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...by any language in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ...MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. All Rights Reserved. E1848 First Edition V1...
...by any language in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ...MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. All Rights Reserved. E1848 First Edition V1...
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Contents Notices vi Safety information vii About this guide viii Typography ix NCL-DS Series specifications summary x Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-1 1.2 Package contents 1-1 1.3 Special features 1-2 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-2 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features 1-4 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.1 Before you proceed 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-2 2.2.1 Placement direction 2-2 2.2.2 Screw holes 2-2 2.2.3 CEK spring support for motherboard 2-3 2.2.4 Motherboard layouts 2-6 2.2.5 Layout contents 2-9 2.3 Central Processing Unit...
Contents Notices vi Safety information vii About this guide viii Typography ix NCL-DS Series specifications summary x Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-1 1.2 Package contents 1-1 1.3 Special features 1-2 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-2 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features 1-4 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.1 Before you proceed 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-2 2.2.1 Placement direction 2-2 2.2.2 Screw holes 2-2 2.2.3 CEK spring support for motherboard 2-3 2.2.4 Motherboard layouts 2-6 2.2.5 Layout contents 2-9 2.3 Central Processing Unit...
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NCL-DR1 model includes only one PCI-X 64-bit slot) 1 x PCI-X 133 MHz/64-bit slot (PCI-X 1.0) (1U/2U riser) 1 x PCI-X 133 MHz/64-bit slot (PCI-X 1.0) 1 x ... controllers Supports PCI Express 1.0a interface Intel® ICH5R South Bridge supports: - 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports ASUS Q-Fan2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS MyLogo2 AMI BIOS, 8 MB Flash ROM, Green, PnP, DMI2.0a, SMBIOS 2.3, WfM2.0 (continued on the next page) x NCL-DS Series specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory Expansion slots Storage Dual 604-pin sockets...
NCL-DR1 model includes only one PCI-X 64-bit slot) 1 x PCI-X 133 MHz/64-bit slot (PCI-X 1.0) (1U/2U riser) 1 x PCI-X 133 MHz/64-bit slot (PCI-X 1.0) 1 x ... controllers Supports PCI Express 1.0a interface Intel® ICH5R South Bridge supports: - 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports ASUS Q-Fan2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS MyLogo2 AMI BIOS, 8 MB Flash ROM, Green, PnP, DMI2.0a, SMBIOS 2.3, WfM2.0 (continued on the next page) x NCL-DS Series specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory Expansion slots Storage Dual 604-pin sockets...
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xi NCL-DS Series specifications summary Rear panel Internal connectors Power Requirement Form Factor Support CD contents 1 x PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 1 x PS/2 mouse port (green) 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 x Parallel port (NCL-DS and NCL-D only) 1 x Serial port 1 x VGA port 2 x LAN (RJ-45) ports Floppy disk drive connector...(NCL-DS model only) Backplane SMBus connector System panel connector 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 Anti-virus software *Specifications ...
xi NCL-DS Series specifications summary Rear panel Internal connectors Power Requirement Form Factor Support CD contents 1 x PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 1 x PS/2 mouse port (green) 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 x Parallel port (NCL-DS and NCL-D only) 1 x Serial port 1 x VGA port 2 x LAN (RJ-45) ports Floppy disk drive connector...(NCL-DS model only) Backplane SMBus connector System panel connector 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 Anti-virus software *Specifications ...
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...motherboard comes with dual 604-pin surface mount ZIF sockets designed for the Intel® Xeon™ processor with existing PCI or PCI-X specifications. See page 2-9 for details. DDR2 memory support The motherboard supports DDR2 memory which features data transfer rates of 400 MHz to meet ... GB/s. See page 2-29 for 64-bit operation system, such as 64-bit Windows® and Linux. Zero-Channel RAID (ZCR) solution (NCL-DS model only) The motherboard comes with peak bandwidths of the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. The ZCR capability provides a cost-effective...
...motherboard comes with dual 604-pin surface mount ZIF sockets designed for the Intel® Xeon™ processor with existing PCI or PCI-X specifications. See page 2-9 for details. DDR2 memory support The motherboard supports DDR2 memory which features data transfer rates of 400 MHz to meet ... GB/s. See page 2-29 for 64-bit operation system, such as 64-bit Windows® and Linux. Zero-Channel RAID (ZCR) solution (NCL-DS model only) The motherboard comes with peak bandwidths of the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. The ZCR capability provides a cost-effective...
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... for timely failure detection. 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. The system fan rotations ...flexible cables with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement, and up to 150 MB/s data transfer rate. The SATA specification allows for details. See pages 2-26 and 2-30 for two SATA connectors and supports the Intel® Matrix Storage..., fan, and voltage monitoring The CPU temperature is backward compatible with USB 1.1. ASUS NCL-DS Series 1-3
... for timely failure detection. 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. The system fan rotations ...flexible cables with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement, and up to 150 MB/s data transfer rate. The SATA specification allows for details. See pages 2-26 and 2-30 for two SATA connectors and supports the Intel® Matrix Storage..., fan, and voltage monitoring The CPU temperature is backward compatible with USB 1.1. ASUS NCL-DS Series 1-3
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... The figure shows a LAN card installed on the motherboard supports the Adaptec AIC-2015 Zero-Channel RAID card that comply with PCI 2.3 and PCI-X 1.0 specifications. The NCL-DR1 model includes only one PCI-X 64-bit slot. This slot is designed for various server class high performance add-on cards like SCSI RAID card...
... The figure shows a LAN card installed on the motherboard supports the Adaptec AIC-2015 Zero-Channel RAID card that comply with PCI 2.3 and PCI-X 1.0 specifications. The NCL-DR1 model includes only one PCI-X 64-bit slot. This slot is designed for various server class high performance add-on cards like SCSI RAID card...
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...connected to the primary/secondary IDE connectors or the SATA connectors cause this LED to light up to the hard disk activity LED. HDLED1 1 NCL-DS Series SCSI/SATA card activity LED connector 6. Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1) This connector supplies power to 480 Mbps connection ...speed. The read or write activities of the system chassis. GND USB PortA(+) USB PortA(-) Power NCL-DS Series USB connector 1 USB34 NC GND USB PortB(+) USB PortB(-) Power 2-30 Chapter 2: Hardware information This USB connector complies with USB...
...connected to the primary/secondary IDE connectors or the SATA connectors cause this LED to light up to the hard disk activity LED. HDLED1 1 NCL-DS Series SCSI/SATA card activity LED connector 6. Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1) This connector supplies power to 480 Mbps connection ...speed. The read or write activities of the system chassis. GND USB PortA(+) USB PortA(-) Power NCL-DS Series USB connector 1 USB34 NC GND USB PortB(+) USB PortB(-) Power 2-30 Chapter 2: Hardware information This USB connector complies with USB...
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...in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit. • Use of an SSI 12 V Specification 2.0-compliant power supply unit (PSU) that provides a minimum power of a PSU with more power consuming devices. A T X power connectors (24...for SSI power supply plugs. The power supply plugs are for the ASUS server management card, if available. +5VSB +5VSB BMC SMBCLK 12CCLK1 PSON# BMC_RST# PWROK PSONEN# BMCCONN1 NCL-DS Series BMC connector ASUS NCL-DS Series +5VSB +5VSB BMC SMBDATA 12CDATA1 FP_PWRBTN# BMC_PRESENT# BMC_SMI#...
...in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit. • Use of an SSI 12 V Specification 2.0-compliant power supply unit (PSU) that provides a minimum power of a PSU with more power consuming devices. A T X power connectors (24...for SSI power supply plugs. The power supply plugs are for the ASUS server management card, if available. +5VSB +5VSB BMC SMBCLK 12CCLK1 PSON# BMC_RST# PWROK PSONEN# BMCCONN1 NCL-DS Series BMC connector ASUS NCL-DS Series +5VSB +5VSB BMC SMBDATA 12CDATA1 FP_PWRBTN# BMC_PRESENT# BMC_SMI#...
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...i n shows the Main menu items. The other items on the screen. A configurable field is a brief description of the menu screen is enclosed in ] : [ST320413A] : [ASUS CD-S520/A : [Not Detected] : [Not Detected] : [Not Detected] : [Not Detected] Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to display a list of the ...F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Main menu items 4.2.5 Sub-menu items A solid triangle before each item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that menu. Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Memory Acceleration Mode DRAM Idle Timer DRAm Refresh Rate [Enabled] [Auto] [Auto] ...
...i n shows the Main menu items. The other items on the screen. A configurable field is a brief description of the menu screen is enclosed in ] : [ST320413A] : [ASUS CD-S520/A : [Not Detected] : [Not Detected] : [Not Detected] : [Not Detected] Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to display a list of the ...F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Main menu items 4.2.5 Sub-menu items A solid triangle before each item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that menu. Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Memory Acceleration Mode DRAM Idle Timer DRAm Refresh Rate [Enabled] [Auto] [Auto] ...
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... the device occurs one sector at a time if the device supports multi-sector transfer feature. Setting to display the IDE device information. These values are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. When set to [Auto], the data transfer from and to [Auto] allows automatic selection of IDE drive. Select [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable...
... the device occurs one sector at a time if the device supports multi-sector transfer feature. Setting to display the IDE device information. These values are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. When set to [Auto], the data transfer from and to [Auto] allows automatic selection of IDE drive. Select [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable...
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AMIBIOS Version : 08.00.10 Build Date : 07/23/04 Processor Type Speed Count : Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.80GHz : 2800 MHz : 2 System Memory Size : 512MB AMI BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specification System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory Select Screen Select Item +- 4.3.6 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit ASUS NCL-DS Series 4-17 The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu.
AMIBIOS Version : 08.00.10 Build Date : 07/23/04 Processor Type Speed Count : Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.80GHz : 2800 MHz : 2 System Memory Size : 512MB AMI BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specification System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory Select Screen Select Item +- 4.3.6 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit ASUS NCL-DS Series 4-17 The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu.
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... options: [10 Sec ] [20 Sec] [30 Sec] [40 Sec] ASUS NCL-DS Series 4-19 Select Screen Select Item +- USB Function [4 USB Ports] Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2.0 controller. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] Allows you to enable a specific number of seconds POST waits fro the USB mass...
... options: [10 Sec ] [20 Sec] [30 Sec] [40 Sec] ASUS NCL-DS Series 4-19 Select Screen Select Item +- USB Function [4 USB Ports] Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2.0 controller. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] Allows you to enable a specific number of seconds POST waits fro the USB mass...
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Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Offboard PCI/ISA IDE Card [Auto] Allows you to set to [PCI Device], the specific IRQ is reserved for use PCI bus mastering when reading/writing to IDE devices. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit ...DMA Channel X assigned to [PCI Device] When set to [PCI Device], the specific DMA channel is reserved for use of PCI/PnP devices. Configuration options: [PCI Device] [Reserved] Use the arrow down key to a PCI IDE card, when...
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Offboard PCI/ISA IDE Card [Auto] Allows you to set to [PCI Device], the specific IRQ is reserved for use PCI bus mastering when reading/writing to IDE devices. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit ...DMA Channel X assigned to [PCI Device] When set to [PCI Device], the specific DMA channel is reserved for use of PCI/PnP devices. Configuration options: [PCI Device] [Reserved] Use the arrow down key to a PCI IDE card, when...
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... set to Enabled, the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). otherwise, a system boot failure may occur. 4.5.1 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] Allows you to change the APIC support settings after OS installation; ASUS NCL-DS Series 4-27 ACPI APIC Support APM Configuration Hardware Monitor [Enabled] Include ACPI...
... set to Enabled, the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). otherwise, a system boot failure may occur. 4.5.1 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] Allows you to change the APIC support settings after OS installation; ASUS NCL-DS Series 4-27 ACPI APIC Support APM Configuration Hardware Monitor [Enabled] Include ACPI...
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... 1A on the system. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Allows you to use specific keys on the keyboard to turn on the +5VSB lead. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS NCL-DS Series 4-29 This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the system...
... 1A on the system. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Allows you to use specific keys on the keyboard to turn on the +5VSB lead. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS NCL-DS Series 4-29 This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the system...