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NCL-DS
Series
NCL-DS NCL-DS NCL-DS
NCL-DS NCL-DS
NCL-D NCL-D
NCL-D NCL-D NCL-D
NCL-DR1 NCL-DR1
NCL-DR1 NCL-DR1 NCL-DR1
Motherboard
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E1848 E1848 E1848 E1848 E1848 First Edition V1 First Edition V1 First Edition V1 First Edition V1 First Edition V1 December 2004 December 2004 December 2004 December 2004 December 2004 Copyright © 2004 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser
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Contents Notices ................................................................................................ vi Safety information ............................................................................. vii About this guide ............................................................................... viii Typography ......................................................................................... ix NCL-DS Series specifications summary .......................................
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Contents Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 3: Powering up 3.1 Starting up for the first time................................................ 3-1 3.2 Powering off the computer .................................................. 3-2 3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function ........................... 3-2 3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch .................... 3-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Chapter 4: BIOS setup Chapter 4: BIOS setup
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Contents 4.5 Power menu........................................................................ 4-27 4.5.3 Hardware Monitor ................................................. 4-30 4.6.1 Boot Device Priority.............................................. 4-32 4.6 Boot menu ..........................................................................4-32 4.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration ................................. 4-33 4.6.3 Security ..............................................................
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Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement Federal Communications Commission Statement Federal Communications Commission Statement Federal Communications Commission Statement Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. T
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Safety information Electrical safety Electrical safety Electrical safety Electrical safety Electrical safety • To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device. • Before connecting or
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About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing and configuring the motherboard. How this guide is organized How this guide is organized How this guide is organized How this guide is organized How this guide is organized This manual contains the following parts: • • Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 1: Product introduction • • • Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the featu
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Conventions used in this guide Conventions used in this guide Conventions used in this guide Conventions used in this guide Conventions used in this guide To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. DANGER/WARNING: DANGER/WARNING: DANGER/WARNING: DANGER/WARNING: DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: CAUTION: CAUTION: CAUTION: CAUTION: Information to prevent damag
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NCL-DS Series specifications summary ® CPU CPU CPU CPU CPU Dual 604-pin sockets for Intel Xeon™ processors with Extended Memory 64-bit Technology (EM64T) ® Supports Intel Hyper-Threading Technology ® Chipset Chipset Chipset Northbridge : Intel E7520 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) Chipset Chipset ® Southbridge : Intel ICH5R Front Side Bus Front Side Bus Front Side Bus Front Side Bus Front Side Bus 800 MHz Memory Memory Memory Dual-channel memory architecture Memory Memory 8 x 240-pin DIMM sockets su
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NCL-DS Series specifications summary Rear panel Rear panel Rear panel Rear panel Rear panel 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 Internal Internal Internal Internal Internal Floppy disk drive connector connectors connectors connectors connectors connectors IDE connectors Serial ATA connectors Hard disk activity LED connector Chassis intrusion connector CPU, ch
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This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports. Product 1 introduction
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Chapter summary 1 1.1 Welcome! .............................................................................. 1-1 1.2 Package contents ................................................................. 1-1 1.3 Special features .................................................................... 1-2 ASUS NCL-DS Series ASUS NCL-DS Series ASUS NCL-DS Series ASUS NCL-DS Series ASUS NCL-DS Series
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1.1 Welcome! ® ® ® ® ® Thank you for buying an ASUS Thank you for buying an ASUS Thank you for buying an ASUS Thank you for buying an ASUS Thank you for buying an ASUS NCL-DS Series motherboard! NCL-DS Series motherboard! NCL-DS Series motherboard! NCL-DS Series motherboard! NCL-DS Series motherboard! * This user guide includes information for the NCL-DS NCL-DS NCL-DS NCL-DS NCL-DS, NCL-D NCL-D NCL-D NCL-D NCL-D, and NCL-DR1 NCL-DR1 NCL-DR1 models. NCL-DR1 NCL-DR1 The motherboard delivers a host
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1.3 Special features 1.3.1 1.3.1 1.3.1 Product highlights Product highlights Product highlights 1.3.1 1.3.1 Product highlights Product highlights Latest processor technology Latest processor technology Latest processor technology Latest processor technology Latest processor technology The motherboard comes with dual 604-pin surface mount ZIF sockets ® designed for the Intel Xeon™ processor with 800 MHz Front Side Bus ® (FSB) and 1 MB L2 cache. The processor incorporates the Intel ® Hyper-T
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Gigabit LAN solution Gigabit LAN solution Gigabit LAN solution Gigabit LAN solution Gigabit LAN solution The motherboard comes with dual Gigabit LAN controllers to provide a total solution for your networking needs. The onboard Broadcom BCM5721 Gigabit LAN controllers use the PCI Express interface and have network throughput close to Gigabit bandwidth. See page 2-26 for details. Serial ATA technology Serial ATA technology Serial ATA technology Serial ATA technology Serial ATA technology The m
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1.3.2 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features Innovative ASUS features 1.3.2 1.3.2 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features Innovative ASUS features Innovative ASUS features CrashFree BIOS 2 CrashFree BIOS 2 CrashFree BIOS 2 CrashFree BIOS 2 CrashFree BIOS 2 This feature allows you to restore the original BIOS data from the support CD in case when the BIOS codes and data are corrupted. This protection eliminates the need to buy a replacement ROM chip. See page 4-5 for details. ASUS Smart Fan technology ASUS Smart
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This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components. It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard. Hardware 2 information
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Chapter summary 2 2.1 Before you proceed .............................................................. 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview.......................................................... 2-2 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ............................................ 2-11 2.4 System memory ................................................................. 2-15 2.5 Expansion slots ................................................................... 2-18 2.6 Jumpers ...........................
