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... each board 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 you may visit ASUS' home page at: http://www.asus.com.tw/ or contact ASUS from the following page.
© Copyright 1997 ASUSTeK COMPUTER...
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... (CPU 23
4. Expansion Cards 24 Expansion Card Installation Procedure 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...
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...Setup 55 Exit Without Saving 55
V. SUPPORT SOFTWARE 56
ASUS TX97 Motherboard Series Support CD 56
LANDesk Client Manager (LDCM 56
Desktop Management Interface (DMI 58 Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility 58 System Requirements 58 Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility 59 Notes 59
VI. ASUS PCI-SC200 SCSI Card 61
SCSI BIOS and Drivers 61
The ASUS PCI-SC200 SCSI Interface Card...
User Manual - Page 7
...Client Manager (LDCM) Software • Flash Memory Writer utility to update the FLASH BIOS • Desktop Management Interface (DMI) utility • Audio drivers and utilities (optional) • Readme files for descriptions and use of the files • Technical Support Form
√ This user's manual
Optional infrared module
Optional ASUS PCI-SC200 Fast-SCSI card
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User Manual - Page 8
... chassis. A second IrDA connector is available for a standard individual infrared cable set.
• NCR SCSI BIOS: Has firmware to support optionalASUS SCSI controller cards.
• Audio Ready: Optional Creative Labs 16C Series Audio with 3D sound.
• Optional IrDA Connector: This motherboard supports an optional infrared port module for wireless interface.
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User Manual - Page 9
... BIOS and hardware levels of ASUS TX97 series of motherboards meet PC '97 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 procedures for both Windows 95 and Windows...
User Manual - Page 10
... drivers, floppy diskettes, and MO. Some new-generation viruses will not only destroy data on storage media, but also clear BIOS data which is usually unprotected. ASUS TX97 series of motherboards were designed to cooperate with BIOS, chipset, and flash EPROM to disable write permission when the system's initialization stage is completed upon boot-up.
• CPU Slow Down - When CPU...
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III. INSTALLATION (Jumpers)
III. INSTALLATION
Installation Steps
Before using your computer, you must complete the following steps:
1. Set Jumpers on the Motherboard 2. Install DRAM Modules 3. Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) 4. Install Expansion Cards 5. Connect Ribbon Cables, Cabinet Wires, and Power Supply 6. Setup the BIOS Software
1. Jumpers
Several hardware settings are made ...
User Manual - Page 15
...onboard Multi-I/O item (floppy, serial, parallel, and IrDA) through Chipset Features Setup of BIOS SOFTWARE or disable all Multi-I/O items at once with the following jumper in order to use your own Multi-I/O card.
Multi-I/O Enable Disable
SIO [1-2] (Default) [2-3]
SIO 1 2 3
Enable (Default)
SIO 1 2 3
Disabled
R R
Multi I/O Setting (Enable / Disable)
2. Flash ROM Boot Block Programming (BBLKW...
User Manual - Page 24
... 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 IRQ to operate. Generally an IRQ must be exclusively...
User Manual - Page 30
... disk ribbon cable. After connecting the 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 configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper accordingly. Please refer to the documentation of your hard disk for the jumper settings. BIOS now supports SCSI device or IDE CD-ROM...
User Manual - Page 33
... 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power, the system may have failed a power-on test. Recheck your jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance.
7. During power-on, hold down the key to enter BIOS setup. Follow the next section "BIOS SOFTWARE" for instructions.
* Powering Off your computer: You must first exit or shut down your...
User Manual - Page 36
..." is displayed after "Flash type --," then this ROM chip is not programmable or not supported with the PnP BIOS and therefore cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer.
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...
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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 system ...
User Manual - Page 39
... since they operate using device drivers and are not supported by any the BIOS. If you install the optional ASUS SCSI controller card into the motherboard (see section VI for instructions). If you install other vendor's SCSI controller card, please refer to their respective documentations on how to install the required SCSI drivers.
To enter specifications for a hard disk drive, you must select...
User Manual - Page 48
... 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 activated 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...
User Manual - Page 56
... Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the LDCM manual on the ASUS support CD.
LDCM Administrator Setup: Installs software to monitor PC systems on the network within the same bridge address with Local software installed. The administrator should install both Local and Administrator Software.
LDCM Local Setup: Installs software to monitor the local system. • Express Setup: (Recommended) Settings can...
User Manual - Page 57
... LDCM.
9. The COM port that is in use will not show up in "Input/Output Ports."
10. LDCM Administrator installation requires a network card or else the admin-
istrator features will run very slowly.
11. Mouse (Pointer) information does not show when there is mouse activity after
Workstation Summary is selected in Windows NT.
V. SOFTWARE (LDCM)
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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 Configuration 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 ...
User Manual - Page 61
...and Drivers
Aside from the system BIOS, the Flash memory chip on the motherboard also contains the SCSI BIOS. This SCSI BIOS works in conjunction with the optional ASUS PCI-SC200 SCSI controller card to provide a complete PCI Fast SCSI-2 interface.
All SCSI devices you install to your system require driver software to function. The SCSI BIOS directly supports SCSI hard disks under the DOS, Windows...