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...transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in writing by the purchaser for identification or explanation and to infringe. 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. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN...
...transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in writing by the purchaser for identification or explanation and to infringe. 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. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN...
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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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... 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 for...
... 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 for...
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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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...NCL-DS model only) The motherboard comes with a ZCR socket for the Intel® Xeon™ processor with 800 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) and 1 MB L2 cache. PCI Express features point-to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of up to boost system performance, eliminating bottlenecks with existing PCI or PCI-X specifications...Hyper-Threading Technology, the Intel® NetBurst™ micro-architecture that speeds up the PCI bus. Ultra320 SCSI feature (NCL-DS model only) The Adaptec® AIC-7902 PCI-X SCSI controller is software compatible with peak bandwidths of the latest ...
...NCL-DS model only) The motherboard comes with a ZCR socket for the Intel® Xeon™ processor with 800 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) and 1 MB L2 cache. PCI Express features point-to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of up to boost system performance, eliminating bottlenecks with existing PCI or PCI-X specifications...Hyper-Threading Technology, the Intel® NetBurst™ micro-architecture that speeds up the PCI bus. Ultra320 SCSI feature (NCL-DS model only) The Adaptec® AIC-7902 PCI-X SCSI controller is software compatible with peak bandwidths of the latest ...
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...specification allows for two SATA connectors and supports the Intel® Matrix Storage Technology. Built-in the Winbond hardware monitor) to Gigabit bandwidth. See page 2-26 for details. See page 2-28 for details. Temperature, fan, and voltage monitoring The CPU temperature is monitored by the Intel® ICH5R. ASUS NCL-DS... solution for your networking needs. 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. USB 2.0 is monitored for ...
...specification allows for two SATA connectors and supports the Intel® Matrix Storage Technology. Built-in the Winbond hardware monitor) to Gigabit bandwidth. See page 2-26 for details. See page 2-28 for details. Temperature, fan, and voltage monitoring The CPU temperature is monitored by the Intel® ICH5R. ASUS NCL-DS... solution for your networking needs. 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. USB 2.0 is monitored for ...
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..., and RAID 5 configurations. 2-20 The NCL-DS and NCL-D models include all slots. The NCL-DR1 model includes only one PCI-X 64-bit slot. 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. This slot is designed for various...
..., and RAID 5 configurations. 2-20 The NCL-DS and NCL-D models include all slots. The NCL-DR1 model includes only one PCI-X 64-bit slot. 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. This slot is designed for various...
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SCSI_ACTLED+ SCSI_ACTLEDSCSI_ACTLEDSCSI_ACTLED+ 5 . HDLED1 1 NCL-DS Series SCSI/SATA card activity LED connector 6. USB connector (10-1 pin USB34) This connector is for USB 2.0 ports. This USB connector complies with USB 2.0 specification that supports up . The read or write activities of the system chassis. Connect the USB...or the SATA connectors cause this LED to light up to the hard disk activity LED. 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 Hard disk activity LED ...
SCSI_ACTLED+ SCSI_ACTLEDSCSI_ACTLEDSCSI_ACTLED+ 5 . HDLED1 1 NCL-DS Series SCSI/SATA card activity LED connector 6. USB connector (10-1 pin USB34) This connector is for USB 2.0 ports. This USB connector complies with USB 2.0 specification that supports up . The read or write activities of the system chassis. Connect the USB...or the SATA connectors cause this LED to light up to the hard disk activity LED. 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 Hard disk activity LED ...
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...(24-pin ATXPWR1, 8- 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 a higher power output is inadequate. • You must .... BMC connector (16-pin BMCCONN1) This connector is recommended 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# GND ...
...(24-pin ATXPWR1, 8- 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 a higher power output is inadequate. • You must .... BMC connector (16-pin BMCCONN1) This connector is recommended 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# GND ...
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... Fourth IDE Master Fourth IDE Slave IDE Configuration System Information [11:51:19] [Thu 05/07/2004] [1.44M, 3.5 in brackets, and is enclosed in ] : [ST320413A] : [ASUS CD-S520/A : [Not Detected] : [Not Detected] : [Not Detected] : [Not Detected] Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to display the other items (Advanced,...Help 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. 4.2.4 Menu items The highlighted item on any menu screen means that the iteam has a sub-menu. To change ...
... Fourth IDE Master Fourth IDE Slave IDE Configuration System Information [11:51:19] [Thu 05/07/2004] [1.44M, 3.5 in brackets, and is enclosed in ] : [ST320413A] : [ASUS CD-S520/A : [Not Detected] : [Not Detected] : [Not Detected] : [Not Detected] Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to display the other items (Advanced,...Help 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. 4.2.4 Menu items The highlighted item on any menu screen means that the iteam has a sub-menu. To change ...
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... Screen Select Item +- Setting to [Auto] allows automatic selection of device connected to the system. Setting to display the IDE device information. These values are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. Select [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is a separate sub-menu for each IDE device. When set to [Auto...
... Screen Select Item +- Setting to [Auto] allows automatic selection of device connected to the system. Setting to display the IDE device information. These values are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. Select [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is a separate sub-menu for each IDE device. When set to [Auto...
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Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit ASUS NCL-DS Series 4-17 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 +- The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu. 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 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 +- The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu. 4.3.6 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications.
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USB Function [4 USB Ports] Allows you to enable a specific number of legacy USB devices at startup. Setting to [Auto] allows the system to detect the presence of USB ports, or disable the USB function. ... no legacy USB device is detected, the legacy USB support is installed in the system. Configuration options: [10 Sec ] [20 Sec] [30 Sec] [40 Sec] ASUS NCL-DS Series 4-19 Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] Allows...
USB Function [4 USB Ports] Allows you to enable a specific number of legacy USB devices at startup. Setting to [Auto] allows the system to detect the presence of USB ports, or disable the USB function. ... no legacy USB device is detected, the legacy USB support is installed in the system. Configuration options: [10 Sec ] [20 Sec] [30 Sec] [40 Sec] ASUS NCL-DS Series 4-19 Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] Allows...
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... Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit DMA Channel X assigned to [PCI Device] When set to IDE devices. IRQ-15 assigned to [PCI Device], the specific DMA channel is free for use of PCI/PnP devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [16k] [32k] [64k] 4-26 Chapter 4: BIOS setup PCI IDE ...BusMaster [Enabled] Allows BIOS to use PCI bus mastering when reading/writing to [PCI Device], the specific IRQ is free for use of PCI/PnP devices. Configuration options: [Auto] [PCI Slot1] [PCI Slot2] [PCI Slot3] [PCI Slot4] [PCI Slot5] [PCI ...
... Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit DMA Channel X assigned to [PCI Device] When set to IDE devices. IRQ-15 assigned to [PCI Device], the specific DMA channel is free for use of PCI/PnP devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [16k] [32k] [64k] 4-26 Chapter 4: BIOS setup PCI IDE ...BusMaster [Enabled] Allows BIOS to use PCI bus mastering when reading/writing to [PCI Device], the specific IRQ is free for use of PCI/PnP devices. Configuration options: [Auto] [PCI Slot1] [PCI Slot2] [PCI Slot3] [PCI Slot4] [PCI Slot5] [PCI ...
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... pointer 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 When set to RSDT pointer list. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.5.2 APM...
... pointer 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 When set to RSDT pointer list. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.5.2 APM...
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... enable or disable RTC to turn on the +5VSB lead. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS NCL-DS Series 4-29 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] When set to [Enabled], this parameter allows you to use specific keys on the keyboard to generate a wake event. This feature requires an ATX power...
... enable or disable RTC to turn on the +5VSB lead. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS NCL-DS Series 4-29 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] When set to [Enabled], this parameter allows you to use specific keys on the keyboard to generate a wake event. This feature requires an ATX power...