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...MHz Dual-channel memory architecture 8 x 240-pin DIMM sockets support registered ECC DDR2-400 memory modules Supports 256 MB up to 16 GB system memory (NCL-DE/SCSI model only) 1 x PCI Express™ x16 slot 164P (x8 link, PCI Express 1.0a) 1 x PCI Express™ x8 slot 98P (... x mini-PCI socket 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 controller supports: - 2 x SCSI channels with PCI Express 1.0a...
...MHz Dual-channel memory architecture 8 x 240-pin DIMM sockets support registered ECC DDR2-400 memory modules Supports 256 MB up to 16 GB system memory (NCL-DE/SCSI model only) 1 x PCI Express™ x16 slot 164P (x8 link, PCI Express 1.0a) 1 x PCI Express™ x8 slot 98P (... x mini-PCI socket 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 controller supports: - 2 x SCSI channels with PCI Express 1.0a...
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... Requirement Form Factor Support CD contents ASUS Smart Fan Control ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS MyLogo2 AMI BIOS, 8 Mb FWH, Green, PnP, DMI2.0a, ACPI 2.0a SMBIOS 2.3, WfM2.0 1 x PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 1 x PS/2 mouse port (green) 2 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x Serial port 1 x VGA port 2 x LAN (RJ-45) ports 1 x Parallel port (NCL-DE/SCSI model only) 1 x Floppy disk drive connector...
... Requirement Form Factor Support CD contents ASUS Smart Fan Control ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS MyLogo2 AMI BIOS, 8 Mb FWH, Green, PnP, DMI2.0a, ACPI 2.0a SMBIOS 2.3, WfM2.0 1 x PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 1 x PS/2 mouse port (green) 2 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x Serial port 1 x VGA port 2 x LAN (RJ-45) ports 1 x Parallel port (NCL-DE/SCSI model only) 1 x Floppy disk drive connector...
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... Application CDs Documentation 2 x CEK springs (for CPUs) I/O shield ASUS motherboard support CD User guide If any of ASUS quality motherboards! Before you for the following items. Motherboard ASUS NCL-DE Series motherboard Cables 2 x Serial ATA signal cables 1 x Serial ATA power cable (dual-plug) 2 x SCSI Ultra320 cable (NCL-DE/SCSI model only) 80-conductor IDE cable 3-in the long... and latest technologies, making it , check the items in your package with the list below. 1.2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for buying an ASUS® NCL-DE Series motherboard!
... Application CDs Documentation 2 x CEK springs (for CPUs) I/O shield ASUS motherboard support CD User guide If any of ASUS quality motherboards! Before you for the following items. Motherboard ASUS NCL-DE Series motherboard Cables 2 x Serial ATA signal cables 1 x Serial ATA power cable (dual-plug) 2 x SCSI Ultra320 cable (NCL-DE/SCSI model only) 80-conductor IDE cable 3-in the long... and latest technologies, making it , check the items in your package with the list below. 1.2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for buying an ASUS® NCL-DE Series motherboard!
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...USB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification, dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 2.0. ASUS NCL-DE Series 1-3 Gigabit LAN solution The motherboard comes with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement, and up to ensure stable supply of current for your networking...2-26 and 2-30 for an optional Zero-Channel RAID card, allowing RAID 0 (striping), RAID 1 (mirroring), and RAID 0+1 configurations. Zero-Channel RAID (ZCR) solution (NCL-DE/SCSI model only) The motherboard comes with USB 1.1.
...USB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification, dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 2.0. ASUS NCL-DE Series 1-3 Gigabit LAN solution The motherboard comes with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement, and up to ensure stable supply of current for your networking...2-26 and 2-30 for an optional Zero-Channel RAID card, allowing RAID 0 (striping), RAID 1 (mirroring), and RAID 0+1 configurations. Zero-Channel RAID (ZCR) solution (NCL-DE/SCSI model only) The motherboard comes with USB 1.1.
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2.5.4 PCI/PCI-X slots (For NCL-DE/SCSI model only) The PCI/PCI-X slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that allow RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 configurations. The figure shows a RAID card installed on a PCI-X slot. 32-bit PCI slot 64-bit PCI-X slot 2.5.5 ZCR socket (For NCL-DE/SCSI model only) The ZCR socket on a PCI slot. ASUS NCL-DE Series 2-19 The figure shows a LAN card installed on the motherboard supports the Adaptec AIC-2015 and AIC-2025 Zero-Channel RAID cards that comply with PCI 2.3 and PCI-X 1.0 specifications.
2.5.4 PCI/PCI-X slots (For NCL-DE/SCSI model only) The PCI/PCI-X slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that allow RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 configurations. The figure shows a RAID card installed on a PCI-X slot. 32-bit PCI slot 64-bit PCI-X slot 2.5.5 ZCR socket (For NCL-DE/SCSI model only) The ZCR socket on a PCI slot. ASUS NCL-DE Series 2-19 The figure shows a LAN card installed on the motherboard supports the Adaptec AIC-2015 and AIC-2025 Zero-Channel RAID cards that comply with PCI 2.3 and PCI-X 1.0 specifications.
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... on CLRTC jumper default position. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure! 2.6 Jumpers The grayed out components in the illustrations are present only in NCL-DE/SCSI model. 1. Reinstall the battery. 5. NCL-DE Series ® NCL-DE Series Clear RTC RAM CLRTC1 21 32 Normal Clear CMOS (Default) ASUS NCL-DE Series 2-21
... on CLRTC jumper default position. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure! 2.6 Jumpers The grayed out components in the illustrations are present only in NCL-DE/SCSI model. 1. Reinstall the battery. 5. NCL-DE Series ® NCL-DE Series Clear RTC RAM CLRTC1 21 32 Normal Clear CMOS (Default) ASUS NCL-DE Series 2-21
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... the system. 5. NCL-DE Series ® NCL-DE Series SCSI setting SCSI_EN1 12 23 Enable (Default) Disable 9 . Insert the floppy disk then turn on the system. NCL-DE Series ® RECOVERY1 12 23 Normal BIOS Recovery (Default) NCL-DE Series BIOS recovery setting ASUS NCL-DE Series 2-25 Set... the jumper back to activate the SCSI feature, and support RAID configurations. 8 . Force BIOS ...
... the system. 5. NCL-DE Series ® NCL-DE Series SCSI setting SCSI_EN1 12 23 Enable (Default) Disable 9 . Insert the floppy disk then turn on the system. NCL-DE Series ® RECOVERY1 12 23 Normal BIOS Recovery (Default) NCL-DE Series BIOS recovery setting ASUS NCL-DE Series 2-25 Set... the jumper back to activate the SCSI feature, and support RAID configurations. 8 . Force BIOS ...
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...that support two 68-Pin Ultra320 SCSI connectors, one for each of the two channels. one type of the two channels. When an SE device is attached, the bus defaults to 15 devices) NCL-DE Series SCSI connection example 68-pin Female Terminator ASUS NCL-DE Series 2-29 Ultra320, Ultra160,... Ultra2, Ultra-Wide). 4 . Ultra320 SCSI connectors (two 68-pin SCSIA1, SCSIB1) (present in a point-to-point configuration...
...that support two 68-Pin Ultra320 SCSI connectors, one for each of the two channels. one type of the two channels. When an SE device is attached, the bus defaults to 15 devices) NCL-DE Series SCSI connection example 68-pin Female Terminator ASUS NCL-DE Series 2-29 Ultra320, Ultra160,... Ultra2, Ultra-Wide). 4 . Ultra320 SCSI connectors (two 68-pin SCSIA1, SCSIB1) (present in a point-to-point configuration...
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Monitor b. For systems withATX power supplies, the system LED lights up . ASUS NCL-DE Series 3-1 Connect the power cord to a power outlet that all the connections, replace the system case cover. 2. After applying power, the system power LED on ... that is equipped with the last device on the screen. 3.1 Starting up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on. External SCSI devices (starting with a surge protector. 5. System power 6.
Monitor b. For systems withATX power supplies, the system LED lights up . ASUS NCL-DE Series 3-1 Connect the power cord to a power outlet that all the connections, replace the system case cover. 2. After applying power, the system power LED on ... that is equipped with the last device on the screen. 3.1 Starting up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on. External SCSI devices (starting with a surge protector. 5. System power 6.
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.... 2. N C L D E S C I . Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file ....... Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) and download the latest BIOS file for NCL-DE/1U model). 4. The utility verifies the file and starts updating the BIOS. A:\>afudos /iNCLDESCI.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - WARNING...afudos /i[filename] where [filename] is the latest or the original BIOS file on the bootable floppy disk. R O M for NCL-DE/SCSI model, and N C L D E 1 U . ASUS NCL-DE Series 4-3 Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility: 1. All rights reserved.
.... 2. N C L D E S C I . Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file ....... Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) and download the latest BIOS file for NCL-DE/1U model). 4. The utility verifies the file and starts updating the BIOS. A:\>afudos /iNCLDESCI.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - WARNING...afudos /i[filename] where [filename] is the latest or the original BIOS file on the bootable floppy disk. R O M for NCL-DE/SCSI model, and N C L D E 1 U . ASUS NCL-DE Series 4-3 Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility: 1. All rights reserved.
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... disk with the original or updated BIOS file to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. Checking for NCL-DE/SCSI model, and N C L D E 1 U . Floppy found , the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file. Start flashing.... Completed. DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process. ASUS NCL-DE Series 4-5 Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk: 1. The utility displays the following message and...
... disk with the original or updated BIOS file to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. Checking for NCL-DE/SCSI model, and N C L D E 1 U . Floppy found , the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file. Start flashing.... Completed. DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process. ASUS NCL-DE Series 4-5 Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk: 1. The utility displays the following message and...
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... Information This menu gives you an overview of the motherboard. Main System Information BIOS SETUP UTILITY Model Name ASUS NCL-DE/SCSI Model ID 8002A0 ASUS-BIOS Version Date 1001.011 06/10/2005 Processor System Memory Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1...Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc. Model Name Displays the auto-detected ASUS motherboard model (either NCL-DE/SCSI, or NCL-DE/1U). Model ID Displays the auto-detected identification number of the general system specifications. Configuration options: [Auto] [...
... Information This menu gives you an overview of the motherboard. Main System Information BIOS SETUP UTILITY Model Name ASUS NCL-DE/SCSI Model ID 8002A0 ASUS-BIOS Version Date 1001.011 06/10/2005 Processor System Memory Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1...Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc. Model Name Displays the auto-detected ASUS motherboard model (either NCL-DE/SCSI, or NCL-DE/1U). Model ID Displays the auto-detected identification number of the general system specifications. Configuration options: [Auto] [...
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Chapter summary 5 5.1 Setting up RAID 5-1 5.2 LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility 5-4 5.3 Global Array Manager 5-26 5.4 Adaptec SCSISelect(TM) Utility! (NCL-DE/SCSI model only 5-27 ASUS NCL-DE Series
Chapter summary 5 5.1 Setting up RAID 5-1 5.2 LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility 5-4 5.3 Global Array Manager 5-26 5.4 Adaptec SCSISelect(TM) Utility! (NCL-DE/SCSI model only 5-27 ASUS NCL-DE Series
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...fails, the disk array management software directs all the benefits of the same size or larger than the existing drive. ASUS NCL-DE Series 5-1 Refer to two SATA hard disk drives and RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 0+1 configurations. This RAID configuration... without parity (redundancy data) having to read and write data in the other RAID performance benefits. NCL-DE/SCSI model • LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID • A d a p t e c® AIC-7902W SCSI RAID controller supports SCSI hard disk drives and RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 0+1 configurations. 5.1.1 RAID definitions R A ...
...fails, the disk array management software directs all the benefits of the same size or larger than the existing drive. ASUS NCL-DE Series 5-1 Refer to two SATA hard disk drives and RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 0+1 configurations. This RAID configuration... without parity (redundancy data) having to read and write data in the other RAID performance benefits. NCL-DE/SCSI model • LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID • A d a p t e c® AIC-7902W SCSI RAID controller supports SCSI hard disk drives and RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 0+1 configurations. 5.1.1 RAID definitions R A ...
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ASUS NCL-DE Series 5-3 For example, use the L S I L o g i c E m b e d d e d S A T A R A I S e l e c t ( T M ) U t i l i t y ! 5.1.4 RAID configuration utilities Depending on the RAID connectors that you use, you can create a RAID set using the utilities embedded in each RAID configuration utility. if you installed SATA hard disk drives on how to the SCSI... connector(s) supported by the Adaptec® AIC-7902W RAID controller (NCL-DE/SCSI model only). Refer to the succeeding sections for details on the SATA ...
ASUS NCL-DE Series 5-3 For example, use the L S I L o g i c E m b e d d e d S A T A R A I S e l e c t ( T M ) U t i l i t y ! 5.1.4 RAID configuration utilities Depending on the RAID connectors that you use, you can create a RAID set using the utilities embedded in each RAID configuration utility. if you installed SATA hard disk drives on how to the SCSI... connector(s) supported by the Adaptec® AIC-7902W RAID controller (NCL-DE/SCSI model only). Refer to the succeeding sections for details on the SATA ...
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5.4 Adaptec SCSISelect(TM) Utility! (NCL-DE/SCSI model only) The Adaptec SCSISelect(TM) Utility allows you to create RAID 0, 1, and 0+1 set (s). ASUS NCL-DE Series 5-27 Press to the SCSI connector supported by the Adaptec embedded SCSI controller. The utility auto-detects the available SCSI channels. During POST, the Adaptec SCSI BIOS automatically detects the installed SCSI hard disk drives and displays...
5.4 Adaptec SCSISelect(TM) Utility! (NCL-DE/SCSI model only) The Adaptec SCSISelect(TM) Utility allows you to create RAID 0, 1, and 0+1 set (s). ASUS NCL-DE Series 5-27 Press to the SCSI connector supported by the Adaptec embedded SCSI controller. The utility auto-detects the available SCSI channels. During POST, the Adaptec SCSI BIOS automatically detects the installed SCSI hard disk drives and displays...
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... RAID driver disk: \Drivers\Chipset\ICH5R\Driver\Linux\ dud-rh30-megaide-v5.08u-generic-1.img For A d a p t e c® A I C - 7 9 0 2 W RAID driver disk (NCL-DE/SCSI model): \Drivers\Adaptec\SCSI\Driver\Linux 2.0.12\ aic79xx-2.0.12-rhel3.i686.rpm 3. OR Browse the contents of the support CD to an array. Red Hat® Enterprise ver... to install an operating system to the floppy disk drive. 2. Follow screen instructions to create. Eject the floppy disk. ASUS NCL-DE Series 6-1 To create a RAID driver disk from the following path in the optical drive. 2. Insert a formatted high-...
... RAID driver disk: \Drivers\Chipset\ICH5R\Driver\Linux\ dud-rh30-megaide-v5.08u-generic-1.img For A d a p t e c® A I C - 7 9 0 2 W RAID driver disk (NCL-DE/SCSI model): \Drivers\Adaptec\SCSI\Driver\Linux 2.0.12\ aic79xx-2.0.12-rhel3.i686.rpm 3. OR Browse the contents of the support CD to an array. Red Hat® Enterprise ver... to install an operating system to the floppy disk drive. 2. Follow screen instructions to create. Eject the floppy disk. ASUS NCL-DE Series 6-1 To create a RAID driver disk from the following path in the optical drive. 2. Insert a formatted high-...
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... floppy disk drive, then press . 5. ASUS NCL-DE Series 6-3 The Windows® 2000/2003 Setup loads the 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. Select the RAID controller...
... floppy disk drive, then press . 5. ASUS NCL-DE Series 6-3 The Windows® 2000/2003 Setup loads the 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. Select the RAID controller...
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..., then select P r o p e r t i e s from the menu. 2. ASUS NCL-DE Series 6-5 Click O K when finished. 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. Right-click the M y C o m p u t e r icon on the Windows® desktop , then select P r o p e r t i e s from the menu. 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...
..., then select P r o p e r t i e s from the menu. 2. ASUS NCL-DE Series 6-5 Click O K when finished. 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. Right-click the M y C o m p u t e r icon on the Windows® desktop , then select P r o p e r t i e s from the menu. 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...
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A.1 NCL-DE/SCSI block diagram PCIE3 PCIE4 PCIE5 Intel Xeon Processor with 800MHz system bus System Bus 64bit, 800 MHz Intel Xeon Processor with 800MHz system bus Intel ... (64Bit/133(100)MHz) Adaptec SCSI-Controller AIC7902 ZCR SO-DIMM Type socket PCIE2 X1 PCI Express X1 PCI Express Gigabit LAN1 BCM5721 Gigabit LAN2 BCM5721 LAN Port 1 LAN Port 2 A1 B0 B1 Hub interface 1.5 PCI 6 Intel I /O W83627THF-A Keyboard 1st Serial Port Floppy Mouse BIOS Flash 8 Mbit ASUS NCL-DE Series A-1 H/W monitor W83792D Fan...
A.1 NCL-DE/SCSI block diagram PCIE3 PCIE4 PCIE5 Intel Xeon Processor with 800MHz system bus System Bus 64bit, 800 MHz Intel Xeon Processor with 800MHz system bus Intel ... (64Bit/133(100)MHz) Adaptec SCSI-Controller AIC7902 ZCR SO-DIMM Type socket PCIE2 X1 PCI Express X1 PCI Express Gigabit LAN1 BCM5721 Gigabit LAN2 BCM5721 LAN Port 1 LAN Port 2 A1 B0 B1 Hub interface 1.5 PCI 6 Intel I /O W83627THF-A Keyboard 1st Serial Port Floppy Mouse BIOS Flash 8 Mbit ASUS NCL-DE Series A-1 H/W monitor W83792D Fan...