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TX97-E

Pentium

Motherboard

USER'S MANUAL

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Page 2: ...g from any defect or error in this manual or product ASUS may revise this manual from time to time without notice Products mentioned in this manual are mentioned for identification purposes only Product names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies Intel LanDesk and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Symbios i...

Page 3: ...m tw Gopher gopher asus com tw FTP ftp asus com tw pub ASUS ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL Marketing Info Address 721 Charcot Avenue San Jose CA 95131 USA Telephone 1 408 474 0567 Fax 1 408 474 0568 Email info usa asus com tw Technical Support BBS 1 408 474 0555 Email tsd usa asus com tw ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Marketing Info Address Harkort Str 25 40880 Ratingen BRD Germany Telephone 49 2102 445011 Fax 4...

Page 4: ...e 24 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards 24 Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards 25 5 External Connectors 26 Power Connection Procedures 33 IV BIOS SOFTWARE 34 Support Software 34 Flash Memory Writer Utility 34 Main Menu 34 Advanced Features Menu 35 Managing Updating your Motherboard s BIOS 36 6 BIOS Setup 37 Load Defaults 38 Standard CMOS Setup 38 Details of Standard CMOS Setup 39 BIOS Features Se...

Page 5: ...ASUS I A16C Audio Features 63 Unpacking and Handling Precautions 63 Layout and Connectors 64 Connectors 64 CD Audio Connector Pin Definitions 64 The Following Sections are Available with ASUS Audio Bundle Only Creative Labs ViBRA 16C Series 1 Audio Drivers Installation 3 Manual Information 3 ASUS Installation CD 3 ASUS Audio Driver CD Contents 3 Win95 Audio Drivers 4 3D Sound 5 Win3 x Audio Driver...

Page 6: ...ar 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 Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on ...

Page 7: ...udio Software Manual ASUS I A16C Audio bundle Item Checklist Please check that your package is complete If you discover damaged or missing items please contact your retailer The ASUS TX97 E motherboard 2 serial port ribbon cables attached to a mounting bracket 1 parallel ribbon cable with mounting bracket 1 IDE ribbon cable 1 floppy ribbon cable ASUS TX97 E Series Support CD LANDesk Client Manager...

Page 8: ...S MediaBus card or an ISA card ASUS MediaBus Features an expansion slot extension shared with PCI Slot 4 for an optional high performance expansion card which includes two functions in one easy to install card 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 wirel...

Page 9: ...ect Power Management OSPM functionality With these features imple mented in the OS PCs can be ready around the clock everyday yet satisfy all 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 97 compliancy The new ...

Page 10: ...en the system s initialization stage is completed upon boot up CPU Slow Down When CPU fans or system fans are malfunctioning the system will deactivate the CPU Clock line to decrease CPU utilization to the speed upon detection of system overheat This will prevent CPU damage from system overheat The CPU utilization will restore normal operations when tem perature falls below a safe level Auto Fan O...

Page 11: ... Burst L2 Cache CPU ZIF Socket 7 PCI 4 or ASUS MediaBus 3 PCI Slots Super Multi I O Programmable Flash ROM 3 ISA Slots IDE Connectors Serial Parallel Floppy Intel s 430TX PCIset 2 DIMM Sockets Hardware Monitor CPU Thermal Sensor PS 2 Mouse USB IrDA Switching Voltage Regulators AT Power Connector 4 SIMM Sockets ATX Power ...

Page 12: ...nsor Intel 430TX PCIset BIOS Power PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 1 MediaBus Extension ISA Slot 3 ISA Slot 2 ISA Slot 1 PS 2 Mouse USB IrDA Parallel Printer Port Multi I O En Dis Clock Freq FS1 FS0 FS2 DIMM Socket 2 64 bit 168 pin module DIMM Socket 1 64 bit 168 pin module SIMM Socket 4 32 bit 72 pin module SIMM Socket 3 32 bit 72 pin module SIMM Socket 2 32 bit 72 pin module SIMM Socke...

Page 13: ...PY p 26 Floppy Drive Connector 34 pin Block 3 PRINTER p 27 Parallel Printer Port Connector 26 pin Block 4 COM1 COM2 p 27 Serial Port COM1 COM2 10 pin Blocks 5 FAN p 28 Power Supply Chassis CPU Fan Power Leads 6 CHASSIS p 28 Chassis Open Alarm Lead 3 pin Block 7 Primary Second IDE p 29 Primary Secondary IDE Connector 40 pin Blocks 8 IDELED p 29 IDE LEDActivity Light 9 ATX POWER p 29 ATX Motherboard...

Page 14: ... The jumpers will also be shown graphically such as to connect pins 1 2 and to connect pins 2 3 Jumpers with two pins will be shown as for Short On and for Open Off For manufacturing simplicity the jumpers may be sharing pins from other groups Use the diagrams in this manual instead of following the pin layout on the board Settings with two jumper numbers require that both jumpers be moved to geth...

Page 15: ...i I O SIO Enable 1 2 Default Disable 2 3 R Super Multi I O Setting Enable Disable Enable Default Disabled I O I O 1 2 3 1 2 3 2 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 MemoryWriterUtility as shown in BIOS SOFTWARE Programming B...

Page 16: ... battery s current by removing this jumper and attaching a cur rent meter to pins 2 3 WARNING You must unplug the power cord to your power supply to ensure that there is no power to your motherboard The CMOS RAM containing BIOS setup information may be cleared by this action You should enter BIOS to Load Setup Defaults and re enter any user information after removing and reapplying this jumper RTC...

Page 17: ...D2 VID1 VID0 Intel AMD Cryix P54C CS K5 M1 3 5V VRE 2 3 1 2 Intel AMD P54C CS K5 3 4V STD 2 3 2 3 AMD K6 PR233 3 2V 1 2 2 3 2 3 AMD K6 PR166 PR200 2 9V 2 3 2 3 1 2 Intel Cyrix P55C MMX M2 2 8V 2 3 2 3 2 3 R CPU Vcore Voltage Selection P55C M2 2 8 Volts 1 2 3 K6 PR233 3 2 Volts 1 2 3 1 2 3 K6 166 200 2 9 Volts P54C CS K5 STD 3 4V 1 2 3 P54C CS K5 M1 VRE 3 5V 1 2 3 Compatible Cyrix CPU Identificatio...

Page 18: ... of the Intel AMD or Cyrix CPU as follows BUS Freq Freq Ratio CPU Model Freq Ratio BUS Freq FS2 FS1 FS0 BF0 BF1 Intel Pentium 200MHz 3 0x 66MHz 2 3 2 3 1 2 1 2 2 3 Intel Pentium 166MHz 2 5x 66MHz 2 3 2 3 1 2 2 3 2 3 Intel Pentium 150MHz 2 5x 60MHz 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 Intel Pentium 133MHz 2 0x 66MHz 2 3 2 3 1 2 2 3 1 2 Intel Pentium 120MHz 2 0x 60MHz 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 2 Intel Pentium 100MHz 1 5x 66...

Page 19: ... one Row on the motherboard IMPORTANT Memory speed setup is required through Auto Configuration inBIOSChipsetSetup oftheBIOSSOFTWARE If both 60ns and 70ns memory are used set Auto Configuration to 70ns Do not use memory modules with more than 24 chips per module Modules with more than 24 chips exceed the design specifications of the memory subsystem and will be unstable Memory Socket SIMM Memory M...

Page 20: ...e starting from a 45 degree angle making sure that all the contacts are aligned with the socket 3 With your finger tips rock the memory module into a vertical position so that it clicks into place Metal Clip Plastic Safety Tab This Side Only Mounting Hole 72 Pin DRAM in SIMM Socket 4 The plastic guides should go through the two Mounting Holes on the sides and the Metal Clips should snap on the oth...

Page 21: ... 88 Pins 60 Pins 20 Pins Dimm Socket 1 Dimm Socket 2 R The Dual Inline Memory Module DIMM must be 3 3V Unbuffered for this moth erboard You can identify the type of DIMM module by the illustration below 168 PIN DRAM DIMM Notch Key Definitions DRAM Key Position Voltage Key Position Unbuffered RFU Buffered Reserved 3 3V 5 0V The notch on the DIMM module will shift between left center or right to ide...

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Page 23: ...e socket then upwards to a 90 degree right angle Insert the CPU with the correct orientation as shown Use the notched corner of the CPU with the white dot as your guide The white dot should point towards the end the of the lever Notice that there is a blank area where one hole is missing from that corner of the square array of pin holes and a 1 printed on the motherboard next to that corner Becaus...

Page 24: ...pos sible future use 5 Carefully align the card s connectors and press firmly 6 Secure the card on the slot with the screw you removed in step 4 7 Replace the computer system s cover 8 Setup the BIOS if necessary such as IRQ xx Used By ISA Yes in PNPAND PCI SETUP 9 Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards Some expansion cards need to use an ...

Page 25: ...Qs 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 Config...

Page 26: ...ed keyboard R Keyboard Connector 5 pin female This motherboard accepts an AT Keyboard Connector Plug as shown here Keyboard Connector 2 Floppy drive connector 34 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 ...

Page 27: ... You may also remove the bracket connectors and mount them directly to the case to save expansion slot space Connect the Red stripe to Pin 1 Pin 1 4 Serial Port COM1 and COM2 Connectors Two 10 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 The two serial...

Page 28: ...heatsinks Damage may occur to the mother board and or the CPU fan if these pins are incorrectly used These are not jumpers do not place jumper caps over these pins 12Volt Chassis CPU Power Supply Fan Power Orientate the fins so that air flow runs across motherboard s heatsinks Power Supply Fan Air Flow Air Flow Chassis Fan Power CPU Fan Power Ground Rotation 12 Vlot Ground Rotation 12 Vlot R 6 Cha...

Page 29: ...Pin 20 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables with pin 20 plugged 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...

Page 30: ...ing six wires two of which are black Orient the connectors so that the black wires are together R AT Power Connector Power Plugs from Power Supply Power Connector on Motherboard PG 12V GND 5V 12V 5V 5V P9 P8 ORG RED YLW BLU BLK BLK BLK BLK WHT RED RED RED 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 connect...

Page 31: ...WARE section should be on the default setting of Enable 13 ATX Power Switch Soft Power Switch PWR SW 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 14...

Page 32: ... 9 18 10 10 USB 5 Volt 11 USB Port 1 12 USB Port 1 13 Ground 14 no connection 15 PS 2 Mouse Data 16 Ground 17 Infrared Receive 18 Infrared Transmit Optional USB MIR PS 2 Mouse Infrared USB 0 USB 1 18 Second Infrared IrDA Fast IR Compliant Infrared Connector IR This is a second connector that supports the optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module This module mounts to a small ope...

Page 33: ...e monitor LED may light up after the system s if it complies with Green standards or if it has a power standby feature The system will then run power on tests While the tests are running additional messages will ap pear on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power the system may have failed a power on test Recheck your jumper settings and connectio...

Page 34: ...g bootup Larger num bers represent a newer BIOS file NOTE A binary BIOS file is no longer included with the support software Save the motherboard s BIOS file to a floppy diskette as soon as your system is operational See Flash Memory Writer Utility in this section to Save Current BIOS to File Flash Memory Writer Utility IMPORTANT Flash Type may also be INTEL 28F001BXT If unknown is shown after Fla...

Page 35: ...rameter 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 motherboard BIOS and the PnP ESCD Parameter Block from a new BIOS file NOTE Update BIOS Main Block from File and Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD requires that the system is running in real mode This utility will not operate if the ...

Page 36: ...oppy diskette you created above 4 At the A prompt type PFLASH and then the Enter 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 complete file name and extensio...

Page 37: ...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 the ...

Page 38: ...t this option anymore However 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 Asection at the lower right of the screen displays the control keys you can use...

Page 39: ...g 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 slave 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 the optional PCI SC200 SCSI controller card into the motherboard see section VI for ins...

Page 40: ...d 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 fl...

Page 41: ...and investigate your system This setting is recommended because conflicts with new operating systems Installa tion of new operating systems require that you disable this 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 ...

Page 42: ... 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 default of Auto allows the system to detect a PS 2 Mouse on bootup If de tected IRQ12 will be used for the PS 2 Mouse IRQ12 will be reserved for expan sion cards if a PS 2 Mouse is not detected Disabled will reserve IRQ12 for expa...

Page 43: ...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 for the previous screen NOTE SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthes...

Page 44: ... 16 bit I O Recovery Time 1 BUSCLK Timing for 16 bit ISA cards 8 bit I O Recovery Time 1 BUSCLK Timing for 8 bit ISA cards Video BIOS Cacheable Enabled Allows the Video BIOS to be cached to allow faster execution Leave on default setting of Enabled for better performance otherwise Disabled Memory Hole at Address None This features reserves either 14MB 16MB or 15MB 16MB memory address space to ISA ...

Page 45: ...Select either DMA Channel 1 3 or Disable UART2 Use Infrared Disabled When enabled this field activates the onboard infrared feature and sets the second serial UART to support the infrared module connector on the motherboard If your system already has a second serial port connected to the onboard COM2 connector it will no longer work if you enable the infrared feature By default this field is set t...

Page 46: ... the system inac tivity period is longer Disabled disables the power saving features User Defined allows you to set power saving options according to your preference 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 y...

Page 47: ...nabled This allows the settings of Enabled or Disabled for powering up the computer turns the ATX power supply on when the modem begins receiving or transmitting data while the computer is off AC PWR Loss Restart Disabled This item 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 Enabled boots ...

Page 48: ...e only if necessary Voltage Monitor xx xV The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the voltages put out by the voltage regulators These values refresh upon key entries Set to Ignore only if necessary NOTE If any of the monitored items are out of range you will be prompted by this message Hardware Monitor found an error enter POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP for details The bottom of the screen will in...

Page 49: ... for that IRQ to Yes For example If you install a Legacy ISAcard 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 u...

Page 50: ...Press the N key and then the Enter key 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 scr...

Page 51: ... the password is case sensitive and can be up to 8 alphanumeric characters long type in your password and then press the Enter key The system confirms your password by asking you to type it again After setting a password the screen automatically reverts to the main screen To implement the password protection specify in the Security Option field of the BIOS Features Setup screen when the system wil...

Page 52: ...d 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 Standar...

Page 53: ...s that should be used for your drive do not accept them Press the N key to reject the presented settings and enter the correct ones manually from the Standard CMOS Setup screen Save and Exit Setup Select this option to save into the CMOS memory all modifications you specify during the current session To save the configuration changes highlight the Save Exit Setup option on the main screen and then...

Page 54: ...ns requires Real Mode DOS Box the DMI Configuration utility as described at the end of section V PFLASH Runs requires Real Mode DOS Box the Flash Memory Writer utility as described at the beginning of section IV BusMaster Installs Intel BusMaster IDE drivers Browse this CD Allows you to see the contents of the ASUS support CD Technical Support Form View the Technical Support Form with Notepad Read...

Page 55: ... not installed For a faster response insert a floppy dis kette before choosing this function 2 The LDCM only displays half the actual fan RPM Multiply the displayed fan RPM by 2 for the actual fan RPM 3 Chassis Fan and CPU A Fan RPM must be at least 2 640 RPM to be monitored by the LDCM 4 CPU B Fan must be at least 2 660 RPM to be monitored by the LDCM 5 Fan labels are not consistent use this tabl...

Page 56: ...S image file and requiring the user to update the whole BIOS This DMI Con figuration Utility also allows the system integrator or end user to add additional information into the MIFD such as serial numbers housing configurations and ven dor information Those information not detected by the motherboard BIOS and has to be manually entered through the DMI Configuration Utility and updated into the MI...

Page 57: ...ailable 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 wi...

Page 58: ...Bad File Name appears here to show it was not saved Load MIFD You can load the disk file to memory by entering a drive and path and file name here Load BIOS Defaults You can load the BIOS defaults from a MIFD file and can clear all user modified and added data You must reboot your computer in order for the defaults to be saved back into the Flash BIOS V SOFTWARE Using DMI Utility V SUPPORT SOFTWAR...

Page 59: ...performance than the direct BIOS support To use these drivers you must install them into your system and add them to your system con figuration files Driver support for SCSI devices used with SCO UNIX is also pro vided These drivers are included in the second SCO UNIX floppy disk Windows 95 support is also available using the device drivers included within the Windows software The ASUS PCI SC200 i...

Page 60: ...ou can connect SCSI devices installed in your system case to the internal connector on the card You also have the additional option of connecting external SCSI devices to the external SCSI 2 connector on the card If you get the ASUS PCI SC200 later on as an option you will need to install it yourself The setup procedure is explained here Setting Up the ASUS PCI SC200 There are two jumper settings ...

Page 61: ...he ASUS PCI SC200 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 The SCSI chain must be terminated at both ends or the devices in the chain will not work properly Many SCSI devices use a set of terminating resistors to term...

Page 62: ...nation Required End Device SCSI Device 3 SCSI Device 4 SCSI Device 2 SCSI Device 1 Termination Required End Device No Termination Required JP5 Short SCSI ID Numbers All SCSI devices including the ASUS PCI SC200 interface card must have a SCSI identification number that is not in use by any other SCSI device There are eight possible ID numbers 0 through 7 The ASUS PCI SC200 has a fixed SCSI ID of 7...

Page 63: ...6C is easily damaged by static electric ity Observe the following precautions while unpacking and handling the board Before handling the board discharge static electricity form your body by touch ing an unpainted area of the system s metal chassis While installing the board ground yourself frequently to discharge any static electricity that may accu mulate in your body After removing the board for...

Page 64: ...nected to the Audio In on the card you can only use the direct output located in the front panel of the CD ROM and adjust volume level by the knob CD Audio Connector Pin Definitions Sony Audio In Mitsumi Audio In Panasonic Audio In Pin Definition Pin Definition Pin Definition l Right Signal 1 Ground 1 Left Signal 2 Ground 2 Left Signal 2 Ground 3 Ground 3 Ground 3 Right Signal 4 Left Signal 4 Righ...

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