Asus NCL-DS, NCL-D, NCL-DR1 NCL-DR1model

NCL-DR1 model

			33cm (13in)
PS/2	ATXPWR1	PSUSMB1	ATX12V1
T: Mouse
B: Keyboard	REAR_FAN2		CPU_FAN1

DDR DIMM_B4 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

USB1

KBPWR1

USB2

DDR DIMM_A4 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

FM_CPU1

COM1

USBPW12

DDR DIMM_B3 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

DDR DIMM_A3 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

DDR DIMM_B2 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

DDR DIMM_A2 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

VGA1

DDR DIMM_B1 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

DDR DIMM_A1 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

REAR_FAN1

RJ-45

(LAN-1)

Broadcom

Intel E7520

BCM5721

RJ-45

MCH

(LAN-2)

Broadcom

LAN1_EN1

RECPVERY1

BCM5721

mPGA 604

mPGA 604

®

J2

LAN2_EN1

AMI

8Mb

PCIX1 (64-bit, 133MHz 3V)

FWH

Intel

Super

PXH

I/O

CPU_FAN2

FM_CPU2

SEC_IDE

PRI_IDE

SATA2 SATA1

VGA_EN1

ATI

RAGE XL

VGA

Controller

CR2032 3V

USBPW34

Lithium Cell

CMOS Power

BPSMB1

BUZZ1

HDLED1

FLOPPY1

CLRTC1

SB_PWR1

COM2

AUX_PANEL1

USB34

PANEL1

BMCCONN1

Intel

ICH5R

FRNT_FAN1

FRNT_FAN2

•The NCL-DR1 model supports RAID feature through the Intel® ICH5R southbridge and two SATA connectors.

•This PCI-X slot supports a 64-bit expansion card on a riser card for 1U systems.

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Chapter 2: Hardware information

Contents

Page E1848 First Edition December Contents Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 4: BIOS setup Appendix: Block diagrams Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement Electrical safety Operation safety How this guide is organized Where to find more information Conventions used in this guide NCL-DSSeries specifications summary Page Page Page Chapter summary 1.1Welcome Thank you for buying an ASUS® NCL-DSSeries motherboard NCL-DS NCL-D NCL-DR1 1.3.1Product highlights Gigabit LAN solution Serial ATA technology Built-inSATA RAID solution USB 2.0 technology Temperature, fan, and voltage monitoring 1.3.2Innovative ASUS features Hardware2 information Page 2.1Before you proceed Onboard LED 2.2.1Placement direction 2.2.2Screw holes 2.2.3CEK spring support for motherboard Page Page 2.2.4Motherboard layouts NCL-Dmodel NCL-DR1model 2.2.5Layout contents Page 2.3.1Installling the CPU Page 2.3.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan Page 2.4.1Overview 2.4.2Memory configurations Single rank population Single and dual rank mixing Dual rank population 2.4.3Installing a DIMM 2.4.4Removing a DIMM 2.5.1Installing an expansion card 2.5.2Configuring an expansion card 2.5.3Interrupt assignments 2.5.4PCI/PCI-Xslots 2.5.5PCI Express x8 slot 2.5.6ZCR socket 2.6Jumpers 1 . Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) 2 . CPU fan pin selection (3-pinFM_CPU1, FM_CPU2) 3 . USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPW12, USBPW34) 4 . Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR1) 5 . VGA controller setting (3-pinVGA_EN1) 6 . Gigabit LAN controller setting (3-pinLAN1_EN1) 7 . Gigabit LAN controller setting (3-pinLAN2_EN1) 8 . SCSI controller setting (3-pinSCSI_EN1) (works in NCL-DSmodel only) 9 . Force BIOS recovery setting (3-pinRECOVERY1) 2.7.1Rear panel connectors 2.7.2Internal connectors 3 . Serial ATA connectors (7-pinSATA1, SATA2) Serial ATA hard disk drive connection Page 5 . Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pinHDLED1) 6 . USB connector (10-1pin USB34) 7 . CPU and system fan connectors (3-pinCPU_FAN1/2, REAR_FAN1/2, FRNT_FAN1/2) 8 . Power supply SMBus connector (5-pinPSUSMB1) 9 . Backplane SMBus connector (6-1pin BPSMB1) 10 . Serial port connector (10-1pin COM2) 11 . ATX power connectors (24-pinATXPWR1, 8-pinATX12V1) 12 . BMC connector (16-pinBMCCONN1) Page 14 . Auxiliary panel connector (20-pinAUX_PANEL1) •Front panel SMB (6-1pin FPSMB) •LAN activity LED (2-pin547_LED, 541_LED) •Chassis intrusion (4-1pin CHASSIS) •Locator LED (6-pinLOCATOR) Page Page Page 3.1Starting up for the first time AMI BIOS beep codes 3.2.1Using the OS shut down function 3.2.2Using the dual function power switch Page Page 4.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk 4.1.2AFUDOS utility Updating the BIOS file afudos /i[filename] /pbnc Page 4.1.3ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility Recovering the BIOS from the support CD 4.1.4ASUS Update utility Updating the BIOS through the Internet Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file Save 4.2BIOS setup program 4.2.1BIOS menu screen 4.2.2Menu bar 4.2.3Navigation keys 4.2.4Menu items 4.2.5Sub-menuitems 4.2.6Configuration fields 4.2.7Pop-upwindow 4.2.8Scroll bar 4.3.1System Time [xx:xx:xxxx] 4.3.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 4.3.3Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] 4.3.4Primary, Third and Fourth IDE Master/Slave PIO Mode [Auto] SMART Monitoring [Auto] 32Bit Data Transfer [Disabled] 4.3.5IDE Configuration 4.3.6System Information 4.4.1USB Configuration USB Function [4 USB Ports] Legacy USB Support [Auto] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] USB Mass Storage Device Configuration 4.4.2MPS Configuration 4.4.3Remote Access Configuration 4.4.4CPU Configuration 4.4.5Chipset NorthBridge Configuration DIMM Speed Memory Remap Feature [Enabled] Memory Mirroring/Sparing [Disabled] 4.4.6Onboard Devices Configuration 4.4.7PCI PnP PCI IDE BusMaster [Enabled] Offboard PCI/ISA IDE Card [Auto] IRQ-xxassigned to [PCI Device] DMA Channel X assigned to [PCI Device] Reserved Memory Size [Disabled] 4.5.1ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 4.5.2APM Configuration Power Management [Enabled] Video Power Down Mode [Suspend] Hard Disk Power Down Mode [Suspend] Suspend Time Out [Disabled] Throttle Slow Clock Ratio [50%] Power On Ring [Disabled] Power On LAN [Disabled] Power On By PME# [Disabled] Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] 4.5.3Hardware Monitor Smart Fan Control [Disabled] CPU1/CPU2 Temperature [XXX] Front1 Temperature [XXX] 4.6.1Boot Device Priority 4.6.2Boot Settings Configuration Wait for ‘F1’ If Error [Enabled] Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display [Enabled] Interrupt 19 Capture [Disabled] 4.6.3Security User Access Level [Full Access] No Access View Only Limited Full Access Clear User Password Password Check [Setup] Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled] 4.7Exit menu Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Page Page Appendix summary A.1 NCL-DSblock diagram A.2 NCL-Dblock diagram A.3 NCL-DR1block diagram