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... 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 controller supports: - 2 x SCSI channels with Extended Memory ...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 (...
... 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 controller supports: - 2 x SCSI channels with Extended Memory ...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 (...
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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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... any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your motherboard package 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 line of new features and latest technologies, making...
... any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your motherboard package 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 line of new features and latest technologies, making...
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...prevent overheating and damage. USB 2.0 is backward compatible with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement, and up to Gigabit bandwidth. ASUS NCL-DE Series 1-3 The ASIC monitors the voltage levels to provide a total solution for critical components. USB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements ...-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 a ZCR socket for details. The SATA specification allows for details. See page 2-28 for thinner...
...prevent overheating and damage. USB 2.0 is backward compatible with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement, and up to Gigabit bandwidth. ASUS NCL-DE Series 1-3 The ASIC monitors the voltage levels to provide a total solution for critical components. USB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements ...-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 a ZCR socket for details. The SATA specification allows for details. See page 2-28 for thinner...
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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. 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.
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... Clear RTC RAM CLRTC1 21 32 Normal Clear CMOS (Default) ASUS NCL-DE Series 2-21 2.6 Jumpers The grayed out components in the illustrations are present only in CMOS, which include system setup information such as system passwords. Hold ... memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in NCL-DE/SCSI model. 1. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure! Move the jumper cap from pins 1-2 (default) to re-enter data. Plug the power cord and...
... Clear RTC RAM CLRTC1 21 32 Normal Clear CMOS (Default) ASUS NCL-DE Series 2-21 2.6 Jumpers The grayed out components in the illustrations are present only in CMOS, which include system setup information such as system passwords. Hold ... memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in NCL-DE/SCSI model. 1. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure! Move the jumper cap from pins 1-2 (default) to re-enter data. Plug the power cord and...
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... jumper to pins 1-2. 6. Set the jumper back to pins 2-3. 3. NCL-DE Series ® RECOVERY1 12 23 Normal BIOS Recovery (Default) NCL-DE Series BIOS recovery setting ASUS NCL-DE Series 2-25 NCL-DE Series ® NCL-DE Series SCSI setting SCSI_EN1 12 23 Enable (Default) Disable 9 . Turn on the system to activate the SCSI feature, and support RAID configurations. To update the BIOS...
... jumper to pins 1-2. 6. Set the jumper back to pins 2-3. 3. NCL-DE Series ® RECOVERY1 12 23 Normal BIOS Recovery (Default) NCL-DE Series BIOS recovery setting ASUS NCL-DE Series 2-25 NCL-DE Series ® NCL-DE Series SCSI setting SCSI_EN1 12 23 Enable (Default) Disable 9 . Turn on the system to activate the SCSI feature, and support RAID configurations. To update the BIOS...
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... performs at full Ultra320 speeds (up to 15 devices) NCL-DE Series SCSI connection example 68-pin Female Terminator ASUS NCL-DE Series 2-29 Each channel should have only one for each of the slower device. NCL-DE Series ® 68-pin Internal SCSI Cable (Twisted-Pair Ribbon) Channel A Internal SCSI Devices (up to 15 devices) 68-pin Female Terminator...
... performs at full Ultra320 speeds (up to 15 devices) NCL-DE Series SCSI connection example 68-pin Female Terminator ASUS NCL-DE Series 2-29 Each channel should have only one for each of the slower device. NCL-DE Series ® 68-pin Internal SCSI Cable (Twisted-Pair Ribbon) Channel A Internal SCSI Devices (up to 15 devices) 68-pin Female Terminator...
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...orange and green after the system LED turns on the screen. Monitor b. After applying power, the system power LED on self tests or POST. ASUS NCL-DE Series 3-1 Connect the power cord to a power outlet that all the connections, replace the system case cover. 2. The system then runs the...when you turned on the power, the system may light up for assistance. Be sure that is equipped with the last device on test. External SCSI devices (starting with a surge protector. 5. If you do not see BIOS beep codes table below) or additional messages appear on . System ...
...orange and green after the system LED turns on the screen. Monitor b. After applying power, the system power LED on self tests or POST. ASUS NCL-DE Series 3-1 Connect the power cord to a power outlet that all the connections, replace the system case cover. 2. The system then runs the...when you turned on the power, the system may light up for assistance. Be sure that is equipped with the last device on test. External SCSI devices (starting with a surge protector. 5. If you do not see BIOS beep codes table below) or additional messages appear on . System ...
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Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) and download the latest BIOS file for NCL-DE/SCSI model, and N C L D E 1 U . A:\>afudos /iNCLDESCI.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - WARNING!! done Advance Check ...... Updating the BIOS file To ... disk. A:\>afudos /iNCLDESCI.rom Use the appropriate BIOS file depending on a piece of paper. Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB)) Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. done Reading flash ...... Erasing flash ...... ASUS NCL-DE Series 4-3 Write the BIOS filename on your motherboard model (e.g. R O M for the motherboard. done Writing...
Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) and download the latest BIOS file for NCL-DE/SCSI model, and N C L D E 1 U . A:\>afudos /iNCLDESCI.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - WARNING!! done Advance Check ...... Updating the BIOS file To ... disk. A:\>afudos /iNCLDESCI.rom Use the appropriate BIOS file depending on a piece of paper. Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB)) Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. done Reading flash ...... Erasing flash ...... ASUS NCL-DE Series 4-3 Write the BIOS filename on your motherboard model (e.g. R O M for the motherboard. done Writing...
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Checking for NCL-DE/SCSI model, and N C L D E 1 U . Completed. Start flashing... R O M for floppy... ... R O M for the original or updated BIOS file. Starting BIOS recovery... ASUS NCL-DE Series 4-5 You can cause system boot failure! 4. 4.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is an auto recovery tool that you to the floppy disk ...from a floppy disk: 1. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the floppy disk for NCL-DE/1U model). Bad BIOS checksum. Checking for floppy... DO NOT shut down or reset the system while ...
Checking for NCL-DE/SCSI model, and N C L D E 1 U . Completed. Start flashing... R O M for floppy... ... R O M for the original or updated BIOS file. Starting BIOS recovery... ASUS NCL-DE Series 4-5 You can cause system boot failure! 4. 4.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is an auto recovery tool that you to the floppy disk ...from a floppy disk: 1. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the floppy disk for NCL-DE/1U model). Bad BIOS checksum. Checking for floppy... DO NOT shut down or reset the system while ...
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...] 32Bit Data Transfer [Disabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. Model Name Displays the auto-detected ASUS motherboard model (either NCL-DE/SCSI, or NCL-DE/1U). 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 +- Model ID...
...] 32Bit Data Transfer [Disabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. Model Name Displays the auto-detected ASUS motherboard model (either NCL-DE/SCSI, or NCL-DE/1U). 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 +- Model ID...
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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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... must be calculated and written. Refer to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. 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 ... B O D (Spanning) stands for J u s t a B u n c h o f D i s k s and refers to the selected hard disk drive. ASUS NCL-DE Series 5-1 Two hard disks perform the same work as it contains a complete copy of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. Use two...
... must be calculated and written. Refer to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. 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 ... B O D (Spanning) stands for J u s t a B u n c h o f D i s k s and refers to the selected hard disk drive. ASUS NCL-DE Series 5-1 Two hard disks perform the same work as it contains a complete copy of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. Use two...
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... the utilities embedded in each RAID configuration utility. For example, use each RAID controller. ASUS NCL-DE Series 5-3 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 connectors supported...
... the utilities embedded in each RAID configuration utility. For example, use each RAID controller. ASUS NCL-DE Series 5-3 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 connectors supported...
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... the utility. 3. The utility auto-detects the available SCSI channels. ASUS NCL-DE Series 5-27 During POST, the Adaptec SCSI BIOS automatically detects the installed SCSI hard disk drives and displays any existing RAID set (s) from SCSI hard disk drives connected to the SCSI connector supported by the Adaptec embedded SCSI controller. To enter the Adaptec SCSISelect(TM) Utility...
... the utility. 3. The utility auto-detects the available SCSI channels. ASUS NCL-DE Series 5-27 During POST, the Adaptec SCSI BIOS automatically detects the installed SCSI hard disk drives and displays any existing RAID set (s) from SCSI hard disk drives connected to the SCSI connector supported by the Adaptec embedded SCSI controller. To enter the Adaptec SCSISelect(TM) Utility...
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...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. Insert a formatted high-density floppy disk to complete the process. 5. After creating a RAID driver disk, eject... are now ready to install an operating system to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array. ASUS NCL-DE Series 6-1 6.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for Red Hat® Enterprise ver. 3.0 system: 1.
...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. Insert a formatted high-density floppy disk to complete the process. 5. After creating a RAID driver disk, eject... are now ready to install an operating system to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array. ASUS NCL-DE Series 6-1 6.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for Red Hat® Enterprise ver. 3.0 system: 1.
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... 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. When prompted, press to the floppy disk drive, then press . 5. ASUS NCL-DE Series 6-3 Select the RAID controller driver from the RAID driver disk...
... 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. When prompted, press to the floppy disk drive, then press . 5. ASUS NCL-DE Series 6-3 Select the RAID controller driver from the RAID driver disk...
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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 i e s from the menu. 2. ASUS NCL-DE Series 6-5 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. Click O K when finished. Click ...
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 i e s from the menu. 2. ASUS NCL-DE Series 6-5 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. Click O K when finished. Click ...
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...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.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...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
...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.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...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