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2.Use a Phillips screwdriver to tighten the four heatsink screws in a diagonal sequence.

3.Connect the fan cable to the 4-pin connector labeled CPU_FAN1.

Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring errors may occur if you fail to plug this connector.

4.Repeat steps 1 to 3 to install the other heatsink if you have installed a second CPU, then connect the fan cable to the 4-pin connector labeled CPU_FAN2.

The heatsinks appear as shown when installed.

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Contents

Page E1711 First Edition August Contents Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 4: BIOS setup Appendix: Block Diagram 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 NCLV-D(A) specifications summary Page Page Page Chapter summary 1.1Welcome Thank you for buying an ASUS® NCLV-D(A) motherboard 1.2Package contents Motherboard Cables 1.3.1Product highlights Gigabit LAN solution Built-inSATA RAID solution Zero-ChannelRAID (ZCR) solution (on SATA models only) 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 2.2.3Support plates for motherboard Page Page Page 2.2.4Motherboard layout 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 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 Express x8 slot 2.5.5PCI/PCI-Xslots 2.6 Jumpers 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 . Gigabit LAN controller setting (3-pinLAN_EN1) 6 . Gigabit LAN controller setting (3-pinLAN_EN2) 7 . SATA controller setting (3-pinSATA_EN1) (Optional) 8 . 8130 LED setting (3-pin8130LED1) (Optional) 9 . VGA Graphics controller setting (3-pinVGA_EN1) 10 . BIOS Recovery (3-pinRECOVERY1) <Del 2.7.1Rear panel connectors 2.7.2Internal connectors 3 . Serial ATA connectors (7-pinSATA1, SATA2) Serial ATA hard disk drive connection 5 . Hard disk activity LED connector (2-pinHDLED1) 6 . CPU and system fan connectors (3-pinCPU_FAN1/2, REAR_FAN1/2, FRNT_FAN1/2) 7 . USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78) 8 . Serial port connector (10-1pin COM2) 9 . SSI power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR1, 8-pinSSI+12V_1 ) 10 . Backplane SMBus connector (6-1pin BPSMB1) 11 . Power Supply SMBus connector (6-1pin PSUSMB1) 12 . Parallel port connector (26-1pin LPT1) 13 . BMC connector (16-pinBMCCONN1) 14 . System panel auxiliary connector (20-pinAUX_PANEL1) •Chassis Intrusion connector (3-pinCASEOPEN) •LAN1 link activity LED (2-pinLAN1_LINKACTLED) •LAN2 link activity LED (2-pinLAN2_LINKACTLED) •Locator LED 1 (2-pinLOCATORLED1) 15 . System panel connector (20-pinPANEL1) •System power LED (Green 3-pinPLED) •Hard disk drive activity LED (Red 2-pinIDE_LED) System warning speaker (Orange ATX power 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 ASUS NCLV-D(A) 4.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk 4.1.2AFUDOS utility Updating the BIOS file afudos /i[filename] 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 4.3.5IDE Configuration 4.3.6System Information 4.4.1USB Configuration 4.4.2MPS Configuration 4.4.3Remote Access Configuration Flow Control [None] Redirection After BIOS POST [Always] Terminal Type [ANSI] VT-UTF8Combo Key Support [Disabled] 4.4.4CPU Configuration 4.4.5Chipset 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 Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] Power On Ring [Disabled] Power On By PME# [Disabled] 4.5.3Hardware Monitor Page 4.6.1Boot Device Priority 4.6.2Boot Settings Configuration 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 Yes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Exit & Save Changes Page Page Appendix summary A.1 NCLV-D(A) block diagram