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Asus VX97 User Manual

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  • Page 1 VX97 Pentium Motherboard USER'S MANUAL...
  • Page 2 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.

  • Page 3: The Following Sections Are Available With Asus Audio Bundle Only Audio Driver Installation

    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: 49-2102-442066 Email: info-ger@asus.com.tw Technical Support: BBS: 49-2102-448690 Email: tsd-ger@asus.com.tw ASUS VX97 User's Manual...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    How this manual is organized ............7 Item Checklist .................. 7 II. FEATURES ..................8 Features of the VX97 Motherboard ..........8 Parts of the VX97 Motherboard ..........9 III. INSTALLATION ................10 Map of the VX97 Motherboard ............10 Installation Steps ................

  • Page 5: Configuration Manager

    Unpacking and Handling Precautions ........59 Layout and Connectors .............. 60 Connectors ................60 CD-Audio Connector Pin Definitions ........60 The Following Sections are Available with ASUS Audio Bundle Only Audio Driver Installation ..............3 Manual Information ..............3 Installation CD ................3 Installation CD Contents ............

  • Page 6: Federal Communications Commission Statement

    Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Cana- dian Department of Communications. ASUS VX97 User's Manual...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    • Desktop Management Interface (DMI) utility • Bus Master IDE Drivers for various operating systems • Audio drivers and utilities (included with ASUS I-A16C CD bundle only) • Readme files for descriptions and use of the files • Technical Support Form...

  • Page 8: Features

    II. FEATURES Features of the VX97 Motherboard The ASUS VX97 is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants a great many features in a small package. This motherboard: • Intel Chipset: Features Intel's 430VX PCIset with I/O subsystems.

  • Page 9: Parts Of The Vx97 Motherboard

    II. FEATURES Parts of the VX97 Motherboard Programmable Flash ROM Super Multi-I/O Serial/Parallel Ports 3 ISA Slots 3 PCI Slots 1 PCI/ISA Share Slot IDE/Floppy Intel's 430VX PCIset (4) 72-pin SIMM Sockets CPU ZIF Socket 7 256KB / 512KB L2 Cache...

  • Page 10: Installation

    III. INSTALLATION Map of the VX97 Motherboard PS/2 Mouse Keyboard Universal Serial Bus (Reserved) Keyboard BIOS Serial Ports Flash ROM for BIOS COM 2 COM 1 Block Program (Dis/En) Parallel Port (Printer) Board Power Input Intel 430VX Intel PIIX3 PCIset...

  • Page 11: Environment Variables

    11) RESET (PANEL) p. 25 Reset Switch Lead (2-pins) 12) KEYLOCK (PANEL) p. 25 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (5-pins) 13) SPEAKER (PANEL) p. 25 Speaker Output Connector (4-pins) 14) IR p. 26 Infrared Port Module Connector ASUS VX97 User’s Manual...

  • Page 12: Installation Steps

    3. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. 4. 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 VX97 User’s Manual...

  • Page 13: Jumper Settings

    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. Operation Short to Clear (Default) Test Mode Battery Test RTC RAM ASUS VX97 User’s Manual...

  • Page 14: Compatible Cyrix Cpu Identification

    The only Cyrix CPU that is supported on this motherboard is labeled Cyrix 6x86-PR166+ but must be Revision 2.7 or later. Look on the underside of the CPU for the serial number. The number should read G8DC6620A or later. ASUS VX97 User’s Manual...
  • Page 15 [2-3] [2-3] *Cyrix 166+ 133MHz 2.0x 66MHz [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] *NOTE: Only Cyrix Revision 2.7 or later is supported on this motherboard. Bootup screen will show 6x86-P166+ with the Cyrix 166+ installed on this motherboard. ASUS VX97 User’s Manual...

  • Page 16: System Memory

    Total System Memory (Max 128MB) IMPORTANT: Do not use memory modules with more than 24 chips per mod- ule. Modules with more than 24 chips exceed the design specifications of the memory subsystem and will be unstable. ASUS VX97 User’s Manual...

  • Page 17: Dram Memory Installation Procedures

    4. The plastic guides should go through the two "Mounting Holes" on the sides and the "Metal Clips" should snap on the other side. 5. To release the memory module, squeeze both "Metal Clips" outwards and rock the module out of the "Metal Clips". ASUS VX97 User’s Manual...

  • Page 18: Central Processing Unit (Cpu)

    IMPORTANT: You must set jumpers for "CPU to BUS Frequency Ratio" and jumpers for "BUS Frequency Selection" depending on the CPU that you install. Lever Lock Blank Installed CPU ZIF Socket 7 with Example Pentium Processor White Dot ASUS VX97 User’s Manual...

  • Page 19: Expansion Cards

    Some expansion cards need to use an IRQ to operate. Generally an IRQ must be exclusively assigned to one use. In an standard design there are 16 IRQs available but most of them are already in use by parts of the system which leaves 6 free for expansion cards. ASUS VX97 User’s Manual...

  • Page 20: Assigning Dma Channels For Isa Cards

    IMPORTANT: Choose "Yes" for those IRQ's and DMA's you wish to reserve for Legacy (Non-PnP) ISA expansion cards in “IRQ xx Used By ISA” and “DMA x Used By ISA” of the PNP and PCI Setup in the BIOS SOFTWARE section, otherwise conflicts may occur. ASUS VX97 User’s Manual...

  • Page 21: External Connectors

    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" on page 4. Placing jumper caps over these will cause damage to your motherboard. IMPORTANT: Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe on the Pin 1 side of the connector.
  • Page 22 9-Pin male) & COM2 (using the 25-Pin male) to a free expansion slot opening. TIP: You may also remove the bracket connectors and mount them directly to the case to save expansion Serial Port Connectors slot space. ASUS VX97 User’s Manual...
  • Page 23 Motherboard Power Supply 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 VX97 User’s Manual...
  • Page 24 Primary or Secondary IDE connectors will cause the LED to light up. TIP: If the case-mounted LED does not light, try reversing the 2-Pin plug. IDE (Hard Drive) LED Hard Drive LED Lead ASUS VX97 User’s Manual...
  • Page 25 LED lights when the system is powered on. See the figure below. 13. Speaker Connector (PANEL) This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker. Turbo or Power LED & Power LED LOCK Keyboard Lock SMI Lead Speaker Connector Reset SW SPKR System Panel Connectors ASUS VX97 User’s Manual...
  • Page 26 Front View Back View IRRX IRTX IRTX IRRX For the infrared feature to be available, you must connect an optional Infrared module to the motherboard. Infrared Module Connector ASUS VX97 User’s Manual...

  • Page 27: Power Connection Procedures

    Recheck your jumper settings and connections or call your authorized dealer for assistance. 7. During power-on, hold down the <Delete> key to enter BIOS setup. Follow the next section "BIOS SOFTWARE" for instructions. ASUS VX97 User's Manual...

  • Page 28: Bios Software

    This gives you a backup copy of the original motherboard BIOS in case you need to reinstall it. Create a bootable system floppy diskette by typing [FORMAT A:/S] from the DOS environment without creating "AUTOEXEC.BAT" and "CONFIG.SYS" files, then save the PFLASH.EXE and the BIOS to the floppy diskette. ASUS VX97 User's Manual...

  • Page 29: Advanced Features Menu

    Block and ESCD" requires that the system is running in real mode. This utility will not operate if the system is under protected mode or virtual mode. You should boot from a system floppy diskette without "AUTOEXEC.BAT" and "CONFIG.SYS" files. ASUS VX97 User's Manual...

  • Page 30: Updating Your Motherboard's Bios

    1. Download an updated BIOS file from Bulletin Board Services (BBS) or the internet (WWW) and save to the diskette you created in step 1 of the Main Menu. See ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page II. 2. Turn off your computer and open the system cabinet to Enable "Boot Block Programming"...

  • Page 31: Bios Setup

    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: ASUS VX97 User's Manual...

  • Page 32: Load Defaults

    <F1> key. The help menu will then appear to provide you with the information you need. The memory display at the lower right-hand side of the screen is read-only and automatically adjusts accordingly. ASUS VX97 User's Manual...

  • Page 33: Details Of Standard Cmos Setup

    “User” and specify the specifications yourself manually, or you can select from the provided predefined drive specifications. To select, simply press the <Page Up> or <Page Down> key to change the option listed after the drive letter. ASUS VX97 User's Manual...
  • Page 34 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. ASUS VX97 User's Manual...
  • Page 35 If you are using a VGA or any higher resolution card, choose the “EGA/VGA” option. 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/ ASUS VX97 User's Manual...

  • Page 36: Bios Features Setup

    Installation of new operating systems require that you disable this to prevent write errors. CPU Internal Cache (Enabled) These fields allow you to Enable or Disable the CPU’s “Level 1” primary cache. Caching allows better performance. ASUS VX97 User's Manual...
  • Page 37 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. ASUS VX97 User's Manual...
  • Page 38 ROMs on them, you will need to know which addresses the ROMs use to shadow them specifically. Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640KB and 1024KB by the amount used for this purpose. ASUS VX97 User's Manual...

  • Page 39: Chipset Features Setup

    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) ASUS VX97 User's Manual...
  • Page 40 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. ASUS VX97 User's Manual...
  • Page 41 Because each IDE device may have a different Mode timing (0, 1, 2, 3, 4), it is necessary for these to be independent. The default setting of Auto will allow auto-detection to ensure optimal performance. ASUS VX97 User's Manual...

  • Page 42: Power Management Setup

    Choose "Advanced" in the Power Management Field. Video Off Option (Susp, Stby->Off ) This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power manage- ment. The settings are Susp, Stby->Off, Suspend->Off, Always on, and All modes->off. ASUS VX97 User's Manual...
  • Page 43 You can individually Enable or Disable each IRQ to include in the sleep function. IRQ8 (Real Time Alarm) is usually set to Disable so that any software alarm clock or event calendar can wake up the system. ASUS VX97 User's Manual...

  • Page 44: Pnp And Pci Setup

    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............................ASUS VX97 User's Manual...
  • Page 45 This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices but current operat- ing systems do not. The default is set to Disabled until support disks and USB devices are available in which time you can set this function to Enabled. ASUS VX97 User's Manual...

  • Page 46: Load Bios Defaults

    Press the <Y> key and then the <Enter> key to confirm. Press the <N> key and then the <Enter> key to abort. This feature does not affect the fields on the Standard CMOS Setup screen. ASUS VX97 User's Manual...

  • Page 47: Supervisor Password And User Password

    <Enter> key 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 VX97 User's Manual...

  • Page 48: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    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 there is nothing on it. ASUS VX97 User's Manual...

  • Page 49: Save And Exit Setup

    Select this option to exit the Setup utility without saving the modifications you specify during the current session. To exit without saving, highlight the “Exit Without Sav- ing” option on the main screen and then press the <Enter> key. ASUS VX97 User's Manual...
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  • Page 51: Desktop Management

    V. DESKTOP MANAGEMENT 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.

  • Page 52: Using The Asus Dmi Configuration Utility

    V. DESKTOP MANAGEMENT Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility Edit DMI (or delete) Use the (left-right) cursors to move the top menu items and the (up-down) cursor to move between the left hand menu items. The bottom of the screen will show the available keys for each screen.
  • Page 53 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. ASUS VX97 User's Manual...
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  • Page 55: Asus Pci-Sc200 Scsi Card

    SCO UNIX floppy disk. Windows 95 support is also available using the device drivers included within the Windows software. The ASUS PCI-SC200 and ASUS PCI-SC860 are Plug and Play adapters that are auto detected by BIOS and current operating systems that support Plug and Play features.

  • Page 56: The Asus Pci-Sc200 Scsi Interface Card

    VI. ASUS PCI SCSI Cards Setting Up the ASUS PCI-SC200 & PCI-SC860 There are two jumper settings you may need to make on the ASUS PCI-SC200 to set it up. One setting assigns the PCI INT interrupt, the other sets the card’s termination.

  • Page 57: Terminator Settings

    JP5. There are two settings, "terminated" and "not terminated," as shown below. 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.

  • Page 58: Scsi Id Numbers

    SCSI identification number that is not in use by any other SCSI device. There are eight possible ID numbers, 0 through 7. The ASUS PCI-SC200 and ASUS PCI-SC860 cards have fixed SCSI IDs of 7. The SCSI ID serves two purposes: •...

  • Page 59: Asus I-A16C Audio Card

    Unpacking and Handling Precautions WARNING! Keep the ASUS I-A16C stored in its anti-static bag until you are ready to install it in your system. The ASUS I-A16C is easily damaged by static electricity. Observe the following precautions while unpacking and handling the board: •...

  • Page 60: Layout And Connectors

    VII. ASUS I-A16C Audio Card Layout and Connectors Panasonic Audio In Wave Table Upgrade Mitsumi Audio In PC Speaker In Volume Control PC Speaker Out Sony Audio In Speaker Out Line Out Line In Microphone MIDI/Game Connectors The audio input connectors are used when you wish to control software mixer set- tings (e.g., bass, treble, volume) for CDs that are played with your CD-ROM drive.

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