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... and utilities installation 6-15 6.4.1 Running the support CD 6-15 6.4.2 Drivers menu 6-15 6.4.3 Management Software menu 6-16 6.4.4 Utilities menu 6-16 6.4.5 Contact information 6-16 Appendix: Block diagrams A.1 NCL-DE/SCSI block diagram A-1 A.2 NCL-DE/1U block diagram A-2 vi
... and utilities installation 6-15 6.4.1 Running the support CD 6-15 6.4.2 Drivers menu 6-15 6.4.3 Management Software menu 6-16 6.4.4 Utilities menu 6-16 6.4.5 Contact information 6-16 Appendix: Block diagrams A.1 NCL-DE/SCSI block diagram A-1 A.2 NCL-DE/1U block diagram A-2 vi
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...bit slots 184P (PCI-X 1.0) 1 x PCI 33 MHz/32-bit/5V slot (PCI 2.3) 1 x Zero Channel RAID (ZCR) slot for Adaptec AIC-7902 ZCR board (NCL-DE/1U model only) 1 x PCI Express™ x16 slot 164P (x8 link, PCI Express 1.0a) 1 x mini-PCI socket for 2 additional ports) (continued on the ...rear panel, 1 connector at mid-board for ASUS® Server Management Board Intel® ICH5R Southbridge supports: - 4 x Ultra DMA 100/66/33 hard disk drives - 2 x SATA-150 with RAID 0, RAID 1 configuration (NCL-DE/SCSI model only) Adaptec® AIC-7902W PCI-X Dual U320 SCSI ...
...bit slots 184P (PCI-X 1.0) 1 x PCI 33 MHz/32-bit/5V slot (PCI 2.3) 1 x Zero Channel RAID (ZCR) slot for Adaptec AIC-7902 ZCR board (NCL-DE/1U model only) 1 x PCI Express™ x16 slot 164P (x8 link, PCI Express 1.0a) 1 x mini-PCI socket for 2 additional ports) (continued on the ...rear panel, 1 connector at mid-board for ASUS® Server Management Board Intel® ICH5R Southbridge supports: - 4 x Ultra DMA 100/66/33 hard disk drives - 2 x SATA-150 with RAID 0, RAID 1 configuration (NCL-DE/SCSI model only) Adaptec® AIC-7902W PCI-X Dual U320 SCSI ...
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... Serial port connector 1 x Backplane SMBus connector 1 x PSU SMBus connector 1 x System panel connector 1 x Auxiliary panel connector 2 x SCSI connectors (NCL-DE/SCSI model only) 1 x BMC connector (NCL-DE/1U model only) SSI power supply (with 24-pin and 8-pin 12V plugs) ATX 12V 2.0 compliant E-ATX form factor: 12 in x 13 in... (30.5 cm x 33 cm) Device drivers ASUS Live Update Utility ASUS Server Web-based Management (ASWM) Anti-virus ...
... Serial port connector 1 x Backplane SMBus connector 1 x PSU SMBus connector 1 x System panel connector 1 x Auxiliary panel connector 2 x SCSI connectors (NCL-DE/SCSI model only) 1 x BMC connector (NCL-DE/1U model only) SSI power supply (with 24-pin and 8-pin 12V plugs) ATX 12V 2.0 compliant E-ATX form factor: 12 in x 13 in... (30.5 cm x 33 cm) Device drivers ASUS Live Update Utility ASUS Server Web-based Management (ASWM) Anti-virus ...
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... This slot is designed for various server class high performance add-on the motherboard supports an ASUS® Server Management Board. 2.5.6 PCI Express x16 slot (For both NCL-DE/SCSI and NCL-DE/1U models) This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications.... 2.5.7 PCI Express x8 slot (For NCL-DE/SCSI model only) The onboard PCI Express x8 slot...
... This slot is designed for various server class high performance add-on the motherboard supports an ASUS® Server Management Board. 2.5.6 PCI Express x16 slot (For both NCL-DE/SCSI and NCL-DE/1U models) This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications.... 2.5.7 PCI Express x8 slot (For NCL-DE/SCSI model only) The onboard PCI Express x8 slot...
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... model (e.g. A:\>afudos /iNCLDESCI.rom Use the appropriate BIOS file depending on a piece of paper. R O M for NCL-DE/SCSI model, and N C L D E 1 U . done Advance Check ...... ASUS NCL-DE Series 4-3 Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility: 1. Save the BIOS file ... not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier. 3. R O M for NCL-DE/1U model). 4. All rights reserved. Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file ....... The utility verifies the file and starts updating...
... model (e.g. A:\>afudos /iNCLDESCI.rom Use the appropriate BIOS file depending on a piece of paper. R O M for NCL-DE/SCSI model, and N C L D E 1 U . done Advance Check ...... ASUS NCL-DE Series 4-3 Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility: 1. Save the BIOS file ... not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier. 3. R O M for NCL-DE/1U model). 4. All rights reserved. Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file ....... The utility verifies the file and starts updating...
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When found ! Checking for NCL-DE/1U model). Doing so can update a corrupted BIOS file using...rename the original or updated BIOS file in the floppy disk according the exact name of your motherboard, e.g. ASUS NCL-DE Series 4-5 Turn on the system. 2. Starting BIOS recovery... Start flashing... Insert the floppy disk with ...fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. Bad BIOS checksum. Reading file "NCLDESCI.ROM". R O M for floppy... Checking for NCL-DE/SCSI model, and N C L D E 1 U . Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process. You can...
When found ! Checking for NCL-DE/1U model). Doing so can update a corrupted BIOS file using...rename the original or updated BIOS file in the floppy disk according the exact name of your motherboard, e.g. ASUS NCL-DE Series 4-5 Turn on the system. 2. Starting BIOS recovery... Start flashing... Insert the floppy disk with ...fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. Bad BIOS checksum. Reading file "NCLDESCI.ROM". R O M for floppy... Checking for NCL-DE/SCSI model, and N C L D E 1 U . Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process. You can...
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... Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode. Model Name Displays the auto-detected ASUS motherboard model (either NCL-DE/SCSI, or NCL-DE/1U). The BIOS automatically detects the items in the motherboard. 4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit...
... Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode. Model Name Displays the auto-detected ASUS motherboard model (either NCL-DE/SCSI, or NCL-DE/1U). The BIOS automatically detects the items in the motherboard. 4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit...
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...interleaved stacks. Spanning does not deliver any advantage over using separate disks independently and does not provide fault tolerance or other drive. NCL-DE/SCSI model • LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID • A d a p t e c® AIC-7902W SCSI...included in a created RAID set . 5.1 Setting up RAID The motherboard comes with the following RAID solutions: NCL-DE/1U • LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID technology embedded in the Intel® ICH5R Southbridge supports up to the ... SATA hard disk drives and RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 0+1 configurations. ASUS NCL-DE Series 5-1
...interleaved stacks. Spanning does not deliver any advantage over using separate disks independently and does not provide fault tolerance or other drive. NCL-DE/SCSI model • LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID • A d a p t e c® AIC-7902W SCSI...included in a created RAID set . 5.1 Setting up RAID The motherboard comes with the following RAID solutions: NCL-DE/1U • LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID technology embedded in the Intel® ICH5R Southbridge supports up to the ... SATA hard disk drives and RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 0+1 configurations. ASUS NCL-DE Series 5-1
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... RAID controller drivers from the list, then press . • For I n t e l® I C H 5 R L S I L o g i c E m b e d d e d S A T A R A I D driver, select L S I L o g i c E m b e d d e d S A T A R A I D. (NCL-DE/1U and NCL-DE/SCSI models) • For A d a p t e c® 7 9 0 2 W H o s t R A I D driver, select A d a p t e c HostRAID U320 Diver ver. 1.02 for Windows 2000/XP/ 2 0 0 3. (NCL-DE/SCSI model only) 6. ASUS NCL-DE Series 6-3 Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to continue. Setup then...
... RAID controller drivers from the list, then press . • For I n t e l® I C H 5 R L S I L o g i c E m b e d d e d S A T A R A I D driver, select L S I L o g i c E m b e d d e d S A T A R A I D. (NCL-DE/1U and NCL-DE/SCSI models) • For A d a p t e c® 7 9 0 2 W H o s t R A I D driver, select A d a p t e c HostRAID U320 Diver ver. 1.02 for Windows 2000/XP/ 2 0 0 3. (NCL-DE/SCSI model only) 6. ASUS NCL-DE Series 6-3 Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to continue. Setup then...
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To verify the RAID controller driver installation: 1. Click the H a r d w a r e tab, then click the D e v i c e M a n a g e r button. 3. ASUS NCL-DE Series 6-5 Click the "+" sign before the item S C S I a n d R A I D c o n t r o l l e r s. • For NCL-DE/1U, the L S I L o g i c E m b e d d e d S A T A R A I D item should appear. • For NCL-DE/SCSI model, the L S I L o g i c E m b e d d e d S A T A R A I D item and the A d a p t e c A I C - 7 9 0 2 B H o s t R A I D D r i v e items should appear. 4. Right-click the RAID controller driver item, then select P r o p e r t...
To verify the RAID controller driver installation: 1. Click the H a r d w a r e tab, then click the D e v i c e M a n a g e r button. 3. ASUS NCL-DE Series 6-5 Click the "+" sign before the item S C S I a n d R A I D c o n t r o l l e r s. • For NCL-DE/1U, the L S I L o g i c E m b e d d e d S A T A R A I D item should appear. • For NCL-DE/SCSI model, the L S I L o g i c E m b e d d e d S A T A R A I D item and the A d a p t e c A I C - 7 9 0 2 B H o s t R A I D D r i v e items should appear. 4. Right-click the RAID controller driver item, then select P r o p e r t...
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Follow screen instructions to the system. 6. 5. The drivers for Adaptec® AIC-7902W). 7. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers: • For NCL-DE/1U model, select N o, then press • For NCL-DE/SCSI model, select Y e s, then install the additional RAID controller drivers (for the RAID controller are installed to continue the OS installation. 6-8 Chapter 6: Driver installation When prompted, insert the Red Hat® Enterprise ver. 3.0 RAID driver disk to the floppy disk drive, select O K , then press .
Follow screen instructions to the system. 6. 5. The drivers for Adaptec® AIC-7902W). 7. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers: • For NCL-DE/1U model, select N o, then press • For NCL-DE/SCSI model, select Y e s, then install the additional RAID controller drivers (for the RAID controller are installed to continue the OS installation. 6-8 Chapter 6: Driver installation When prompted, insert the Red Hat® Enterprise ver. 3.0 RAID driver disk to the floppy disk drive, select O K , then press .
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... Supplly EEPROM System information Super I /O Controller Hub 5 (ICH5R) IDE 1 IDE 2 SMBus USB 1 LPC-Bus USB 8 ATI Rage XL PCI 33 bus 8 Mbyte VGA-Conn. A.2 NCL-DE/1U block diagram Intel Xeon Processor with 800 MHz system bus System Bus 64bit, 800 MHz Intel Xeon Processor with 800 MHz system bus Intel Memory...
... Supplly EEPROM System information Super I /O Controller Hub 5 (ICH5R) IDE 1 IDE 2 SMBus USB 1 LPC-Bus USB 8 ATI Rage XL PCI 33 bus 8 Mbyte VGA-Conn. A.2 NCL-DE/1U block diagram Intel Xeon Processor with 800 MHz system bus System Bus 64bit, 800 MHz Intel Xeon Processor with 800 MHz system bus Intel Memory...