1.2System specifications

The ASUS AP1720-E2 is a barebone server system featuring the ASUS NCCH-DL motherboard. The server supports dual Intel® Xeon™ processors in 604-pin sockets, and includes the latest technologies through the chipsets embedded on the motherboard.

Chassis

Pedestal or rackmount 5U with removable front door bezel and

 

chassis foot stand or roller-wheels.

 

 

System dimension

431 mm (H) x 220 mm (W) x 510 mm (D)

 

 

Motherboard

ASUS NCCH-DL (ATX form factor: 12 in x 9.8 in)*

 

 

Chipset

Intel® E82875P Memory Controller Hub (MCH)

 

Intel® 6300ESB I/O Controller Hub (ICH)

Processor

Socket 604 for Intel® Xeon™ Nocona/Prestonia CPU with

 

800/533MHz FSB and on-die 1MB/512KB L2 cache with full speed

 

 

Memory

4 x 184-pin DDR sockets for up to 4GB memory

 

Supports PC3200/2700/2100 unbuffered ECC or

 

non-ECC DDR DIMMs

 

 

LAN

Intel® 82547GI Gigabit LAN controller(CSA)

RAID

Promise® PDC20319 controller

 

(supports RAID 0/RAID 1/RAID 0+1/Multi-RAID)

 

 

Expansion slots

1 x AGP Pro/8X slot

 

2 x 64-bit/66Mhz 3.3V PCI-X slots**

 

2 x 32-bit/33Mhz 5V PCI slots

 

 

Drive bays

1 x 3.25-inch FDD bay

 

3 x 5.25-inch drive bays

 

 

Front I/O

1 x IEEE 1394 port

 

1 x Headphone port

 

1 x Microphone port

 

 

Rear panel I/O

1 x Parallel port

 

2 x Serial ports

 

1 x LAN (RJ-45) port

 

4 x USB 2.0 ports

 

1 x IEEE 1394 port

 

1 x PS/2 keyboard port

 

1 x PS/2 mouse port

 

Line In / Line Out / Microphone ports

 

 

Management

ASUS Server Web-based Management (ASWM) 2.0

 

 

Hardware monitors

Voltage, temperature, and fan speed monitoring

 

Automatic System Restart (ASR) feature

 

 

Power supply

600 W power supply (with 24-pin and 8-pin power plugs) or

 

600 W redundant power supply (optional)

 

 

*Refer to Chapter 4 “Motherboard information” for information on the internal connectors.

**In AS8/AS4 models, the ASUS U160/U320 SCSI card occupies one 64-bit PCI-X slot.

ASUS AP1720-E2 barebone server

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