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NCLV-D2 Series specifications summary

1. 5 54 5 5 4 Creating a RAID 1 set Mirrored 5 56 vi Contents 5 5 5 Deleting a RAID set Jan 3 59 9 5 6 Deleting a RAID 1 set 5 60 5 5 7 Adding a spare drive to a RAID 1 set 5 62 5 5 8 Deleting a RAID 1 spare drive 5 63 5 5 9 Rebuilding a RAID set nicolas 5 64 5 5 10 Using the Disk Utilities soriano 5 66 Chapter 6 Driver installation 6 1 RAID driver installation cene 6 1 6 1 1 Creating a RAID driver disk serian tias 6 1 6 1 2 Installing the RAID controller driver 6 3 6 2 LAN driver installation sss sese ind a aot core dos 6 10 6 2 1 Windows 2000 2003 Server 6 10 6 2 2 Red Hat Enterprise ver 3 0 sees sees eee 6 12 6 3 VGA driver installation een 6 14 6 3 1 Windows 2000 Server aussen sss sees eee eee 6 14 6 3 2 Windows 2003 Server eee 6 15 6 3 3 Red Hat Enterprise ver 3 0 6 15 6 4 Management applications and utilities installation 6 16 6 4 1 Running the support CD sese eee eee eee eee 6 16 6 4 2 Drivers Menu scooter MERE 6 16 6 4 3 Management Software menu 6 17 6 4 4 Utilities Menu sss sss sese eee eee 6 17 6 4 5 Contact information sisters 6 17 Appendix Block diagrams Al NWNCLV
2. 38S sae euna EHS Ia afe E oder DOS iur a Va E ind BA Fee Sa Lec T Check ERIS brukeren 4 8 Chapter 4 BIOS setup Z The ASUS Update utility is capable of updating itself From the FTP site select the BIOS version that you wish to download Click Next Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process through the Internet Always update the utility to avail all its features Rer RET E E gt errr 5 1 zu mua m Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file To update the BIOS through a BIOS file 1 3 4 Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows desktop by clicking Start gt Programs gt ASUS gt ASUSUpdate gt ASUSUpdate The ASUS Update main window appears Select Update BIOS from a file option from the drop down menu then click Next T Ue wen LE bordo a Na 3 Uplate S DS Ace a nra Umm rele MS rq a nri 8 T ruge Me a lad PREIS bmn thet nom ett amped E mr ge Fig ow HE2 bs de Check BEES kde n Lipsia EFIT Ka ac Ma Locate the BIOS file from the Open window then click Save Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process ASUS NCLV D2 Series 4 9 4 2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable firmware chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a
3. 15 alphabetic or numeri character Press Enter when finished bl bb Ek br EG gd d bL ICHSA v I H br 6 a HH H HHEH HH 8 If you want to make the array je arr emi o a eel bootable select Yes from the Do you want to make this array as bootable menu then press Enter n Ho E m H EF E m LI 8 k at Yes a a mi R mW NM A dl mN mW mM H A e LG hb x E E bo ol Lx b LL E Lb AE 9 When prompted to create the RAID 1 set select Yes then press Enter ves Mo DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE E DE E DE E H E AN The utility erases all data from the selected hard disk drives Make sure to backup all important data before creating a RAID set 10 When a confirmation dialogue box FETTER appears select Yes then press B lt Enter gt Yes gt No DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE GRE 5 34 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 11 The utility builds the RAID 1 set and displays a progress bar at the center of the screen Press lt Esc gt if you want to stop the building process A Build Complete message E appears to indicate that you have successfully created the RAID 1 set HE d DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE 12 The screen displays the information on the created RAID set Press lt Esc gt to exit the utility m m m 89 89 O O R II E R m mmm m m m m a cl a o m R RC R R R R R R R R
4. 2 Goto the Main Menu select IDE Configuration then press Enter 3 Setthe Onboard IDE Operate item to Enhanced Mode then press Enter 4 Set the Enhanced Mode Support On item to S ATA then set the Configure S ATA as RAID item to Yes 5 Save your changes then exit the BIOS Setup N Refer to Chapter 4 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 1 4 RAID configuration utilities Depending on the RAID connectors that you use you can create a RAID set using the utilities embedded in each RAID controller For example use the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility if you installed SATA hard disk drives on the SATA connectors supported by the Intel 6300ESB Southbridge and or the Adaptec SCSISelect TM Utility if you installed SCSI hard disk drives to the SCSI connector supported by the Adaptec AIC 7901X RAID controller NCLV DS2 model only Refer to the succeeding sections for details on how to use each RAID configuration utility AN If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set copy first the RAID driver from the support CD to a floppy disk before you install an operating system to the selected hard disk drive Refer to Chapter 6 for details ASUS NCLV D2 Series 5 3 5 4 5 2 LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility The LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility allows you to create RAID O and RAID
5. To set a user password 1 Select the Change User Password item and press Enter 2 Onthe password box that appears type a password composed of at least six letters and or numbers then press lt Enter gt 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you set your password successfully To change the user password follow the same steps as in setting a user password ASUS NCLV D2 Series 4 33 Clear User Password Select this item to clear the user password Password Check Setup When set to Setup BIOS checks for user password when accessing the Setup utility When set to Always BIOS checks for user password both when accessing Setup and booting the system Configuration options Setup Always 4 34 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 7 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the sub menu BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Securit Exit Boot Settings A Specifies the Boot K Boot Priority Device Priority sequence F Boot Settings Configuration Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Boot Device Priority BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Device Priority ee 1st Boot Device lst FLOPPY DRIVE sequence from the 2nd Boot Device MBA v7 6 6 Slot 02 available devices 3rd Boot Device
6. Heatsink screw AN Before installing the CPU heatsinks ensure that the jumpers FM CPUT and FM CPU2 are set correctly depending on the pin definition of your CPU fan cables Refer to page 2 21 for information on these jumpers To install the CPU heatsink and fan 1 Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU making sure that the four screws on the heatsink align with the nuts on the support plate 2 12 Chapter 2 Hardware information 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 SN CPU FANT uer aN Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector Hardware monitoring errors may occur if you fail to plug this connector m LJ r a CPU FANT 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 CPU FAN2 connector ASUS NCLV D2 Series 2 13 2 4 System memory 2 4 1 Overview The motherboard comes with six Double Data Rate II DDR2 Dual Inline Memory Modules DIMM sockets to support 240 pin DDR modules The figure illustrates the location of the DDR DIMM sockets 128 Pins 112 Pins DDR_B3 DDR_A3 DDR_B2 DDR_A2 DDR_B1 DDR_A1 NCLV D2 Series 240 pin DDR2 DIMM sockets 2 4 2 Memory configurati
7. You can manually rebuild failed hard disk drives using the Rebuild command in the Management Menu To rebuild a failed hard disk drive 1 From the Management Menu highlight Rebuild then press Enter ETE Em Ei Heb 114 Peru ical Lir 1 sel e fas ETE EEK ETE ETE EEE ae ge ee nr be er ee H 2 The PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA ports Select the drive you want to rebuild then press lt SpaceBar gt BManagemwents i ASUS NCLV D2 Series 5 19 3 After selecting the drive to rebuild press lt F10 gt The indicator for the selected drive now shows RBLD deum Hai Dre rogum 5 When rebuild is complete press any key to continue 5 20 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 2 5 Checking the drives for data consistency You can check and verify the accuracy of data redundancy in the selected logical drive The utility can automatically detect and or detect and correct any differences in data redundancy depending on the selected option in the Objects gt Adapter menu AA The Check Consistency command is available only for logical drives included in a RAID 1 set Using the Check Consistency To check data consistency using the Check Consistency command 1 From the Management Menu select Check Consistency then press Enter Configure s Tnitializo Objects te Babui lid d het k Lonzistenc i M er HMP ee R ECH a c
8. 5 When prompted insert the Red Hat Enterprise ver 3 0 RAID driver disk to the floppy disk drive select OK then press lt Enter gt Preig DM Abismo dn few Fn STab gt lt Alk Tah gt between elal Ceren selectas iFic meet screen The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to the system 6 When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers e For NCLV DS2 model select Yes then install the additional RAID controller drivers for the Adaptec AIC 7901X e For NCLV D2 SATA model select Yes then install the additional RAID controller drivers for the Adaptec AIC 81 30 Do yon wish load any mure de har Alika Tab gt lt M1L Tab gt between elements I pateo selecta Fl mest screen 7 Follow screen instructions to continue the OS installation ASUS NCLV D2 Series 6 9 6 2 LAN driver installation This section provides instructions on how to install the Broadcom Gigabit LAN controller drivers 6 2 1 Windows 2000 2003 Server To install the Broadcom Gigabit LAN controller driver on a Windows 2000 2003 Server OS 1 Restart the computer then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support CD to the optical drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Z e Windows automatically detects the LAN controllers and displays a New Hardware Found window Click Cancel to close this window
9. NCLV D2 Series NCLV D2 SATA NCLV DS2 E YU i2 dum UV z E2040 First Edition V1 August 2005 Copyright 2005 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 for backup purposes without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC ASUS Product warranty or service will not be extended if 1 the product is repaired modified or altered unless such repair modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS or 2 the serial number of the product is defaced or missing ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INF
10. PF If you made changes to any of the settings in the menus pressing Esc does not immediately exit this menu A confirmation window appears and prompts you to either save your changes or cancel the command Select one of the options from this menu to exit Exit amp Save Changes Select this option then press lt Enter gt or simply press lt F10 gt to save your changes to CMOS before exiting the Setup utility When a confirmation window appears select OK then press lt Enter gt to save your changes and exit Setup If you wish to cancel the command select Cancel then press lt Enter gt to return to the Exit menu Exit amp Discard Changes Select this option then press lt Enter gt to exit the Setup utility without saving your changes When a confirmation window appears select OK then press lt Enter gt to discard your changes and exit Setup If you wish to cancel the command select Cancel then press lt Enter gt to return to the Exit menu Discard Changes Select this option then press lt Enter gt to discard the changes that you made and restore the previously saved settings When a confirmation window appears select OK then press lt Enter gt to discard the changes and load the previously saved settings If you wish to cancel the command select Cancel then press lt Enter gt to return to the Exit menu ASUS NCLV D2 Series 4 37 Load Setup Defaults Select this option then press lt Enter
11. R R LE E e Ee m om LIE eE ia e DAEL TEE Li E m ie om i om 2L Fr S de m m En m mw LE ma miu LA m m m om Ba E E LIII E d TEE LIB m Li m Li L m mm R m om man LE LE m LE i imm LE Ld im om re m om m m Ei m Em m Ex mh mm m i oom EHE a Select Logical Drive m is om gt rs a KL A A hate sd 5 Je um m m omm e m E E LE LP R LL Er n m E m faa LIED m Em md fei ink in icm a Eme m me i 2L LE m Lu E um m m m m s m om R R LE ma E ro LI iii A ir ei ur Li E LIES ENTER To Select A Logical Drive lt Dbel gt To Delete A Lor n rive Arran Press Select Initialize from the pop up menu then press Enter initialization B BERBER EES NON mum mum m Num ERE SUN MD NODUM DOES NUM Lua E AAA lm d Eu Ed E REGE EM EDGE Eod zB Logical Driec 9 5 mm Be bad h l I J re er NTE TEETE ee Lu ee T ii hip aa Configure e TR iali ive Phu 5 mox m ms mm m TLE PS E TE ber bit TM Cur lo Mevigate Between toms nter T cal lo Em cm mo Em cmd W RP BE I gt Uriva f TET T1 mm TEETE are ZILII E ud LP R g se ASUS NCLV D2 Series E n
12. p Maa ETF ius Ud d DEE PPP PE Ee ee ee R ee eee ee m LU BLUS F ifi ri Li R RW R R R R R R R RRR RA WA NWA RW R R R R AT RRR RARA Ea ee R IRU vmi EE h aa a hh hh AAA AAA AAA EE EE AAA AAA SA ee eee a K SA GE k GE GE 959 SNR MR NR KR KR EE Ka Kd Kd Rd Rd RM RN RN SN SKS EE EE kaka Arroes gt move cursor lt Enter gt to select option lt Esc gt to exit default 3 Press Esc to exit 4 When the utility prompts you to save the changes select Yes then press Enter Mo PE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE PE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE 5 28 Chapter 5 RAID configuration The screen returns to the options menu caca 22 8 2 6 A A AA AA AA AAA 21 20 8258 20 19 B B BH HHH HR dp alb dp BH BH PP HE RH BHB BHB AE PAE AE AE AA PP Ea E A AA AAA A A AA A A A A A A A A A A E N E N EN EN E E E E sk E E E E E A A a ee ee a ee A AE E kl sd sd ad AA A NM E N M N M ba E E ba ba ba ba ba ed ba ba bo E dE E dE dE A A NM N P A i iho T E s gt s fu I Las I roer caca arr ao La ar lg eee m i P H E TE z E M Ji 2 gt z LEIILLIIILILILILILILILILIj I 5 P I n T DER RP n N a F pa re F s Ths H R M i 1 ri E N LI e a Ld LI A pl 1 Mu LES J LA E LI uu e a 1 P s Fa n p ESE 4 UHF E SS ask Urs ls p L m E 5 Gg BL Lui EN 1 Ll om bi m am b Eod H oi Li am E Uker cr oye z press Enter Ll LU e Pg J Q 11 won
13. 37 vu Tuy AAA RRR ERE ERR ER REPRE RR ERR ERB ER ERR ERR ER RRR ERR ERE RR ERB ER BRR ERE 9 998 TES E PA Tra 0 8 A Go E E 8 2 A A E 0 8 A 2 2 A E E E E E 0 6 A BG OGGE E TEN F ee ee ee ee LRA KL Rd LRA kL KR LRA KL Rd m mf m o ol m a N m al a N m a m a a a m a a o a a lo ggg Da R R O R B EE EEE KNEET EEE KA O EE ee ee ee eee mom mR me nd mm nn od nd nd nn i po i R KK LR K L l E E c S ELp Injtialize Hill Destroy Data On Selected Logical Drivels 4 Pee roe oe 2 ba NEM bad bakk d bad bat ee bad bak bad bad bakk d bad bat ee ee eee ee ee rro ee Cursor Keys To Kavrgate Between 1 Teas And Press Enter To Select An Option 6 A progress bar appears on screen If desired press Esc to abort initialization ci el oair al VANTE t 1 re pl 998 88 R 8 8 8 8 l ical Drive a i LE CEET ra TESES TES TESES TES TETES EE TES TETES E sr E EEE HanagemenFida ter Pa TES A AO AO A A AA O O AA LEN BET KE A rr eee nn igure ai edes TEA vee Initiales Initialize Logical Drives In Progrosss ssssssesssesseens ERI 6015 r ere eee sss2Beburlde Array Initialization Under Progress Press ESC to ABORT asassa E MI HH La LLESIIII E GJ 6 8 H 0 6 8 8 TENT ENTEN ENTEN 0 8 R 8 9 8 0 6 B es T ENEE E TETTE T i B R 8 6 8 TL 6 6 R 25 05 EJ E J x Complotad HP T E 9 TT Lai ee a RR WN RB TET RRB EAT RR RRB RR W RR RB RR R R RR WR RB RB RRR EET EEE EE rre dm mn r BG SG OG OG O O MS ee ee ee ee eee w
14. Enter 4 E gira T 1 01 Hox JHA k don Had ont iguralt lea w Configuration LT E ci Boo o Drive Natu 4 TIT Teo ted to tee Leo Le Leo Ce Le LL Le had d Le Le LEN ILILE Ss 8 SS SESS 8 mm m m m PEUT m SG EE SS GS ES Sn es ES Gs es me Lb ma do fo no nn no RR E ALA bn od fe H fi ee mm Defirees Physical Arrays Ain Array Will Automatically Become A logical drive Ee KRL RA KL KR 4 RAL KL KR ee ee a Ee 2 Ee SE ES RETT SSS ST EEE Se aie Detacon dom d Pross Enter To Select An Opt 3 Follow steps 3 to 7 of the previous section 4 Select Size from the Logical Drive menu then press Enter 5 Key in the desired logical drive size then press Enter Enter Logical Drive Size MB a AEG A a o o a a o a o i Hed neni Farg Hral Tr u Wi LE 6 Follow steps 8 to 13 of the previous section to create the RAID set Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 2 2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration You can add a new RAID configuration or view an existing configuration using the View Add Configuration command Adding a new RAID configuration To add a new RAID configuration 1 From the Management Menu highlight Configure then press Enter 2 Use the arrow keys to select View Add Configuration then press Enter DERE HR ERE NOUS OM NOU DONEC NOU ND NOU DOES RR RW R o L i PSPs eS ees ee ee H L red iguration Managements How Conf
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16. lt Enter gt to view the array properties of Array 2 L RATE L EU din To exit the utility press Esc highlight Yes then press Enter ene Exit Utility sen x Yes Hin O ASUS NCLV D2 Series 5 53 5 5 3 Creating a RAID O set via Migrate When you are using one new and one used drive for a RAID O set you can preserve the data on the used drive by creating the array via the Migrate option To create a RAID O set via Migrate 1 Follow steps 1 to 7 of the previous section 2 Move the cursor to the Create RAID via option select Migrate from the menu then press lt Enter gt Ji au lupe P s a jm m al Array Label E TET L s HE SLV Gli 5 F E Be SE ELM D s hug Pe Cada LDE hs L Ceaale HHID viii m 3 Move the cursor to Done then press Enter 5 54 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 4 When prompted select the source drive then press lt Enter gt p ET E kot STINE RITTER D A warning message appears on screen Press Y to continue or press N to abort VER MING s Arrau 15 13000 cM until n 2 ie pa PO 3 belori Seni seg LI la pol must ho process Y Yass Hol SSS SSS SS SSS SS f migration 15 ce il result i The RAID O set is created via Migrate Check the array status in the Array Properties window ASUS NCLV D2 Series m m
17. www asus com and download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk VA Write the BIOS filename on a piece of paper You need to type the exact BIOS filename at the DOS prompt 2 Copy the AFUDOS utility afudos exe from the motherboard support CD to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier 3 Boot the system in DOS mode then at the prompt type afudos i filename where filename is the latest or the original BIOS file on the bootable floppy disk A gt afudos iNCLVDS2 rom VA Use the appropriate BIOS file depending on your motherboard model lt e g NCLVD2SATA ROM or NCLVDS2 ROM 4 The utility verifies the file and starts updating the BIOS A gt afudos iNCLVDS2 ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 19 ASUS V2 07 03 11 24BB Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved WARNING Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file Reading flash Advance Check Erasing flash Writing flash 0x0008CC00 9 AN Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure ASUS NCLV D2 Series 4 3 4 4 3 The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed Reboot the system from the hard disk drive A gt afudos iNCLVDS2 ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 19 ASUS V2 07 03 11 24BB Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved WAR
18. 1 set s from SATA hard disk drives connected to the SATA interfaces supported by the Intel 6300ESB Southbridge chip To enter the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility 1 Turn on the system after installing all the SATA hard disk drives 2 During POST the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility automatically detects the installed SATA hard disk drives and displays any existing RAID set s Press lt Ctrl gt lt M gt to enter the utility The LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID auto configures to RAID 1 when the SATA to RAID Mode is enabled 3 The utility main window appears Use the arrow keys to select an option from the Management Menu then press lt Enter gt Refer to the Management Menu descriptions on the next page At the bottom of the screen is the legend box The keys on the legend box allow you to navigate through the setup menu options or execute commands The keys on the legend box vary according to the menu level lt Dbhects AT Check Consistency errar ranas seen LEBSIEILEIILUIILIBEILEIIELILEILEIIEILEILILEIILIIELIL Chapter 5 RAID configuration Description Configure Allows you to create RAID O or RAID 1 set using the Easy Configuration or the New Configuration command This menu also allows you to view add or clear RAID configurations or select the boot drive Initialize Allows you to initialize the logical drives of a created RAID set Objects Allows you to initialize logic
19. 6 Driver installation E 11 he wizard searches the RAID To an existing Windows 2000 2003 Server OS To install the RAID controller driver on an existing Windows 2000 2003 Server OS Restart the computer then log in with Administrator privileges Windows automatically detects the RAID controller and displays a New Hardware Found window Click Cancel Right click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop then select Properties from the menu Click the Hardware tab then click the Device Manager button to display the list of devices installed in the system rad ee Sleeper ed LU I fim ye 4 DD W 9 ean 1 rim L m D CD FSDIM dris i mimara Log and caes Eu Pope did cra d K c E DE ATAJO TAR contra r J al paad i T E D 4 S OS ete E z 5S DIL al gul es bua BN Hara HI mi ve L Sat Fareed li cut Gal errs op ic Ly pis iex et ll aig r E N Sop rede Postr COPI SJT B rm re a Soul sen ane mma cece Seter oa Caral i Da corre Right click the RAID controller item then select Properties Click the Driver tab then click the Update Driver button The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard window appears Click Next Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the floppy disk drive Select the option Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended then click Next Hrerer fors nam Aral controller drivers When The rin n ae uredigert ar pve ando die fo
20. 9 Communications Port COM2 Communications Port COM1 IRQ holder for PCI steering Floppy Disk Controller Printer Port LPT1 System CMOS Real Time Clock IRQ holder for PCI steering IRQ holder for PCI steering IRQ holder for PCI steering PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port Numeric Data Processor Primary IDE Channel Secondary IDE Channel O N N C1 O 0 Ui w DO NI W Co A ol L These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices PCI Bus Number IDSEL and IRQ assignments Description INTA INTB INTC INTD REQ GNT PIRQCH PIRQCH PIRQB PIRQA PIRQD PIRQH IDE Controller SATA Controller SMBus Controller USB UHCI Controller 1 USB UHCI Controller 2 USB 2 0 EHCI Controller AIC7901 SCSI controller ATI RAGE XL PCIX Slot 1 PCIX Slot 2 PCI Express Slot3 PCIX Slot 4 PIRQE PIRQFZ PIRQGZ PIROHZ REQOZ GNTO PCIX Slot 5 PIRQG PIRQH PIRQE PIRQF REQ1Z GNT1 PXIRQ2 X_REQ3 X_GNT3 PIRQBZ REQ24 GNT2Z PXIRQOZ PXIRQIH PXIRQ2Z PXIRQ3H X IRQO amp X IRQOZ PXIRQ3 PXIRQIH PXIRQO PXIRQ2 X_IRQI X IRQ1Z Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 5 4 PCI PCI X slots The PCI PCI X slots support cards such as a LAN card SCSI card USB card and other cards that comply with PCI 2 3 and PCI X 1 0 specifications The figure shows a RAID card installed on a PCI X slot 32 bit PCI slot 64 bit PCI X slot 2 5 5 PCI Expre
21. ATI RAGE XL VGA driver on a Windows 2000 Server operating system To install the ATI RAGE XL VGA driver 1 Restart the computer then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support CD to the optical drive The support CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Y Windows automatically detects the LAN controller and displays a New Hardware Found window Click Cancel to close this window 3 Click the item ATI BE ALH LOS waaar CD lar Windies 3 Rage XL Display Driver from the Drivers Drivers menu 4 The ATI Windows 2000 Driver window appears Click Next Follow screen instructions to complete installation 6 14 Chapter 6 Driver installation 6 3 2 Windows 2003 Server The Windows 2003 Server operating system automatically recognizes the ATI RAGE XL VGA driver during system installation There is no need to install an additional driver s to support the onboard VGA 6 3 3 Red Hat Enterprise ver 3 0 The Red Hat Enterprise ver 3 0 operating system automatically recognizes the ATI RAGE XL VGA driver during system installation There is no need to install an additional driver s to support the onboard VGA ASUS NCLV D2 Series 6 15 6 4 Management applications and utilities installation The support CD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers management applications and utilities that you can insta
22. BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided Chapter 5 RAID configuration This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities Chapter 6 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for various system components Appendix Reference information This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring the motherboard Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates 1 ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products Refer to the ASUS contact information Optional documentation Your product package may include optional documentation such as warranty flyers that may have been added by your dealer These documents are not part of the standard package Conventions used in this guide To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual 4 DANGER WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task MN CAUTION Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task SN IMPORTANT Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a ta
23. CPU1 Temperature 49 C 120 F CPU2 Temperature 47 C 114 F MB Temperature 39 C 102 F CPU1 Fan Speed 5038RPM CPU2 Fan Speed 5045RPM Frontl Fan Speed N A Front2 Fan Speed N A Rearl Fan Speed N A Rear2 Fan Speed N A Smart Fan Control Enabled Select Screen CPU1 Temperature 60 11 Select Item CPU2 Temperature 60 Change Option MB Temperature 50 Fl General Help F10 Save and Exit VCORE1 Voltage 1 236V ESC Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Use the down arrow key to display additional items VCORE2 Voltage 1 258V 4 Select Screen 3 3V Voltage 3 280V 11 Select Item 5V Voltage 5 010V Change Option 5VSB Voltage 4 980V Fl General Help VBAT Voltage 3 088V F10 Save and Exit 12V Voltage 11 749V T ESC Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc CPU1 CPU2 Temperature xxx C xxx F MB Temperature xxx C xxx F The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the motherboard and CPU temperatures Select Disabled if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures CPU1 CPU2 Fan Speed xxxxRPM or N A Front1 Front2 Fan Speed xxxxRPM or N A Rear1 Rear2 Fan Speed xxxxRPM or N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU front and rear fan speeds in rotations per minute RPM If a fan is not connected to the connector on the motherboard the field shows N A Smar
24. DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE N For server systems we recommend that you use a lower array block size For multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing we recommend a higher array block size for optimum performance 7 When prompted use the keyboard to assign a name for the RAID 10 set then press lt Enter gt ESS SS M M uM A zu HE hk um Ue E b WM d Gb da UB M Enter 1 to 15 alphabetic or numeri character Press Enter when finished LA b BR m Y el E e m e E EE 1902 T hr d Ah BR 0 gt HHHH H H H ar LE H tt he ee ee ee ee Ma m oe AAA a AAA dl 8 If you want to make the array sr cong aga ga il bootable select Yes from the Do you want to make h 1S array as bo ot ab a 7 menu then press lt Enter gt m EF m m R mW NM A A A A EEE Bi L Es E a mi UE E dox E A E E RO ER AE 9 When prompted to create the RAID 10 set select lt Yes gt then press lt Enter gt No DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE E N The utility erases all data from the selected hard disk drives Make sure to backup all important data before creating a RAID set A Build Complete message AE appears to indicate that you have successfully created the RAID 10 set i d gt i DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE H 5 38 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 10 The screen displays the information on the
25. E E ee eee verve SP M NI id AN For server systems we recommend that you use a lower array block size For multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing we recommend a higher array block size for optimum performance 5 8 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 10 When finished setting the selected logical drive configuration select Accept from the menu then press lt Enter gt 11 12 13 E HE e H 9 6 RSERSRS ERSESTSESERSERERS ERSERSESERSERS HS FE T erre Eripe Sie EE TETN Blccep TENE SEK HII When finished setting the selected logical drive configuration select Accept from the menu then press Enter Follow steps 5 to 10 to configure additional logical drives When prompted save the configuration then press Esc to return to the Management Menu mam L onig prati ion Menu aam racy Cont qur i emer e gt mg me Err TET in U em Add L ontigur ti mI 222 EHS 031641 ASUS NCLV D2 Series 5 9 Using New Configuration AN When a RAID set is already existing using the New Configuration command erases the existing RAID configuration data If you do not want to delete the existing RAID set use the View Add Configuration command to view or create another RAID configuration To create a RAID set using the New Configuration option 1 From the utility main menu highlight Configure then press Enter 2 Use the arrow keys to select New Configuration then press
26. E EH Mi or ration E pem ET hour agr more um C Yas lo m mx EEEE omple be SHIU H SEREH FOSA DB 5 5 4 Creating a RAID 1 set Mirrored To create a RAID 1 set 1 Follow instructions 1 to 5 of the section Creating a RAID O set Stripe 2 From the Array Properties menu select Array Type gt RAID 1 Mirror then press lt Enter gt E uy i Lr 1 MIA sp 3 Move the cursor to the Array Label option then type a name for the RAID 1 set Press lt Enter gt when finished 3 LE M n 8 y I qi LL l 5 56 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 4 Move the cursor to the Create RAID via option select Quick Init from the menu then press lt Enter gt Refer to the RAID creation options below rrau lyn m a 1 y Array Label Heras Size m Du memes y z a ir T SIP LOG L ZY Braata KALD vii m Build Select this option when one of the drives has data that you want to preserve When you create a RAID 1 set using Build you are prompted to select the source drive The contents of the source drive are preserved but you lose all data on new drive s Clear Select this option to erase all existing data on new or old drives that you want to include in the RAID 1 set Quick Init This is the fastest way to create a RAID 1 set Us
27. LI Bleu cer lt iS O UNSEREM using an of these dri a ees e ASUS NCLV D2 Series 5 49 5 5 2 Creating a RAID O set Striped To create a RAID O set 1 From the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility initial menu highlight Array Configuration Utility then press lt Enter gt 2 From the Main Menu select Create Array then press lt Enter gt 3 Select the first drive you want to add to the array then press lt Insert gt The selected drive appears in the Selected Drives section e a dr ue OA ae 185 IT LL E E EXT E y T de IAS Ol ST3BBHZ23HS STJAL INS 5 JAS Be S5T32001345 QO SsT3S5B8Hl3H5 AN A RAID O set requires two identical hard disk drives 4 When all the drives required for a RAID O set appear in the Selected Drives field press Enter 5 50 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 The utility displays the Array Properties menu Select Array Type gt RAID 0 Stripe then press Enter TTE LN Frog Ar lupe a j m qa I r Array Label 2 al aai Size E A PIE hr a F S Ty SIP LPG a Ceaate HRID via m 6 Move the cursor to the Array Label option then type a name for the RAID O set Press Enter when finished Heras fupe rav Label Heras Size EE En z E Stripe Size Pe Casate HRID vira ASUS NCLV D2 Series 5 51 7 Move the cursor to the
28. Logical Drive Mos REE AAA Homo Eo m Eum E SA A Aa SSS SSS ds AA LE Lou SS LU Lad re Sees T SPACE DelSelact FlB Initializo 5 14 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 3 When prompted press the lt SpaceBar gt to select Yes from the Initialize dialog box then press lt Enter gt You may also press lt F10 gt to initialize the drive without confirmation gadd A A A A A AAA BHanagqeaen i Her ELE Heal aure 3 AL Emm T ux Objects AN Initializing a logical drive s erases all data on the drive 4 A progress bar appears on screen If desired press Esc to abort initialization ERER Manage cr Heru LS Hall E m e bjects Hebiii lds Hera Iinitialization Unter Progress no oF tis Como leaded am om mn ii i ASUS NCLV D2 Series 5 15 5 16 5 When initialization is completed press Esc 2222 Management Menu IT BEG Lon aurea v a EE ram eeaQbjects seh abit H E z a L MZ Using the Objects command To initialize the logical drives using the Objects command 1 From the Management Menu highlight Objects then press Enter i ME 252 5525 2 Gs Ss ee ee 9 8 H 0 6 H 8 0 8 H 8 FEEN EA LH LEES BE ET ih i wee BY 91 8 Dau 2 m 1 e nitinlize sa Ip a sh afii la 4 z eect Consis tbenoy 5 A A E Chapter 5 RAID configuration Select Logical Drive from the Objects sub menu then press lt Enter gt E E RRR
29. MATHI TINC Ch Optimal 8 amp iripe Mirror 818 FUJITSU NRT TING FADE Optimal n deo Reo Re id Reo dd Red eodd h Reo Re odd Rod Read eodd h Read eodd Rod Read lh ik eodd Rod Read eodd Red Read ecd k Read eodd Red Read Red k Read ecd 0 ka 4 When prompted select Mark x xxxx ilons bootable then press Enter Wark bootable Unmark bootable DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE The letter B appears before a bootable RAID set for easy identification AAA I E L WAS A at slo i Aa Se ee eee AE RH RN R P z pu ya a m T m m LE I m anje Ena ET E E a E H n r 2 5 P eee Create Spare Delete Rebuild Verify 2 ETO TT TTT TTT LE IDO Puppe CETERIS dns A i eee TTT n RA FU LI JE ME A e amp siripe Mirror R10 BOBPIEL w2 14 iL Uptimal 3 Hard Drive FUJITSU MAT FR KA Free l Hard Drive FUJITSU MAT TERT TAA Free ASUS NCLV D2 Series 5 47 5 48 5 5 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility NCLV D2 SATA model only The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility allows you to create RAID O RAID 1 and RAID 10 set s from SATA hard disk drives connected to the SATA connectors supported by the Adaptec SATA RAID controller To enter the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 1 Turn on the system after installing all the SATA hard disk drives 2 During POST the Adaptec HostRAID technology automatically detects the installed SATA hard dis
30. P Hj Hi PETETETETPTETETETETETET CLIP ZEILE sara Selart 515 tel Jpres il nterd 8 sss sesh ee Se SHSR SR SH SHER SR PR RRS Ka mmm TETEL Ti HG SENGATE e E Hl SEAGATE ammen SST TO 82 SEAGATE an SCSI ID H3 Ho device sama SL H Ho device Ho Ho device H Ho device Hi Adapter ATE 7902 p Ho device Ho device Ho device SDH GEH318 Ho device Ha device He device CETE TE i IER Ho device m AA 8 9 R R 8 9 Ka Ka K Ka Ka x Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka c cad Bel ak Ql cab K ah Dl cab Pel b KR NR R NMR MR MR MR MR MR e Arrows move cursor fEnter gt fo select option lt Esc gt fo exit default ASUS NCLV D2 Series 9 45 3 Select Verify Disk Media from the menu then press Enter PE P s a F 9 r f pm 1 P P T Edd Ed Ed Eo ES AAA AAA Th E 14 Fal AAA ka k L h Hiv Li il L s 1 1 ool E gt EDI III eseseee Select SESI Misk and press Gnlerd es8eseBenBeHeHeHeEREHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE La LaL Lu duin E doo E rara LEE s SCSI ID w 8 SEAGATE ST3IBASOLC HH Firmware Bae gene Capacity Laca Ra ra TETE TETE ao A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 8 8 A TETE Format Disk Kara E verify Disk Badia Karar Cak ak a i E E dE d di MYM MYM NY bi bi bi ba bi bi kl bl bi Lad E LE E EELE 8 8 8 8 RR WR WR RR RR RR WR WR WR WR 8 WR O EOS DO O DO O DO O DO E DO CI DO CS O E O CR O CR O RS O ER O R R R RW IS O IS O O O O O RW TE TE Ho device sana SCSI ID H15 Ho device
31. Progress Press EM fo HODGE r Compleled ETE STRAE E EE NTE ee EUN AA AAA EN ee La Lug Lu E m mm cm om mo cmd mo mo cmd m ad m ws m Umi om Emo ca m Eas cmd mo mo EE i om EHR AA Dj L mu SJ A ir g ME NE NE NEN E NE AE NEM NE NE EE EE NE EN ME NE E E M NE CE T EG EE GE m A m m ES EEG IE er ESS SSS SES ser SSS Se SES ES Se Fl LDheck Consistenc EE NE NE EE ME E E x E ME MM NM OM MN NN NN sd ia While checking the disk consistency press lt Esc gt to display the following options e Stop Stops the consistency check The utility stores the percentage of disk checked When you restart checking it continues from the last percentage completed rather than from zero percent e Continue Continues the consistency check e Abort Aborts the consistency check When you restart checking it continues from zero percent When checking is complete press any key to continue Chapter 5 RAID configuration Using the Objects command To check data consistency using the Objects command 1 From the Management Menu select Objects then select Logical Drive from the menu Use the arrow keys to select the logical drive you want to check then press lt Enter gt Select Check Consistency from the pop up menu then press lt Enter gt When prompted press lt Y gt to to check the drive When checking is complete press any key to continue ASUS NCLV D2 Series 5 2 6 Deleting a RAID con
32. RAID set 1 Select Manage Arrays from the Main Menu then press Enter to display the list of arrays 5 64 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 2 Select the array that you want to rebuild from the list of arrays then press lt Enter gt to display the array properties mi RPP k d i i i FEE T E HHI 1 r al Ge Rd d R R ba EE EETTEEETTECEEETT i ud Tupe RATO sel 51 d n L 9 r via AHi Array Status DEGRADED 3 Press Ctrl lt R gt to start rebuilding the array You can check the rebuilding progress in the Array Properties window mn la Lis 4 NTR 6 Nrr vs regia AFF A dds Le lete ont igure riw TT Array Bff rii x pP T 2 Lira mI s EN HI Array Stator SEGUE D ASUS NCLV D2 Series 5 65 5 5 10 Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities option allows you to format and or verify the consistency of the hard disk drives To format or verify the hard disk drives using the Disk Utilities 1 Select Disk Utilities from the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility initial menu then press lt Enter gt Array Configuration iili ty iak Ulil TE 2 Select the drive that you want to format or verify then press lt Enter gt GIR TTL S ede TTL IIS ERI ZIRGI SIENE 51980401315 5 66 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 3 4 Select Format Disk or Verify Disk Media from the menu then press lt Enter gt Refer to the options description below Forma
33. RRR PH N Eee H 9 6 N SE H E T NH Ed Emo Eom E GE apogr pg RRB RB PRK sl ee i f I Jm m Barges gt da Lonfigurt amr al Prius Initi ali Fa Musical Driva b E MP 1 ii 1 0 Check Consistency ETE Tr oe 28 eter ster Er N mum ra rm CE EE TT ERTER EET E m LE mm om T hai E LE GE R A LE B a E m LE m m LE m m em em um m LE Lb u m m imum Em imum Em imo m am om m Em m mmo E LE uu d i Lig xcd mE m 1 LE x d i m 1 rea mm JE ims o m wd LI a m an ims m N ad mm ms om m a N cad S m m imo om A m E E BEER pu RRR A RRR A Eee A E E BEEBE HAT BA LLELILELLLILI lt Change Logical Drive Parameter Li m l s Lug EE EE EE Se SSS ES m To Havigate Between Itoms And Press Enter To fk hi kn ce Mae lm od Eu Ed E RS GE a a E NE EE Ne NE MP SO L EN HE NE MP EN S cir TM Cursor Kas Select the logical drive to initialize from the Logical Drives sub menu then press lt Enter gt B BEER TE ERE ERE RB ERE ER ERS MAA A rele HSE A nd BEG GE EG 8 8 ETT Haragan am dor Lon igure r rn al ries o oo ri 1 TW ET Physic al Drive aj Mi org Check Consistency ma A ETO RE AAA Ger Em LLSILII 4 TENA m m CES TT m IE TET RRR RRR R mma Lag mma Lu mm Ems cmm mmo imc xm mc ems om Emo cwm i m cm LE i om mm ma ma m RS mm i m m om e aj E um m m omm LE i s ms om
34. RRR AAA RRR A A RA R HE E EOM EDGE AA m mua Et RE B RS EO Om Eu E E LE SE ES LN Ss m B Ean m EEE m ala B heck Re 1 siete nical ar a i acad d R 0 A AA A B 9 R JL L JA u IE i m Jd m m m m EE a Ea Ea aa ma m OG GO Pe eee Pe Pee O RS O O O OS O RS Teer er EEE EEE EE R EE EE EEE 0 A A A A A A A A A A A A A AAA AA cs A SE 116576 HOS722012UL5R568 LES 1 7 SSA a so a RT as a STE T A A A MILL LLL SPACE Sel ENTER EndArrav F18 Conf igue E2 Uru Info FJ Logical Drives Press lt F10 gt select the configurable array then press lt SpaceBar gt DERE RR ERE RRR A A ERE RA AAA RRR AA A RRR AAA RRR NWR A RRR AAA RRR RA A A AA R Pa isis heck Corgis ee J E s EI Eg Lug Lud A ET d La m AAA RRR RRR RRR RR RR RR EEE AAA RRR EEE EA RR RRR RR RW RRR NWR NWR RR RRR TE RR AA AN R pio A A A A A A A A A 8 88 A A G PSP Ses Sse Se ee se es ee eee eee ees ee ee ee ee ee eee Se ee TI A A A A Go A A A 5 ETT RTR A A A ARE SR ETR TE ET RE STR RER Ree ee ee eee Cursor Keys SPACE De Select F2 ChldInfo F3 SlotInfo FIB Configqure ESCAui i The logical drive information appears including a Logical Drive menu that allows you to change the logical m parameters aru A A RRR AA A AAA A P gic il Irin 1 2 PT earl BERBER RP ERE RRR RW ERE RR ES E ae Md T HELL 51236 Hote ines stripes STs FESENSESEHS E EE RRR EEEE REE EEE Ee 8 m 8 T din E E Sail Thir
35. Serial Port Mode 115200 8 n 1 Flow Control None Redirection After BIOS POST Always Terminal Type ANSI VT UTFB Combo Key Support Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc VA When the Remote Access item is set to Disabled all the other r items do not appear 4 30 Chapter 4 BIOS setup Remote Access Enabled Enables or disables the remote access feature Setting this item to Enabled displays other connectivity items see the screen below Configuration options Disabled Enabled Serial port number COM1 Enables or disables the remote access feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Serial Port Mode 115200 8 n 1 Sets the Serial port mode Configuration options 115200 8 n 1 57600 8 n 1 38400 8 n 1 19200 8 n 1 09600 8 n 1 Flow Control None Allows you to select the flow control for console redirection Configuration options None Hardware Software Redirection After BIOS POST Always Sets the redirection mode after the BIOS Power On Self Test POST Some operating systems may not work when this item is set to Always Configuration options Disabled Boot Loader Always Terminal Type ANSI Allows you to select the target terminal type Configuration options ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Disabled Enables or disables the VT UTF8
36. before installing the motherboard to the chassis If your chassis is SSI EEB 3 5 compliant we recommend that you use the CEK springs CEK spring Each CEK spring has four hooks to match the designated holes around the CPU area Hook To install the CEK spring 1 Locate the CPU heatsink holes on the motherboard Socket for CPU2 Socket for CPUT 9 0 00 0 0 0 0 hel bel EISE HE dd a AA AA TEN TEES i r Heatsink hole 2 Position the CEK spring underneath the motherboard then match the CEK spring hooks to the CPU1 heatsink holes ASUS NCLV D2 Series 2 3 3 Insert the hooks on one side of the spring to the heatsink holes 4 Push the hooks on the other side of the spring inward until they Snap in place 5 If you installed a second CPU repeat steps 2 to 4 to install the CEK spring to the CPU2 heatsink holes The CEK springs appear as shown when installed CEK spring screw hole 2 4 Chapter 2 Hardware information 6 Before installing the motherboard into the chassis locate the standoffs that should match the eight 8 CEK spring screw holes Standoffs for CPU Standoffs for CPU2 7 Install the motherboard with the external I O ports toward the chassis rear panel The CPU sockets should be right on top of their respective standoffs Socket for CPU1 Socket for CPU2 AN Make sure that the standoffs perfectly match the CEK spring screw holes other
37. computer 3 2 1 Using the OS shut down function If you are using Windows 2000 1 Click the Start button then click Shut Down 2 Make sure that the Shut Down option button is selected then click the OK button to shut down the computer 3 he power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down If you are using Windows XP 1 Click the Start button then select Turn Off Computer 2 Click the Turn Off button to shut down the computer 3 The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down 3 2 2 Using the dual function power switch While the system is ON pressing the power switch for less than four seconds puts the system to sleep mode or to soft off mode depending on the BIOS setting Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds lets the system enter the soft off mode regardless of the BIOS setting Refer to section 4 4 4 Power Configuration in Chapter 4 for details Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided BIOS setup 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 Managing and updating your BIOS sese esse essere eee 4 1 BIOS setup program sss sees 4 10 MEN MENU e EU TETTE 4 13 MN 4 18 NTN 4 30 FN TCR Po E 4 32 BOOT e o O POE PEO En 4 35 ASUS NCLV D2 Series 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the moth
38. continue ASUS NCLV D2 Series 5 25 5 2 8 Enabling the WriteCache You may enable the RAID controller s WriteCache option to improve the data transmission performance N When you enable WriteCache you may lose data when a power interruption occurs while transmitting or exchanging data among the drives To enable WriteCache 1 From the Management Menu select Objects Adapter then press Enter to display the adapter properties 2 Select WriteCache then press Enter to turn the option On enabled Malo k li Hutoi panik PiskCosrci n La tory he TTA ER IIT 3 When finished press any key to continue 5 3 Global Array Manager You may also create a RAID set s in Windows operating environment using the Global Array Manager GAM application The GAM application is available from the motherboard support CD Z Refer to the GAM user guide in the motherboard support CD for details ee 5 26 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 4 Adaptec SCSISelect TM Utility NCLV DS2 model only The Adaptec SCSISelect TM Utility allows you to create RAID O RAID 1 and RAID 10 set s from SCSI hard disk drives connected to the SCSI connector supported by the embedded Adaptec SCSI controller To enter the Adaptec SCSISelect TM Utility 1 Turn on the system after installing all the SCSI hard disk drives 2 During POST the Adaptec SCSI BIOS automatically detects the installed SCSI hard disk
39. created RAID set Press lt Esc gt to exit the utility AAA j z 2 Li T T E r ln I uu mz o a a a RAR GA a moa a Eso a a a o mco cad mco cam mc ee moo cad tati E A nd A E N N A E AE E A N N bee N K N E I b ME AXI FAL Pau MB G RD r rei ll bee a Edd ala RE RE RE R a Eo EGO REO RE RE RO EGO EG EG RE RE la ROG a ROG al al EG EG LL TET TE bl Ei a a raras ASUS NCLV D2 Series o so no so eo eo so ls AAA ee ee no ee it nati BHI 1 9239 5 4 6 Adding a spare drive to a RAID 10 set To add a spare drive to a RAID 10 set 1 Press S from the Configure View Host RAID Settings menu 2 Select Add Spare from the Options menu then press lt Enter gt P 4 L F R R E R R R en R m Ld AAA EL j m An th tue m Lia 1 1 a LE Li P UE eee reaie Spare Delete Rebuild Verify fontable 9ssesssse8e8e8e0e8e888885 ID Type apace Peoch i ui Status B Mirrored R1 ADAPTEC TOER 1868 Optimal 2 Hard Drive SEAGATE ST318432LC BGB ret TETT L ll spar H lelete spare s baka bd bd b bid ba be ba bl L a La 7 ihi LE sl T UN aE iE LES LET PS PS Ka PSPSPS PSPS AAA KMR MR AAA SR RM SRR KM SR SR RR RR Re CArrows gt move cursor Enter accept option lt Esc gt exit 3 Use the arrow keys to select the spare drive from the list then press lt Enter gt GO E E E B R E Go D r H H at ein i SE H2 I SSR SSSR SRS RR ee
40. drives and displays any existing RAID set s Press lt Ctrl gt lt A gt to enter the utility 3 The utility auto detects the available SCSI channels Select the SCSI channel then press lt Enter gt E j di leat dl m uz B Hrc 79807 B al slet 88 1 02 01 LA RA ee AAA ET TT TEA TATA TEATRE TRTRETRERT 4 ETT TT TT AT AT EAT AAA E o a a AE AEE mc m aoo cad mo cud mo cad RAA AA a a a ee aa TE 1 em f dafaultl ASUS NCLV D2 Series 5 27 5 4 1 Configuring the SCSI controller You need to configure the SCSI controller before creating a RAID set After selecting the SCSI channel to use the utility prompts you to select from the available options Use the arrow keys to select Configure View SCSI Controller Settings then press lt Enter gt Jada AAA R R R R R R RB RB RB AAA AAA m 89 8 9 EG 8 8 M 8 8 8 8 R GE GM GE GR VE UG EG GN EG EE GE El EE M B Be B GE GE EEE BE Kd Kd Kd RM RM RM RMS KEKE PPP EE EE ES EE Kd KA Rd SEE EGGE EEE EEE EEE EEE EE LLILLLLLLILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLILLLLLLLLLLLILLLILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLILLLLLLLLLLLLDLLESLELLLL 0 0 FE FE IRR RH RH IN ae ES IN Fl at K R nB DH PI PL HTHH m Eun T v f L EN e z t i I EST LI 1 L su A ILE loa L I I aff LH T z T j I fa S i i T pn HE ren go Fi har N M E iF 4 T E Y d i i 0 ah En DE in carre ll CE sr or or or eo re er MAN peler rM Em sb m al rt if Ea 11 us SCSI Disk Utilities R RRR RR RW RW R R R RW RRR RR RR RR RR
41. gt to load the optimized settings for each of the Setup menu items When a confirmation window appears select OK then press lt Enter gt to load the default settings If you wish to cancel the command select Cancel then press lt Enter gt to return to the Exit menu 4 38 Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities RAID configuration 5 1 5 2 Dao 9 4 3 2 Setting up RAID sse essen 5 1 LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility 5 4 Global Array Manager esse sees ee eee 5 26 Adaptec SCSISelect TM Utility NCLV DS2 model only sss sss sss sese 5 27 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility NCLV D2 SATA model only eene 5 48 ASUS NCLV D2 Series 5 1 Setting up RAID The motherboard comes with the following RAID solutions NCLV D2 SATA model e LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID controller in the Intel 6300ESB Southbridge supports up to two SATA hard disk drives and RAID O or RAID 1 configuration e Adaptec AIC 8130 PCI X SATAII controller supports four SATA hard disk drives and RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID 0 1 configurations NCLV DS2 model e LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID controller in the Intel 6300ESB Southbridge supports up to two SATA hard disk drives and RAID O or RAID 1 configuration e Adaptec AIC 7901X PCI X SCSI controller supports SCSI hard disk drives a
42. mmn 2 KR ERIT SB B AAA PAPA AE AE AE AE H HEHE HE HE AE AE AAA AAA PE AAA 2 2 PIRE ma ID Vendor Mocha 1 1 dE a k a i aE E aE E dE dE dE dE OE E dE dE dE d e J E d e d e d e d ud Fi y ii s ME LIE mali sr HGH I I d J ide LL fi TE L mi m m a m FE H N i man LE E ad appears select Yes then press Vas lt Enter gt No DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE E 5 40 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 The screen displays the information on the added spare drive Press lt Esc gt to exit the utility Eee Pe NETTET EEE EEE A ETETPEPTIPTIPTPTETETETETET 1 H Inn A pa ad Au 3 LET FIL 1 s 5 j H ke Lu Craate Spore Delete Rebuild Verify Hontabla i i i i e P EI TTG dT B F ct 13 EAN 1 L F E 8 Hirrored 1 HUHP IEI Lert 184 E HH ot I 2 spare WEHBHIE 511506 FALL Moe Uptisal H R RA EEE R R AAA B B RB eB MB RB RB B BRB Rm Bm Rm R B R R B R R R R R R 5 PSPS Ka Ka Ka PSPS RS KR AAA KR NR KR NR NR MR MENR MR MRN R MR MR MR MSM RM RN RM RN KA RR R K K Kd Ka Ka K dd A move cursor lt Enter accept option Esc gt exit 5 4 7 Deleting a RAID 10 set spare drive To delete a RAID 10 set spare drive 1 From the utility main menu press S select Delete Spare from the Options menu then press Enter m r AAA EA EA AAA II 798 A at slot OB 09 82 08 aate Spore Delete Rebuild Verify Hootabla ssenenenenenenenenenenenen
43. pin AUX_PANEL1 This connector is for additional front panel features including front panel SMB locator LED and switch chassis intrusion and LAN LEDs e Front panel SMB 6 1 pin FPSMB These leads connect the front panel SMBus cable e LAN activity LED 2 pin LANT LED LAN2 LED These leads are for Gigabit LAN activity LEDs on the front panel e Chassis intrusion 4 1 pin CHASSIS These leads are for the intrusion detection feature for chassis with intrusion sensor or microswitch When you remove any chassis component the sensor triggers and sends a high level signal to these leads to record a chassis intrusion event e Locator LED 6 pin LOCATOR These leads are for the locator switch and LED on the front panel LINKACTLED AN2 LINKACTLED AN1 LINKACTLED AN2 LINKACTLED 3V AN1 XxX O 28 GND OCATORLED1 OCATORBTN OCATORLED2 OCATORLED2 I a tm NCLV D2 Series Auxiliary panel connector 2 36 Chapter 2 Hardware information This chapter describes the power up sequence and ways of shutting down the system Powering up 3 1 Starting up for the first me s sees sees sese ee eee eee eee 3 1 3 2 Powering Off the computer sees esse e esse ee eee 3 2 ASUS NCLV D2 Series 3 1 Starting up for the first time 1 After making all the connections replace the system case cover 2 Be sure that all switches are off 3 Connect the power cord to the power connector at the bac
44. power supply before adding or removing DIMMs To install a DIMM 1 or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components _ o O A DDR2 DIMM notch Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward Align a DIMM on the socket m SG such that the notch on the D DIMM matches the break on the socket Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated Unlocked retaining clip AN e A DDR2 DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction Do not force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM e The DDR2 DIMM sockets do not support DDR DIMMs DO NOT install DDR DIMMs to the DDR2 DIMM sockets 2 4 4 Removing a DIMM Follow these steps to remove a DIMM 1 gt e 2 16 LA Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when pressing the Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM retaining clips The DIMM m might get damaged whenit DDR2 DIMM notch flips out with extra force Remove the DIMM from the socket Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 5 Expansion slots In the future you may need to install expansion cards The following sub sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support A Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards Failure to do so may cause y
45. to select duty cycle in throttle mode Configuration options 87 5 75 0 62 5 50 0 37 5 25 0 12 5 Power Button Mode On Off Allows the system to go into On Off mode or suspend mode when the power button is pressed Configuration options On Off Suspend 4 24 Chapter 4 BIOS setup Restore on AC Power Loss Power Off When set to Power Off the system goes into off state after an AC power loss When set to Power On the system goes on after an AC power loss When set to Last State the system goes into either off or on state whatever the system state was before the AC power loss Configuration options Power Off Power On Last State Power On By PS 2 Keyboard Disabled Allows you to use specific keys on the keyboard to turn on the system This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On By PS 2 Mouse Disabled When set to Enabled this parameter allows you to use the PS 2 mouse to turn on the system This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On Ring Disabled When set to Enabled the system enables the RI to generate a wake event while the computer is in Soft off mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On By PME Disabled When set to Enabled the system enables the PME to generate a w
46. to support up to four SATA II hard disk drives with RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID 10 configurations The SATA Il specification allows up to 300 MB s data transfer rate See page 2 29 for details Chapter 1 Product introduction Serial ATA technology The motherboard supports the Serial ATA technology through the Serial ATA interfaces controlled by the Intel 6300ESB The SATA specification allows for thinner more flexible cables with lower pin count reduced voltage requirement and up to 150 MB s data transfer rate Built in SATA RAID solution The Intel 6300ESB allows RAID 0 and RAID 1 configuration for two SATA connectors via the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID controller See pages 2 28 and 5 4 for details Zero Channel RAID ZCR solution The motherboard comes with a 64 bit PCI X slot for an optional Zero Channel RAID card The Zero Channel RAID card alows you to create all types of RAID configurations for your storage devices The ZCR capability provides a cost effective reliable and high performance RAID solution See page 2 19 for details Gigabit LAN solution The motherboard comes with dual Gigabit LAN controllers and ports to provide a total solution for your networking needs The onboard Broadcom BCM5721 and BCM5705E Gigabit LAN controllers use the PCI Express and PCI interfaces respectively and have network throughput close to Gigabit bandwidth See page 2 26 for details USB 2 0 technology dhap The motherb
47. 11 Select Item Change Option Fl General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Chapter 4 BIOS setup MPS Table Version 1 4 Allows you to select the multi processor system version Configuration options 1 1 1 4 Hyper Threading Technology Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the processor Hyper Threading Technology Configuration options Disabled Enabled Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled Setting this item to Enabled allows legacy operating systems to boot even without support for CPUs with extended CPUID functions Configuration options Disabled Enabled Execute Disable Function Disabled When this item is set to Disabled the BIOS forces the XD feature flag to always return to 0 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Enhanced C1 Control Auto When this item is set to Auto BIOS automatically checks the CPU capability to enable C1E support In C1E mode the CPU has lower power consumption Configuration options Auto Disabled CPU Internal Thermal Control Auto When this item is set to Auto BIOS automatically checks the CPU capability to enable TM or TM2 support In TM mode the CPU has lower power consumption In TM2 mode the CPU core ratio and VID is reduced Configuration options Auto Disabled ASUS NCLV D2 Series 4 19 4 4 2 Chipset Configuration The Chipset Configuration menu allows you to change the advance
48. 2 keyboard port purple This port is for a PS 2 keyboard 3 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices 4 Serial COM1 port This 9 pin communication port is for pointing devices or other serial devices 5 VGA port This port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA compatible devices 6 Gigabit LAN1 RJ 45 port This ports allow Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications 7 Gigabit LAN2 RJ 45 port This ports allow Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications LAN port LED indications ACT LINK SPEED ACT LINK LED SPEED LED LED LED Status Description Status Description OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection GREEN Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection z BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1000 Mbps connection LAN port 2 26 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 7 2 Internal connectors 1 Floppy disk drive connector 34 1 pin FLOPPY This connector is for the provided floppy disk drive FDD signal cable Insert one end of the cable to this connector then connect the other end to the signal connector at the back of the floppy disk drive Z Pin 5 on the connector is removed to prevent incorrect cable connection when using a FDD cable with a covered Pin 5 FLOPPY NOTE Orient the re
49. 2 to activate the SCSI feature and support RAID configurations SCSI EN 1 1 2 2 Enable Disable Default NCLV D2 Series SCSI setting 9 SATA controller setting 3 pin SATA EN1 NCLV D2 SATA model only This jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard Adaptec AIC 8130 SATA II controller Set to pins 1 2 to activate the SATA connectors SATA ENT 1 2 2 Enable Disable Default NCLV D2 Series SATA setting 2 24 Chapter 2 Hardware information 10 Adaptec 8130 LED setting 3 pin 8130LED1 NCLV D2 SATA model only This jumper allows you to enable or disable the LED related to the Adaptec AIC 8130 SATA II controller 8130 LED1 1 2 2 3 EE L Disable Enable Default 11 Force BIOS recovery setting 3 pin RECOVERY1 This jumper allows you to quickly update or recover the BIOS settings when it becomes corrupted To update the BIOS 1 Prepare a floppy disk that contains the latest BIOS for the motherboard xxxx xxx ROM and the AFUDOS EXE utility 2 Set the jumper to pins 2 3 3 Insert the floppy disk then turn on the system to update the BIOS 4 Shut down the system 5 Set the jumper back to pins 1 2 6 Turn on the system RECOVERY 4 2 2 3 Normal BIOS Recovery al Na gt sn Default NCLV D2 Series BIOS recovery setting ASUS NCLV D2 Series 2 25 2 7 Connectors 2 7 1 Rear panel connectors 1 PS 2 mouse port green This port is for a PS 2 mouse 2 PS
50. 20 MB s and extended cabling 12m or 25m in a point to point configuration When an SE device is attached the bus defaults to an SE speed and 1 5m cable length SCSI1 68 Pin Ultra320 Ultra2 Wide SCSI Connector NCLV D2 Series Onboard SCSI connector LN Connect SCSI devices as specified A SCSI channel should have only one type of SCSI standard e g Ultra320 Ultra160 Ultra2 Ultra Wide Mixing SCSI devices on a single channel decreases performance of the slower device 2 30 Chapter 2 Hardware information 7 USB connector 10 1 pin USB34 This connector is for USB 2 0 ports Connect the USB module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis This USB connector complies with USB 2 0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed NCLV D2 Series USB 2 0 connector VA The USB port module is purchased separately a 8 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM2 This connector is for a serial COM port Connect the serial port module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis 4 I Z d 1 NCLV D2 Series Serial port2 COM2 connector Z The serial port module is purchased separately ASUS NCLV D2 Series 2 31 9 CPU rear and front fan connectors 3 pin CPU_FAN1 2 REAR_FAN1 2 FRNT_FAN1 2 The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350 mA 740 mA 8 88
51. 3 A 4 14 4 3 5 Primary Secondary IDE Master Slave Tertiary and Fourth IDE Master 4 15 4 3 6 System Information eee 4 16 Advanced MENU ansiosos 4 18 221 CPU e c ii eT 4 18 4 4 2 Chipset Configuration sss ss sse eee sees eee 4 20 4 4 3 PCI PnP Configuration eeeeeee 4 22 4 4 4 Power Configuration eee eee eee 4 23 245 USB COBHOUratlefis ei aeuum eee eee 4 26 4 4 6 Super IO Configuration 4 27 4 4 7 Hardware Monitor sss ss sss esse sese 4 28 Server MENU cccccecceeeeeeeeeeeceeesesseeeseeseeeeeeeeasesssssseeesseseseeeeeess 4 30 4 5 1 Remote Access Configuration 4 30 Contents 4 6 Security asses sese 4 32 d A E ER 4 35 4 7 1 PONNI 4 35 4 7 2 Boot Settings Configuration 4 36 AO o Mrs TEE 4 37 Chapter 5 RAID configuration sl NNDS 5 1 5 1 1 RAID definitions errata 5 1 5 1 2 Installing hard disk drives 5 2 5 1 3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 5 2 5 1 4 RAID configuration utilities 359 5 2 LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility 5 4 3L NNN 5 5 5 2 2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration 5 11 5 2 3 Initializing the logical drives 5 14 5 2 4 Rebuil
52. 5 ports Floppy disk drive connector 2 x IDE connectors 2 x Serial ATA connectors both models 4 x Serial ATA RAID connectors NCLV D2 SATA model only Ultra320 SCSI connector NCLV DS2 model only USB 2 0 1 1 connector Serial port connector COM2 2 x CPU fan connectors 2 x front fan connectors 2 x rear fan connectors Baseboard Management Connector BMC Backplane SMBus connector Power supply SMBus connector Hard disk activity LED connector 24 pin SSI power connector 8 pin ATX 12V power connector System panel connector Auxiliary 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 10 5 in 30 5 cm x 26 7 cm Device drivers ASUS Live Update Utility ASUS Server Web based Management ASWM Anti virus software Specifications are subject to change without notice xil This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports Product introduction bl Welcome 1 1 1 2 Package contents rvrvrnnnrrrnrnnnnnnnnnnnvnnevevennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnenneeeen 1 1 1 3 Special features sso ee scctennnennnceaesevecaeccneanesiandunvescsasenematestereans 1 2 ASUS NCLV D2 Series 1 1 Welcome Thank you for buying an ASUS NCLV D2 Series motherboard The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies making It another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards Before you start installing t
53. BPW12 DDR2 DDR B3 64 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DDR A3 64 bit 240 pin module 64 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DDR A2 64 bit 240 pin module MPGA 604 DDR2 DDR B2 DDR2 DDR B1 64 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DDR A1 64 bit 240 pin module P mPGA 604 LAN2 oe Gigabit LAN BCM5721 u u u LAN EN Gigabit FD FV CPU2 LAN BCM5705E REAR FAN2 zz CPU_FAN2 PCIX1 64 bit PCI X LAN_EN2 B Eos en PCIX2 64 bit PCI X FRNT FANT E FRNT_FAN2 ATI RAGE XL PCIE 1 x4 link Nico VGA Controller B NE PCI4 32 bit 5V PCI Q SB PWR1 RECOVERY B Super PCI5 32 bit 5V PCI I O CR2032 3V Lithium Cell ummm BMCCONN CMOS Power NECE 8Mbit PRI IDE1 Flash mjm mmm BPSMB1 FLOPPY1 LPT1 fem BIOS basc 22s C ina 5 5 EE EEEEEEE PANEL1 USBPW34 EEE ASUS NCLV D2 Series 30 5cm 12in 2 7 2 8 2 2 5 Layout contents Slots Sockets Page 1 CPU sockets 2 10 2 DDR2 DIMM sockets 2 14 3 PCI PCI X PCI Express slots 2 19 4 Zero Channel RAID socket 2 19 Jumpers Page Gigabit LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN1_EN1 2 23 5 6 7 Gigabit LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN2_EN1 2 23 8 SCSI controller setting 3 pin SCSI_EN1 2 24 9 SATA controller setting 3 pin SATA ENT 2 24 10 Adaptec 8130 LED setting 3 pin LED1 2 25 11 Force BIOS recovery setting 3 pin RECOVERY1 2 25 Rear panel connectors Page 1 PS 2 mouse port green 2 26 2 PS 2 ke
54. CSI Controller Settings ont igur eV ew Hos th D Set tings SCSI Disk Utilities Liu TE TE TETE 9 L ee a a ee ee ee ee ee ee ee eee ee eae eae eae eee ee ee eee Se m BA Lay rag Lug rg pray Du LE LEH LEN para para pa pap papa prp p pa AA pied AA AA A A A AAA AAA AE BA SE ru rg purs AAA prs pur ra AA ECES ECES AA AA AA cpm mS pc pape pap AA AA R R AA AA cc 9 9 Ig bg A AAA A RAMA A A AAA EEE A A 8 89 E ad PSPS PSPSPS RSS SSS ARA AAA AAA AAA AA AAA AE Ka Ka Ka ak a kkk ah ah nb kak aaa aaa aaa ada ada dad Arroms gt move cursor Enter gt fo select option lt Esc gt fo exit default ASUS NCLV D2 Series 5 29 2 The utility displays the installed SCSI hard disk drives status and menu options When available the HDD status shows Free Press lt C gt 387 H at slipt H ld Ay zd A Im TO O Pendine i HH TT CF HI Hard rave SE HGH TI N The utility does not display an installed SCSI HDD s with an existing RAID condiguration or is part of an existing RAID set Use the SCSI Disk Utilities to reformat the HDD s or use the previous RAID card to clear the RAID configuration on the HDD s 3 Select RAID O High Performance No Fault Tolerance from the Select RAID Type menu then press lt Enter gt 79H2 A at slot OG 09 02 yate RATT n a n a n 9 8 9 8 0 8 annan GE 8 8 Product SEAGATE wt HGH Tt fat HOH I I RARA select RATO Type enenaranananananan BZHHID 8 High Perf or Tr Ho Fault Tolerance L Foult To
55. DESI EGTI MO O E O O IS O ee EE O O CS O E O ee 8 8 ee ee E O O ee eee A om dm L dm dm R 8 8 9 8 8 898 EET ENTEN TETEN 9 8 8 8 N 8 ETTE EET ENTEN ETTE TETTE ENTEN TET ETT ETTE PA ee 2 B A E A E 2 A 0 9 A 2 E 0 8 0 84 E 9 8 A RY TY RW RY Y RW RY YR W R YR YR 9 RY YR RW RTW TR RW RY WHR W RY ra E Y RRR TR RT R Use Cursor Kevs To Kavigate Between Itoas And Press Enter To Select An O 7 When initialization is completed press lt Esc gt DP eee ES a ET iral Pie 1 uast Petes HH fn H H H A AA ical river l A 0 8 9 8 E A N TTT TTT moo B R r gt tor z AP ed so ee i N O NS FI O O O NS R E 8 Logical Drives In tm Arrau Initialization Complete 1f Prass ESC eB ge bae d PSE ke God K mr re KRL er RL RA KAL KRL RA KA ee a Rad RA KAL KRL RA mm a m Ems cad mo w m wa O NA 10m L deted ae ef ee et ee eo Eo tT ee d eo Teo da a ais mi e EEE BG E TE T 8 NM SS NTM NEM WP NW NM a bad ba bk d bed bad sd bad bit bd bad bad kl bed b k kl bad ba a k AAA er ee er ee ee H ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee eee ee ee ee ee eee ee ee ee et oa AAA AA DEPP OG ee NMN 6 8 AAA AA AE AE PA EE kul kl E AFA EE NRM AE NRM NNN b s bad bal klub AAA A A Go A A A E LA KL KRL Se EE Se SE SE SE SE SE SSS SE SSE SES SSS SS SSS SSS SSE SSS SSS SSS SSS SS SSS Se SS Ss lze Cursor Keys To Kevigate Between Ttems And Press Enter To Select An Option 5 18 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 2 4 Rebuilding failed drives
56. DZ SATA block diagram Lanser A 1 A 2 NNN A 2 Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions e This device may not cause harmful interference and e This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer s instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help The us
57. EET Normal Clear CMOS Default Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 CPU fan pin selection 3 pin FM_CPU1 FM CPU2 These jumpers allow you to connect either a 3 pin or a 4 pin fan cable plug to the CPU fan connectors CPU_FAN1 CPU FAN2 Set these jumpers to pins 1 2 if you are using a 3 pin fan cable plug or to pins 2 3 if you are using a 4 pin plug FM CPU1 12 23 DE Ja 2 DG mode PWM Default FM CPU2 2 1 3 2 DEE DG mode PWM Default NCLV D2 Series FM_CPU Setting 3 USB device wake up 3 pin USBPW12 USBPW34 Set these jumpers to 5V to wake up the computer from S1 sleep mode CPU stopped DRAM refreshed system running in low power mode using the connected USB devices Set to 5VSB to wake up from S4 sleep mode no power to CPU DRAM in slow refresh power supply in reduced power mode USBPW12 12 2 3 EE 5V 5VSB Default USBPW34 12 2 9 DE 5V 5VSB Default NCLV D2 Series USB device wake up LN e The USB device wake up feature requires a power supply that can provide 500mA on the 5VSB lead for each USB port otherwise the system would not power up e f you are using Windows 2000 you need to install Service Pack 4 to wake up the system from S4 sleep mode e The total current consumed must NOT exceed the power supply capability 5VSB whether under normal condition or in sleep mode ASUS NCLV D2 Series 2 21 4 Keyboard power 3 pin KBPWR1 This jumper allows you to enable o
58. For changing the server settings Security X For changing the security settings Boot For changing the system boot configuration Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings To select an item on the menu bar press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted 4 2 3 Navigation keys At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings Z Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another ASUS NCLV D2 Series 4 11 4 2 4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for S ie RE e e Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Use or to that menu For example selecting AN oo E x S Primary IDE Master Not Detected Main shows the Main menu items Prima IDE Slave Select It Teritary IDE Master 1 nias pe Fourth IDE Master Not Detected g Fl General Help FI Save and Exit ESC Exit K F E W mB Select Screen K F F System Information The other items Advanced Server Security Boot and Exit on the menu bar have their respective menu Main menu items items 4 2 5 Sub menu items A solid triangle before each item on any menu screen means that the iteam has a sub menu To display the sub menu select the item and press lt Enter gt 4 2 6 Configuration fields These fi
59. HHR ETER NHR NEH HEHE RE EE RE RE RE RE RE RE NENE N P N bek be N M N M N M See 9 9 9 9 RTR RTR ek WM MRN RMN RMN AT BD AE AR AR BR BG NR RR be bor NR bor bee bee bee bee NM N R h HH HH ya Ad ie ie ee N I L 1 1 L m N I 1 Lisa Lua TE W W ee TETE TETE i a Hi E art a R La E pm F a A u LI ES i E L a s b a E Ll L 1 LI A yk L m m R K R a a a a i be B e pt MA BBH BH AES AE A ESAE BATA AE AE A E AE B E EISE nE AE E Configure vias SCSI Controller Settings ont igure Vier HostRATD Settings SCSI Disk Utilities LJ m EL gu L a L s Lua Lua Las TE Lua Lacu cuu dL Lk dk dk d k A k d k d k d k d kd kd kd kbd Kk A A EAT AT DAT AT RT AT AE E N mu HA NE HER HER LNH rs pus curs pu ps bH A BN pras ps py pag ce BN BN A AA na A A A A A A A A A A A AE LES T A A A HER RR A A DN DN EN DN DN BN DN BN BN BMN BN BN BN BN B N B 9 B N B BN AA AAA AA A A A HERB A A A AE Tet A A A A A A A A A A A A NB NE NB NB NB NB NB NB NB NB NB NB NB NB NB NB B N B N B N B eT B eT ET 5 8 5 8 5 8 RRB ER R B K B K B R B A R B R B R B RRB RB 8898989898888828 898 9 8 9 8 9 8 9 8 9 8 9 ar Ka Ka dead Ka Ka Ka cad Bel elo cab Pel c alm Dl cb Pel KR Pel cb dal b NR Pel cab MR MR MR MR MR e Arrows move cursor Enter gt to select option Esc gt to exit default The screen displays the RAID set drives Use the arrow keys to select the hard disk drive you want to verify then press lt Enter gt AAA K D H 11 i H
60. MBA v7 6 6 Slot 04 A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding menu Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc 1st Boot Device 1st FLOPPY DRIVE 2nd Boot Device MBA v7 6 6 Slot 02 3rd Boot Device MBA v7 6 6 Slot 04 These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices Configuration options 1st FLOPPY DRIVE MBA v7 6 6 Slot 02 MBA v7 6 6 Slot 04 Disabled ASUS NCLV D2 Series 4 35 4 7 2 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot Enabled llows BIOS to skip Full Logo Display Enabled certain tests while Bootup Num Lock On booting This will PS 2 Mouse Support Auto decrease the time Wait For Fl If Error Enabled needed to boot the Hit DEL Message Display Enabled system Interrupt 19 Capture Enabled Select Screen 11 Select Item Change Option Fl General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit American Megatrends Inc Quick Boot Enabled Enabling this item allows the BIOS to skip some power on self tests POST while booting to decrease the time needed to boot the system When set to Disabled BIOS performs all the POST items Configuration options Disabled Enabled Full Logo display Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature Configurat
61. N ra prac BN red ER BN BN BRR EHR RHR ER ER ER ER AA ERB AA A A A A A A A H Tet ee ee A TE A AA A A A A A A A NB NB NB A NB NB NB NB NB N B NB NB NB N B N H N B A A A A EEE E E ee ee ee ee ee 1 LE E LE E LES m LES DL bez B i B LES D CES E SE RB R B m m om LIEST LITE LE Eo al a odo Re ARA SRS RS SRS RSS AAA AA AAA AAA AAA ara e A ETA cursor lt Enter gt to select option tEsc gt fo exit 4 default 2 The utility displays the SCSI hard disk drives installed in your computer and the menu options Press C RW M W W W M W W pur F i ial it T J Iz eee ee ee SEE E Creale Spare Delete Rebuild Verify Boolable a m amunta a t a m m a m as mi a a ID lype Vendor raduc1 Size Status Hard Drive FUJITSU MATS TING TA GR Frag Hard Drive L JITSU HATHA TINE fa Hard Driv TTS MAT2Q TINE Hare d Drive Si PATS IE Hard Driv 5 INE Hard Driv Hrrows gt sove cursor Enter accept option Esc exit 5 36 Chapter 5 RAID configuration Select RAID 10 Fault Tolerance High Performance from the Select RAID Type menu then press lt Enter gt a en G TA A HHHH H cn H mi Create RAID WEET UJITSU JITSU MAT aT BRIU sr pr RAID High MAID 1 Fault n Fault Tolerance MOT in INE TIT T MB I3 IA MB TL FRI MB TS FRIC slot B Durum ucc c c c uv ee ursa 1 Part eran 1 Na gy ae Pal ulus TOTO GL A oR eR E E E GB Eg 89 m Fault Tole
62. NING Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file Reading flash Advance Check Erasing flash Writing flash Verifying flash Please restart your computer A gt Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 1 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process You can update a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support CD or the floppy disk that contains the updated BIOS file AN e Prepare the motherboard support CD or the floppy disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility e Make sure that you rename the original or updated BIOS file in the floppy disk according the exact name of your motherboard e g NCLVDS2 ROM Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk 1 Turn on the system 2 Insert the floppy disk with the original or updated BIOS file to the floppy disk drive 3 The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the floppy disk for the original or updated BIOS file Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy When found the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy found Reading file NCLVDS2 ROM Completed Start flashing AN DO NOT shut dow
63. ORMATIONAL 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 IT Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe Contents NO cias vi Safety information roce aia vil ADOU TAS Ta sano EN A EA vili FM IX NCLV D2 Series specifications summary een X Chapter 1 Product introduction PEE e s tU 1 1 PENN 1 1 NE edad drid dece peda 1 2 1 3 1 Product NG 1 2 1 3 2 Innovative ASUS features sees esse 1 4 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 1 Before you proceed sss sss sss 2 1 2 2 1 X Placement direction sees essen 2 2 2 2 2 Screw holes esse eee eee 2 2 2 2 MONNA 2 2 2 2 3 Support kit for motherboard sis 2 3 2 2 4 Motherboard layouts sse eee eee eee eee 2 6 2 2 5 Layout contents sss sese eee 2 8 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU eene 2 10 ENN 2 10 2 3 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 2 12 ci AN STE MEMO ne 2 14 EEE EE EEE 2 14 2 4 2 Memory configurations sss esse eee sees e eee 2 14 2 4 3 Installing DN 2 16 2 4 4 Removing a DIMM EE 2 16 tar EDan On OLS N
64. R N N N m m R m m m m m m m m m a m om om om m om HOHF TEL GH L S Uptimal EA 19718 IHIH d EEE EEE Hrroass gt sour CUPO ASUS NCLV D2 Series 5 35 5 4 5 Creating a RAID 10 set Stripe Mirror To create a RAID 10 set for Fault Tolerance and Performance 1 After enabling the HostRAID the utility returns to the initial menu Use the arrow keys to select Configure View HostRAlD Settings then press lt Enter gt aca I a dl aa AA A 2 8 2 8 FAFAFA a a B B B AE APA eee BH BH RH PP HE HERR FR E PR FE E AA EE 4 6 4 6 8 3 b 3 M 4 1 ae B M B M HEHEHEH B N R M B M EMREN ENM EN E M EN EN KN KN K K LaLaLaLalLalalalalaLaLaLaLaLalsabgLogbgb L a ag E RE E E E E E BERE E E A A pe en Lem e aeg eedem e t eel I e MN N P N N P N P AA I 1 1 EA 1 5 i a i ri I lt Se fs Ss EE EE Ss PSs Ss se A LI i i a m m T i T 1 ES i mE m s b Bue x l4 ar r 1 T al lin kS u L HAN W FET i z LO Lo a LSLS LICS E R Ka Ka mox Rog Ka Ros ROS ROS ROS ROS OR RR OR RR OR ER RR D Ip 1 DONS SSS SoS RARA EAR EAR EE Conti gur as SCSI ler Settings ait 1 Ha Satiin SEST Disk Militias ETETE Lu Lu Lu Lua La TE TETE TETE A k d k d k d k d kd kd kd bd A A T A IT SET SAT EAT EA AE eee m DERE y rs prag rag puras ca yg pa py bN pras prs py pr p py pg pas pasce pyra curl ccc gcc yy A A A gy RHR HER HER HR sss cas ps p pua pag pacc B
65. RR A A A NE RW A RRR RR RR RR RR A RW RW A AE LT B TB AAA B BN B N BN BN DN RRR RR HR HR ER ERB ER ER ER B N BN BN DN RR RR RR HER T ER ER ER B N BN BN BN DN eee ee Ei l H A B B NB B NB NB NE A H H A A H H B ee B N B NB NB NB NB N D A A A A H H B H R B NRB NB NRB NB ND N D EE A A 6 R R R R R B RA RB RA RA fr R R R R RR RA RR R A RA RB RB R R R R R R RAB RB RA RB RA R R a Oo Oo A A A A A A A A Oo Oo Goo GE GR gt gt lo Oo Oo GO OG OG GE 8 ARA AAA AAA AAA RR RC RD GR ORG RO RD MR RR EE KEKE KEKE Rd R6 GG Rd R RP AAA G RR REA RAM AA RO RG ERG KA Ka Kd RRQ ROM RS A RR MOM KR RO RR Arrows move cursor lt Enter gt to select option Esc to anit f dafaultl 5 4 2 Enabling the HostRAID controller To enable the Adaptec HostRAID controller 1 Use the arrow keys to select the HostRAID item in the Configuration section 2 Press lt Enter gt to set the item to Enabled Eod mod mou EE EEG EEG EEE EE EE EE EE Ea R EG Ea Ea GE Te Ea EE Ea EG am A LG IRF H ET cl rt i T ELE SSR SR el ek el B R 8 R 8 R R Ci ni Lif ati n FAFAFA RA AAA RR HHRHH P A A A A RB ee ee RA 2 2 2 2 2 2 i Dafinitions REST rm IT iD 8 rater 1 RR ET i SCSI Controller Parity verserer Enabled SST qu a Termination PEE Enabled j t R i roe Device Configuration A Press fEnter gt SCSI Device Configuration Press Enters Advanced Configuration o Press Enter Has RATO mE HE NE NE NEM E M EE amp
66. Stripe Size option select 64KB from the menu then press lt Enter gt to select rav ue Array Label AN For server systems we recommend that you use a lower array block size For multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing we recommend a higher array block size for optimum performance 8 Move the cursor to the Create RAID via option select No Init from the menu then press lt Enter gt to select No Init allows you to create a RAID set without initializing the drives re lie AA Mo m it ril Hiorale E N Select Migrate when one of the drives has data that you want to preserve Refer to the section Creating a RAID O set via Migrate for details 5 52 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 10 Move the cursor to Done then press lt Enter gt ni Cr le 1110 R sia A message appears on screen when a member drive has a partition or boot block Press lt Y gt to proceed or press lt N gt to abort AN All partition table boot block and or data in member drives will be 11 12 erased when you select Yes Gs i i 65588 88 5 mabor drive contains a valid der oi tabla un boot block Mn a RAID aray is created information will be destroyad Da mou went te te create un ean array Were Ho DELAS After you have created the RAID O set the utility main menu appears Select Manage Arrays to display the array then press
67. System Bus 64bit 800 MHz d Intel Memory Controller Hub E7320 y O m x O 3 D n G x md D I Ry O D N Hub interface 1 5 Y Intel I O Controller Hub 6300ESB IN IDE 1 IDE 2 Six DDRII 400 DIMM Sockets X4 PCI Express __ X1 PCI Express PCI X 66MHz bus PCI 33 bus SMBus LPC Bus 6xDDRII 333 DIMM slots max 8GB Gigabit LAN LAN BCM5724 K gt Port Gigabit LAN LAN BCM5705E Kr Porto SCSI H Adaptec AIC 7901 ATI Rage XL pi 8 Mbyte VGA Conn HW monitor PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 1 i PCI Slot 2 Min PCI BMC EEPROM Power Supplly Super I O W82627TH 8 Mbit F A Keyboard Floppy f Serial Port Appendix A Reference information System gt W83792D 3 information BIOS Flash
68. T A Ro RE OE ON 8 88 GE GE GE GE GE GE GE ERARA Emm LLELLILLILLALLALAOLLLLLILIILLLLILILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLILLILLELAE LEAL Arroms gt move cursor Enter gt to select option Esc gt fo exit 7default N You can also use the SCSI Disk Utilities to format the hard disk drive 4 After verifying the hard disk drive press Esc to exit the utility 5 4 11 Making a RAID set bootable To make a RAID set bootable 1 Select SCSI Disk Utilities from the main menu options then press lt Enter gt PETE EEE EE NE NE RB R B R B bB 8 EE 8 EE B EE EE EE 8 B BB EEE EE EE EE NE EE EE EE EE EEE ERARA TAFATAFA 9 8 25 00 23 eee ee eee eee ee FR FER AE AE AE REE AR E FIRES AR PISIS BIS PIE La 8 6 8 6 3 6 3 6 3 6 A AAA A A A SA SA SARA AR AE AE AR AR AER AE AE AE AE AE RE AE A A E E E AE E E E ee AA d t d i d i d i d ud bd b db d i i E E RT E A AA bek E E N M N M E E E E EE 9 9 9 WM WM MRN RMN RMN HDR AR NR NNNMNNN NE bor bor bee bee bee ber bie bi E mer er ter ler me meer er 90 ee me mr b H H EI 1 FR n H A dd a NK ie N m Would you like to configure the SCSI controller config the Ho Te JE he SOS Mask Utilities lect the option and pr aria ROS RR ROS OR OR PR IR NR Dl i I arar maana Configur SIST mr TE Settings i 7 Het tr ar FS SCSI Disk io Li E E E E E E E E E E So SN Sn A A A A A A ae A E A E E E E ee E ee eee ee ee ee eee Se ont 13 m HE HER rug prag Lys pr
69. W max or a total of 2 1 A 4 44 A 53 28 W max at 12V Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector AN Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers Do not place jumper caps on the fan connectors REAR_FAN1 REAR_FAN2 OQ gt ZO 2 NO O C L DERI CPU FAN1 CPU FAN2 p r 2 5 og 2 og 2 ox On E smie FRNT FAN1 FRNT FAN2 NCLV D2 Series Fan connectors 294 siz c c 10 BMC connector 16 pin BMCCONN1 This connector is for the ASUS server management card if available 5VSB BMC SMBCLK 12CCLK1 PSONH 5VSB B 5VSB GND E F PSONEN 5VSB BMC PRESENT BMC SMBDATA BMC_SMI NCLV D2 Series BMC connector 2 32 Chapter 2 Hardware information 11 Backplane SMBus connector 6 1 pin BPSMB1 This connector allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus devices Devices communicate with an SMBus host and or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface GND l2C 6 DATA 45V C 6 CLKH NCLV D2 Series SMBus connector S 12 Power supply SMBus connector 5 pin PSUSMB1 This connector is for the power supply SMB cable if your power supply supports the SMBus function PSU I2CDATA 3 3V Remote Sense PSU I2CCLK NC GND PSUSMB1 NCLV D2 Series Power
70. ake event while the computer is in Soft off mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On By RTC Alarm Disabled Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake event When this item is set to Enabled the items RTC Alarm Date RTC Alarm Hour RTC Alarm Minute and RTC Alarm Second appear with set values Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS NCLV D2 Series 4 25 4 4 5 USB Configuration The items in this menu allows you to change the USB related features Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the configuration options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration Module Version 2 23 2 7 4 controllers USB Devices Enabled None USB Function All USB Ports Legacy USB Support Auto USB 2 0 Controller Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed 4 Select Screen fi Select Item Change Option Fl General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit American Megatrends Inc VA The Module Version and USB Devices Enabled items show the auto detected values If no USB device is detected the USB Devices Enabled item shows None a USB Function All USB Ports Allows you to enable a specific number of USB ports or disable the USB function Configuration options Disabled 2 USB Ports All USB Ports Legacy USB Support Auto Allows you to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices Setting to Auto allows the system to detect the presence of legacy USB device
71. al drives or change the logical drive parameters Rebuild Allows you to rebuild failed drives Check Consistency Allows you to check the data consistency of the logical drives of a created RAID set 5 2 1 Creating a RAID set The LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility allows you to create a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set using two types of configurations Easy and New In Easy Configuration the logical drive parameters are set automatically including the size and stripe size RAID 1 only In New Configuration you manually set the logical drive parameters and assign the set size and stripe size RAID 1 only Using Easy Configuration To create a RAID set using the Easy Configuration option 1 From the utility main menu highlight Configure then press Enter 2 Use the arrow keys to select Easy Configuration then press lt Enter gt ASUS NCLV D2 Series 5 5 3 The ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA ports Select the drives you want to include in the RAID set then press lt SpaceBar gt When selected the drive indicator changes from READY to ONLIN A X Y where X is the array number and Y is the drive number Heh ahah ld ceeCheck Conziz A A A lemma REN m Le Le l lt Port amp B DISK LI amp S76MB HDS7225124L5AB0 NIJOAGAA SPACLE S01 EMNTER EndArrav FIB Conf igure F2 bru Info FJ Lo LE Dr lue AN The information of the selected hard disk drive dis
72. allation This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring the motherboard Reference information A 1 NCLV D2 SATA block diagram A 1 A 2 NCLV DS2 block diagram A 2 ASUS NCLV D2 Series A 1 NCLV D2 SATA block diagram Intel Xeon Processor with 800MHz system bus Intel Xeon Processor with 800MHz system bus System Bus 64bit 800 MHz d y Intel Memory Controller Hub E7320 X4 PCI Express X1 PCI Express y O TI x O jm D N 0 5 mr D A Ry O D N Hub interface 1 5 Controller Hub 6300ESB PCI 33 bus SMBus IN IDE 1 IDE 2 LPC Bus ASUS NCLV D2 Series Six DDRII 400 DIMM Sockets Gigabit LAN LAN BCM5724 K gt Port Gigabit LAN LAN BCM5705E gt Porto O ASA IL PCI X 66MHz bus Intel I O 6xDDRII 400 DIMM slots max 8GB SATA H Adaptec AIC 8130 ATI Rage XL EE 8 Mbyte VGA Conn HW monitor EEPROM System pM W83792D information Power Supplly Super I O BIOS Flash W82627TH a 8 Mbit F A Keyboard Floppy 1 Serial Port PCI Slot 1 B PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 1 al PCI Slot 2 Min PCI BMC A 2 A 2 NCLV DS2 block diagram Intel Xeon Processor with 800MHz system bus Intel Xeon Processor with 800MHz system bus d
73. and DMA channel resources for either PCI PnP or legacy ISA devices and setting the memory size block for legacy ISA devices AN Take caution when changing the settings of the PCI PnP menu items Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced PCI PnP Settings NO Lets the BIOS Plug and Play OS No configure all the PCI Latency Timer 64 devices int he system Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes YES Lets the Pallete Snooping Disabled operating system PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled configure Plug and Play PnP devices not IRQ 3 assigned PCI Device required for boot if IRQ 4 assigned PCI Device your system has a Plug IRQ 5 assigned PCI Device ans Play operating IRQ 7 assigned PCI Device system IRQ 9 assigned PCI Device IRQ 10 este sd to PCI Device Select Screen IRQ 11 assigned to PCI Device Il Select Item IRQ 14 assigned to PCI Device Change Option IRQ 15 assigned to PCI Device Er R ESC Exit C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Plug And Play O S No When set to No BIOS configures all the devices in the system When set to Yes and if you install a Plug and Play operating system the operating system configures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot Configuration options No Yes PCI Latency Timer 64 Allows you to select the value in units of PCI clocks for the PCI device latency timer register Configur
74. ane remem v d Paris TI Han d dris Ti AN Refer to the Mirroring Requirements note at the bottom of the screen to determine the number of hard disk drives required for the selected RAID type 3 Use the arrow keys to select a RAID set member then press lt SpaceBar gt to mark An X mark appears after the selected HDD 4 Follow step 3 to select the other members of the RAID set then press lt Enter gt when finished ES ES SS SS 0 5 0 6 0 5 0 5 0 6 0 8 8 8 HIC 202 A at sint OG 09 92 l Select RATO US ka I TE SEAGATE STILBAIRLE 186GB WEHUHIE SI 3IHA ILL iib H ic HOH I I 1 J DAJ L CEnaco select drives tfieroes gt move cursor Enter accept opt ASUS NCLV D2 Series 5 33 6 Select Create new RAID 1 from the RAID 1 Build Option menu then press lt Enter gt Refer to the options description below 11 Create new RAID Lopy Trom Bl 1 I Loopy trom e Create a New RAID 1 The default option Select this option when creating a new RAID 1 set e Copy from 0 to 1 Select this option when you want to copy the source drive contents to a target drive provided that the source is equal to or smaller than the target drive e Copy from 1 to 0 Select this option when you want to copy the source drive contents to a target drive provided that the source is larger than the target drive 7 When prompted use the keyboard to assign a name for the RAID 1 set then press lt Enter gt
75. ant data before deleting a RAID set 4 Press lt ESC gt to exit the utility ASUS NCLV D2 Series 5 43 5 4 9 Rebuilding a RAID set LN The rebuild option is available only for RAID 1 and RAID 10 sets To rebuild a RAID set 1 From the main menu select the RAID set you want to rebuild then press lt Enter gt Bec A Ea Ea ES REGER AREA RAR ad 7 i lati Ira lalata TTi Divina LI i is i is i is N NK iin E dn N K N N K ie LL 5iripe lMinrro 1 I if fd HES l Rard Urive Ex ada RE a RE RE a Eo RE RE Eod Rod RE Eo EG RE RE EG EGO Eod RE EG ESO R Rod Rod Eod E REA RE EG REAR EA EG EG L a h a a a al a a a El a E Enti uocent pot ipi 2 Press lt R gt AN While rebuilding the array you can press lt Esc gt to stop A pop up menu appears for confirmation Select Yes to stop rebuilding and return to the main menu A Build Rebuild Completed message appears on screen to indicate that you have successfully rebuilt the array 3 Press any key to return to the main menu 5 44 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 4 10 Verifying a RAID set hard disk drive To verify a RAID set hard disk drive 1 Select SCSI Disk Utilities from the main menu options then press lt Enter gt SAA ER 2 6 2 8 A AA AAA ee ee ee APA AE APA PEA FEE RN RW AE EHE AE E RHB EIS EIS E 5 6 4 6 3 6 3 6 3 6 3 6 3 6 AAA 8 SA ASA SAA AEA HE AR AE AE RE AE AE RE RE AE RE A E E E E E cds 2 E E E A BSES BESTEGET AAA AAA
76. ation on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them nn BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Security Boot Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc 4 3 1 System Time xx xx xx Allows you to set the system time 4 3 2 System Date Day xx xx xxxx Allows you to set the system date 4 3 3 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Sets the type of floppy drive installed Configuration options Disabled 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in ASUS NCLV D2 Series 4 13 4 3 4 IDE Configuration The items in this menu allow you to set or change the configurations for the IDE devices installed in the system Select an item then press lt Enter gt if you wish to configure the item BIOS SETUP UTILITY IDE Configuration Set Compatible Mode aa aaa re gr when Legacy OS i e WIN ME 98 NT4 0 MS Onboard IDE Operate Mode Enhanced Mode DOS is used Enhanced Mode Support On S ATA Configure S ATA as RAID No Set enhanced Mode IDE Detect Time Out Sec 35 when native OS i e WIN2000 WIN XP is used desh Select Screen 11 Select Item Change Option Fl General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Onboard IDE Operate Mode Enhanced Mode Allows selection of the IDE operation mode depending on the installed operating system OS Set to Enhanced Mode if you are using native OS e g Windows 2000 XP Set to Compat
77. ation options 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 248 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes When set to Yes BIOS assigns an IRQ to PCI VGA card if the card requests for an IRQ When set to No BIOS does not assign an IRQ to the PCI VGA card even if requested Configuration options Yes No Palette Snooping Disabled When set to Enabled the pallete snooping feature informs the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system so that the latter can function correctly Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 22 Chapter 4 BIOS setup PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled Allows BIOS to use PCI bus mastering when reading writing to IDE devices Configuration options Disabled Enabled IRQ xx assigned to PCI Device When set to PCI Device the specific IRQ is free for use of PCI PnP devices When set to Reserved the IRQ is reserved for legacy devices Configuration options PCI Device Reserved 4 4 4 Power Configuration The Power Configuration menu items allow you to change the settings for the ACPI and Advanced Power Management APM features Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the configuration options BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc ACPI APIC Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI support in the Application Specific Integrated Circuit ASIC When set to Enable
78. combo key support for ANSI or VT100 terminals Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS NCLV D2 Series 4 31 4 6 Security The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the configuration options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Security Boot Exit Security Settings Supervisor Password Not Installed password l User Password Not Installed lt Enter gt again to disable password Change Supervisor Password Select Screen 11 Select Item Change Option Fl General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Change Supervisor Password Select this item to set or change the supervisor password The Supervisor Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed After you set a password this item shows Installed To set or change a supervisor password 1 Select the Change Supervisor Password item then press Enter 2 From the password box type a password composed of at least six letters and or numbers then press Enter 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you successfully set your password To change the supervisor password follow the same steps as in setting a user password To clear the supervisor password Select the Change Supervisor Password then press Enter The message Password Un
79. d the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS NCLV D2 Series 4 23 APM Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced APM Configuration i Enable or disable APM Power Management APM Enabled Video Power Down Mode Suspend Hard Disk Power Down Mode Suspend Suspend Time Out Minute Disabled Throttle Slow Clock Ratio 50 Power Button Mode On Off 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 4 Select Screen Power On By PME Disabled 11 Select Item Power On By RTC Alarm Disabled uM S Ti F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit American Megatrends Inc Power Management Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the motherboard Advance Power Management APM feature Configuration options Enabled Disabled Video Power Down Mode Suspend Allows you to select the video power down mode Configuration options Disabled Standby Suspend Hard Disk Power Down Mode Suspend Allows you to select the hard disk power down mode Configuration options Disabled Standby Suspend Suspend Time Out Minute Disabled Allows you to select the specified time at which the system goes on suspend mode Configuration options Disabled 1 Min 2 Min 4 Min 8 Min 10 Min 20 Min 30 Min 40 Min 50 Min 60 Min Throttle Slow Clock Ratio 50 Allows you
80. d chipset settings Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the sub menu BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Onboard PCIE LAN Boot ROM Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the option ROM in the onboard LAN controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard PCI LAN Boot ROM Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the option ROM in the onboard LAN controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled Adaptec AIC 7901x BOOTROM Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the option ROM in the onboard SCSI controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled Z The Adaptec AIC 7901x BOOTROM item appears only on SCSI model Re 4 20 Chapter 4 BIOS setup NorthBridge Configuration The NorthBridge Configuration menu allows you to change the Northbridge related settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Memory Remap Feature Enabled Allows you to remap the overlap PCI memory over the total physical memory Configuration options Disabled Enabled Memory Mirroring Sparing Disabled Allows you to select the memory RAS feature mirroring or sparing Configuration options Disabled Mirroring Sparing ASUS NCLV D2 Series 4 21 4 4 3 PCI PnP Configuration The PCI PnP Configuration menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI PnP devices The menu includes setting the IRQ
81. d markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 NCLV D2 Series Floppy disk drive connector 2 IDE connectors 40 1 pin PRI_IDE1 SEC_IDE1 These connectors are for an Ultra DMA 100 66 signal cable The Ultra DMA 100 66 signal cable has three connectors a blue connector for the primary IDE connector on the motherboard a black connector for an Ultra DMA 100 66 IDE slave device optical drive hard disk drive and a gray connector for an Ultra DMA 100 66 IDE master device hard disk drive If you install two hard disk drives you must configure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings Z e Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the Ultra DMA cable connector This prevents incorrect insertion when you connect the IDE cable e Use the 80 conductor IDE cable for Ultra DMA 100 66 IDE devices SEG IDE PRI IDE1 PIN 1 NOTE Orient the red markings usually zigzag on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1 NCLV D2 Series IDE connectors ASUS NCLV D2 Series 2 27 3 Serial ATA connectors 7 pin SATA1 SATA2 These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives you can create a RAID O or RAID 1 set LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID in the Intel 6300ESB Southbridge chip F These connectors are set to Standard IDE mode by default In S
82. de Configuration options Auto SWDMAO SWDMA1 SWDMA2 MWDMAO MWDMA 1 MWDMA2 UDMAO UDMA1 UDMA2 SMART Monitoring Auto Sets the Smart Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Disabled Enables or disables 32 bit data transfer Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 3 6 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Model Name Displays the auto detected ASUS motherboard model either NCLV D2 SATA or NCLV DS2 Model ID Displays the auto detected identification number of the motherboard ASUS BIOS Displays the auto detected BIOS version in the motherboard 4 16 Chapter 4 BIOS setup Processor Information Displays the auto detected information about the installed CPU or CPUs BIOS SETUP UTILITY Processor Information CPUL Brand Intel R Xeon TM CPU 3 60GHz ID uCode 0F34h 014h Ratio Value Actual 18 Max 18 Cache Value L1 16KB L2 1024KB L3 OKB CPU2 Brand Intel R Xeon TM CPU 3 60GHz ID uCode 0F34h 014h Ratio Value Actual 18 Max 18 Cache Value L1 16KB L2 1024KB L3 OKB ma Select Screen 11 Select Item Change Option Fl General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatr
83. ding failed drives 5 19 5 2 5 Checking the drives for data consistency 5 21 5 2 6 Deleting a RAID configuration 5 24 5 2 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set 5 25 5 2 8 Enabling the WriteCache 5 26 5 3 Global Array Manager nas 5 26 5 4 Adaptec SCSISelect TM Utility NCLV DS2 model only 5 27 5 4 1 Configuring the SCSI controller 5 28 5 4 2 Enabling the HostRAID controller 5 28 5 4 3 Creating a RAID O set Stripe 5 29 5 4 4 Creating a RAID 1 set Mirror 5 33 5 4 5 Creating a RAID 10 set Stripe Mirror 5 36 5 4 6 Adding a spare drive to a RAID 10 set 5 40 5 4 7 Deleting a RAID 10 set spare drive 5 4 5 4 8 Deleting a RAID Sgt sees 5 43 9 4 9 Rebuilding a RAID set 5 44 5 4 10 Verifying a RAID set hard disk drive 5 45 5 4 11 Making a RAID set bootable 5 46 5 5 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility NCLV D2 SATA model onv sss ees sees essen 5 48 5 5 1 Configuring the hard disk drive s 5 49 5 5 2 Creating a RAID O set Striped 5 50 5 5 3 Creating a RAID 0 set via Migrate
84. e I TTG TK TIL LE r cduc I AF Siats AAA AAA B 8 Hirrored R1 ADAPTEC ICHSA 1868 Optimal E Er i SEAGATE ST318432LC 1868 Optimal T m m mi au a JE el i mom mom om PET AAA AAA AAA EA RB R RB RB GE GE GE R B RB eB RB GE ee R aaa Crrows move cursor Enter accept option Esc gt exit ASUS NCLV D2 Series 5 41 2 The screen displays the available spare drive s Use the arrow keys to select the spare drive you want to delete then press lt Enter gt appears select lt Yes gt then press Vas lt Enter gt to delete the spare drive No 4 Press lt ESC gt to exit the utility DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE 5 42 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 4 8 Deleting a RAID set To delete a RAID set 1 Press D from the Configure View Host RAID Settings menu 2 For RAID O and RAID 10 set go to step 3 For a RAID 1 set select a delete option from the menu see below then go to step 3 e Drive ID 1 Deletes all data on drive 1 e Drive ID 2 Deletes all data on drive 2 e Drive ID 1 amp 2 Deletes all data on both drives e None Breaks the array but keeps all existing data on both drives 3 When prompted select Yes from the Delete Array menu then Vas press lt Enter gt No DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE AN You lose all data on the hard disk drives when you delete a RAID set Make sure to backup all import
85. e 2 17 2 5 1 Installing an expansion card 2 17 2 5 2 Configuring an expansion card 2 17 2 5 3 Interrupt assignments aunado 2 18 Qo PURE 2 19 69 9 PRS EL 2 19 2 949 CR socket EEE 2 19 E 05 EE A EE 2 20 ZEE GON COU EE TE UTUTMMM 2 26 2 7 1 Rear panel connectors see ee eee eee eee 2 26 e c INtemal CONnectorS EE 2 27 Contents Chapter 3 Powering up 3 1 SN 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 Starting up for the first Ume s esse sese eee e eee 3 1 POWERING off the computer semen 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 Managing and updating your BIOS sss s sese esse esse eee ee 4 1 4 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 4 1 4 1 2 AFUDOS utility esse sees seene 4 2 4 1 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility 4 5 4 1 4 ASUS Update utility acacia 4 7 BIOS Se tU NG 4 10 4 2 1 He 4 11 4 2 2 Menu bar 4 11 4 2 3 Navigation keys sn adress seuerusc Las cM dd 4 11 e vas MEME UNT 4 12 2 2 9 Sub menu items rod 4 12 4 2 6 Configuration fields esee 4 12 4 2 7 Pop up window eeeeeeenn 4 12 4 2 9 SOCIO Bal as 4 12 4 2 9 General help ETT 4 12 Mal Men ona ti E EE 4 13 4 3 1 System EE 4 13 4 3 2 System Date 4 13 4 3 3 Legacy Diskette A 4 13 2 9
86. e Hrra Za ION Hera dd Delete Hotanare onfF inure Uri Select the spare drive you want to delete then press Insert Press lt Enter gt when finished oor rt Fr K R L P S D ge Snare EEEE Hn ho harm OG Ups s JHE a de ET FER i xS AF uet G ELE When prompted press Y to delete the spare or press N to abort Do vou want lo delete the Yes No ERE ASUS NCLV D2 Series 5 63 5 5 9 Rebuilding a RAID set The utility displays the condition of the RAID set during the POST When a RAID set is degraded you can use the utility to rebuild it AN e You may only rebuild Fault Tolerant arrays RAID 1 e If no spare exists and a hard disk drive fails you need to create a spare before you can rebuild an array e By replacing a failed drive of a RAID 1 array with a new drive you can rebuild to get the array to optimal status and assume fault tolerance There are two ways to rebuild a RAID set system shutdown rebuild and manual rebuild Refer to the sections below for details System shutdown rebuild When a RAID set drive fails or an array gets degraded shut down the system and replace the failed drive with a new one of equal or greater capacity When you reboot the system you can assign the new drive as a spare and automatically start the rebuild process The existing drive data is copied to the new one and the original RAID 1 array is recreated Manual rebuild To manually rebuild a
87. e of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 vii viii Safety information 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 removing signal cables from the motherboard ensure that all power cables are unplugged Seek professional assistance before using an adapter or extension cord These devices could interrupt the grounding circuit Make sure that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in your area If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using contact your local power company If the power
88. e this option when using new drives 5 When you have finished setting the array properties move the cursor to Done then press lt Enter gt to create the RAID 1 set a Ii aa lupe fa a E s Array Label 3 Lir iz HM bl et a z E SIP po FIZE Deeile HBID sia m ASUS NCLV D2 Series 5 57 6 A message appears on screen to inform you that a RAID 1 array created with Quick Init requires you to run a Verify W FIX on the drives for consistency Press any key to continue Lreating a HALO 1 LS L eg Quick ini 19 710 WFK lo d drives cor LDEBNMNNyTY Main Eee ane kre LN Hera dd De ln Ln H conf igure iri 7 Select Manage Arrays to display the array s then press lt Enter gt to view the array properties Peta Hera Ad late d on igure Der Hrray 1 m irra w Size 8 To exit the utility press Esc highlight Yes then press Enter 5 58 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 5 9 Deleting a RAID O set To delete a RAID O set 1 From the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility initial menu highlight Array Configuration Utility then press lt Enter gt 2 Select Manage Array from the Main Menu then select the array that you want to delete Press lt Enter gt when finished hip L 297 din R ty dd Delete Holenare pp anue Moves 3 From the array properties dialog box select Delete then press lt Enter gt ZI INI de lete He
89. ee e f Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support CD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the CD 3 Click the Broadcom 5721 5705E LAN Driver option to begin installation AA el E g Dr Mengenesi Samene Liges Crminci Drivers Chapter 6 Driver installation 4 Click Next when the InstallShield Wizard window appears Follow screen instructions to continue installation Tarare Tart Tear Woboome lo be bhosteon Diver Installer retug Ts app sten vell sets the Melee E Perngd Dea Durst ono ver solem ASUS NCLV D2 Series 6 11 6 12 6 2 2 Red Hat Enterprise ver 3 0 Follow these instructions when installing the Broadcom Gigabit LAN controller base driver for the Red Hat Enterprise ver 3 0 operating system Installing the source RPM package To install the source RPM package 1 Install the source RPM package rpm ivh bcm5700 lt version gt src rpm Change the directory to the RPM path and build the binary driver for your kernel cd usr src redhat OpenLinux turbo packages rpm rpm bb SPECS bcm5700 spec or rpmbuild bb SPECS bcm5700 spec Z The RPM path is different for different Linux distributions 3 Install the newly built package driver and man page rpm ivh RPMS i386 bcm5700 lt version gt i386 rpm Z You need the force option when installing the driver on some distr
90. elds show the values for the menu items If an item is user configurable you can change the value of the field opposite the item You cannot select an item that is not user configurable A configurable field is enclosed in brackets and is highlighted when selected To change the value of a field select it then press lt Enter gt to display a list of options Refer to 4 2 7 Pop up window 4 2 7 Pop up window Use ENTER TAB r SHIFT TAB to Select a menu item then press Enter mms Select a field to display 3 pop up window with the aspen mM u cok ath e cone system configuration options for that item nov e t1 Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit n lo isable ower On Rin isable ower On PME isable 4 2 8 S ower On RTC Alarm isable E CTO ar a a _ 2 gt gt gt gt gt gt A a A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the screen Press the Up Down arrow keys or lt Page Up gt lt Page Down gt keys to display the other items on the screen 4 2 9 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item Pop up window Scroll bar 4 12 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program the Main menu screen appears giving you an overview of the basic system information Z Refer to section 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen for inform
91. ends Inc System Memory Information Displays the auto detected information about the installed DDR2 DIMMs BIOS SETUP UTILITY System Memory Information Type DDR2 400 Total Memory 512MB DIMMO1 512MB DIMMO2 None DIMMO3 None DIMMO 4 None DIMMO5 None DIMMO6 None Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc ASUS NCLV D2 Series 4 17 4 4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices AN Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Settings Configure CPU CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration PCI PnP Configuration Power Configuration USB Configuration Super IO Configuration Hardware Monitor Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc 4 4 1 CPU Configuration The items in this menu show the CPU related information that the BIOS automatically detects BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure Advanced CPU settings m Select MPS Revision MPS Table Version 1 4 Hyper Threading Technology Enabled Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled Execute Disable Function Disabled Enhanced C1 Control Auto CPU Internal Thermal Control Auto 4 Select Screen
92. erboard Basic Input Output System BIOS setup 1 ASUS AFUDOS Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy disk 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted 3 ASUS Update Updates the BIOS in Windows environment Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities 4 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1 Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk DOS environment a Insert a 1 44MB floppy disk into the drive b At the DOS prompt type format A S then press Enter Windows XP environment a Insert a 1 44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive b Click Start from the Windows desktop then select M y Computer C Select the 3 1 2 Floppy Drive icon d Click File from the menu then select Format A Format 3 1 2 Floppy Disk window appears e Windows XP users Select Create an MS DOS startup disk from the format options field then click Start 2 Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk ASUS NCLV D2 Series 4 1 4 1 2 AFUDOS utility The AFUDOS utility allows you to update the BIOS file in DOS environment usin
93. es Of HILSE Drivel A EEG GE 5 8 98 888 sl EAS ada ra bad ba bad bad kh Ld sl 2 415 ee kok adi g i kilt lee Cursor Keus To Ravigate Between licas And Press Enter lo Select An Option 2 The screen displays the available RAID set s and prompts you to select the logical drive to check Use the arrow keys to select the logical drive from the Logical Drive selection then press lt Enter gt CLP R R RRR R R RRB EAN FRP AREA AE PAE AAA 2 Kanagssont Mora LI RIT T 5 i Configure r j el Initialize A 1143 75HB d G KB DML THE Dbhjects Bobui Li Se b Logical Driv EE SESE SS SSS B S TPB B BR B R B SPALE IDa iSelect FPIB Chock Consistency ASUS NCLV D2 Series 5 21 5 22 When prompted press the lt SpaceBar gt to select Yes from the Consistency Check dialog box then press lt Enter gt You may also press lt F10 gt to check the drive consistency AAA AA AAA AA AAA AA AA AAA AA AAA AAA AAA EE B LJ K d E Ln 3 L 2 1 L 3M L L 3 L 2 1 Lu Lug Hanagesant Mora zaa n0nf rure Initialize A d 56 KB DAL THE eeaQbjects k essBabui ld k Consistena E uw EL B gd L ua lj L gd L nd Lu d bu biu Saad a a GE KJE 9 RB i RR 9 BR R L K R m 091 cal Dr Lwe E SE Ps Ps Pe PsP R R 8 RR R K Fl Chock Consistency irme l rn ral Mei lo al Hoanagesant Hera LI RATO Size Stripes wala igure eee Initial Sp de 1 heck Under P F ES FBDRT sed D E Lhedck Under
94. figuration To delete a RAID configuration 1 From the Management Menu select Configure gt Clear Configuration then press lt Enter gt Configuration Menu oe Fao Cont girat ian Hew Configuration Weaefide Lent i gur at HUBS r Mab 4 abg bl P 1151 I At I s EM Ex1 Ling On Laur At imn ll HF 2 When prompted press the lt SpaceBar gt to select Yes from the Clear Configuration dialog box then press lt Enter gt Configuration Hera ESENS ban Lot igirat ian apagement Hea Configuration i MET Land a E ALT 3 U ST TAS NE h T 7 m The utility clears the current array 3 Press any key to continue 5 24 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 2 7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set You must have created a new RAID configuration before you can select the boot drive from a RAID set Refer to the Creating a RAID set Using New Configuration section for details To select the boot drive from a RAID set 1 From the Management Menu select Configure gt Select Boot Drive then press lt Enter gt tay Conti girat ian He Configuration View In la mit 1 0 piir When prompted press the lt SpaceBar gt to select the bootable logical drive from the list then press lt Enter gt BT ant Iie l fon I c TE it in fiid He vat Ur ii ind tial Objects ESTO A ao wi ld af k Ls The logical drive is selected as boot drive Press any key to
95. g a bootable floppy disk with the updated BIOS file This utility also allows you to copy the current BIOS file that you can use as backup when the BIOS fails or gets corrupted during the updating process Copying the current BIOS To copy the current BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility LA e Make sure that the floppy disk is not write protected and has at least 1024 KB free space to save the file e The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only The actual BIOS screen displays may not be same as shown 1 Copy the AFUDOS utility afudos exe from the motherboard support CD to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier 2 Boot the system in DOS mode then at the prompt type afudos o filename where the filename is any user assigned filename not more than eight alphanumeric characters for the main filename and three alohanumeric characters for the extension name A gt afudos oOLDBIOS1 rom Main filename Extension name 3 Press lt Enter gt The utility copies the current BIOS file to the floppy disk A gt afudos oOLDBIOS1 rom AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 19 ASUS V2 07 03 11 24BB Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved Reading flash Write to file A gt The utility returns to the DOS prompt after copying the current BIOS file 4 2 Chapter 4 BIOS setup Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility 1 Visit the ASUS website
96. guration section to add the new RAID configuration ASUS NCLV D2 Series 5 13 5 2 3 Initializing the logical drives After creating the RAID set s you must initialize the logical drives You may initialize the logical drives of a RAID set s using the Initialize or Objects command on the Management Menu Using the Initialize command To initialize the logical drive using the Initialize command 1 From the Management Menu highlight Initialize then press Enter ee BATES eee kk Hana ri lon TEETE PETI Co Pee ee ee 0 6 H 8 e Cone ure gt gt AE EEEIEE Objects da STH l TAL GL eras T ca Initialize Logic iuel B TE 112 TE TE AT ETT SATTE EO BYTE ST lze Cursor Mens To UR STO dT EMG Press Enter i Se lect Hn Option 2 The screen displays the available RAID set s and prompts you to select the logical drive to initialize Use the arrow keys to select the logical drive from the Logical Drive selection then press lt Enter gt LE pg ggg pag p y ug rag R p E E R ma B EERE HERE HE Ee EEE EAS H dHsu dsHsHBHdgHdB Hg d Lad d all d adLalucliladrtaluilm ui O E E EEE m a ee aa H EE LEE EH TETTE ETT cel be ui s b Ur Hi ILLE Management Hera LI RATO Size Stripes Siripesz Status eam on raure m a l 114 T75HB d G KE DML THE Dbhjects SL ona ssabherk Consistency raTETTERITTATETTETTATE dg Pee Ps eRe RN 8 Se es eee eee eee pe Pee bk Re Ra SLR FER EE eS EA ee kle Select
97. he motherboard and hardware devices on it check the items in your package with the list below 1 2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items Motherboard ASUS NCLV D2 Series motherboard Cables Serial ATA signal cables e 2 pcs for NCLV DS2 model e 6 pcs for NCLV D2 SATA model Serial ATA power cable dual plug e 1 pc for NCLV DS2 model e 3 pcs for NCLV D2 SATA model SCSI Ultra320 cable NCLV DS2 model only 80 conductor IDE cable 3 in 1 floppy disk drive cable Accessories 2 x CEK springs for CPUs CPU heatsink support kit I O shield Application CDs ASUS motherboard support CD includes ASWM Documentation NCLV D2 Series user guide ASWM 2 0 user guide Z If any of the above items is damaged or missing contact your retailer Refer to the CPU heatsink support kit documentation for installation details ASUS NCLV D2 Series 1 1 1 2 1 3 Special features 1 3 1 Product highlights Latest processor technology MAM 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 Threading Technology the Intel NetBurst micro architecture that features hyper pipelined technology and Extended Memory 64 bit Technology EM64T The EM64T enables the support for 64 bit operation system such as 64 bit Windows and Linux See page 2 10 for de
98. ible Mode if you are using legacy OS e g Windows ME 98 NT MS DOS Configuration options Compatible Mode Enhanced Mode Z The items Enhanced Mode Support On and Configure S ATA as RAID appear only when you set the Onboard IDE Operate Mode to Enhanced Mode Enhanced Mode Support On S ATA Allows you to set Serial ATA Parallel ATA or both to native mode Configuration options P ATA S ATA S ATA P ATA Configure S ATA as RAID No Allows you to configure the Serial ATA devices as RAID sets Configuration options No Yes IDE Detect Time Out Sec 35 Selects the time our value in seconds for detecting ATA ATAPI devices Configuration options 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 4 14 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 3 5 Primary Secondary IDE Master Slave Tertiary and Fourth IDE Master The BIOS automatically detects the connected IDE devices There is a separate sub menu for each IDE device Select a device item then press lt Enter gt to display the IDE device information BIOS SETUP UTILITY Primary IDE Master Select the type of device connected to Device Hard Disk the system Vendor ST320413A Size 20 0GB Supported 16 Sectors Supported MultiWord DMA 2 Ultra DMA 5 SMART Monitoring Supported Type Auto LBA Large Mode Auto Block Multi sector Transfer Auto 4 Select Screen Select Item Change Option Fl General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit PIO M
99. ibutions that has an older version of the driver For 2 2 x kernels the driver is installed in lib modules Xkernel version gt net bcm5700 0 For 2 4 x kernels the driver is installed in lib modules lt kernel version gt kernel drivers net bcm5700 0 For 2 4 x kernels with bcm5700 driver patched in the driver is installed in lib modules lt kernel version gt kernel drivers net bcm bcm5700 0 Or lib modules lt kernel version gt kernel drivers addon bcm5700 bcm5700 o Load the driver insmod bcm5700 Refer to Linux distribution documentation to configure the network protocol and address Chapter 6 Driver installation Building the driver from the TAR file To build the driver from the TAR file 1 Create a directory and extract the TAR files tar xvzf bcm5700 lt version gt tar gz 2 Build the driver bcm5700 0 as a loadable module for the running kernel cd bcm5700 lt version gt src make 3 Test the driver by loading it insmod bcm5700 o 4 Install the driver and man page make install See the RPM instructions on the previous page for the location of the installed driver 5 Refer to Red Hat distribution documentation to configure the network protocol and address ASUS NCLV D2 Series 6 13 6 3 VGA driver installation This section provides instructions on how to install the ATI RAGE XL Video Graphics Adapter VGA driver 6 3 1 Windows 2000 Server You need to manually install the
100. iguration T i mm UT 15 ESIUT 1 d L nitialu7a Chaar Con irali en Dbhjects select Boot Dris ve e i une 9 5 HE H saa heck Es me manua SSPE SSS SS SE ESSE SES SE SES ETE st i Vine hid a The Enis Dra Configuration E Eh Lug RA K 4 K 4 RAK 4 K 4 RAK 4 K 4 RAK dL K 4 RAK dL m lze Cursor Keus To K vigate Between Items And Press Enter To Selact Hn pem 3 The ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA ports Select the drive s you want to include in the RAID set then press lt SpaceBar gt When selected the drive indicator changes from READY to ONLIN A X Y where X is the array number and Y is the drive number FASE ASA HH Hg El EGGE AAA rare dre skr ke NRM eee KTT atis min 11H s mi tiolize eam bjects ssBabui ld Chyeck Donzis SEE ke GJ bd ke ahi aE h i no dn LR no nn do nn LR nn H in do nd fb fn of ne inn ef mm mm mm Port amp DISK 11 amp 376HB 10572251241 SHBB VIIDAGAA LE Lug ETT KL TRETT EA TET TETT STRETTETT ATTEST TRETT SETRA TETT ATTEST ETT SARS SPACE 5o EHTER End Arrav Fl Canfigure F2 bru Info FJ Loguical rives N The information of the selected hard disk drive displays at the bottom of the screen ASUS NCLV D2 Series 5 11 Select all the drives required for the RAID set then press lt Enter gt The configurable array appears on screen RRR RRR ERE A A A RA AAA RRR A AA A AAA RRR A A A
101. installed appears AN If you forget your BIOS password you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM See section 2 6 Jumpers for information on how to erase the RTC RAM 4 32 Chapter 4 BIOS setup After you have set a supervisor password the other items appear to allow you to change other security settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Security Security Settings lt Enter gt to change Supervisor Password Installed password User Password Not Installed lt Enter gt again to disable password Change Supervisor Password User Access Level Full Access Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check Setup Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc User Access Level Full Access This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items Configuration options No Access View Only Limited Full Access No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility View Only allows access but does not allow change to any field Limited allows changes only to selected fields such as Date and Time Full Access allows viewing and changing all the fields in the Setup utility Change User Password Select this item to set or change the user password The User Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed After you set a password this item shows Installed
102. ion options Disabled Enabled Va Set this item to Enabled to use the ASUS MyLogo2 feature ns Bootup Num Lock On Allows you to select the power on state for the NumLock Configuration options Off On PS 2 Mouse Support Auto Allows you to enable or disable support for PS 2 mouse Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto Wait for F1 If Error Enabled When set to Enabled the system waits for the F1 key to be pressed when error occurs Configuration options Disabled Enabled Hit DEL Message Display Enabled When set to Enabled the system displays the message Press DEL to run Setup during POST Configuration options Disabled Enabled Interrupt 19 Capture Enabled When set to Enabled this function allows the option ROMs to trap Interrupt 19 Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 36 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 8 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Securit Boot Exit Options l Exit system setup Exit amp Save Changes after saving the Exit amp Discard Changes changes Discard Changes F10 key can be used Load Setup Defaults for this operation 4 Select Screen 11 Select Item Change Option Fl General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc
103. is is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component The illustration below shows the location of the onboard LED SB PWR1 ON OFF Standby Powered Power Off NCLV D2 Series Onboard LED ASUS NCLV D2 Series 2 1 2 2 Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it To optimize the motherboard features we highly recommend that you install it in an SSI EEB 3 5 compliant chassis 4 Make sure to unplug the chassis power cord before installing or removing the motherboard Failure to do so can cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components 2 2 1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below 2 2 2 Screw holes Place nine 9 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis N Do not overtighten the screws Doing so can damage the motherboard Place this side towards the rear of the chassis Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 2 3 Support kit for motherboard For additional protection from motherboard breakage due to the weight of the CPU heatsinks your motherboard package comes with two CEK springs Install the CEK spring
104. jonare s Configure Drives 4 A warning message appears on screen Press Y to delete the array or press lt N gt to abort WARNING Deleting the aer lt im data 1 osat Do Do vou want fa plebe STUR R ane 5 ANo Arrays present message appears on screen Press any key to continue cl fro ee ee Mo rs Gara LI O ASUS NCLV D2 Series 5 59 5 5 6 Deleting a RAID 1 set To delete a RAID 1 set 1 d 2 5 60 From the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility initial menu highlight Array Configuration Utility then press Enter select Manage Array from the Main Menu then select the array that you want to delete Press Enter when finished HEHHEHE EE Hain Eee qe herez reita Hera dd De ln Ln Helan 1 enl murge hr nuum From the array properties dialog box select Delete then press Enter LN 1 orfinure Drives pr ler Prog Per au L A warning message appears on screen Press lt Y gt to delete the array or press lt N gt to abort 5 AAA D Te r lt br YH Deleting the array will render array unusable N Uo wou woni fo delete the Hr row eu Yeas wi Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 ADeleting Information dialog box appears Select None to preserve the partition table after deleting the array Select either Member 0 Member 1 or Both to delete the partition table on one or both member drives Main amane H
105. k drives and displays any existing RAID set s Press lt Ctrl gt lt A gt to enter the utility E LHI TUN 114 1 Hi T The Array Configuration Utility menu lets you create and manage RAID sets The Disk Utilities allows you to format and or check the consistency of the hard disk drives At the bottom of the screen is the legend box The keys on the legend box allow you to navigate through the setup menu options or execute commands The keys on the legend box vary according to the menu level Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 5 1 Configuring the hard disk drive s You must configure the drive s that you want to include in an array To configure the drive s 1 From the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility initial menu highlight Array Configuration Utility then press lt Enter gt 2 From the Main Menu select Configure Drives then press Enter anms mue E ate reat Te Le if configura Drives 3 Select the drive s that you want to configure then press Insert The selected drive appears in the Selected Drives section Repeat the process to select other drives then press lt Enter gt ont LI TM 3 ST380B8136805 4 Awarning message appears on screen Press Y to configure the selected drives or press N to abort Warning Configuring the drives wil will erase all fray information from the ed drives if tha an array Arras LI ee o pou want to continue Yes No
106. k of the system chassis 4 Connect the power cord to a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector 5 Turn on the devices in the following order a Monitor b External SCSI devices starting with the last device on the chain c System power 6 After applying power the system power LED on the system front panel case lights up For systems withATX power supplies the system LED lights up when you press the ATX power button If your monitor complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on The system then runs the power on self tests or POST While the tests are running the BIOS beeps see BIOS beep codes table below or additional messages appear on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turned on the power the system may have failed a power on test Check the jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance AMI BIOS beep codes Beep Description Error One beep Keyboard controller error Refresh Time error No master drive detected Two continuous beeps followed by Floppy controller failure two short beeps Two continuous beeps followed by Hardware component failure four short beeps 7 At power on hold down the Delete key to enter the BIOS Setup Follow the instructions in Chapter 4 ASUS NCLV D2 Series 3 1 3 2 3 2 Powering off the
107. l Check Cone L tency Viow Uodate Faramete TE k d b M LAL CATAS ol e is om CEE I LIB B om m 1 E Li ng Lu gj mm a a i om m m Em om mm o cms om Ba om mn ni ok ms tP mc cad E E LENT LI BM ru Em LENT E E Haras p cio Initialize Logical Drive LEX K dL L ATTEST Re SSS SES SSS eS And Press LENT LIE m i om E EE EET E m E m ir ii LE E n Enter To Hu sh a fr ress Select An Option haa m mw LE m LE Ee mm om mm LE E cd L m ome x m Li E LE R 5 17 5 When prompted press the lt SpaceBar gt to select Yes from the Initialize dialog box then press lt Enter gt You may also press lt F10 gt to initialize the drive without confirmation MO O O O Ce Pee O O RRB eae eee ee O O RB eae mJ iral Dei goat LLLLLLLLLLLILLLILLLILLLLLILLILLILLLLILLILLLIL ical ir Lier a na A e SS Managonen Ada tor A ee cad m Da cad da ial ind Ec cad R al cad iac cal cmd Ras ad i cand isis Mi LE Jure M oaical rive N O NS FI O O NS NP E 8 A E sPhu TT 1 Lun NAAA ARA AREA E ARA AREA EE ARA AREA E RA AAA 2 2 2 AAA 8 O O O O O ee ee m man ae vN eym sel n mal rive Mr P rk Consistency T a 1 talizze gt AN AAA Ao R e Lora j EI o m 8 N ee Kar va rnd ote Unda AAA Dae PE PP O O O O O RB eee ee 88 88 RRB RRB Pe ee DO Rm 8 6 HP SER 6 6 RR 0540 4444 HEHEHE EHEH SNK SERBERE 4fE 9 6 9 6 RES ESERSERSESERSERS AS
108. l the way otherwise the CPU does not fit in completely Socket for CPU1 2 10 Chapter 2 Hardware information 3 Position the CPU above the socket as shown 4 Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place AN The CPU fits only in one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU 5 Carefully push down the socket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked 6 Apply the thermal interface material thermal grease to the top of the CPU This thermal grease should come with the CPU package 7 Repeat steps 1 to 6 if you wish to install a second CPU ASUS NCLV D2 Series Marked corner gold arrow 2 11 2 3 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan The Intel Xeon processors require an Intel certified heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance When you buy a boxed Intel CPU the package includes the heatsink fan retention brackets screws thermal grease installation manual and other items that are necessary for CPU installation AN e Make sure that you have applied the thermal grease to the top of the CPU before installing the heatsink and fan e Refer to the installation manual that came with the CPU package for details on heatsink fan assembly and installation CPU heatsink top view CPU heatsink bottom view
109. ler Lum d RRID 18 Fault alan aids Perle 5 IITTTITIT Striping ulrerenls near c 2 ts E Ld L NEM NE MEM ME T LE LL amp LE ULL Iii B 888 g EE hb hb RB B 8 R g h AN Refer to the Striping Requirements note at the bottom of the screen to determine the number of hard disk drives required for the selected RAID type 5 30 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 4 Use the arrow keys to select a RAID set member then press lt SpaceBar gt to mark An X mark appears after the selected HDD 5 Follow the step 4 to select the other members of the RAID set then press lt Enter gt when finished B E GN 0 6 GA GN GN 8 6 2 8 2 5 2 8 LEA r JEG 1 11 va z EATD A Select RATO meabers s to ee R 8 fl ee om om ee eo lo l 8 on no no nn bn mn ii Pi I f il St HGH I 1 Fe 1 EHBHII E v Pr ui H iH lr 15954 EC cenit op 6 Select the stripe size from the ct stripe menu then press lt Enter gt 16 KB 32 Kb 64 KB DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE AN For server systems we recommend that you use a lower array block size For multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing we recommend a higher array block size for optimum performance When prompted use the keyboard to assign a name for the RAID O set then press Enter redde el n karret dd M MM SOS Enter 1 to 15 alphabetic or numeric m characters Pre
110. ll to avail all motherboard features Z The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time it without notice Visit the ASUS website www asus com for updates 6 4 1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to the optical drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer FF If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of Min the support CD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the CD 6 4 2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices Z The screen display and driver options vary under different operating system versions es oe al DE for aes ST riens Sy Uta Comet Drivers Chapter 6 Driver installation 6 4 3 Management Software menu The Management Software menu displays the available network and server monitoring applications Click on an item to install Management Software 6 4 4 Utilities menu The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports Click on an item to install Utilities 6 4 5 Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide ASUS NCLV D2 Series 6 17 Chapter 6 Driver inst
111. lot x4 link PCI Express 1 0a 2 x PCI 33 MHz 32 bit 5V slot PCI 2 3 1 x mini PCI socket for ASUS Server Management Board Both models Intel 6300ESB Southbridge supports 4x Ultra DMA 100 66 33 devices 2 x SATA 150 HDDs with RAID O and RAID 1 configuration via the embedded LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID controller Adaptec AIC 8130 PCI X SATAII controller supports 4x SATAII 300 HDDs with RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID 0 1 configurations Zero Channel RAID card optional Adaptec AIC 7901X PCI X SCSI controller supports 1 x SCSI channel for up to 15 SCSI devices and RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID 0 1 configurations Zero Channel RAID card optional ATI RAGE XL PCI based VGA controller LAN 1 Broadcom BCM5721 Gigabit LAN controller Complies with PCI Express 1 0a specifications LAN 2 Broadcom BCM5705E PCI Gigabit LAN controller Complies with PCI 2 3 specifications Intel 6300ESB Southbridge supports 4 USB 2 0 1 1 ports 2 in rear and 2 in front panel continued on the next page X NCLV D2 Series specifications summary Special features BIOS features Rear panel Internal connectors Power Requirement Form Factor Support CD contents ASUS Smart Fan Control ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS MyLogo2 AMI BIOS 8 MB Flash ROM Green PnP DMI2 0a SMBIOS 2 3 WfM2 0 1 x PS 2 keyboard port purple 1 x PS 2 mouse port green 2 x USB 2 0 1 1 ports 1 x Serial port 1 x VGA port 2 X LAN RJ 4
112. m LU m m m LARA lp BSR SRSA SRS SRR SS Li isis Configure Vies SCSI Controller Settings ontigures Vies HostRATD Settings SCSI Disk Utilities LJ L BENENE EE EE EE EE LEN crea puras py pr pa bN bN py py bN BN prac Tea A ER RR ER A A A A A A BANE HR EE A A rss DN DN DN DN EN BN BN BN BN BN BN BRR BN ERR ER ER ER ER ERB ERB ER ERB A A B A A B A AE RET EEE A A A A H A A A A HB NB NB NB NB NB NB NB NB NB NB NB NB NB NB NRB NB NB B NB B N B H B H B A eT H H H OG OG OG EG Go Go OD OR Oo Ro Ro Ro GR RE OR OG GR GR A A A A A A A A AE Lar AAA Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka KNS NS MRS EE EEE EEE MSN RN RN SM eR RM Ked Ka Ka Ka E Arrows move cursor Enter gt fo select option Esc gt fo exit default 5 4 3 Creating a RAID 0 set Stripe To create a RAID O set for Performance 1 After enabling the HostRAID the utility returns to the initial menu Use the arrow keys to select Configure View HostRAlD Settings then press lt Enter gt 50 a a a GO GO Go Oo OG Go Oo Ro Oo Oo Oo GE GO GE GE GE GE ee GR GR ey eT 9 Ka Ka PSPS RR TETEE Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka dec Beo eod KR Pom aaa MR MR MSW SRN RM KM Sd d Re d Kd Kad Kd Ka Ka Ka Ka e Ka Ka Ka Ka RR RRR e Ka Ka Ka Ka KR KR KR KR KR K 6 KRK RR RR RR RR RR AA e E E E E 4 x i S U P 11H kr d bE ae ee i RN MN MNP MNP MN N L J a m 1 m T ud y 1 Li LET Un M 1 m3 L la ey bi Li L SE lp i pz S 3eaKeKEKEKENSKESSKESSTESEESSSEEEEETE Configure View S
113. motherboard reconfiguring your system or prompted to Run Setup This section explains how to configure your system using this utility Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program you can change the configuration of your computer in the future For example you can enable the security password feature or change the power management settings This requires you to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the firmware hub The firmware hub on the motherboard stores the Setup utility When you start up the computer the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program Press lt Del gt during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing lt Ctrl Alt Delete gt or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on Do this last option only if the first two failed The Setup program is designed to make it as easy to use as possible Being a menu driven program it lets you scroll through the various sub menus and make your selections from the available options using the navigation keys AN e The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply for most conditions to ensure optimum performance If the system becomes unstable afte
114. n installing system components It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard Hardware information 2 1 eu 2 3 2 4 2 2 6 Cu Before you proceed ceramica 2 1 Motherboard overview cesses 2 2 Central Processing Unit CPU varen 2 10 SYSTEM MEMO E A A E 2 14 EXPANSION SIO Cs serrat A AAA 2 17 PP NUN MEI UUEEN I RDUM NES 2 20 EET oasnmetisi pup E EE HEC dor inU dou A 2 26 ASUS NCLV D2 Series 2 1 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings N e Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component e Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or to a metal object such as the power supply case before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity e Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them e Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component e Before you install or remove any component ensure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components Onboard LED The motherboard comes with a standby power LED The green LED lights up to indicate that the system is ON in sleep mode or in soft off mode Th
115. n or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing 50 can cause system boot failure 4 Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process ASUS NCLV D2 Series 4 5 Recovering the BIOS from the support CD To recover the BIOS from the support CD 1 Remove any floppy disk from the floppy disk drive then turn on the system Insert the support CD to the optical drive The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the floppy disk for the original or updated BIOS file Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy When no floppy disk is found the utility automatically checks the optical drive for the original or updated BIOS file The utility then updates the corrupted BIOS file Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy not found Checking for CD ROM CD ROM found Reading file NCLVDS2 ROM Completed Start flashing AN DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing 4 so can cause system boot failure Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process Z The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this Ps motherboard Visit the ASUS website www asus com to download the latest BIOS file Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 1 4 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage save and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows e
116. nd RAID O RAID 1 and RAID 0 1 configurations 5 1 1 RAID definitions RAID O Data striping optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel interleaved stacks Two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate double that of a single disk alone thus improving data access and storage Use of two new identical hard disk drives is required for this setup RAID 1 Data mirroring copies and maintains an identical image of data from one drive to a second drive If one drive fails the disk array management software directs all applications to the surviving drive as It contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system Use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive RAID 0 1 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundancy data having to be calculated and written With the RAID 0 1 configuration you get all the benefits of both RAID O and RAID 1 configurations Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and three new drives for this setup JBOD Spanning stands for Just a Bunch of Disks and refers to hard disk drives that are not yet configured as a RAID set This configuration stores the same data redundantly on multiple disks that ap
117. nector Chapter 2 Hardware information 14 System panel connector 20 pin PANEL1 This connector supports several chassis mounted functions s System power LED Green 3 pin PLED This 3 pin connector is for the system power LED Connect the chassis power LED cable to this connector The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power and blinks when the system is in sleep mode Hard disk drive activity LED Red 2 pin IDE LED This 2 pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD System warning speaker Orange 4 pin SPEAKER This 4 pin connector is for the chassis mounted system warning speaker The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings ATX power button soft off button Light Green 2 pin PWRSW This connector is for the system power button Pressing the power button turns the system on or puts the system in sleep or soft off mode depending on the BIOS settings Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the system is ON turns the system OFF Reset button Blue 2 pin RESET This 2 pin connector is for the chassis mounted reset button for system reboot without turning off the system power GND Q Eu JA Re ET The system panel connector is color coded for easy connection ASUS NCLV D2 Series 2 35 15 Auxiliary panel connector 20
118. ng system on a hard disk drive that is assigned to an array To create a RAID driver disk from Windows environment 1 Place the system or motherboard support CD in the optical drive 2 When the Drivers menu appears select the RAID driver disk you want to create LEUTE OD la as gei Drivers Management Sobra Uiliies Cosina Drivers OR Browse the contents of the support CD to locate the driver disk utility 3 Insert a formatted high density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive 4 Follow screen instructions to complete the process 5 After creating a RAID driver disk eject the floppy disk then write protect it to prevent computer virus infection ASUS NCLV D2 Series 6 1 6 2 Red Hat Enterprise ver 3 0 To create a RAID driver disk for Red Hat Enterprise ver 3 0 system 1 e Insert a blank formatted high density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive Decompress the zipped file into the floppy disk from the following path in the support CD For Intel 6300ESB RAID driver disk Drivers 6300ESB Driver Linux dud rh30 megaide v5 08u generic 1 img For Adaptec AIC 8130 RAID driver disk NCLV D2 SATA model only Drivers Adaptec HostRAID driver Linux a320raid 3 00 056 V580 1 rhel3qu3 i686 img For Adaptec AIC 7901X RAID driver disk NCLV DS2 model only Drivers Adaptec SCSI Driver Linux 2 0 12 aic79xx 2 0 12 1686 rhel3 img Eject the floppy disk Chapter 6 Driver in
119. nvironment The ASUS Update utility allows you to e Save the current BIOS file e Download the latest BIOS file from the Internet e Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS file e Update the BIOS directly from the Internet and e View the BIOS version information This utility is available in the support CD that comes with the motherboard package Z ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider ISP Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update 1 Place the support CD in the optical drive The Drivers menu appears 2 Click the Utilities tab then click Install ASUS Update VX XX XX 3 The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system Z Quit all Microsoft Windows applications before you update the BIOS using this utility M ASUS NCLV D2 Series 4 7 Updating the BIOS through the Internet To update the BIOS through the Internet 1 Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows desktop by clicking Start gt Programs gt ASUS gt ASUSUpdate gt ASUSUpdate The ASUS Update main window appears 2 Select Update BIOS from 3 Select the ASUS FTP site the Internet option from the nearest you to avoid network drop down menu then click traffic or click Auto Select Next Click Next 1 pM mets E DES cane ae psc INT ar wechad RD ne O sirg re ge m pm Ila Fin Donnicad a spp ded 3 5 rage Ho ya regret tor ee Gee ee
120. o four SATA hard disk drives that you can configure as an array through the onboard Adaptec AIC 8130 PCI X SATAII controller SATA RAID1 SATA RAID2 GND GND RSATA TXP1 RSATA TXP2 RSATA TXN1 RSATA TXN2 GND GND RSATA RXP1 RSATA RXP2 RSATA RXN1 RSATA RXN2 GND GND SATA RAID3 SATA RAID4 GND GND RSATA TXP1 RSATA TXP2 RSATA TXN1 RSATA TXN2 GND GND RSATA RXP1 RSATA RXP2 RSATA RXN1 RSATA RXN2 GND GND NCLV D2 Series SATA RAID connectors 5 Hard disk activity LED connector 4 pin HDLED1 This connector supplies power to the hard disk activity LED The read or write activities of any device connected to the SCSI connectors or the SATA connectors cause this LED to light up HDLED1 E SCSI ACTLED SCSI ACTLED SCSI ACTLED SCSI_ACTLED NCLV D2 Series SCSI SATA card activity LED connector ASUS NCLV D2 Series 2 29 6 Ultra320 SCSI connector 68 pin SCSI1 NCLV D2 SATA model only This motherboard comes with the Adaptec AIC 7901X PCI X SCSI controller that supports one 68 Pin Ultra320 SCSI connector The SCSI channel can support a maximum of 15 SCSI devices as specified by Ultra320 standards SCSI Connection Notes This motherboard has a 68 Pin Ultra320 SCSI connector The onboard SCSI chipset incorporates an advanced multimode I O cell that supports both single ended SE Ultra2 Ultra160 and Ultra320 devices With Ultra320 devices the SCSI bus platform performs at full Ultra320 speeds up to 3
121. oard implements the Universal Serial Bus USB 2 0 specification dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1 1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2 0 USB 2 0 is backward compatible with USB 1 1 See pages 2 26 and 2 31 for details Temperature fan and voltage monitoring The CPU temperature is monitored by the ASIC integrated in the Winbond hardware monitor to prevent overheating and damage The system fan rotations per minute RPM is monitored for timely failure detection The ASIC monitors the voltage levels to ensure stable supply of current for critical components See page 4 28 for details ASUS NCLV D2 Series 1 3 1 4 1 3 2 Innovative ASUS features CrashFree BIOS 2 ato 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 Control technology Ne The ASUS Smart Fan Control technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according to the system loading to ensure quiet cool and efficient operation See page 4 28 for details ASUS MyLogo2 Pim This new feature present in the motherboard allows you to personalize and add style to your system with customizable boot logos See page 4 36 for details Chapter 1 Product introduction This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform whe
122. ode Auto DMA Mode Auto SMART Monitoring Auto The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA and SMART monitoring These values are not user configurable These items show N A if no IDE device is installed in the system Type Auto Selects the type of IDE drive Setting to Auto allows automatic selection of the appropriate IDE device type Select CDROM if you are specifically configuring a CD ROM drive Select ARMD ATAPI Removable Media Device if your device is either a ZIP LS 120 or MO drive Configuration options Not Installed Auto CDROM ARMD LBA Large Mode Auto Enables or disables the LBA mode Setting to Auto enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled Configuration options Disabled Auto Block Multi sector Transfer Auto Enables or disables data multi sectors transfers When set to Auto the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports multi sector transfer feature When set to Disabled the data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time Configuration options Disabled Auto ASUS NCLV D2 Series 4 15 PIO Mode Auto Selects the PIO mode Configuration options Auto 0 1 2 3 4 DMA Mode Auto Selects the DMA mo
123. ogic Embedded SATA RAID controller driver when installing a Red Hat Enterprise ver 3 0 operating system 1 Boot the system from the Red Hat Installation CD pi bl press far lt ERTER AN upt RI TT tust EHTER gt Dhi oi BAID 1 iT iT Rat Ti i 2 At the boot type linux dd then press lt Enter gt To disable hardware probira tpa limes Un Nr R lo fast tho imatall media 04 sro acing trer lime C Rn s ENTER lo sable Pesca Fade typer leik Peete lt ENTER Fres 5 for more intoreation about reece mue m have driver disk type limus A TS tn pruapt for the Install method bee Mj U ee na O A 175441 I type Lima cria CENTERS ET poa ham am inetaller opiate dick type Dima updates ENTER fo fest the menor ln C EG BI HM 1 E RATER This opt Lon a lu sde ehon boot tL ros GO 1 r he sre limas n ASUS NCLV D2 Series 6 7 6 8 3 4 Select Yes using the lt Tab gt key when asked if you have the driver disk Press lt Enter gt De apt hise drives disk Tabs tAli Tah between elhal VI tees melectlea Fli mel Screen Select fdO using the Tab key when asked to select the driver disk source Press lt Tab gt to move the cursor to OK then press lt Enter gt You have multiple devices which could sere as WHP for a driver disk Which would uos like to use a E Tab lt A11L Tab between elevs I E 28 11 41 2E E Screen Chapter 6 Driver installation
124. ons You may install 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB and 4 GB registered ECC DDR2 400 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets AN e Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor Refer to the DDR2 Qualified Vendors List at the ASUS web site e Due to chipset resource allocation and depending on the number of expansion cards installed the following conditions may occur the system may detect less than 8 GB system memory when you installed four 2 GB DDR2 memory modules may show an available memory space of less than 4 GB when you installed four 1 GB DDR2 memory modules e Three DDR DIMMs intalled into any three memory sockets will function in single channel mode e f you are installing only one memory module install into the blue socket labeled DDR_A3 or DDR_B3 Installing into any other socket would not work 2 14 Chapter 2 Hardware information black DDR A2 DDR B1 black black N ca Cc Q e co tc Cc O e blue DDR_B3 blue Mode Single channel Dual channel X Populated with DIMM Single and dual rank mixing Dual Rank DIMM B3 Dual Rank DIMM A3 Dual Rank DIMM B2 Dual Rank DIMM A2 Dual Rank DIMM B3 Dual Rank DIMM A3 Single Rank DIMM B2 Single Rank DIMM A2 Single Rank DIMM B1 Single Rank DIMM A1 2 15 ASUS NCLV D2 Series 2 4 3 Installing a DIMM 4 Make sure to unplug the
125. ou physical injury and damage motherboard components 2 5 1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card 1 Before installing the expansion card read the documentation that came with it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card 2 Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis 3 Remove the bracket opposite the slot that you intend to use Keep the screw for later use 4 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot 5 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier 6 Replace the system cover 2 5 2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card configure the it by adjusting the software settings 1 Turnon the system and change the necessary BIOS settings if any See Chapter 4 for information on BIOS setup 2 Assign an IRQ to the card Refer to the tables on the next page 3 Install the software drivers for the expansion card LN When using PCI cards on shared slots ensure that the drivers support Share IRQ or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments Otherwise conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups making the system unstable and the card inoperable ASUS NCLV D2 Series 2 17 2 5 3 Interrupt assignments Standard interrupt assignments 9 O Priority Standard Function System Timer Keyboard Controller Re direct to IRQ
126. pear as a single disk on the operating system Spanning does not deliver any advantage over using separate disks independently and does not provide fault tolerance or other RAID performance benefits ASUS NCLV D2 Series 5 1 5 2 5 1 2 Installing hard disk drives The motherboard supports both Serial ATA and SCSI NCLV DS2 model only hard disk drives for RAID configuration For optimal performance install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array To install the SATA hard disks for RAID configuration 1 Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays following the instructions in the system user guide 2 Connect a SATA signal cable to the signal connector at the back of each drive and to the SATA connector on the motherboard 3 Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive To install the SCSI hard disks for RAID configuration 1 Install the SCSI hard disks into the drive bays following the instructions in the system user guide 2 Connect the SCSI interface cable connectors at the back of the SCSI drives 3 Connect the other end of the SCSI interface cable to the SCSI connector on the motherboard 5 1 3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set from SATA hard disk drives attached to the SATA connectors supported by the Intel 6300ESB Southbridge chip To do this 1 Enter the BIOS Setup during POST
127. plays at the bottom of the screen 4 Select all the drives required for the RAID set then press lt Enter gt The configurable array appears on screen eseQbjects eee ahah H ceeCheck Donziz i a a o lt Port 1 DISK 11 amp 376HB HS 722512 VE SHBB LRR ELLE EHu SPALE Se1 ENTER EndArrav FIB Conf igure F2 Dru Info F3 Logi Uri zE dm i s 5 6 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 Press lt F10 gt select the configurable array then press lt SpaceBar gt The logical drive information appears including a Logical Drive menu that allows you to change the logical drive parameters 114376ME p SUF Le J176 Accept cores SPYR All ASUS NCLV D2 Series 5 7 6 Select RAID from the Logical Drive menu then press lt Enter gt 7 Select the RAID level from the menu then press lt Enter gt AN You need at least two identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 1 set ogsp l ria qu klas 114376H6 A 7 n ripe 51 8 RATI 1 il ceases Accept AAA AAA AAA AAA SP R NO id 8 When creating a RAID 1 set select Stripe Size from the Logical Drive menu then press lt Enter gt When creating a RAID O set proceed to step 10 9 Key in the stripe size then press Enter 22b jecis P STRE i Check L Miti Vote Strie TTE EEE ETE al ria ya Rv o ee ee O OS EEE EN mil 1 HEHEHE FIZE 1143 TEHE ETTE 2 9 8 9 sh NG EG E 8 GE GOOG 0 EN GN R E E
128. r changing any BIOS settings load the default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability Select the Load Setup Defaults item under the Exit Menu See section 4 8 Exit Menu e The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only and may not exactly match what you see on your screen e Visit the ASUS website www asus com to download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields General help BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Server Security Boot Exit System Overview Use ENTER TAB System Time 11 10 19 or SHIFT TAB to System Date Thu 04 21 2005 select a field Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Use or to IDE Configuration configure system time Primary IDE Master Not Detected Primary IDE Slave Not Detected Secondary IDE Master Not Detected Secondary IDE Slave Not Detected Tertiary IDE Master Not Detected Select Screen Fourth IDE Master Not Detected Select Item Change Option System Information General Help Save and Exit Exit K K K K K K K k v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Sub menu items Navigation keys 4 2 2 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items Main For changing the basic system configuration Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Server
129. r disable the keyboard wake up feature Set this jumper to pins 2 3 5VSB to wake up the computer when you press a key on the keyboard the default is the Space Bar This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 1A on the 5VSB lead and a corresponding setting in the BIOS KBPWH 1 2 23 HE 5V 5VSB Default NCLV D2 Series Keyboard power setting 5 VGA controller setting 3 pin VGA_EN1 These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard ATI RAGE XL PCI VGA controller Set to pins 1 2 to activate the VGA feature VGA EN1 1 2 2 3 Enable Disable NCLV D2 Series VGA Setting Default 2 22 Chapter 2 Hardware information Gigabit LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN1_EN1 This jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard Broadcom BCM5721 Gigabit LAN1 controller Set to pins 1 2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature LAN ENT 2 1 3 2 Enable Disable Default NCLV D2 Series LAN_EN1 setting Gigabit LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN2_EN1 These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Broadcom BCM5705E Gigabit LAN2 controller Set to pins 1 2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature LAN EN2 3 2 2 Enable Disable Default NCLV D2 Series LAN EN setting ASUS NCLV D2 Series 2 23 8 SCSI controller setting 3 pin SCSI_EN1 NCLV DS2 model only This jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard Adaptec AIC 7901X SCSI U320 controller Set to pins 1
130. rance ich Performance T ii Sr yate riel Requirementa eses sas sas sica sitas Hin rives am 4 rives E Eod Eo EG a RE RE R REAR ERE Eod Eod Eod EGO EGO ee EG EG REA RE RE h T ura a a al m Enter Hrrass gt nue IL ANN the selected RAID type daa ka aa kaka aa Ek al a al al a a a a a a a ok ne ok a a ls ae i Refer to the Striping Mirroring Requirements note at the bottom of the screen to determine the number of hard disk drives required for Use the arrow keys to select a RAID set member then press lt SpaceBar gt to mark An X mark appears after the selected HDD Follow the step 4 to select the other members of the RAID set then press lt Enter gt when finished AAA HT D ur N L mi RATD 18 Select RAID members ID Ve nelne Prandi 1 clot M 19 87 zm Em cmd Emo om ne cad a mc cmd mc cmm ne cm mc cad mco cad mco cad ne cmd dm rad SEE ee R S NE NNM N K NMN N N N K NMN N NM NEN NMN NRM N 9 JITSU NBT PR NB TR IC BB TS 1386 MB TOO 1380 MAT 34 FNC MATS 1380 IET Edd Ed REGE R RE RE RE EDGE EDGE RER ERE ROG REO EGO EGO RO ERGO ee RE RE EG h a K ol ol o a a a le k 89 89 cl bR 89 Rd dm a a R Ei a a al al a bR ll al da a paca sel ELIT Enter ASUS NCLV D2 Series J a J Lao J amp GE Its 466 74 GE EST 6 Select the stripe size from the menu then press lt Enter gt 32 KB bh KB DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE
131. rr ay Petite Hero Ade lete Holsnare waf igure rijs hi p p sara o latina InforaationpessessuuaaseprRKNEE Ea Mener eter THE Pater HT per THHT r delete the partition table choose which member Hoti L L a LIE m m GS GS oe 6 Press lt Enter gt to delete the array 7 ANO Arrays present message appears on screen Press any key to continue ASUS NCLV D2 Series 5 61 5 5 Adding a spare drive to a RAID 1 set To add a spare drive to a RAID 1 set 1 From the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility initial menu highlight Array Configuration Utility then press lt Enter gt 2 Select Add Delete Hotspare from the Main Menu then press Enter 3 Select the spare drive from the list then press Insert The selected drive appears in the Assigned Hotspare drives section Press lt Enter gt when finished ETT tt Hotspere dE n ES ms m m m m m m m me ope AOL eS 4 When prompted press lt Y gt to create the spare or press lt N gt to abort gt aa cm Do vou sant fo create a sp ret Ves Kol 5 62 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 5 8 Deleting a RAID 1 spare drive To delete a RAID 1 spare drive 1 2 3 From the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility initial menu highlight Array Configuration Utility then press lt Enter gt Select Add Delete Hotspare from the Main Menu then press lt Enter gt EEEE EE i x Mer Jo anag
132. s at startup If detected the USB controller legacy mode is enabled If no legacy USB device is detected the legacy USB support is disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto USB 2 0 Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2 0 controller Configuration options Enabled Disabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed Allows you to set the USB 2 0 controller mode to HiSpeed 480 Mbps or FullSpeed 12 Mbps Configuration options FullSpeed HiSpeed 4 26 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 4 6 Super lO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Serial Port Address 3F8 IRQ4 Allows you to select the Serial Port base address Configuration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 Allows you to select the Serial Port2 base address Configuration options Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Parallel Port Address 378 Allows you to select the Parallel Port base addresses Configuration options Disabled 378 278 3BC Parallel Port Mode Normal Allows you to select the Parallel Port mode Configuration options Normal Bi Directional EPP ECP Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Allows you to select the Parallel Port IRQ Configuration options IRQ5 IRQ7 ASUS NCLV D2 Series 4 27 4 4 7 Hardware Monitor BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Hardware Monitor CPU1 Temperature
133. s py rag pag py A A bN RE pg py ng BN pce pg ce puppe ccce A A A A A A A A 2 gg d LEE T A HR HR HBR nsa pps DN 77 BN BN BN BN BN BMN BN BN BN BN EHR ERR ER ER ER AA AA AA A A A A A A A A H T A A A A A A A A A A A A A A NB A NB NB NB NB NB NB NB NB NB NB NRB NB NB A A B A B B eT EEE 5 8 5 8 AAA ar BB Dl cd a kh cms Pl cb fa ks a m Pel cb MR MR De e a ms MR Ga e a Ga ln e Ga Gals id Gin ns d Kd Kd in Kd Kd i id EA move cursor Enter gt to select option Esc gt to exit default 5 46 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 2 Select the RAID set you want to make bootable then press lt Enter gt Pr g N 1 i al A ee 19 A ee ee 1200 A at slo eee Eraste Spare Delete Rebuild Verify Bootable 4 8ss4seseseeesseeeeeeeeee IE Type Van d h The 1 Stata N N N R A A A A O R R NLM N R O O O clriperlMirror RI 1 GIC gd i Tel 3 hard Urve FUJEISD AB FE M l Hard Drive FUJITSU MAT SAFTING h m b e ka k h kaka k eodd h h Red Read k h k k eodd k Red Read k kaka Red Read Red ka i ah ik ka E 0 6 ee ee HE pPI QF ee ee 9 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 5 I 65 7907 A at sla 1 47 gt Spare Delete Rebuild Verify Hontablo s ssssasasasssSESESEEEEEE REM Name 7907 Stripe Mirror E stripe 31 talor 176 LELLE StripeMirror 810 j FUJITSU AAT Se Pon TBA Optimal 2 amp tripe Mirror R10 FUJIISU KALSVING AKC Optimal Ssiripe Mirror RIG FUJITSU
134. sk Z NOTE Tips and additional information to help you complete a task s Typography Bold text Italics lt Key gt lt Key1 Key2 Key3 gt Command Indicates a menu or an item to select Used to emphasize a word or a phrase Keys enclosed in the less than and greater than sign means that you must press the enclosed key Example lt Enter gt means that you must press the Enter or Return key If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked with a plus sign Example lt Ctrl Alt D gt Means that you must type the command exactly as shown then supply the required item or value enclosed in brackets Example At the DOS prompt type the command line format A S NCLV D2 Series specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory Expansion slots Storage NCLV D2 SATA NCLV DS2 Graphics LAN Dual 604 pin sockets for Intel Xeon processors with Extended Memory 64 bit Technology EM64T Supports Intel Hyper Threading Technology Northbridge Intel E7320 Memory Controller Hub MCH Southbridge Intel 6300ESB 800 MHz Dual channel memory architecture 6 x 240 pin DIMM sockets support registered ECC DDR2 400 memory modules Supports 256 MB up to 8 GB system memory 1 x PCI X 133 MHz 64 bit slot PCI X 1 0 1U 2U riser supports Zero Channel RAID card 1 x PCI X 133 MHz 64 bit slot PCI X 1 0 1U 2U riser 1 x PCI Express x8 s
135. ss Enter gt when finished mi ar A AA 0 h ch hh BR HH ar Lg LI LEE F F H HH HHHH HHHH La FO E HHHH Td 10 P 0 H H H d dE H H H H om ASUS NCLV D2 Series 5 31 8 If you want to make the array Kas nena KRK RRR KRK bootable select Yes from the Do you want to make menu then press lt Enter gt 8 this i ray az bootable 9 When prompted to create the RAID O set select Yes then press lt Enter gt No DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE E AN The utility erases all data from the selected hard disk drives Make sure to backup all important data before creating a RAID set A Build Complete message appears to indicate that you have successfully created the RAID 0 set 10 The screen displays the information on the created RAID set Press lt Esc gt to exit the utility 5 32 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 4 4 Creating a RAID 1 set Mirror To create a RAID 1 set for Fault Tolerance 1 Follow steps 1 to 2 of the Creating a RAID O set section 2 Select RAID 1 Fault Tolerance from the Select RAID Type menu then press lt Enter gt oTi d op H al A ai SE Ho DH m EG EO EO EE EE 8 9 EG EG EG EG ROG E La y ta HE ATO ee ee ee EEE EE AAA R R R SEAGATE EHH I I sit HOH I I arar rara olor RAD Type RAID 8 ae Ho Fault Tolerance RATD 10 Fault Tolerance High Performance EEE EMEA T a EE EE ME MEM ME EE ER EB NL M EM BE B Hirre Y ing F
136. ss x8 slot The onboard PCI Express x8 slot provides x4 link to the MCH This slot is designed for various server class high performance add on cards like SCSI RAID card fiber channel card etc 2 5 6 ZCR slot The 64 bit PCI X slot green on the motherboard supports a Zero Channel RAID card that allows all types of RAID configurations ASUS NCLV D2 Series 2 19 2 6 La Jumpers The grayed out components in the illustrations may not be present in certain models 1 Clear RTC RAM CLRTC1 This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock RTC RAM in CMOS You can clear the CMOS memory of date time and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS which include system setup information such as system passwords To erase the RTC RAM 1 2 3 N 2 20 NCLV D2 Series Clear RTC RAM Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord Remove the onboard battery Move the jumper cap from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep the Cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 Re install the battery Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer Hold down the lt Del gt key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position Removing the cap will cause system boot failure CLRTC1 2 1 3 2 JE
137. stallation 6 1 2 Installing the RAID controller driver Windows 2000 2003 Server OS During Windows 2000 2003 Server OS installation To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows 2000 2003 Server OS 1 Boot the computer using the Windows 2000 2003 Server installation CD The Windows 2000 2003 Setup starts 2 Press F6 when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver appears at the bottom of the screen 3 When prompted press S to specify an additional device ii ff L Fi tup wili qlrar LAO LE LENA I il olf TT i TEST DRE a ipni ga ASUS NCLV D2 Series 6 3 4 J 6 4 Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the floppy disk drive then press lt Enter gt EHTEE Cost inin ESL Lawcugl FA Exit Select the RAID controller driver from the list then press Enter e Forlntel 6300ESB LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID driver select LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID e For Adaptec AIC 8130 SATA RAID driver select Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA HostRAID Controller e For Adaptec AIC 7901X SCSI RAID driver select Adaptec HostRAlD U320 Diver ver 1 02 for Windows 2000 XP 2003 The Windows 2000 2003 Setup loads the RAID controller drivers from the RAID driver disk When prompted press lt Enter gt to continue installation Setup then proceeds with the OS installation Follow screen Instructions to continue Chapter
138. supply SMBus connector ASUS NCLV D2 Series 2 34 13 ATX power connectors 24 pin ATXPWR1 8 pin ATX12V1 These connectors are for SSI power supply plugs The power supply plugs are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit W NCLV D2 Series Power connectors Use of an SSI 12 V Specification 2 0 compliant power supply unit PSU that provides a minimum power of 600 W is recommended for a fully configured system Do not forget to connect the 8 pin ATX 12 V power plug otherwise the system will not boot up Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when configuring a system with more power consuming devices The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate You must install a PSU with a higher power rating if you intend to install additional devices 1 3 Volts 24 pin Power Connector E 5 Volts Ground E Ground Ground E 5 Volts Ground E Ground Volts E 3 Volts 1112 Volts E 3 Volts a 5 Volts BE Power OK 5 Volts E 12 Volts Ground E 3 Volts 1 5 Volts amp S 5V Standby 2 Volts JE 12 Volts Ground E Ground PSON O 5 12V CPU E GND 12v CPU EB GND 9 12V CPU E5 GND 12V CPU E5 GND For Power Supply with 20 pin Power Con
139. supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer Operation safety Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it carefully read all the manuals that came with the package Before using the product make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged If you detect any damage contact your dealer immediately To avoid short circuits keep paper clips screws and staples away from connectors slots sockets and circuitry Avoid dust humidity and temperature extremes Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet Place the product on a stable surface If you encounter technical problems with the product contact a qualified service technician or your retailer About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing and configuring the motherboard How this guide is organized This guide contains the following parts Chapter 1 Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new technologies it supports Chapter 2 Hardware information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes description of the switches jumpers and connectors on the motherboard Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and ways of shutting down the system Chapter 4
140. t Disk The utility performs a low level format on the drive By default SATA hard disk drives are low level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low level formatted again AN Formatting erases all data on the hard disk drive Verify Disk Media Performs a scan on the media of the drive for defects Follow screen instructions to proceed ls hector EHRE HITAN PAPA A SP SS A AL SSS ASUS NCLV D2 Series 5 67 Chapter 5 RAID configuration This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for various system components Driver installation 6 1 6 2 6 3 6 4 RAID driver installation T 6 1 LAN driver installation eene 6 10 VGA driver installation sss eee eee 6 14 Management applications and utilities installation 6 16 ASUS NCLV D2 Series 6 1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for your server system you are now ready to install an operating system to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array This part provides instructions on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation 6 1 1 Creating a RAID driver disk AN You may have to use another system to create the RAID driver disk from the system motherboard support CD or from the Internet Windows 2000 2003 Server A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows 2000 2003 Server operati
141. t Fan Control Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Smart Fan Control feature that smartly adjusts the fan speeds for more efficient system operation Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 28 Chapter 4 BIOS setup A The CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature and MB Temperature items do not appear when you disable the Smart Fan Control feature CPU1 CPU2 Temperature XXX MB Temperature XXX Displays the detected CPU and system threshold temperatures when the Smart Fan Control feature is enabled VCORE1 Voltage VCORE2 Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 5VSB Voltage VBAT Voltage 12V Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage outputs through the onboard voltage regulators ASUS NCLV D2 Series 4 5 Server menu The Server menu items allow you to customize the server features BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Securit Boot Exit Server Features l Configure Remote Access K Remote Access Configuration Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc 4 5 1 Remote Access Configuration The items in this menu allows you to configure the Remote Access features Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the configuration options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure Remote Access type and parameters Select Remote Access Remote Access Enabled type Serial port number COM1
142. tails Intel E7320 and Intel 6300ESB chipset The Intel E7320 Memory Controller Hub MCH and the Intel 6300ESB 1 0 controller hub provide the vital interfaces for the motherboard The MCH provides the processor dual channel DDR2 400 memory and PCI Express interfaces The ICH is a new generation server class I O controller hub that provides the interface for PCI 2 3 DDR2 400 memory support The motherboard supports DDR2 400 memory which features data transfer rates of 400 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest server applications The dual channel memory architecture doubles the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system performance eliminating bottlenecks with peak bandwidths of up to 6 4 GB s PCI Express interface CL The motherboard fully supports PCI Express the latest 1 0 interconnect technology that speeds up the PCI bus PCI Express features point to point serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by carrying data in packets This high speed interface is software compatible with existing PCI or PCI X specifications See page 2 19 for details Ultra320 SCSI feature NCLV DS2 model only The Adaptec AIC 7901 X PCI X SCSI controller is onboard to support one 68 pin Ultra320 SCSI connector that can connect up to 15 SCSI devices See page 2 30 for details Serial ATA II feature NCLV D2 SATA model only The Adaptec AIC 8130 SATA controller is onboard
143. tandard IDE mode you can connect Serial ATA boot data hard disk drives to these connectors If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors set the Configure S ATA as RAID item in the BIOS to Yes See section 4 3 4 IDE Configuration for details SATA2 GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 SATA 1 GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 SATA2 GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND SATA1 RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GN NCLV DS2 SATA connectors AN Important notes on Serial ATA e You must install Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows XP Service Pack 1 before using Serial ATA hard disk drives The Serial ATA RAID feature RAID O or RAID 1 is available only if you are using Windows 2000 XP e Use only two Serial ATA RAID connectors for each RAID O or RAID 1 set e When using the connectors in Standard IDE mode connect the primary boot hard disk drive to the SATA1 connector Refer to the table on the next page for recommended SATA hard disk drive connections 2 28 Chapter 2 Hardware information Serial ATA hard disk drive connection Connector Setting Use SATA1 Master Boot disk SATA2 Slave Data disk 4 Serial ATA RAID connectors 7 pin SATA_RAID1 SATA_RAID2 SATA_RAID3 SATA_RAID4 NCLV D2 SATA model only These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables These connectors support up t
144. und click Next to install Ple ba ndun Ex Pa mdr cirio the drivers aj vene Click Finish after the drivers ciem inni scies Ful i acum cf i cu Fur yu cum dio installation is done ER due ETE i Bort ASUS NCLV D2 Series 6 5 To verify the RAID controller driver installation 1 6 6 Right click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop then select Properties from the menu Click the Hardware tab then click the Device Manager button Click the sign before the item SCSI and RAID controllers Lm ul in Pra eee ET 1 RE 1 en ee a pa age duran md or Fa PI Eg Ties kiangi E Pi i Sr mgee nen amd Alert dick corimollam REESE RC dar reds gs E H cece o elt ird v ide M nara Lj Cat Han N ai Gai garras mulu ex Aa ra 2 gp NI E Pile cl ded Dd oc e For both models the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID item should appear e For NCLV DS2 model the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID and Adaptec AIC 7901 Ultra320 SCSI items should appear e For NCLV D2 SATA model the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID and Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA HostRAID Controller item should appear Right click the RAID controller driver item then select Properties from the menu Click the Driver tab then click the Driver Details button to display the RAID controller drivers Click OK when finished Chapter 6 Driver installation Red Hat Enterprise ver 3 0 To install the Intel 6300ESB LSI L
145. wise you can not install the CPU heatsinks properly 8 Secure the motherboard with 9 screws Refer to section 2 2 2 Screw holes for illustration ASUS NCLV D2 Series 2 5 2 6 2 2 4 Motherboard layouts NCLV D2 SATA model 26 8cm 10 51n NCLV D2 SATA T Mouse SSIPWR1 LE M KBPWR1 O O Keyboard EEE PSUSMB1 J USBPW12 DDR2 DDR_B3 64 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DDR_A3 64 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DDR_B2 64 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DDR_A2 64 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DDR_B1 64 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DDR_A1 64 bit 240 pin module etl coy ran Gigabit LAN BCM5721 Eee AN EN1 EEEJfMm cPu2 BCM5705E REAR_FAN2 zz CPU_FAN2 PCIX1 64 bit PCI X Ga Bes PCIX2 64 bit PCI X ATI RAGE XL PCIE1 x4 link AR VGA Controller Elo en PCI4 32 bit 5V PCI O SB_PWR1 RECOVERY 1 El Super PCI5 32 bit 5V PCI I O CR2032 3V Lithium Cell S555555 m BMCCONN1 8Mbit CMOS Power LEEEmENENN Flash jaj ajaja BPSMB1 FLOPPY1 BIS BIOS LPT1 ami SERIEM um ELLE EBBBBBEEBBEE Chapter 2 Hardware information mPGA 604 mPGA 604 FRNT FAN1 FRNT FAN2 l al 4 USB3 HDLED pee els AUX_PANEL1 BARBER H USBPW34 aJala 8130 LED1 a a PANEL1 SATA RAID1 SATA RAID2 SATA RAID3 SATA RAID4 E 30 5cm 12in NCLV DS2 model 26 8cm 10 5in PS 2KBMS NCLV DS2 LE Her KBPWR1 C7 SSIPWR1 5 Keyboard ooo ii Ve REAR FAN1 PSUSMB1 Elsa US
146. yboard port purple 2 26 3 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 2 26 4 Serial COM1 port 2 26 5 VGA port 2 26 6 Gigabit LAN RJ 45 ports 2 26 Chapter 2 Hardware information Internal connectors Page 5 Hard disk activity LED connector 4 pin HDLED1 2 29 6 Ultra320 SCSI connectors 2 30 7 USB connector 10 1 pin USB34 2 31 8 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM2 2 3 9 CPU and system fan connectors 3 pin CPU FAN1 2 REAR_FAN1 2 FRNT FAN1 2 2 32 10 BMC connector 16 pin BMCCONN1 2 32 13 ATX power connectors 24 pin ATXPWR1 8 pin ATX12V1 2 34 14 System panel connector 20 pin PANEL 2 35 15 Auxiliary panel connector 20 pin AUX_PANEL1 2 36 11 Backplane SMBus connector 6 1 pin BPSMB1 2 33 12 Power supply SMBus connector 5 pin PSUSMB11 2 33 ASUS NCLV D2 Series 2 9 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU The motherboard comes with surface mount 604 pin Zero Insertion Force ZIF sockets The sockets are designed for the Intel Xeon processor in the 604 pin package with 1 MB L2 cache The new generation Xeon processor supports 800 MHz system bus and Extended Memory 64 bit Technology EM64T 2 3 1 Installling the CPU To install a CPU 1 Locate the CPU sockets on the motherboard NCLV D2 Series CPU Socket 604 N If installing only one CPU use the socket CPU1 2 Flip up the socket lever and push it all the way to the other side AN Make sure that the socket lever is pushed back al

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