This document is the user manual for the ASUS KN97 Pentium ® II motherboard, describing the features and characteristics of the product.
This manual covers the ASUS KN97 motherboard, detailing its features, supported processors, memory options, expansion slots, and built‑in hardware such as the PCI Bus Master IDE controller and LM78 hardware monitor. It also includes safety notices, FCC compliance information, and contact details for technical support.
Installation instructions guide users through mounting the board, connecting power, configuring jumpers, and installing optional cards like the ASUS PCI‑SC200 SCSI card and the I‑A16C audio card. BIOS setup chapters describe default loading, advanced features, power management, and DMI configuration, while the appendix provides connector pin definitions and audio card specifications.
| Chipset | Intel 440FX PCIset |
|---|---|
| Expansion Slots | Three 16‑bit ISA slots and five 32‑bit PCI slots |
| Level‑2 Cache | 256 KB or 512 KB pipelined burst cache |
It provides three 16‑bit ISA slots and five 32‑bit PCI slots.
The motherboard can support up to 384 MB of SIMM memory across its six sockets.