Frequency Selection 4 BFO BF1 BEI p 16 CPU BUS Frequency Ratio 5 VIDO VID1 VID2 p 18 CPU Voltage Selection Expansion Slots 1 SIMM Sockets p 19 72 Pin SIMM Memory Expansion Sockets 2 DIMM Sockets p 19 168 Pin DIMM Memory Expansion Sockets 3 CPU ZIF Socket 7 p 22 Central Processing Unit CPU Socket 4 SLOT 1 2 3 p 23 16 bit ISA Bus Expansion Slots 5 PCI 1 2 3 4 p 23 32 bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots Connectors Z 1 KBCON p 25 Keyboard Connector 5 pin Female F 2 FLOPPY p 25 Floppy Drive Connector 34 1pin Block 8 3 PRINTER p 26 Parallel Printer
60. r 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 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 IRQ xx Used By ISA and DMA x Used By ISA for those IRQs an
61. ration 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 5inch diskette This is normally disabled but you may choose from either Drive A Drive B Both and Disabled Video EGA VGA Set this field to the type of video display card installed in your system The options are EGA VGA CGA 49 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 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 TXP4 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 RIUS Slate E ai LI R P FH LI i Phun Defaults A section at the lower right of the screen displays the control keys you can use Take note of these keys and their respective uses If you need information on a particular entry highlight it and then press lt F1 gt A pop up help menu will appear to provide you with the in
62. rd 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 The setting of Auto allows the system to detect a 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 reserve IRQ12 for the PS 2 Mouse 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 64M Disabled When using OS 2 operating systems with installed DRAM of greater than 64MB you need to Enable this option otherwise leave this on the setup default of Disabled Video ROM BIOS Shadow Enabled This field allows you to change the video BIOS location from ROM to RAM Relocat ing to RAM enhances system performance as information access is faster than the ROM ASUS TXP4 User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE C8000 CBFFF Shadow to DC000 DFFFF Shadow 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 avai
63. s Manual 37 z g 8 g S d Q 38 IV BIOS SOFTWARE Load Defaults The Load BIOS Defaults option loads the minimum settings for troubleshooting Load Setup Defaults on the other hand is for loading optimized defaults for regu lar 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 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 motherboard 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 corrupted when the power of the onboard CMOS battery weakens EI PERGI LAM SERI KINN tise Nugnru Fetbended Memori liher Hesory OPER Tel I i Ties PIPI ShiftIF Charge Colo The preceding screen provides you with a list of options At the bottom of this screen are the control keys Take note of these keys and their respective uses User configurable fields appear in a different color If you need information on the selected field press lt F1 gt The help menu w
64. sable 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 PIO DMA Mode Auto Each channel 0 and 1 has both a master and a slave making four IDE devices possible Because each IDE device may have a different Mode timing 0 2 3 4 itis necessary for these to be independent PIO and DMA timings can be independently set The default setting of Auto will allow autodetection to ensure optimal performance ASUS TXP4 User s Manual 45 IV BIOS ji U 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 POM POLISH HIR dec TM TOMER Ca a Hal Dan e ege UN Video OFF Doli Fimer Hanauemen i ition Video OFF Hethod Val Values Shit LIF ond BIOS Defaults Lond Setup Uetaults 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 i
65. settings for the onboard SCSI BIOS If you do not want to use the onboard SCSI BIOS choose Disabled ASUS TXP4 User s Manual 49 G A je T 50 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 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 Load Setup Defaults This Load Setup Defaults option allows you to load the default values 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 HDD 0110 DETECTION uid jae Select Lice Fill Sao amp Cail aetun LPF Change Colar ASUS TXP4 User s Manual IV BIOS SO
66. signments 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 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 COM 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 di
67. 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 capa bility and software such as LDCM Rev 3 10 or up that can trigger wake up frame ASUS TXP4 User s Manual
68. single end to the board connect the two plugs at the other end to your hard disk s If you install two hard disks you must set the second drive to Slave mode Refer to the documentation of your hard disk for the jumper set tings BIOS now supports SCSI device or IDE CD ROM bootup see HDD Se quence SCSIVIDE First amp Boot Sequence in the BIOS Features Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE Pin 20 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables with pin 20 plugged om Pin 1 Orient the red stripe on the IDE ribbon cable to Pin 1 Secondary IDE Connector Primary IDE Connector TXP4 IDE Hard Disk Drive Connectors 9 TIP You may configure two hard disks to be both Masters using one ribbon cable on the primary IDE connector and another ribbon cable on the secondary IDE connector You may install one operating system on an IDE drive and another on a SCSI drive and select the boot disk through BIOS Features Setup 7 IDE activity LED IDE LED 2 pins This connector supplies power to the cabinet s IDE activity LED Read and write activity by devices connected to the Primary or Secondary IDE connectors will cause the LED to light up an g Dom Dm pn
69. t IRQ If you install a legacy 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 non PnP 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 C800H and DFFFH 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 36K 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 Auto
70. t strap before handling computer components If you do not have one touch both of your 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 TXP4 User s Manual Il INSTALLATION Jumper Settings 1 Flash ROM Boot Block Programming BBLKW This sets the operation mode of the boot block area of the Programmable Flash ROM to allow programming in the Enabled position This is required only if prompted by the Flash Memory Writer Utility as shown in BIOS SOFTWARE Programming BBLKW Disabled 1 2 Default Enabled 2 3 iL BBLKW BBLKW Disabled Protect Enabled Default J Unpers Em k TXP4 Boot Block Programming 2 Real Time Clock RTC RAM CLRTC The CMOS RAM is powered by the onboard button cell battery To clear the RTC data 1 Turn off your computer 2 Short solder points using a small metalic object 3 Turn on your computer 4 Hold down lt Delete gt during bootup and enter BIOS
71. te file name and extension of the new BIOS and then press the lt Enter gt key The utility then updates the BIOS file from disk B g 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 7 After successfully updating the new BIOS file exit the Flash Memory Writer utility and then turn off your system Set the jumper back to its default setting of Programming Disabled or Protected 8 Turn on your computer and hold down the lt Delete gt key to enter BIOS setup You must select Setup Default to affect the new BIOS then you may set other items from the Main Menu 36 ASUS TXP4 User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE 6 BIOS Setup The motherboard supports two programmable Flash ROM chips 5 volt and 12 volt Either of these memory chips can be updated when BIOS upgrades are released 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 moth
72. the PCI bus slots All PCI bus slots on the system use INTA thus all installed PCI cards must be set to this value Ke 5 3 N 9 a HOR PCL TSA RICK EE ih PCT SETA PHP H LL S AHA SUF TATE IR 48 ASUS TXP4 User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE NOTE SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading Details of PNP and PCI Setup PNP OS Installed No This field allows you to use a Plug and Play PnP operating system to configure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS Thus interrupts may be reassigned by the OS when Yes is selected When a non PnP OS is installed or to prevent reassign ing of interrupt settings select the default setting of No Slot 1 RIGHT IRQ to Slot 4 LEFT IRQ Auto These fields set how IRQ use is determined for each PCI slot The default setting for each field is Auto which uses auto routing to determine IRQ use The other options are 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 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 tha
73. ust be Revision 2 7 or later Look on the un derside of the CPU for the serial number The number should read G8DC6620A or later 5 Voltage Regulator Output Selection VIDO 1 2 These jumpers set the voltage supplied to the CPU Switching regulators allow some jumper settings to be the same for two voltages of different power planes AMDA Pentium MMX P55C Intel Pentium P54C AMD K6 AMD K IBM Cyrix 6x86 MX IBM Cyrix 6x86 M1 150MHz 233MHz 75MHz 200MHz PR166and 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 VI Intel P54C P54CS 3 5V VRE 1 2 2 3 2 3 AMD K5 3 5V VRE 1 2 2 3 2 3 IBM Cyrix 6x86 3 5V VRE _ 1 2 2 3 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 AMD 35micron K6 PR233 3 2V Dual 2 31 2 3 1 21 AMD 35micron K6 166 200 2 9V Dual 1 2 2 3 2 3 I
74. xpansion cards and other devices virtually automatic Dual Power Supply Has both AT and ATX power connectors onboard to sup port an AT or ATX power supply with soft on off features ISA and PCI Expansion Slots Provides three 16 bit ISA slots and four 32 bit PCI slots Super Multi I O Provides two high speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities UART2 can also be directed from COM2 to the Infrared Module for wireless connections 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 PCI Bus Master IDE Controller Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that supports four IDE devices in two chan nels supports PIO Modes 3 and 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2 and supports Enhanced IDE devices such as Tape Backup and CD ROM drives Supports two drives of either 5 25 inch 360KB or 1 2MB or 3 5 inch 720KB 1 44MB or 2 88MB disk drives 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 boot up Level 2 Cache 512KB Pipelined Burst SRAM onboard Optional PS 2 Mouse USB IrDA Connector Supports an optional cable and bracket set to mount the connectors to an unused expansion slot
75. y during the current session To exit without saving highlight the Exit Without Sav ing option on the main screen and then press lt Enter gt ASUS TXP4 User s Manual 53 This page was intentionally left blank 54 ASUS TXP4 User s Manual V SUPPORT SOFTWARE This page was intentionally left blank ASUS TXP4 User s Manual 55 56 V SUPPORT SOFTWARE Desktop Management Interface DMI Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility This motherboard supports DMI within the BIOS level and provides a DMI Con figuration Utility to maintain the Management Information Format Database MIFD DMI is able to auto detect and record information pertinent to a computer s system such as the CPU type CPU speed and internal external frequencies and memory size 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 in

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