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1. 00e 3 2 Powering off the computer uusueunnnnnnnnnnnenn ASUS NR LSR motherboard 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 back 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 if you are using an ATX power supply you need to switch on the power supply as well as press the ATX power switch on the front of the chassis 6 After applying power the power LED on the system front panel case lights up For ATX power supplies the system LED lights up when you press the ATX power switch 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 tests While the tests are running the BIOS beeps 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 Award BIOS Beep Codes Beep Meaning One short beep when No error du
2. 64 bit 133 100MHz PCI slot This PCI expansion slot is for the proprietary riser card with dual PCI X slots The PCI X slots support bus master PCI X PCI cards PS 2 mouse port This green 6 pin connector is for a PS 2 mouse PS 2 keyboard port This purple 6 pin connector is for a PS 2 keyboard RJ 45 port 100 10 Mbps This port allows connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub to support 10BASE T 100BASE TX networking protocols RJ 45 port 1000 100 10 Mbps This port allows connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub to support up to 1000Mbps data transfer rates Serial port This 9 pin COM1 port is for pointing devices or other serial devices RJ 45 port for server management This port allows connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub to support the remote power management feature VGA port This port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA compatible devices SCSI LED This LED indicates the status of the SCSI device connected to the external SCSI connector High density SCSI connector This dual channel 68 pin Ultra 160 320 SCSI connector supports up to 30 SCSI devices and data transfers of 160Mbps 320Mbps USB 1 1 ports These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB devices Location switch Pressing this switch causes the location LED to light up allowing you to locate a specific 1U system when several system are ins
3. features Z Even if installed your screen saver does not display when you select Blank Screen for the above field V H SYNC Blank blanks the screen and turns off vertical and horizontal scanning Configuration options Blank Screen V H SYNC Blank DPMS Standby DPMS Suspend DPMS OFF DPMS Reduce ON HDD Power Down Disabled Shuts down any IDE hard disk drives in the system after a period of inactivity as set in this user configurable field This feature does not affect SCSI hard drives Configuration options Disabled 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min 15 Min Suspend Mode Disabled Sets the time period before the system goes into suspend mode Configuration options Disabled 1 2 Min 2 3 Min 4 5 min 8 9 Min 20 Min 30 Min 40 Min 1 Hour PWR Button lt 4 Secs Soft Off When set to Soft off the ATX switch can be used as a normal system power off button when pressed for less than 4 seconds Suspend allows the button to have a dual function where pressing less than 4 seconds puts the system in sleep mode Regardless of the setting holding the ATX switch for more than 4 seconds powers off the system Configuration options Soft off Suspend 4 22 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 5 1 Power Up Control one AC Power Loss Restart Disabled Wake Power Up On a t Modem Disabled Onboard LAN Power Un Power Up On PCI Card Automatic Power Up Fi tl aft ESE ToL ee RS SA Sissi es AC PWR Loss Restar
4. 4 Ports COM amp LPT Fe SCSI and RAID controllers Sound video and game controllers FM System devices E z Universal Serial Bus controllers Computer Management Local u System Tools fm Event viewer 8 System Information g Performance Logs and Alerts E J Shared Folders Device Manager E Local Users and Groups aj Storage J Disk Management lt 5 Disk Defragmenter Logical Drives e Remoyable Storage Er Services and Applications ZI Ge 3 Highlight the Intel R 82554GC based Network Connection click the right mouse button and select Properties to display the following General Advanced Driver Resources Power Management Intel R 82544GC based Network Connection Device type Network adapters Manufacturer Intel Location PCI bus 18 device 2 function 0 Device status This device is working properly IF you are having problems with this device click Troubleshooter to start the traubleshooter Troubleshooter Use this device enable r OF Cancel Device usage ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 5 13 Highlight the Intel R PRO 100 S Server Adapter click the right mouse button and select Properties to display the following Intel R PRO 100 5 Server Adapter Properties x General Advanced Driver Resources Power Management HE IintelRA PROA00 5 Server Adapter Device type Network adapters Manufactu
5. Download the latest Netware Support Pack from Novell web site at http support novell com products nw411 patches htm 4 Installation of the Intel 82550PM Network Adapter for NetWare 5 x or 4 xx is complete Add or check the load and bind statements you need to the server s AUTOEXEC NCF file so the PRO 100 adapter driver loads automatically load and bind the server driver as follows LOAD CE100B SLOT x FRAME ETHERNET 802 2 BIND IPX TO CE100B NET xxxxxxxx where SLOT x Specifies the NBI NetWare Bus Interface slot number Substitute x with the valid value for the adapter You will be prompted with the slot number s of installed PRO 100 adapters The NBI numbers are different from the slot number indicated in the SETUP EXE utility NET xxxxxxxx Is the unique network address for that LAN segment The default frame type is 802 2 If your workstation needs to use the 802 3 frame type see the section later in this document about using multiple frame types on one adapter 5 4 3 ATI Rage XL Display Driver Installation You can select the Super VGA for the X Server on NetWare 5 x server system The other NetWare system didn t support X Server and you didn t need the VGA driver support ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 5 21 0 0 Linux RedHat 7 2 5 5 1 LSI SCSI Driver Installation The RedHat 7 2 system can automatically detect the drivers for the LSI 53C1010R controller 5 5 2 Intel 82550PM 82544GC LAN Driver Install
6. Refer to the documentation that came with the hard drive to determine the optimum value and set it manually To make changes to this field set the Type field to User Type HDD Configuration options Disabled 2 Sectors 4 sectors 8 Sectors 16 Sectors 32 Sectors Maximum 4 12 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup SMART Monitoring Disabled This field allows you to enable or disable the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology system that utilizes internal hard disk drive monitoring technology This parameter is normally disabled because the resources used in the SMART monitoring feature may decrease system performance Configuration options Disabled Enabled PIO Mode 4 This option lets you set a PIO Programmed Input Output mode for the IDE device Modes 0 through 4 provide successive increase in performance Configuration options 0 1 2 3 4 Ultra DMA Mode Disabled Ultra DMA capability allows improved transfer speeds and data integrity for compatible IDE devices Set to Disabled to suppress Ultra DMA capability To make changes to this field set the Type field to User Type HDD Configuration options 0 1 2 3 4 5 Disabled ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 4 13 4 3 2 Keyboard Features Boot Up NumLock Status Boot Up NumLock Status On This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon system boot Configuration options Off On Keyboard Auto Rep
7. press Enter Windows NT should now recognize the miniport driver and the SCSI hardware Press Enter to continue At this point simply follow the Microsoft Windows NT installation procedure As for the onboard LAN and VGA please refer to the later sections for network and graphics driver installation Existing System Installation Boot Windows NT system and log on as Administrator Click on the Start button Select Settings gt Control Panel Double click on SCSI Adapters icon Click the Drivers tab If the old NCRSDMS SYS NCRC810 SYS NCRC8XX SY8 or SYMC810 SYS drivers are listed select the driver s and choose Remove before adding the new driver If the driver name of the driver you are installing SYM_HI SYS or LSI_U3 SYS is listed remove it before adding the new driver Select OK when the Remove Driver message prompts Are you sure you want to remove this driver Click OK Click Add A list of installed adapters will appear Click the Have Disk button When prompted insert the appropriate LSI driver disk containing the Windows NT driver required to support your LSI adapter s The path to copy manufacturer s files is A WINNT MINIPORT and select OK Depending on the driver being installed Symbios Ultra3 PCI SCSI Driver is shown highlighted on the Install Driver menu If it is not highlighted select it Choose OK For the path to the OEM SCSI Adapter files A WINNT MINIPORT should be displayed Select Continue The
8. the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purposes only and may not exactly match what you see on your screen ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 4 5 4 2 1 BIOS menu bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections MAIN Use this menu to make changes to the basic system configuration ADVANCED Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced features POWER Use this menu to configure power management features BOOT Use this menu to configure the default system device used to locate and load the Operating System SERVER Use this menu to set server related items EXIT Use this menu to exit the current menu or to exit the Setup program To access the menu bar items press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted 4 2 2 Legend bar At the bottom of the Setup screen is a legend bar The keys in the legend bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus The following table lists the keys found in the legend bar with their corresponding functions Navigation Key s lt F1 gt or lt Alt H gt lt Esc gt Left or Right arrow Up or Down arrow minus key plus key or spacebar lt Enter gt lt Home gt or lt PgUp gt lt End gt or lt PgDn gt lt F5 gt lt F10 gt 4 6 Function Description Displays the General Help screen from any where in the BIOS Setup Jumps to the Exit menu or r
9. 2 Use the manual to create driver disk If you need to use a floppy disk to install the onboard Intel 82550PM network adapter drivers use the MAKEDISK BAT utility located at Drivers LAN MAKEDISK in the ASUS Driver Support CD MAKEDISK operating system destination where operating system is the OS for which you are creating the diskette and destination is the drive letter and path such as A If no destination is specified the A drive will be used The possible operating system options are NT Microsoft Windows NT W2K Microsoft Windows 2000 NW Novell NetWare servers and clients Make sure you have a 1 44MB formatted non bootable diskette in the floppy drive when using this utility 5 20 Chapter 5 OS Installation B NetWare 4 2 and 6 0 Installations 1 Prepare the Intel R PRO 100 Server Adapter driver from the previous section 2 Install NetWare 4 2 according to the NetWare instructions 3 When the NetWare installation procedure prompts you for a Network Driver insert the Intel PRO 100 driver disk into drive A Then use the INS key to select an unlisted driver A dialog box appears The CE100B LAN Intel 8255X PCI Adapter CHSM spec 1 11 driver appear as a selection N lf the Loader could not find public symbol lt symbol name gt error message prompted when system is loading Intel Pro 100 PCI network driver it is because the related network driver modules are too old
10. CPU does not fit in completely ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 2 5 3 Position the CPU above the socket such that its marked corner matches the base of the socket lever 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 Gold Mark 5 When the CPU is in place press it firmly on the socket while you push down the socket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked 2 6 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 4 3 Installing the heatsink Follow these steps to install the CPU heatsink 1 Carefully place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU The heatsink fits in only one orientation Take note of the heatsink placement as shown ASUS logo facing the rear panel 2 Hold down the heatsink lightly and twist each of the four screws with a flat screw driver just enough to attach the heatsink to the motherboard 3 When the four screws are attached tighten them one by one to completely secure the heatsink ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 2 5 System memory 2 5 1 Overview The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate DDR Dual Inline Memory Module DIMM sockets These sockets support up to 8GB system memory using 184 pin registered PC2100 1600 DDR DIMMs with Serial Presence Detect SPD and Error Check and
11. Correction ECC 104 Pins 80 Pins NR LSR 184 Pin DDR DIMM Sockets W A DDR 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 The DDR SDRAM technology evolved from the mainstream PC66 PC100 PC133 memory known as Single Data Rate SDR SDRAM DDR memory however has the ability to perform two data operations in one clock cycle thus providing twice the throughput of SDR memory For example a 200MHz DDR DIMM will support a 100MHz memory bus and a 266MHz DDR DIMM will support a 133MHz memory bus DDR Data Transfer Rate DDR Base Frequency 266MHz gt 133MHz 200MHz gt 100MHz A DDR DIMM has the same physical dimensions as an SDR DIMM but it has a 184 pin footprint compared to the 168 pin of the SDR DIMM Also a DDR DIMM is single notched while an SDR DIMM is double notched Therefore a DDR DIMM is not backward compatible with SDR and should be installed only in a socket specially designed for DDR DIMMs 2 8 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 5 2 Memory configurations The motherboard supports system memory of up to 8GB in a two way interleaved configuration As a rule this configuration requires that you install identical DDR DIMMs exactly the same type and size in pairs For example if you installed a 512MB module into DDRA1 you must install the same type of 512MB module into DDRB1 The same rule applies to pair DDRA2 DDRB2 Z An exc
12. E General Driver Resources 1 ATI Technologies ne RAGE SE PCI paa Device tupe Display adapters Manufacturer AT Technologies Inc Location PCI bus device 3 function DO Device status This device ig working properly IF You are having problems with this device click Troubleshooter to start the traubleshooter Troubleshooter OF Cancel 5 2 4 Enabling ATA100 Feature in Windows 2000 To enable the ATA100 feature under Windows 2000 you need to upgrade to Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 5 15 5 3 Microsoft Windows XP Professional Windows XP contains default drivers to support Intel 82550PM chipset ATl Rage XL chipset and LSI 53C1010R SCSI controller Z For Windows XP Professional users we recommended that you use the Intel 82550PM 82544GC drivers from the NR LSR support CD Follow these steps to install the drivers from the support CD 1 Insert the NR LSR support CD into the CD ROM drive 2 On the screen that appears select Create Install Disk Intel Product Information Inter PRO Network Connections ai F ti A Install Base Driver Only A SO A Create install Disk PP u Displays the Driver Disk Creator utility For h z eR creating a driver installation Floppy disk Es This utility is useful when installing drivers ey i on machines without CO ROMs or AR Ani network connections F Exit 3 The next screen allo
13. LAN driver disk proceed to the section A Preparing the Intel 82550PM 82544GC LAN Driver Disk A Preparing the Intel 82550PM 82544GC LAN Driver Disk Z Prepare one blank formatted high density floppy disk before proceeding ws Insert the NR LSR support CD into the CD ROM drive Run the MAKEDISK BAT utility from the following path Drivers LAN MAKEDISK N 3 Insert the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive when prompted 4 Follow the screen instructions to complete the process B Update Driver on an Existing System Installation You may update the LAN driver directly from the NR LSR support CD 1 Insert the support CD into the CD ROM drive On the screen that appears click on Intel PRO 100 LAN Driver then on the item Install Base Driver Only 2 Follow the screen instructions to complete the driver update Intel Product Information intel PRO Network Connections intel Installation for Wired and Wireless Adapters Intel PRO Kerstin Garner 5 12 Chapter 5 OS Installation When done your Computer Management window shows the installed LAN adapters FM Computer Disk drives Display adapters 2 DYD CD ROM drives 3 Floppy disk controllers amp Floppy disk drives SS IDE ATAJATAPI controllers 3 Keyboards A Mice and other pointing devices Monitors 9 Network adapters BY Intel R 82544GC based Network Connection EB Intel R PRO 100 5 Server Adapter
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15. example A XXX XX XXX then press lt Enter gt To cancel this operation press lt Enter gt Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD Flash Memory Winbond W29C020 or SST Z9EEO28 or Intel 82802AB Current BIOS Version ASUS XXX XX ACPI BIOS Revision 100X BIOS Model XXX XX BIOS Built Date 12725701 Please Enter File Name for NEW BIOS A N XXX XX XXxX 6 When prompted to confirm the BIOS update press Y to start the update Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD Flash Memory Winbond W29C020 or SST 29EE020 or Intel 82802AB BIOS Version CCURRENT 1 ASUS XXX XX ACPI BIOS Revision 100 Ctest awd ASUS XXX XX ACPI BIOS Revision 100 BIOS Model CCURRENT XXX XX Ctest awd XXX XX Date of BIOS Built CURRENT 1 09725799 CXXRXX Ks 05 29 00 Check sum of 1881 918 is F266 Are you sure Y N Y Press ESC To Return to Main Menu ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 4 3 7 The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the Flash ROM The boot block is updated automatically only when necessary This minimizes the possibility of boot problems in case of update failures When the programming is done the message Flashed Successfully appears Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD Flash Memory Winbond W29C020 or SST Z9EEOZO or Intel 82802AB BIOS Version CCURRENT J ASUS XXX XXx ACPI BIOS Revision 100 Ctest awd ASUS XXX XX ACPI BIOS Revision 100 BIOS Model CURRENT XXX XX Cte
16. in the A drive press Enter to continue The LSI U3NW HAM driver appears as a selection Highlight Disk and CD ROM Drivers e g IDEATA Press Enter and load an additional driver Then press the INS key The system always defaults to the A path Highlight the HAM driver and press Enter Select Yes to save and move the driver into the operating system Press Enter the system will start to copy the files Load a separate instance of the driver for every LSI SCSI controller channel or host adapter present in the system Load the LSI SCSI driver twice with different slot number from STARTUP NCF file as follows load LSI_U3NW HAM Slot 10009 load LSI_U3NW HAM Slot 10010 When prompted for a slot number accept the slot numbers displayed Make sure to write these slot numbers down for future reference When asked to edit the STARTUP NCF file make sure the LS _ USNW HAM is loaded once for each LSI controller SCSI channel present in the system Add the statement SLOT lt slot number gt to each load line in the STARTUP NCF by specifying the slot numbers written down in step 5 above with only one slot number per load instance ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 5 19 5 4 2 Intel 82550PM 82544GC LAN Driver Installation A Preparing Intel 82550PM 82544GC LAN Driver Disk 1 Use the self extracting image files For the Intel R PRO 100 Server Adapter driver the executable file is located here Drivers Lan makedisk makenw bat
17. key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data R476 Short solder points to Clear CMOS NR LSR Clear RTC RAM Setting ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 4 9 Halt On All Errors This field specifies the types of errors that will cause the system to halt Configuration options All Errors No Error All but Keyboard All but Disk All but Disk Keyboard Installed Memory XXX MB This field automatically displays the amount of conventional memory detected by the system during the boot process 4 3 1 Primary and Secondary Master Slave Me Hain Primary Master Auto Type Cylinders S H ead Sec tor J CHS Capacity gt Dan Maximum LBA Ca apacity i Multi Sect tor Transfers SHART een PI 0 Mode pa ULTRA DMA aR ESC Enter Type Auto Select Auto to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive If automatic detection is successful Setup automatically fills in the correct values for the remaining fields on this sub menu If automatic detection fails this may be because the hard disk drive is too old or too new If the hard disk was already formatted on an older system Setup may detect incorrect parameters In these cases select User Type HDD to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters Refer to the next section for details Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive make sure you have the correct configuration information supplied by the drive man
18. on page 1 7 10 11 12 13 14 2 1 6 Intel 82550PM Fast Ethernet controller Intel 82544GC Gigabit Ethernet controller ATI Rage XL VGA controller DDR DIMM sockets ServerWorks Grand Champion LE North Bridge CMIC LE ServerWorks 64 bit I O Bridge CIOB X2 5 switch DIP CLKSW CPU Socket 478 24 20 pin ATX power connector Backplane bridge board connectors Flash ROM 8 switch DIP U78 ServerWorks Champion South Bridge CSB5 server Management daughterboard connectors 27 28 29 30 31 32 LPC super I O controller ASUS ASIC LSI SCSI controller Ultra 160 SCSI connector internal PCI extended power connector 64 bit 133 100MHz PCI slot PS 2 mouse port PS 2 keyboard port RJ 45 port 100 10 Mbps RJ 45 port 1000 100 10 Mbps Serial port RJ 45 port for server management VGA port SCSI LED High density SCSI connector USB 1 1 ports Location switch Location LED See page 1 8 for the specifications of each component Refer to Chapter 2 for detailed information on the components Chapter 1 Product introduction 123 4 5 6 7 8 9 A0 a ME a Ee EE R e112 f DJ 8 wl N LITT CB38 RNI69 m moa fan a a RNI6B s a B o Q on S 3 Zeze cess d EINER BEIN T yi case RISG u ai RIGS R1674 tr Eceso ONN ODAR N AN Base Gao DOO aa Toae aa MSVO5 A23 09954 18 18 e
19. the Grand Champion Low End GCLE Systemset The CMIC LE device interfaces directly to the processor bus and integrates the functions of the main memory controller and the Inter Module Bus IMB interface unit The processor interface supports a 400MHz Front Side Bus FSB providing a 3 2GB s bandwidth 2 way interleaved 3 2GB s memory bandwidth with up to 8GB registered ECC PC2100 1600 DDR DIMMs and two high speed IMBs plus one thin IMB to connect to the south bridge CSB5 ServerWorks 64 bit I O Bridge CIOB X2 The Champion I O Bridge CIOB X2 provides a high performance data flow path between the IMB and the I O subsystem which supports multiple PCI PCI X interfaces that allows large efficient and flexible I O configurations The CIOB X2 supports 64 bit PCI PCI X I O buses that comply with PCI 2 2 specification 5 switch DIP CLKSW This 5 switch Dual Inline Package DIP allows you to set the CPU external frequency Chapter 1 Product introduction ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide CPU Socket 478 A 478 pin surface mount Zero Insertion Force ZIF socket for the Intel Pentium 4 processor with 400 MHz system bus that allows up to 3 2GB s data transfer rate 24 20 pin ATX power connector This power connector is for an ATX power supply Backplane bridge board connectors These connectors are for the bridge board that connects the motherboard to the backplane board Flash ROM This 4Mb f
20. 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 supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a Qualified service technician or your retailer Operation safety Before installing the product and adding devices on it carefully read all the documentation 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 vii viii This user guide contains detailed information on the ASUS NR LSR motherboard How this guide is organized This manual contains the following parts Chapter 1 Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the NR LSR motherboard It includes brief descriptions of the special attributes of the motherboard and the new technology it supports Chapter 2 Hardware information This chapter lists the ha
21. you to set the period of inactivity before the system enters Suspend mode Refer to Suspend Mode item When set to Max Saving system power Is conserved to Its greatest amount This setting automatically puts the system into suspend mode after a brief period of system inactivity Min Saving allows the least power saving as the system enters suspend mode only after a long period of inactivity Configuration options User Defined Disabled Min Saving Max Saving LN You should install the Advanced Power Management APM utility to keep the system time updated even when the computer enters suspend mode In Windows 3 x and Windows 95 you need to install Windows with the APM feature In Windows 98 or later APM is automatically installed as indicated by a battery and power cord icon labeled Power Management in the Control Panel Select the item Advanced in the Power Management Properties dialog box ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 4 21 Video Off Option Suspend gt Off This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management Configuration options Always On Suspend gt Off Video Off Method DPMS OFF This field defines the video off features The Display Power Management system DPMS feature allows the BIOS to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature Blank Screen only blanks the screen Use this for monitors without power management or green
22. 0 tracks Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 26 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 1 Server Menu Remote Console Disabled This field allows the text mode VGA display to be sent out to VT 100 terminal through COM1 This function is effective at BIOS POST and DOS environment Configuration options Disabled Enabled POST Only ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 4 27 48 Exit Menu When you have made all of your selections from the various menus in the Setup program save your changes and exit Setup Select Exit from the menu bar to display the following menu Exit Saving Changes f Enter Z Pressing lt Esc gt does not immediately exit this menu Select one of the options from this menu or lt F10 gt from the legend bar to exit Exit Saving Changes Once you are finished making your selections choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM The CMOS RAM is sustained by an onboard backup battery and stays on even when the PC is turned off When you select this option a confirmation window appears Select Yes to save changes and exit Z If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting Pressing lt Enter gt saves the changes while exiting Exit Discarding Changes Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you
23. 105MHz 110MHz NR LSR CPU External Frequency Selection ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 2 13 2 CPU Core Bus frequency multiple U78 Switches 1 8 These switches allow you to set the frequency multiple between the CPU internal and external frequencies This must be set in conjunction with the CPU Bus Frequency NR LSR CPU Frequency Multiple Selection Z The option to set the CPU core bus frequency multiple is available only on unlocked CPUs If you are using a locked CPU setting the switches does not produce any effect Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 8 Connectors This section describes and illustrates the internal connectors on the motherboard 1 Chassis alarm lead 4 1 pin U79 This lead is for a chassis designed with intrusion detection feature This requires an external detection mechanism such as a chassis intrusion sensor or microswitch When you remove any chassis component the sensor triggers and sends a high level signal to this lead to record a chassis intrusion event By default the pins labeled Chassis Signal and Ground are shorted with a jumper cap If you wish to use the chassis intrusion detection feature remove the jumper cap from the pins U79 i 5Volt Power Supply Stand By Ground Chassis Signal YJ NR LSR Chassis Open Alarm Lead 2 Serial port 2 connector 10 1 pin COM2 This connector accommodates a second serial port using an optional serial port b
24. 1A 2 22A 26 64W 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 Lack of sufficient air flow within the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors FAN2 Pomoy E FAN4 Hip FANS CNR Rotation SYSFAN1 SYSFAN2 m Rotation m 12V m Rotation m Rotation Rotation m GND m 12V GND NR LSR 8 Pin SystemFan ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 5 Ultra160 SCSI connector SCSIB This motherboard has two 68 Pin Ultra160 SCSI connectors one internal and one external see section 1 4 Motherboard overview for details on the external SCSI connector The SCSI connectors can support a maximum of 15 devices as specified by Ultra160 standards HDSCSI SCSI B 68 Pin Ultra160 68 Pin Ultra160 Ultra2 Wide SCSI Connector Ultra2 Wide SCSI Connector NR LSR Onboard SCSI Connectors SCSI Connection Notes The onboard SCSI chipset incorporates an advanced multimode O cell that supports both single ended SE Ultra2 and Ultra160 devices With Ultra160 devices the SCSI bus platform performs at full Ultra160 speeds up to 160MB s and extended cabling 12m or 25m in a point to point configuration When an SE device is a
25. 2k Copy all the files and subdirectory under the Win2k subdirectory to the root directory of a clean floppy disk Use this LSI driver disk during installation or Use the self extracting image files for Windows 2000 drivers For the LSI_U3 SYS driver the executable file is located here Drivers Sdms Diskimag Win2k exe B New System Installation The LSI_U3 SYS drivers are non bundled drivers The LSI U3 SYS driver supports the LSI LSI 53C1010R 53C1030 controller To install Windows 2000 on a new system the system BIOS must support booting from a CD ROM LSI BIOS settings may need to be changed to allow CD ROM booting 1 Start the Windows 2000 installation by booting from the Windows 2000 CD ROM 2 For installation of the LSI_U3 SYS drivers when the screen displays Windows 2000 Setup press the F6 key to install the LSI_U3 SYS drivers This must be done or else these new drivers is not recognized Z Even if you did not press F6 you are still allowed to load additional drivers later in the installation process However any drivers loaded during Windows NT Setup are not immediately recognized and no devices controlled by that driver are available during Windows 2000 Setup 3 When prompted for the manufacturer supplied hardware support disk insert the appropriate LSI driver disk containing the Windows 2000 driver required to support your LSI adapter s and press Enter The LSI Driver disk is creating prior to inst
26. 7 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration I 0 Device Configuration Item Specific Help RAY lt Enter gt to select Onboard Serial Port 1 SF8H IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8H IRO3 Fi Tl F5 ESC Enter F10 Floppy Disk Access Control R W When set to Read Only this parameter protects files from being copied to floppy disks by allowing reads from but not writes to the floppy disk drive The default setting R W allows both reads and writes Configuration options R W Read Only Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8H IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8H IRQ3 These fields allow you to set the addresses for the onboard serial connectors Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 must have different addresses Configuration options 8F8H IRQ4 2F8H IRQ3 SE8H IRQ4 2E8H IRQ10 Disabled 4 18 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 4 3 PCI Configuration Advanced PCI Configuration ot 1 Slot A mo Slot 3I PCI VGA Paleti te Snoop PCI Latency Timer ONB SCSI Controller Onb oard SCSI BIOS ONB SCSI BI 0s First SCSI BI ONB Pri imary SCSI Term ONB Secondary y SCSI Term Das VGA B 108 Oe Fung tion Inboard LAN Controlle I 0 nboard LR Boo ot R RO I Onboard 2nd LAN Control ler Onboard 2nd LAN Boot ROM T A EER ee ed ESC Enter Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 IRQ Auto These fields set how IRQ use is determined for each PCI slot The default setting for each field is Auto which utilizes auto routing to determine IRQ use Configuration o
27. IOS Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard recontiguring 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 may want to change the configuration of your computer in the future For example you may want to enable the security password feature or make changes to 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 Flash ROM The Flash ROM 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 Delete 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 gt lt Alt gt lt 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 It is a menu driven program which means you can scroll through the various sub menus and make your selections among the predetermined choices Z Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated
28. LBA Mode Is necessary for drives with more than 504MB storage capacity Configuration options LBA LARGE Normal Match Partition Table Manual Cylinders This field configures the number of cylinders Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value To make changes to this field set the Type field to User Type HDD and the Translation Method field to Manual Head This field configures the number of read write heads Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value To make changes to this field set the Type field to User Type HDD and the Translation Method field to Manual Sector This field configures the number of sectors per track Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value To make changes to this field set the Type field to User Type HDD and the Translation Method field to Manual CHS Capacity This field shows the drive s maximum CHS capacity as calculated by the BIOS based on the drive information you entered Maximum LBA Capacity This field shows the drive s maximum LBA capacity as calculated by the BIOS based on the drive information you entered Multi Sector Transfers Maximum This option automatically sets the number of sectors per block to the highest number that the drive supports Note that when this field is automatically configured the set value may not always be the fastest value for the drive You may also manually configure this field
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31. R LSR motherboard 51 Microsoft Windows NT Server 4 0 5 1 1 LSI SCSI Driver Installation Windows NT 4 0 do not have drivers for the new SCSI controllers you must load the driver manually prior to Windows NT 4 0 installation A Preparing an LSI Driver Disk The drivers are located on the ASUS Driver Support CD at Drivers Sdms Drivers WINNT Copy all the files and subdirectory under the WINNT subdirectory to the root directory of a clean floppy disk Use this LSI driver disk during installation or use the self extracting image files for Windows NT drivers The LSI_U3 SYS executable driver is in ASUS Driver Support CD at Drivers Sdms Diskimag NT40 exe B New System Installation This procedure installs the LSI_U3 SYS driver onto a Windows NT system Use this procedure when installing Windows NT onto an unused SCSI drive Windows NT automatically adds the driver to the registry and copies the driver to the appropriate directory There are two methods to install the Windows NT system One is installed by booting from NT CD Disc the other is by booting from NT three installation floppy disks B1 CD ROM Installation 1 Start the Windows NT installation by booting from the Windows NT CD ROM The system BIOS must support booting from a CD ROM LSI BIOS settings may need to be changed to allow CD ROM booting when using SCSl interface CD ROM drive 2 When the screen displays Windows NT Setup immediately press the F6
32. Select DEM Option iz Intel PRO 1000 Family Adapter 6 Select Intel R PRO 100 Family Adapter then click OK Follow the succeeding screen instructions 7 When done the following screen appears showing the Intel R PRO 100 Family Adapter in the list Network Setup Wizard To have setup start searching for a Network Adapter click Start Search button Start Search Network Adapters E intel PROV O0 Family Adapter Select fram list 8 Click Select from list then click Have Disk 9 Type AA in the dialog box then click OK 10 Inthe following screen select Intel R PRO 1000 Family Adapter then click OK Follow the succeeding screen instructions 5 6 Chapter 5 OS Installation 11 When done the following screen appears showing the Intel R PRO 1000 Family Adapter in the list Hetwork Setup Wizard To have setup start searching for a Network Adapter click Start Search button Stark Search Network Adapters BF Intel R PRO1000 Family Adapter E Intel R PRO100 Family Adapter Select from list Click Next and follow any other screen instructions to complete the installation Existing System Installation Double click the Network icon in the Control Panel Select the Adapter tab then click Add A list of adapters appears Do not select an adapter from the list Instead insert the LAN driver disk that you created from the NR LSR su
33. ace eight 8 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis AN Do not overtighten the screws Doing so may damage the motherboard Place this side towards the rear of the chassis ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 2 1 2 2 Motherboard layout 2 2 T Mouse B Keyboard 30 5cm 12in yj EATXPOWER h E FAN2 ServerWorks CNB GCLE Intel North Bridge 82544GC Gigabit Ethernet mPGA478G uzg WCE ServerWorks CIOB X2 I O Bridge BON GAWISBMhe SV R sonen ServerWorks RCC CSB5 South Bridge ASUS S u p er with a Monitor NR LSR PWRBTN oo LSI 53C1010R SCSI Controller CR2032 3V Lithium Cell The SCSI features are optional These components are grayed out in the above motherboard layout Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 3 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings aN AN 1 Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any ne component 2 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 3 Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them 4 Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component 5 B
34. acters are ignored To confirm the password type the password again and press lt Enter gt The password is now set to Enabled This password allows full access to the BIOS Setup menus To clear the password highlight this field and press lt Enter gt The same dialog box as above appears Press lt Enter gt The password Is set to Disabled A note about passwords The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify passwords in the Main menu The passwords control access to the BIOS during system startup Passwords are not case sensitive meaning passwords typed in either uppercase or lowercase letters are accepted The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two different passwords a Supervisor password and a User password If you did not set a Supervisor password anyone can access the BIOS Setup program If you did the Supervisor password is required to enter the BIOS Setup program and to gain full access to the configuration fields Forgot the password If you forget your password you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM The RAM data containing the password information is powered by the onboard button cell battery To erase the RTC RAM 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Remove the battery 3 Short the solder pads R476 for about 5 seconds see illustration below for the location 4 Re install the battery 5 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 6 Hold down the lt Del gt
35. alling Windows 2000 ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 5 9 5 10 The appropriate driver is shown highlighted Press Enter to proceed Return to the Windows 2000 Setup screen Press Enter to proceed The message about setup loading files appears At this point simply follow the Microsoft Windows 2000 installation procedure Existing System Installation Boot Windows 2000 and log on as Administrator Right click on My Computer and click on Properties Click on the Hardware tab and then click on the Device Manager button Click the sign to the left of the SCSI and RAID controllers line Find the adapter desired for the driver upgrade and double click on the entry Click on the Driver tab Information on the currently installed driver is displayed and additional driver details can be viewed by clicking the Driver Details button To update the existing driver click the Update Driver button The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard begins Click on the Next button Make sure that the item Search for a suitable driver for my device is selected then click on the Next button Make sure that the item Floppy disk drives location is checked Insert the appropriate LSI driver disk that contains the Windows 2000 driver required to support your LSI adapter s and press Enter The LSI driver disk was created earlier The system scans the existing driver database and the floppy disk drive for drivers for the selected adapter A lis
36. and Internet applications See page 2 10 Dual channel Ultra 160 320 SCSI The LSI 53C1010R 64 bit 66MHz PCI SCSI controller is onboard to Support dual channel Ultra 160 SCSI connectors that provide high speed data transfer interfaces Advanced 64 bit PCI X slots The 64 bit 133MHz expansion slot onboard supports a proprietary riser card with two PCI X slots on both sides The PCI X slots maximize I O bandwidth for the next generation 64 bit PCI X cards that support 133 100MHz bus The PCI X specification 1 0a allows full peer to peer transactions between PCI buses and provides options for intelligent I O and server management cards Onboard LAN The motherboard comes with the Intel 82550PM Fast Ethernet controller and the Intel 82544GC Gigabit Ethernet controller to support the latest LAN technologies 1 2 Chapter 1 Product introduction Onboard VGA The ATI Rage XL PCl based VGA controller integrates an 8MB display SDRAM to provide onboard video solution Integrated IDE bridge The motherboard includes two connectors to support an IDE board with dual channel bus master IDE connectors The IDE connectors support Ultra DMA 100 66 33 PIO modes 3 amp 4 devices ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 1 3 1 2 2 Value added solutions Temperature fan and voltage monitoring The CPU temperature is monitored by the ASUS ASIC to prevent overheating and damage The system fan rotations per minute RPM is monitored for ti
37. ation The RedHat 7 2 system can automatically detect the Intel 82550PM 82544GC network controller during installation You don t need to load or modify the network driver for the onboard LAN device 5 5 3 ATI Rage XL Display Driver Installation The RedHat 7 2 system can automatically recognize ATI Rage XL graphic controller ATI MACH64 during installation You don t need to load or modify the video driver for the onboard VGA device 5 22 Chapter 5 OS Installation
38. ay By Date 4 5 2 Hardware Monitor MB Temperature MB Temperature xxxC xxxF CPU Temperature xxxC xxxF The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the MB motherboard and CPU temperatures Set to Ignore only if necessary VCORE Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage 3VSB Voltage The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the voltage output by the onboard voltage regulators Z If any of the monitored items is out of range the following error a message appears Hardware Monitor found an error Enter Power setup menu for details You will then be prompted to Press F1 to continue or DEL to enter SETUP 4 24 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 6 Boot Menu Advanced Power Boot BE Server Exit Ist Boot BAID 2 2nd Boot BCV 3 3rd Boot BEV A th Boot Legacy cy Plug amp Pl Lay 0 5 5 f Rese at ot iguration Data MPS 1 4 Support Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled Boot Up Fl loppy Seek LEnable The motherboard BIOS supports the BIOS Boot Specification BBS version 1 01 BBS is an intelligent mechanism that provides flexible ways to set boot sequence for Initial Program Load IPL devices such as CD ROMs network remote boot ROM and SCSI or RAID controllers on PnP cards The IPL devices are classified into three categories 1 BIOS Aware IPL Devices BAID 2 PnP devices includes Boot Connection Vector BCV and Bootstrap Entry Vector BEV devices 3 Legacy dev
39. der to support SCSI devices load the HAM in conjunction with a SCSI Custom Device Module CDM Novell has developed generic CDMs to support SCSI 2 hard drives SCSI CD ROM devices SCSI Magneto Optical devices SCSI tape devices and SCSI changer devices In addition third party vendors are developing CDMs to support their specific devices In the following the NetWare 4 2 installation procedure are listed for reference 1 Use the self extracting image files For the LSI _U3 SYS driver the executable file is located here Drivers Sdms Diskimag Netware exe 2 Use the manual to create driver disk A Preparing an LSI Driver disk The SDMS NWPA drivers for the Novell NetWare operating system are located on the ASUS Driver Support CD at Drivers Sdms Drivers NetWare Copy all the drivers into a diskette and it will be used for the NetWare system installation Label it LSI driver for NetWare 5 18 Chapter 5 OS Installation B NetWare 6 0 New Installations Novell NetWare can automatically detect NetWare 6 0 C 1 NetWare 4 2 New Installations Begin the file server installation according to the instructions in the file server installation chapter in the Novell NetWare Installation Manual When the NetWare installation procedure prompts you for a driver disk insert the LSI driver for NetWare diskette into drive A Then use the INS key to select an unlisted driver A dialog box appears If the driver disk is
40. e a DIMM 1 Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM I 2 Remove the DIMM from the du agy socket s P Support the DIMM lightly with AN your fingers when pressing the retaining clips The DIMM might get damaged when it flips out with extra force 2 10 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 6 Expansion slots This motherboard has a 64 bit 133MHz PCI expansion slot that accommodates a dual slot riser card The riser card implements the PCI X Peripheral Component Interconnect Extended bus technology to support up to 133MHz data transfers or about 1 06GB s This bus technology is primarily designed for servers to increase the performance of high bandwidth devices such as Gigabit Ethernet cards and Ultra3 SCSI interfaces PCI X is backward compatible with the earlier PCI bus technology making it possible to install PCI and PCI X cards at the same time but the bus speed will be that of the slowest card Installing a card into one of the slots allows for 133MHZz bus speed Installing two cards reduces the bus speeds to 100MHz for both cards 4 Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components 2 6 1 Installing an expansion card Follow these steps to install an expansion card 1 Before installing the expansion card read the documentation that came with it and make the necessary hardware sett
41. e ee lessees SANS SIREERGENEE 6248353 et ero oi aes P Arm ac oevjeo0 d0o0 clo o 2929000900000 nT POURED ER MRED RE DR Ba ie f S 0 AAAA ANOA Eata N TSMC T i RN ee Zn No HII 86 CNORMING POOLLERIZDEROTE 8661 A21SNSVO KININ eee ce EEEREN 03 a oagi j 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 1 7 1 3 2 Core specifications 1 8 Intel 82550PM Fast Ethernet controller This LAN controller fully supports 10BASE T 100BASE TX networking protocols Intel 82544GC Gigabit Ethernet controller This controller is an integrated Ethernet LAN component that supports 1000Mbps 100Mbps and 10Mbps data rates The 82544GC Is optimized for LAN on Motherboard designs LOM enterprise networking and Internet appliances that use PCI or PCI X bus The controller provides a 32 64 bit 33 66MHz interface to the PCI bus that supports PCI Specification Rev 2 2 and to the PCI X extension to the PCI Local Bus Rev 1 0a at clock rates of up to 183MHz ATI Rage XL VGA controller This PCl based VGA controller Supports up to 8MB display SDRAM for 1280x1024 and true color resolutions DDR DIMM sockets These six 184 pin DIMM sockets support up to 8GB system memory using registered ECC PC2100 1600 DDR DIMMs ServerWorks Grand Champion LE north bridge CMIC LE The Champion Memory and O Controller LE CMIC LE acts as the host bridge of
42. e separation between the equipment and receiver 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 use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the 7 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 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 adpater or extension cord These devices could interrupt
43. eat Rate 6 Sec This controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes Options range from 6 to 30 characters per second Configuration options 6 Sec 8 Sec 10 Sec 12 Sec 15 Sec 20 Sec 24 Sec 30 Sec Keyboard Auto Repeat Delay 1 4 Sec This field sets the time interval for displaying the first and second characters Configuration options 1 4 Sec 1 2 Sec 3 4 Sec 1 Sec 4 14 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 4 Advanced Menu CPU Level 1 Cache CPU Speed Manual This field displays the auto detected CPU speed CPU Level 1 Cache CPU Level 2 Cache Enabled These fields allow you to choose from the default Enabled or choose Disabled to turn on or off the CPU Level 1 and Level 2 built in cache Configuration options Disabled Enabled BIOS Update Enabled This field functions as an update loader integrated into the BIOS to supply the processor with the required data When set to Enabled the BIOS loads the update on all processors during system bootup Configuration options Disabled Enabled PS 2 Mouse Function Control Auto The default setting Auto allows the system to detect a PS 2 mouse at Startup If a mouse is detected the BIOS assigns IRQ12 to the PS 2 mouse Otherwise IRQ12 can be used for expansion cards When you set this field to Enabled BIOS reserves IRQ12 whether or not a PS 2 mouse is detected at startup Configuration options Enabled Auto ASUS NR LSR
44. econdary SCSI channels Configuration options Enabled Disabled Primary VGA BIOS First PCI VGA Card This field allows you to select the primary graphics card Configuration options PCI VGA Card Onboard VGA USB Function Enabled Set this field to Enabled if you want to use Universal Serial Bus devices Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard LAN Controller Enabled Onboard 2nd LAN Controller Enabled These fields allow you to enable or disable the onboard LAN controllers Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM Enabled Onboard 2nd LAN Boot ROM Enabled When set to Enabled these fields allow the system to boot from the network using the onboard LAN controller boot ROM Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 20 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 3 Power Menu The Power menu allows you to reduce power consumption This feature turns off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity Hain eit Power BBY server Exit Power Management Video ve Option Video Off He thod HDD Power Down Suspend Mode PHR E Butto on lt Secs Pouer Up Control a Hardware Monit tor Power Management User Defined This field allows you to activate or deactivate the automatic power saving features When set to Disabled the power management features do not function regardless of the other settings on this menu The User Defined option allows
45. efore you install or remove any component ensure that the ATX 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 ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 2 4 Gentral Processing Unit GPU 2 4 1 Overview The motherboard comes with a surface mount 478 pin Zero Insertion Force ZIF socket designed for the Intel Pentium 4 processor The processor includes the Intel NetBurst micro architecture that features the hyper pipelined technology rapid execution engine 400MHz system bus and execution trace cache Together these attributes improve system performance by allowing higher core frequencies faster execution of integer instructions and data transfer rate of up to 3 2GB s Gold Mark Note in the illustration that the CPU has a gold triangular mark on one corner This mark indicates the processor Pin 1 that should match a specific corner of the CPU socket AN Incorrect installation of the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and severely damage the CPU 2 4 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 4 2 Installing the CPU Follow these steps to install a CPU 1 Locate the 478 pin ZIF socket on the motherboard 2 Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways then lift it up to a 90 100 angle Socket Lever N Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90 100 angle otherwise the
46. eption to the above rule allows you to install one DDR DIMM a into DDRA1 socket the socket farthest from the edge of the motherboard Installing a single DIMM into any other socket would not work The following table lists the DIMM socket pairs and the memory modules that you can install Memory configuration table DIMM Socket 184 pin ECC DDR DIMM Total Memor DDRAI SDRAM 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB x1 DDRBI SDRAM 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB x1 DDRA2 SDRAM 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB x1 DDRB2 SDRAM 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB x1 Total System Memory Max 8GB N The system chipset only supports PC2100 1600 registered ECC DIMMs Make sure to use only the specified DIMM types for stable system operation ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 2 9 2 9 3 Installing a DIMM AN Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components Follow these steps to install a DIMM 1 Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward 2 Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket willy of Ca Me m Diss wae om Unlocked Retaining Clip 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated Locked Retaining Clip 2 9 4 Removing a DIMM Follow these steps to remov
47. er SCSI controller VGA controller ASMB AN 2 12 A B C D E F 5 6 7 133 4 9 2 a 8 2 s 1 ur 3 4 078 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 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 1 Switches The following figure shows the location and default settings of the DIP switches on the motherboard N Keep the default settings for stable system operation 1 Frequency Selection CLKSW 2 Frequency Selection OFF gt Raa 3 Frequency Selection ON gt gt L 4 Frequency Selection a 5 Spread Spectrum 1 Reserved 2 Reserved 3 Reserved 4 Reserved 5 Frequency Multiple 6 Frequency Multiple 7 Frequency Multiple NR LSR DIP Switches 8 Frequency Multiple 1 CPU external frequency selection CLKSW Switches 1 5 This option tells the clock generator what frequency to send the CPU This allows the selection of the CPU s external frequency or Bus Clock The BUS Clock multiplied by the Frequency Multiple equals the CPU s internal frequency the advertised CPU speed Z To select the CPU external frequency using the DIP switches ensure that the JEN jumper is set to jumper mode GSrvecl GSvecth CEL LLLE NO NO CPU 100MHz 101MHz 103MHz GSvecth Grez TEL LLL bi NO NO CPU
48. eturns to the main menu from a sub menu selects the menu item to the left or right Moves the highlight up or down between fields scrolls backward through the values for the highlighted field scrolls forward through the values for the high lighted field Brings up a selection menu for the highlighted field Moves the cursor to the first field Moves the cursor to the last field Resets the current screen to its Setup Defaults saves changes and exits Setup Chapter 4 BIOS Setup General help In addition to the Item Specific Helo window the BIOS setup program also provides a General Help screen You may launch this screen from any menu by simply pressing lt F1 gt or the lt Alt gt lt H gt combination The General Help screen lists the legend keys and their corresponding functions Saving changes and exiting the Setup program see 4 8 Exit Menu for detailed information on saving changes and exiting the setup program Scroll bar When a scroll bar appears to the right of a help window it indicates that there is more information to be displayed that will not fit in the window Use lt PgUp gt and lt PgDn gt or the up and down arrow keys to scroll through the entire help document Press lt Home gt to display the first page press lt End gt to go to the last page To exit the help window press lt Enter gt or lt ESC gt Sub menu ase ae Note that a right pointer symbol as shown on the legacy Diskett le
49. following mass storage devices in your computer With floppy disk 2 there is an initial setup screen that prompts you to continue by pressing Enter Press S to skip mass storage device detection If you pressed Enter the installation program scans for SCSI adapters and finds the LSI PCI driver 53C1010R which is an older version of the SYMC8XX SYS driver Let installation continue and change the drive when the installation is completed To change the driver see C Existing System Installation When a screen displays the SCSI adapters found select S to configure additional SCSI adapters Move the highlight bar to Other and press Enter When prompted for the manufacturer supplied hardware support disk insert the appropriate LSI driver disk containing the Windows NT driver required to support your LSI adapter s and press Enter The driver files are distributed with ASUS Driver Support CD and are created from the previous section for Preparing a LSI Driver disk Chapter 5 OS Installation 7 Depending on the driver being installed Symbios Ultra3 PCI SCSI Driver is shown highlighted Press Enter to proceed The Windows NT Workstation Setup window reappears If using an IDE CD ROM Drive for installation press S to load additional drives Another window appears Scroll up and select IDE CD ROM ATAPI 1 2 PCI IDE Controller Press Enter or If you have completed configuring additional SCSI adapters
50. ft appears to the left of certain fields This pointer Floppy 3 Mode indicates that you can display a sub menu from this Primary Master field A sub menu contains additional options for a Frimary slave field parameter To display a sub menu move the Ce piel gis highlight to the field and press lt Enter gt The sub Keyboard FeatU menu appears Use the legend keys to enter values Supervisor Pas and move from field to field within a sub menu as oe na e you would within amenu Use the lt Esc gt key to rn return to the main menu Take some time to familiarize yourself with the legend keys and their corresponding functions Practice navigating through the various menus and sub menus If you accidentally make unwanted changes to any of the fields use the set default hot key lt F5 gt to load the Setup default values While moving around through the Setup program note that explanations appear in the Item Specific Help window located to the right of each menu This window displays the help text for the currently highlighted field ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 4 7 4 3 Main Menu When you enter the Setup program the following screen appears Main Advanced Power Boot System Time System Date l Loany Diske ette A Fle loppy Si dode Support Primary Master Auto Primary Slave Auto Secon da ry aster Duto seo aay Slave Auto ae Keyboard Features Supervisor Password User Password 1540 Halt On All Erro
51. g a bootable disk AFLASH EXE is a Flash Memory Writer utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM on the motherboard This file works only in DOS mode To determine the BIOS version of your motherboard check the last four numbers of the code displayed on the upper left hand corner of your screen during bootup Larger numbers represent a newer BIOS file 1 Type FORMAT A S at the DOS prompt to create a bootable system disk DO NOT copy AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS to the disk 2 Type COPY D AFLASH AFLASH EXE A assuming D is your CD ROM drive to copy AFLASH EXE to the boot disk you created Z AFLASH works only in DOS mode It does not work in the DOS prompt within Windows and does not work with certain memory drivers that may be loaded when you boot from the hard drive It is recommended that you reboot using a floppy disk 3 Reboot the computer from the floppy disk Z BIOS setup must specify Floppy as the first item in the boot sequence 4 In DOS mode type A AFLASH lt Enter gt to run AFLASH ASUS ACPI BIDS FLASH MEMORY WRITER V2 0 Copyright C 1994 2001 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC Flash Memory Winbond W29C020 or SST Z9EE020 or Intel 82802AB Current BIOS Version ASUS XXX XX ACPI BIOS Revision 100X BIOS Model lt BIOS Built Date 12725701 Choose one of the followings 1 Save Current BIOS To File 2 Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD N lf the wo
52. ices 1st Boot BAID lt 0 gt Floppy This field allows you to select a BIOS Aware IPL Devices BAID to boot from A BAID is any device that can boot on an operating system but requires a specific BIOS code for support Bootable FDDs ATA HDD ATAPI CD ROM ATA ZIP and ATA MO drives are classified as BAID The drives present in the system will appear as options for this field 2nd Boot BCV None This field allows you to select a Boot Connection Vector BCV device to boot from BCV devices include SCSI controllers or SCSI cards RAID cards and other devices on add on cards with option ROM that hooks INT 13 to BIOS The BCV devices present in the system will appear as options for this field The field shows None if no BCV device is installed ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 4 25 3rd Boot BEV lt 0 gt Intel Corporation This field allows you to select a Bootstrap Entry Vector BCV device to boot from BEV devices include network controllers or cards The BEV devices present in the system will appear as options for this field For this motherboard the following options are present onboard lt 0 gt Intel Corporation IBA 4 0 22 Slo LAN A lt 1 gt Intel Corporation IBA 4 0 22 Slo LAN B 4th Boot Legacy Disabled This field reserves the boot sequence selection only to legacy devices including FDD HDD CD ROM SCSI and LAN This mode does not allow booting from a boot device on an add on card or cont
53. ings for the card 2 Remove system cover and detach the riser card module from the expansion slot 3 Install the expansion card into one of the PCI X slots on the riser card 4 Re install the riser card into the system 5 Replace the system cover Z Refer to the AP160R S system user guide for details on expansion card installation ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 2 11 2 6 2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card configure the it by adjusting the software settings 1 Turn on 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 Standard Interrupt Assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 N A Programmable Interrupt 3 11 Communications Port COM2 4 12 Communications Port COM1 Sy 13 Sound Card sometimes LPT2 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 Printer Port LPT1 8 3 System CMOS Real Time Clock F 4 ACPI Mode when used 10 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 11 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 12 7 PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 19 10 Secondary IDE Channel These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices IRQ assignments for this motherboard PCI slot 82550PM LAN controller 82544GC LAN controll
54. installation 22004000022220Reeeenneeennnne 2 1 2 1 1 Placement direction s 22222200200nnnennneeennnnenn 2 1 2 2 OTW een 2 1 2 2 Motherboard layout cccccccssccccessssssseeeeessssssseeeeeseseees 2 2 2 3 Before you proceed ie 2 3 2 4 Central Processing Unit CPU esssssesesnssesrneneennsesrrnseneae 2 4 PO ON EIIICW einen 2 4 242 stalling he CPU ercana aa 2 5 2 4 3 Installing the heatsink cc sssscceeseessssssseeeees 2 25 OVEM WENN Bere 2 8 231 SOWEIT 2 8 2 5 2 Memory Configurations cccccccssccesssssteeeeess 2 9 2 5 3 Installing a DIMM nennen 2 10 2 9 4 Removing a DIMM ec eeceessseceeeeeessssesteeeees 2 10 2 6 2 2 8 EXPANSION SIOIS ran 2 11 2 6 1 Installing an expansion card uunseeeneennnneeeennnen 2 11 2 6 2 Configuring an expansion card unneeeeeneeeeeennnnnns 2 12 WIC OS een 2 13 GONE See 2 15 Chapter 3 Powering up 3 1 3 2 Starting up for the first UNE aka 3 1 Powering off the computer cccccccccssssssssseeeeesssesseees 3 2 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 4 8 Managing and updating your BIOS 222220nnneneeen 4 1 4 1 1 Creating a bootable disk ccseessssteesessteeeeens 4 1 4 1 2 Updating the BIOS 222222400022022B00nnnenenennnnn 4 3 BIOS Setup Program ee 4 5 42 1 BIOS MENU Dar ann 4 6 42 2 Cegend Dal
55. irmware contains the programmable BIOS program 8 switch DIP CLKSW This 8 switch Dual Inline Package DIP allows you to select the CPU frequency multiple ServerWorks Champion south bridge CSB5 The Champion South Bridge CSB5 primarily acts as a PCI to Low Pin Count LPC bridge but also supports several integrated functions including dual channel ATA 100 IDE controller 4 port USB 1 1 interface ACPI power management and detection XIO APIC and legacy functions 8237DMA 8259APIC and 8254 timer Daughterboard connectors These connectors are for the optional ASUS Server Management daughterboard LPC super I O controller This Low Pin Count LPC interface provides the commonly used Super I O functionality The chipset supports UART compatible serial ports one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities a floppy drive and PS 2 keyboard and mouse ASUS ASIC This chip performs multiple system functions that include hardware and system voltage monitoring IRQ routing among others LSI SCSI controller The LSI 53C1010R SCSI controller supports up to 30 SCSI devices through the onboard dual channel SCSI conneciors Ultra 160 SCSI connector internal This dual channel 68 pin Ultra 160 SCSI connector supports up to 30 SCSI devices and data transfers of 160Mbps 1 9 N BE H BK PCI extended power connector This connector provides the additional power required by PCI cards
56. key This must be done or else the new driver installed from the LSI driver disk will not be recognized Z Even if you did not press F6 you are still allowed to load additional drivers later in the installation process However any drivers loaded during Windows NT Setup are not immediately recognized and no devices controlled by that driver are available during Windows NT Setup ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 5 1 When prompted for the manufacturer supplied hardware support disk insert the appropriate LSI driver disk containing the Windows NT driver required to support your LSI adapter s and press Enter The driver files are distributed with ASUS Driver Support CD and are created from above Preparing a LSI Driver disk Section Depending on the driver being installed Symbios Ultra3 PCI SCSI Driver is shown highlighted Press Enter to proceed Windows NT should now recognize the miniport driver s and the SCSI hardware Press Enter to continue As for the onboard LAN and VGA please refer to the later sections for network and graphics driver installation B2 Boot Floppy Disk Installation 1 5 2 Start the Windows NT installation by booting from the Microsoft Setup floppy disk Press Enter when the Welcome to Setup screen appears The Windows NT Workstation Setup window appears next Press S to skip automatic detection and perform a manual selection A screen displays the message Setup has recognized the
57. made to the Setup program If you made changes to fields other than system date system time and password the BIOS asks for a confirmation before exiting 4 28 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus When you select this option or if you press lt F5 gt a confirmation window appears Select Yes to load default values Select Exit Saving Changes or make other changes before saving the values to the non volatile RAM Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the previously saved values After selecting this option a confirmation appears Select Yes to discard any changes and load the previously saved values Save Changes This option saves your selections without exiting the Setup program You can then return to other menus and make further changes After you select this option a confirmation window appears Select Yes to save any changes to the non volatile RAM ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 4 29 4 30 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Chapter Chapter summary 9 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 9 9 Microsoft Windows NT Server 4 0 5 1 Microsoft Windows 2000 Server 0 5 9 Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5 16 Novell NetWare Server 222 22222022000n2200n 5 18 LinuX RedHat 32 JAOREHRENEIIESAEE FEN ERERBERSFECKEREREERER 5 22 ASUS N
58. mely failure detection The system voltage levels are monitored to ensure stable supply of current for critical components Dual function power switch While the system is ON pressing the power switch for less than 4 seconds puts the system to sleep mode or to soft off mode depending on the BIOS setting Pressing the power switch for more than 4 seconds lets the system enter the soft off mode regardless of the BIOS setting Remote Ring In This feature allows the system to wake up remotely through an internal or external modem if present Wake Up support The motherboard includes Wake On LAN Wake On Ring and BIOS Wake Up features Server management The motherboard comes with an ASMC connector that supports the optional ASMC HE ME LE card to comply with server reliability availability and serviceability requirements Remote management response via remote diagnostics and troubleshooting still works even when the operating system has stopped functioning ACPI ready The Advanced Configuration power Interface ACPI provides more energy saving features for operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management OSPM Concurrent PCI This feature allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI master buses to the memory and processor 1 4 Chapter 1 Product introduction Auto fan off The system fans power off automatically when the system is in sleep mode This feature reduces both power consumption and system noise Chassi
59. motherboard user guide 4 15 4 16 OS 2 Onboard Memory gt 64M Disabled When using OS 2 operating systems with installed DRAM of greater than 64MB you need to set this option to Enabled Otherwise leave to the default setting Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled USB Legacy Support Auto This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus USB devices The default of Auto allows the system to detect a USB device at startup If detected the USB controller legacy mode is enabled If not detected the USB controller legacy mode is disabled When you set this field to Disabled the USB controller legacy mode is disabled whether or not you are using a USB device Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 4 1 Chip Configuration Video Memory Cache Mode IUC Onboard PCI IDE Both Video Memory Cache Mode UC USWC uncacheable speculative write combining is a new cache technology for the video memory of the processor It can greatly improve the display speed by caching the display data You must set this to UC uncacheable if your display card cannot support this feature otherwise your system may not boot Configuration options UC USWC Onboard PCI IDE Both You can select to enable the primary IDE channel both the primary and secondary channels or disable both channels Configuration options Both Primary Disabled ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 4 1
60. mpion LE Server 2 0 GCLE RCC Champion South Bridge 5 0 CSB5 RCC Champion I O Bridge 2 0 CIOB X2 Front Side Bus FSB Memory 4 x 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets Supports PC2100 PC1600 registered ECC DDR DIMMs Supports 64MB to 8GB system memory Onboard LAN Intel 82544GC Gigabit Ethernet controller Intel 82550PM Fast Ethernet controller Onboard SCSI LSI 53C1010R PCI SCSI controller Onboard VGA ATI RAGE XL PCl based VGA controller Expansion slot 1 x PCI 64 bit 133 100MHz 3V Supports two PCI X cards on a riser card module Rear panel I O 1 x PS 2 mouse port 1 x PS 2 keyboard port 2 X RJ 45 ports 1 x Serial port 1 x RJ 45 port for server management 1 x VGA port 1 x high density SCSI connector 2x USB 1 1 ports Internal connectors 1 x 68 pin Ultra 160 SCSI connectors 1 x Serial Port 2 GOM2 connector CPU Power System fan connectors 24 20 pin ATX power connector IDE LED Power LED connectors SCSI connectors Chassis intrusion connector BIOS features 4Mb Flash ROM Award BIOS with ACPI DMI Green PnP features and Enhanced Server BIOS features Form Factor Extended ATX form factor 12 in x 12 in 80 5 cm x 30 5 cm Support CD contents Device drivers Management software Utilities Contact information XI XII Chapter Chapter summary 1 1 Welcome cccccccscssccscescescescesccscesceseesensenseness 1 1 12 SpPeelalTeallles seventeen 1 2 1 3 Mo
61. n remove the floppy disk from your A drive ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 5 3 10 The System Settings Change message displays You must restart your computer before the new settings take effect Do you want to restart your computer now Click on the Yes button to restart and reboot Windows NT If you choose Cancel remember that you must restart before the new driver loads 11 Rebooting loads your new miniport driver s 5 1 2 Intel 82550PM 82544GC LAN Driver Installation A Preparing the Intel 82550PM 82544GC LAN Driver Disk Windows NT 4 0 does not have the drivers for the Intel 82550PM and Intel 82544GC LAN controllers Before installing Windows NT 4 0 copy the LAN drivers from the NR LSR support CD into a floppy disk Z Prepare one blank formatted high density floppy disk before a proceeding 1 Insert the NR LSR support CD into the CD ROM drive 2 Run the dcreat exe utility from the following path Drivers LAN MAKEDISK a Create Wired Install Disk This utility allows you to create a base driver diskette for the nvironments listed below Advanced features such as Pack envy nts listed bel B Protect must be installed from the CO or over a network C Windows Sehe Novell Netware C p05 05 2 C Modem Choose a destination ditve ADD as _ _A 3 Click on Create Disk from the above screen and insert the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive when prompted 4 Proceed to the next sec
62. pport CD Refer to the section A Preparing the Intel 82550PM 82544GC LAN Driver Disk if you have not yet created the LAN driver disk Follow steps 4 to 12 in the section B New System Installation to install the required LAN drivers ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 5 7 5 1 3 ATI Rage XL Display Driver Installation 1 Insert the ASUS TRL DLS support CD into your CD ROM drive 2 If Autorun in enabled in your computer the following screen appears Click on ATI Rage XL Display Driver to install the driver sls ASUS NR LSR support CD for Windows 2000 Drivers Install ATI Rage XL Display Driver ATI Rage XL Display Driver lf Autorun is disabled install the display driver from the following path Drivers Display Nt40 Setup exe 3 Follow the screen instructions to complete the installation ATI Technologies Inc RAGE XL PCI Properties General Driver Resources ATI Technologies Inc RAGE L PCI Device type Display adapters Manufacturer ATI Technologies Inc Location PCI bus 0 device 3 function O Device status This device iz working properly IF vou are having problems with this device click Troubleshooter to start the troubleshooter Device uysgge 5 8 Chapter 5 OS Installation 5 2 Microsoft Windows 2000 Server 5 2 1 LSI SCSI Driver Installation A Preparing an LSI Driver Disk The drivers are located on ASUS Driver Support CD at Drivers Sdms Drivers Win
63. ptions Auto NA 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Some non standard VGA cards like graphics accelerators or MPEG video cards may not show colors properly Setting this field to Enabled corrects this problem If you are using standard VGA cards leave this field to the default setting Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCI Latency Timer 32 Leave on default setting for best performance vs stability ONB SCSI Controller Enabled This field allows you to enable or disable the onboard SCSI controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard SCSI BIOS Auto Auto allows the motherboard BIOS to detect if you have a SCSI controller If the SCSI controller is detected the SCSI BIOS will be enabled If no SCSI controller is detected the onboard SCSI BIOS will be disabled Setting to Disabled deactivates the onboard SCSI BIOS so that the BIOS on an add on SCSI card can be used If your SCSI card does not have a BIOS the SCSI card will not function Configuration options Auto Disabled ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 4 19 ONB SCSI BIOS First No This field allows giving priority to the onboard SCSI BIOS for SCSI functions over other SCSI controllers Configuration options No Yes ONB Primary SCSI Term Enabled ONB Secondary SCSI Term Enabled This field allows you to enable or disable the onboard termination for the primary and s
64. r Installed Memory 256MB System Time XX XX XX Sets the system to the time that you specify usually the current time The format is hour minute second Valid values for hour minute and second are Hour 00 to 23 Minute 00 to 59 Second 00 to 59 Use the lt Tab gt or lt Shift gt lt Tab gt keys to move between the hour minute and second fields System Date XX XX XXXX Sets the system to the date that you specify usually the current date The format is month day year Valid values for month day and year are Month 1 to 12 Day 1 to 31 Year up to 2099 Use the lt Tab gt or lt Shift gt lt Tab gt keys to move between the month day and year fields Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Sets the type of floppy drive installed Configuration options None 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled This is required to support older Japanese floppy drives The Floppy 3 Mode feature allows reading and writing of 1 2MB as opposed to 1 44MB on a 3 5 inch diskette Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 8 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Supervisor Password Disabled User Password Disabled These fields allow you to set passwords To set a password highlight the appropriate field and press lt Enter gt Type in a password then press lt Enter gt You can type up to eight alohanumeric characters Symbols and other char
65. r Installation 5 21 AUX Redhldt 72 eisen 5 22 5 5 1 LSI SCSI Driver Installation 5 22 5 5 2 Intel 82550PM 82544GC LAN Driver Installation 5 22 5 5 3 ATI Rage XL Display Driver Installation 5 22 vi FCC CDC Statements Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15 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 equioment 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 th
66. racket Connect the bracket cable to this connector then install the bracket into a slot opening at the back of the system chassis NR LSR Serial COM2 Connector ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 2 15 3 ATX power connector 24 20 pin EATXPWR This connector is for a 24 20 pin power plug from an ATX 12V power supply The plug from the power supply is designed to fit this connector in only one orientation Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the plug completely fits LN Make sure that your ATX 12V power supply can provide 8A on the 2 16 12V lead and at least 1A on the 5 volt standby lead 5VSB The minimum recommended wattage is 230W or 300W for a fully configured system The system may become unstable and may experience difficulty powering up if the power supply is inadequate EATXPWR E 2 a TY Ge 2g 5 0 un un nnn Sony er os eo sc 24 pin u sO GC or Power Connector GIG Pec oP oe ok T LELEL ry dnt ry ry ry ir py by ry ry og RE SPS atte atte ER ERS Seve Eras ERS ER Ep LITICI o a o HN HOOOOHKHOD um SGio 5 5 5552535SS S gt gt gt gt 9599090 o gt gt 2227000 02 NR LSR ATX Power Connector For Brea Supply wi pin Power Connector Chapter 2 Hardware information 4 CPU Chassis and Power Fan Connectors 3 pin FAN1 FAN2 FAN3 FAN4 8 pin SYSFAN1 SYSFAN2 The motherboard has six fan connectors to support cooling fans of 350mMA 740mA 8 88W max or a total of
67. rd unknown appears after Flash Memory the memory chip is either not programmable or is not supported by the ACPI BIOS and therefore cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer utility ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 4 1 5 Select 1 Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press lt Enter gt The Save Current BIOS To File screen appears Save Current BIOS To File Flash Memory Winbond W29C020 or SST Z29EE020 or Intel 82802AB Current BIOS Version ASUS XXX XX ACPI BIOS Revision 100X BIOS Model XXX XX BIOS Built Date 12725701 Please Enter File Name to Save XXX XK XK BIOS Saved Successfully Press ESC To Continue 6 Type a filename and the path for example A XXX XX XXX then press lt Enter gt 4 2 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 1 2 Updating the BIOS A N Update the BIOS only if you have problems with the motherboard and Sd you are sure that the new BIOS revision will solve your problems Careless updating may result to more problems with the motherboard 1 Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet WWW or FTP see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page x for details and save to the boot floppy disk you created earlier 2 Boot from the floppy disk 3 At the A prompt type AFLASH and then press lt Enter gt 4 At the Main Menu type 2 then press lt Enter gt The Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD screen appears 5 Type the filename of your new BIOS and the path for
68. rdware 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 gives information on the BIOS beep codes Chapter 4 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 OS Installation This chapter tells how to install SCSI LAN and VGA drivers for various operating systems Conventions used in this guide To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task CAUTION Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task IMPORTANT Information that you MUST follow to complete a task NOTE Tips and additional information to aid in completing a task Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates 1 ASUS Websites The ASUS websites worldwide provide updated information on ASUS hardware and software products The ASUS websites are listed in the ASUS Contact Information on page x 2 Optional Documentation Your product package may include optional documentation such as warranty flye
69. rer Intel Location PEI bus 0 device 2 function 0 Device status This device tt working properly IF you are having problems with this device click Troubleshooter to start the traubleshooter Troubleshooter Device usage Use this device enable OF Cancel You may also update the LAN drivers from the LAN Driver Disk if you created one Follow these steps to update from the LAN driver disk 1 5 14 u u Boot Windows 2000 system and log on as Administrator Click on the Start button Select Settings then Control Panel Double click the System icon in the Control Panel Select the Hardware tab to display the following screen Click on Device Manager then on Other Devices Highlight Ethernet Controller then click the right mouse button and select Properties Select the Driver tab and click on Update Drivers Click Next Select Display a list of the known drivers for this device Select Network adapters under Hardware Type and click Next Click Have Disk then insert the LAN driver disk Follow the succeeding instructions to complete the installation Chapter 5 OS Installation 5 2 3 ATI Rage XL Display Driver Installation Windows 2000 system can automatically recognize the ATI RAGE XL PCI driver during system installation You do not need to load any driver for supporting the onboard ATI RAGE XL graphics controller chipset ATI Technologies Inc RAGE XL PCI Properties
70. ring POST displaying logo Long beeps in an endless loop No DRAM installed or detected One long beep followed by Video card not found or video card three short beeps memory bad High frequency beeps when CPU overheated system is working System running at a lower frequency 7 At power on hold down lt Delete gt to enter BIOS Setup Follow the instructions in Chapter 4 ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 3 1 3 2 Powering off the computer You must first exit the operating system and shut down the system before switching off the power For ATX power supplies you can press the ATX power switch after exiting or shutting down the operating system If you use Windows 2000 XP click the Start button click Shut Down then click the OK button to shut down the computer The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down Z The message You can now safely turn off your computer does not appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies 3 2 Chapter 3 Powering up Chapter Chapter summary 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 9 4 6 4 7 4 8 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 BIOS Setup program nee 4 5 Main Menu 2222222222222222222200000000nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 4 8 Advanced Menu seen 4 15 FPOwer MENU 2er a 4 21 Boot Menu ccsssssssssscccsssssseeeeeeeeeeeeesenes 4 25 Server Menu sun ee sangen 4 27 EXIE MENU onen a a 4 28 ASUS NR LSR motherboard 41 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 1 Creatin
71. roller If you wish to assign a device as a 1st Boot device for a specific application you must set that legacy device at the 1st Boot sequence For this motherboard the following options are present onboard Disabled Floppy HDD CD ROM LAN Option ROM SCSI Plug amp Play O S No This field allows you to use a Plug and Play PnP operating system to configure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS When Yes is selected interrupts may be reassigned by the OS If you installed a non PnP OS or if you want to prevent reassigning of interrupt settings keep the default setting No Configuration options No Yes Reset Configuration Data No The Extended System Configuration Data ESCD contain information about non PnP devices It also holds the complete record of how the system was configured the last time it was booted Select Yes if you want to clear these data during the Power On Self Test POST Configuration options No Yes MPS 1 4 Support Enabled This field allows you to enable or disable the MultiProcessor Specification 1 4 support Configuration options Disabled Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled This field soeeds up the Power On Self Test POST routine by skipping retesting a second third and fourth time Configuration options Disabled Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled When enabled the BIOS will seek the floppy disk drive to determine whether the drive has 40 or 8
72. rs that may have been added by your dealer These documents are not part of the standard package ASUS contact information ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC Asia Pacific Address 150 Li Te Road Peitou Taipei Taiwan 112 General Tel 886 2 2894 3447 General Fax 886 2 2894 3449 General Email info asus com tw Technical Support MB Others Tel 886 2 2890 7121 English Notebook Tel 886 2 2890 7122 English Desktop Server Tel 886 2 2890 7123 English Support Fax 886 2 2890 7698 Support Email tsd asus com tw Web Site www asus com tw Newsgroup cscnews asus com tw ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL America Address 6737 Mowry Avenue Mowry Business Center Building 2 Newark CA 94560 USA General Fax 1 510 608 4555 General Email tmdi asus com Technical Support Support Fax 1 510 608 4555 General Support 1 502 995 0883 Notebook Support 1 877 918 ASUS 2787 Web Site www asus com Support Email tsd asus com ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Europe Address Harkortstr 25 40880 Ratingen BRD Germany General Fax 49 2102 442066 General Email sales asuscom de for marketing requests only Technical Support Support Hotline MB Others 49 2102 9599 0 Notebook Tel 49 2102 9599 10 Support Fax 49 2102 9599 11 Support Email www asuscom de de support for online support Web Site www asuscom de NA LSR specifications summary Support for Intel Pentium 4 on Socket 478 Chipsets RCC Grand Cha
73. s intrusion detection The motherboard supports chassis intrusion monitoring through the ASUS ASIC A chassis intrusion event is retained in the system memory for more protection Smart BIOS The 4Mbit firmware gives an easy to use interface that provides more control and protection to the motherboard The BIOS has a boot block write protection and HD SCSI MO ZIP CD Floppy boot selection and is Year 2000 certified Compliance Both the BIOS and the hardware levels of the motherboard meet the stringent requirements for SDG 2 0 certification The new SDG 2 0 requirements for systems and components are based on the following high level goals support for Plug and Play compatibility and power management for configuring and managing all system components 32 bit device drivers and installation procedures for Windows NT 2000 XP Color coded connectors and descriptive icons make identification easy as required by the PC 99 specification ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 1 5 1 3 Motherboard overview Before you install the NR LSR motherboard familiarize yourself with its physical configuration and available features to facilitate the motherboard installation and future upgrades A sufficient knowledge of the motherboard specifications will also help you avoid mistakes that may damage the board and its components 1 3 1 Major components The following are the major components of the NR LSR motherboard as pointed out in the picture
74. st awd XXX XX Date of BIOS Built CURRENT 1 12725701 XXXS XXX 05 29 00 Check sum of 1881 818 is F266 Are you sure Y N Y Block Erasing Done Programming 3FFFF Flashed Successfully Press ESC To Continue 8 Follow the onscreen instructions to continue ASUS ACPI BIOS FLASH MEMORY WRITER V2 6 Copyright C 1994 2001 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC Flash Memory Winbond W29C020 or SST Z29EE820 or Intel 82802AB Current BIOS Version ASUS XXX XX ACPI BIOS Revision 100X BIOS Model gt XXX XX BIOS Built Date 12 25 61 Choose one of the followings 1 Save Current BIOS To File 2 Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD Enter choice 1 You have flashed the EPROM It is recommended that you turn off the power enter SETUP and LOAD Setup Defaults to have CMOS updated with new BIOS when exits Press ESC To Exit If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS DO NOT turn off the system because this may cause boot problems Just repeat the process and if the problem persists load the original BIOS file you saved to the boot disk If the Flash Memory Writer utility is not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file the system may not boot If this happens call the ASUS service center for support 4 4 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 2 BIOS Setup program This motherboard supports a programmable Flash ROM that you can update using the provided utility described in section 4 1 Managing and updating your B
75. t Disabled This allows you to set whether or not to reboot the system after power interruptions Disabled leaves your system off while Enabled reboots the system Previous State sets the system back to the state it was before the power interruption Configuration options Disabled Enabled Previous State Wake Power Up On Ext Modem Disabled This allows either settings of Enabled or Disabled for powering up the computer when the external modem receives a call while the computer is in Soft off mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled y The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the computer and applications are fully running Thus connection cannot be made on the first try Turning an external modem off and then back on while the computer is off causes an initialization string that turns the system power on Onboard LAN Power Up Disabled Power Up on PCI Card Disabled These fields allow you to boot your computer from another computer by sending a wake up frame or signal to the LAN device or the PCI modem card if present Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 4 23 Automatic Power Up Disabled This allows an unattended or automatic system power up You may configure your system to power up at a certain time of the day by selecting Everyday or at a certain time and day by selecting By Date Configuration options Disabled Everyd
76. t of suitable drivers appears The entry for the upgrade driver can be verified by scrolling the display to the right and viewing the Location field Highlight the driver for the upgrade installation disk and click on the Next button Chapter 5 OS Installation 11 In some cases a message will state that this driver is not digitally signed This message informs the user that a non signed driver is being installed Either click No to cancel the installation if the non signed driver is not desired or click Yes to continue the installation Z Drivers are digitally signed by the Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab WHQL Due to the delay between the general customer release by LSI Logic of Windows drivers and the completion of WHQL testing some drivers that are distributed with adapters or downloaded from the LSI Logic web site at www lsilogic com may not be digitally signed 12 The system will load the driver from the LSI driver disk A message box may appear indicating that the target existing driver is newer than the source upgrade driver Click No to cancel the driver upgrade at this point or click Yes to continue the installation ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 5 11 5 2 2 Intel 82550PM 82544GC LAN Driver Installation You may install the Intel 82550PM 82544GC LAN drivers directly from the NR LSR support CD Proceed to the section B Update LAN Driver on an Existing System Installation If you wish to create a
77. talled in a rack This switch has a counterpart on the front panel When you press either the front or rear panel location switch the location LED on both the front and rear panels light up Location LED This LED indicates the specific 1U system installed on a rack Chapter 1 Product introduction Chapter 2 Chapter summary 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 9 2 6 2 7 2 8 Motherboard installation uuunn0ssnnneennn 2 1 Motherboard layout 222224422200000nn0002200nnnnn 2 2 Before you proceed 2222224uunn2000nnnnnnnnnnnn ann 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 222 2 4 System MEMOTY ernennen 2 8 Expansion SlOtS unnaannsnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 2 11 WIC OS sorron aunean 2 13 COC CLONS spana p aa aa 2 15 ASUS NR LSR motherboard 21 Motherboard installation Before you install the motherboard study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it The NR LSR uses the extended ATX form factor that measures 12 x 12 inches 30 5 x 30 5 cm IN Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components 2 1 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 1 2 Screw holes Pl
78. therboard overview cccscssscssccsscsssceseesss 1 6 ASUS NR LSR motherboard 11 Welcome The ASUS NR LSR motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality server motherboards The NR LSR supports the Intel Pentium 4 processor in 478 pin package coupled with the ServerWorks Grand Champion Low End GCLE SystemsSet to deliver a reliable and high performance server platform Z The NR LSR is pre installed in the ASUS AP160R S 1U barebone m server system The figure below shows the top view of the NR LSR motherboard installed in the 1U system ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 1 1 1 2 Special features 1 2 1 Product highlights Latest processor technology The NR LSR motherboard supports the Intel Pentium 4 processor via a 478 pin surface mount ZIF socket The processor features the Intel NetBurst micro architecture that includes hyper pipelined technology a rapid execution engine a 400MHz system bus and an execution trace cache to offer a significant increase in performance See page 2 4 for more information DDR memory support Employing the Double Data Rate DDR memory technology the NR LSR motherboard supports up to 8GB of system memory using PC2100 1600 registered ECC DDR DIMMs The ultra fast 200MHz memory bus doubles the speed of the PC100 SDRAM to deliver the required bandwidth for the latest 3D graphics multimedia
79. tion to install the LAN drivers from the driver disk that you created 5 4 Chapter 5 OS Installation B New System Installation 1 When the Installing Windows NT Networking screen appears press Next to display the following screen Network Setup Wizard Windows NT needs to know how this computer should participate on a network pe computer is en to the network by ar ISON Adapter or Network Adapter al Remote access to the network Your computer uses a Modem to remotely connect to the network ak Cancel 2 Check the Wired to the Network box then click Next 3 On the screen that appears click the button Select from list to dispaly the following Select Network Adapter Ea Click the Network Adapter that matches your hardware and then click OK If you have an installation disk for this component click Have Disk Network Adapter Com 3C508 154 16 bit Ethernet Adapter BY 3Com Etherlink Adapter also 11 16 and 1 16 TP BY 3Com Etherlink I SA PCMCA Adapter BY Com EtherLink III PCI Bus Master Adapter 30530 BY 3Com Etherlink16 EtherLink16 TP Adapter af Bl 27 Cor Charl ide OONN ONDACE T Adanka CRORE Have Disk a Ds ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 5 5 4 Insert the LAN driver disk that you created then click Have Disk 5 Type AA in the dialog box that appears then click OK The following screen lists the Intel LAN adapters that you can install
80. ttached the bus defaults to an SE speed and 1 5m cable length N Connect SCSI devices as shown Each channel should have only one type of SCSI standard e g Ultra160 Ultra2 Ultra Wide Mixing SCSI devices on the same channel decreases performance of the slower device 68 pin Internal SCSI Cable Twisted Pair Ribbon ET T 68 pin Female Internal SCSI Devices up to 15 devices Terminator 68 pin Internal SCSI Cable Twisted Pair Ribbon ET ha 68 pin Female Terminator Internal SCSI Devices up to 15 devices NR LSR SCSI Connection Example 2 18 Chapter 2 Hardware information 6 Backplane bridge connectors BPCON These connectors are for the backplane bridge board that connects the motherboard to the backplane board Connect to BPCON connectors on the motherboard Connect to BPCON connectors on the backplane board NR LSR BPCON Connectors 7 Power button connector PWRBTN lf the motherboard is not installed in the AP160R S system this connector allows you to turn the power ON or OFF or reset the system lf the motherboard is installed in the AP160R S system you don t need this connector The system has a power button and a reset button that are accessible from the front panel PWRBTN 1 2 23 POWER ON RESET NR LSR POWER Setting ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 2 19 2 20 Chapter 2 Hardware information Chapter Chapter summary 3 1 Starting up for the first time
81. ufacturer Incorrect settings may cause the system to fail to recognize the installed hard disk 4 10 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup User Type HDD Manually enter the number of cylinders heads and sectors per track for the drive Refer to the drive documentation or on the drive label for this information TA After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS use a disk utility such as FDISK to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk Make sure to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active If no drive is installed or if you are removing a drive and not replacing it select None Other options for the Type field are CD ROM for IDE CD ROM drives LS 120 for LS 120 compatible floppy disk drives ZIP for ZIP compatible disk drives MO for IDE magneto optical disk drives Other ATAPI Device for IDE devices not listed here After making your selections on this sub menu press the lt Esc gt key to return to the Main menu When the Main menu appears the hard disk drive field displays the size for the hard disk drive that you configured ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 4 11 Translation Method LBA select the hard disk drive type in this field When Logical Block Addressing LBA is enabled the 28 bit addressing of the hard drive is used without regard for cylinders heads or sectors Note that
82. ws you to select an operating system to install the driver Select Windows XP 4 Select A for the destination drive then click on Create Disk See picture on the next page 5 16 Chapter 5 OS Installation D 6 on Create Wired Install Disk This utility allows you to create a base driver diskette for the environments listed below Advanced features such as Packet Protect must be installed from the CD or over a network Choose the type of diskette to create Windows P64 Windows See C Novell Netware C windows 2000 C pos 05 2 C windows NT 4 0 Modem Drivers copied Base Drivers Diagnostics Choose 4 destination drive as pe Follow the succeeding installation instructions When done the following screen appears Click Finish to complete the installation Hardware Update Wizard E Completing the Hardware Update Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for Intel A 82544GC based Network Connection Click Finish to close the wizard ance ASUS NR LSR motherboard user guide 5 17 5 4 Novell NetWare Server 5 4 1 LSI SCSI Driver Installation A single driver HAM is provided for the Novell NetWare 4 2 environment This document explains how to install and use the SDMS NWPA SCSI Host Adapter Module HAM driver for NetWare The SDMS NWPA solution consists of the device drivers LS _ U3NW DDI and LSI_U3NW HAM are NWPA Host Adapter Modules HAMs In or

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