4 ASUS TX97 User’s Manual
CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................... 7
How this manual is organized .......................................................... 7
Item Checklist .................................................................................. 7
II. FEATURES .................................................................................... 8
Features of the ASUS TX97 Motherboard ...................................... 8
Introduction to ASUS TX97 Series of motherboards ........... 9
Parts of the ASUS TX97 Motherboard ............................................ 11
III. INSTALLATION .......................................................................... 12
Map of the ASUS TX97 Motherboard ............................................. 12
Installation Steps .............................................................................. 14
1. Jumpers ........................................................................................ 14
Jumper Settings .................................................................... 15
Compatible Cyrix CPU Identification .................................. 17
2. System Memory (DIMM) ........................................................... 19
DIMM Memory Installation Procedures: ............................. 20
3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 21
4. Expansion Cards ......................................................................... 22
Expansion Card Installation Procedure: ............................... 22
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards................................... 22
Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards ............................. 23
5. External Connectors .................................................................... 24
Power Connection Procedures ................................................... 31
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE ....................................................................... 32
Support Software ............................................................................. 32
Flash Memory Writer Utility ...................................................... 32
Main Menu ........................................................................... 33
Advanced Features Menu ..................................................... 33
Managing & Updating your Motherboard's BIOS ..................... 34
6. BIOS Setup ................................................................................. 35
Load Defaults ....................................................................... 36
Standard CMOS Setup ............................................................... 36
Details of Standard CMOS Setup: ........................................ 36
BIOS Features Setup .................................................................. 39
Details of BIOS Features Setup ............................................ 39
Chipset Features Setup ............................................................... 42
Details of Chipset Features Setup......................................... 42
Power Management Setup.......................................................... 45
Details of Power Management Setup ................................... 45
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