The information presented in this publication has been
carefully checked for reliability; however, no
responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies.
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Trademarks
IBM, PC/AT, and PC/XT are trademarks of
International Business Machines Corporation.
Intel and Pentium are trademarks of Intel Corporation.
AMD is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
Cyrix is a trademark of Cyrix Corporation.
IDT is a trademark of Integrated Devices Technology
Corporation.
AMI is a trademark of American Megatrends Inc.
MS-DOS and WINDOWS 95/NT/31 are registered
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
This mainboard is a high-performance mainboard
based on the advanced Pentiumª microprocessor and
featuring PCI Local Bus and the Intel i430TX. The
mainboard offers a high degree of flexibility in
configuration and is fully IBM PC/AT compatible.
2Chapter 1
Key Features
The advanced features of this mainboard include:
¥Intel i430TX PCI chipset
¥Supports Pentiumª 75 ~ 266 MHz CPUs with ZIF
socket, including Pentiumª P54C and P55C
(MMXª), Cyrix/IBM 6x86/6x86L/6x86MX (M2),
IDT C6, and AMD K5/K6 CPUs
¥Provides CPU Plug & Play (Auto Voltage/
Frequency/Bus Frequency Ratio) techniques for
faster and easier CPU installation
¥Switching power provides CPU core voltage from
2.0V to 3.5V
¥Supports 64M-bit (16Mx4, 8Mx8, 4Mx16)
technology DRAM/SDRAM
¥Provides 4 x 72-pin SIMM modules auto banking in
multiple configuration up to 256MB, and also, 3 x
168-pin DIMM to support SDRAM/EDO
DRAM/Fast Page Mode DRAM up to 256MB
¥Supports onboard 512KB Pipelined Burst
synchronous L2 cache
¥Supports Ultra DMA/33 and ACPI
¥Provides dual ATX (20-pin) and AT (12-pin) power
connectors and ATX power supports Suspend
Switch, Power Button, Wake On LAN, and Alarm
Wake Up
¥4 PCI Local Bus slots and 3 x 16 bits ISA Bus slots,
all 4 PCI slots support master mode
¥Onboard PCI Bus Master IDE interface supports 4
IDE devices with 2 channels; BIOS supports 4 IDE
harddisk drives which do not need device driver
for S/W application and the capacity of each
harddisk can be larger than 528MB and up to
8.4 GB
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¥PCI IDE Controller supports PIO Mode 0 to Mode
4, Ultra DMA/33 at maximum transfer rate of 33
MB/s, and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2
¥Supports 2.88MB, Iomega ZIP-100M, and IDE LS-
120 FDD; bootable from floppy, HDD, CD-ROM,
SCSI, NetWork, LS-120, ZIP, or others
¥Onboard super Multi-I/O chip supports 2 serial
ports with 16550 fast UART compatible, 1 parallel
port with EPP and ECP capabilities, and one floppy
disk drive interface with 1MB/s data transfer rate
¥Supports PS/2 Mouse pin header
¥Supports ATX FORM CARD containing PS/2
mouse, 2 USB interface, and Infrared connectors
(optional)
¥BIOS supports Green feature function, and ÒPlug &
PlayÓ Flash ROM
¥Onboard Sound Pro supports the following
features:
Ñ Sound Blaster 16/PRO compatible with stereo
voice up to 48KHz sampling rates
Ñ HRTF 3D Positional Audio supports Microsoft
Direct Sound 3D DirectX 5.0
Ñ Windows Sound System ver2.0 compatible,
Accelerates Direct Sound 3D in Win95, and
Windows 95/NT/31 & DOS drivers supported
Ñ Supports 44.1K digital audio (SPDIF) IN/OUT
Ñ Full duplex 16-bit CODEC (play and record
wave file at the same time)
Ñ Software Wavetable MIDI synthesizer
Ñ ISA bus Plug & Play interface device supports
SB16, WSS, MPU401, and Game
4Chapter 1
Ñ Stereo Mixer supports analog mixing form CD-
in & Line-in and digital mixing from Voice,
FM/Wave-table, and digital CD-Audio
Ñ Auto Switch the hardware between Windows
Sound System and Sound Blaster 16.
Unpacking the Mainboard & Static
Electricity Precautions
This mainboard package contains the following items:
1.The i430TX Mainboard
2.This UserÕs Guide
3.Cables:2 serial port ribbon cables/brackets;
1 parallel ribbon cable/bracket;
1 floppy ribbon cable;
1 IDE ribbon cable
4.The Device Driver for this mainboard
5.ATX FORM CARD (optional)
6.Sound & Game ribbon cables/bracket
This mainboard is easily damaged by static electricity.
Follow the precautions below while unpacking or
installing the mainboard.
1.Do not remove the mainboard from its original
package until you are ready to install it.
2.Before handling the mainboard, ground yourself by
grasping an unpainted portion of the systemÕs
metal chassis.
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3.Frequently ground yourself to discharge any static
electric charge that may build up in your body
while working on installation and/or
configuration.
4.Remove the mainboard from its anti-static
packaging and place it on a grounded surface,
component side up.
5.Handle the mainboard by its edges or by the
mounting bracket to avoid touching its
components.
6.Check the mainboard for damage. If any integrated
circuit appears loose, press carefully to seat it
firmly in its socket.
7.Do not apply power if the mainboard appears
damaged. If there is damage to the board contact
your dealer immediately.
Chapter 2
Hardware Configuration
Before installing the mainboard into the system chassis,
you may find it convenient to first configure the
mainboardÕs hardware. This chapter describes how to
set jumpers and install memory modules, and where to
attach components.
8Chapter 2
Mainboard Component Locations
1
J2
J1
SL1SL2SL3
1
Sound Pro
JP1A
JP1B
IO Chip
PCI4PCI3PCI2PCI1
10 1
12 12
COM1 COM2
PRN1
1
1
218
PS1
IDE2
1
7
IDE1
1
KBD1
PWR1
BIOS
CPU FAN
JP4
12
Game
Sound
JP3
1
WOL CONN.
18 9
J3
1
J5
+
FW82371AB
intel
Socket 7
Battery
FW82439TX
intel
RST
1
TB-LED
SPK
19
1
J7
JP9
SUS-SW
20
HDD-LED
Keylock
Cache
1
J6
2
Figure 2Ð1. Mainboard Component Locations
FDC1
Cache
Cache
PWR2
SIMM1SIMM2SIMM3SIMM4
AB
1
3
JP5
DIMM3 DIMM2 DIMM1
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