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NCCH-DR
Series
Motherboard
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E1679 E1679 E1679 E1679 E1679 First Edition V1 First Edition V1 First Edition V1 First Edition V1 First Edition V1 August 2004 August 2004 August 2004 August 2004 August 2004 Copyright © 2004 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backu
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Contents Notices ................................................................................................ vi Safety information ............................................................................. vii About this guide ............................................................................... viii Typography ......................................................................................... ix NCCH-DR Series specifications summary ......................................
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Contents Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 3: Powering up 3.1 Starting up for the first time................................................ 3-1 3.2 Powering off the computer .................................................. 3-2 3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function ........................... 3-2 3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch .................... 3-2 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Chapter 4: BIOS Setup
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Contents 4.6 Boot menu ..........................................................................4-38 4.6.1 Boot Device Priority.............................................. 4-38 4.6.2 Hard Disk Boot Priority ......................................... 4-39 4.6.3 Removable Device Priority ....................................4-39 4.6.4 CD-ROM Boot Priority ........................................... 4-40 4.6.5 Boot Settings Configuration ................................. 4-40 4.6.6 Security ......
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Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement Federal Communications Commission Statement Federal Communications Commission Statement Federal Communications Commission Statement Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. T
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Safety information Electrical safety Electrical safety Electrical safety Electrical safety 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
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About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing and configuring the motherboard. How this guide is organized How this guide is organized How this guide is organized How this guide is organized How this guide is organized This manual contains the following parts: • • • • • Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the featu
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Conventions used in this guide Conventions used in this guide Conventions used in this guide Conventions used in this guide Conventions used in this guide To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. DANGER/WARNING: DANGER/WARNING: DANGER/WARNING: DANGER/WARNING: DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: CAUTION: CAUTION: CAUTION: CAUTION: Information to prevent damag
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NCCH-DR Series specifications summary ® CPU CPU CPU CPU CPU Support for dual Intel Xeon™ Processors up to 4.4+ GHz with Hyper-Threading Technology Support for Extended Memory 64-bit Technology (EM64T) On-die 1MB L2 cache ® Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset North bridge: Intel E7210 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) ® South bridge: Intel 6300ESB I/O Controller Hub (ICH) Front Side Bus Front Side Bus Front Side Bus Front Side Bus Front Side Bus 800 MHz Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory Dual-chann
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NCCH-DR Series specifications summary Internal Internal Internal Internal Internal Floppy disk drive connector connectors connectors connectors connectors connectors IDE connectors Serial ATA connectors Serial ATA RAID connectors (SATA models only) Hard disk activity LED connector CPU and system fan connectors USB port connector SSI power connectors Serial port connector Printer port connector Backplane SMBus connector Power supply SMBus connector BMC connector Auxiliary panel connector System p
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This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports. Product 1 introduction
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Chapter summary 1 1.1 Welcome! .............................................................................. 1-1 1.2 Package contents ................................................................. 1-1 1.3 Special features .................................................................... 1-2 ASUS NCCH-DR ASUS NCCH-DR ASUS NCCH-DR ASUS NCCH-DR ASUS NCCH-DR
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1.1 Welcome! ® ® ® ® ® Thank you for buying the ASUS Thank you for buying the ASUS NCCH-DR motherboard! NCCH-DR motherboard! Thank you for buying the ASUS Thank you for buying the ASUS Thank you for buying the ASUS NCCH-DR motherboard! NCCH-DR motherboard! NCCH-DR motherboard! The ASUS NCCH-DR motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards! Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devic
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1.3 Special features 1.3.1 1.3.1 1.3.1 1.3.1 1.3.1 Product highlights Product highlights Product highlights Product highlights Product highlights Latest processor technology Latest processor technology Latest processor technology Latest processor technology Latest processor technology The motherboard comes with dual 604-pin surface mount ZIF sockets ® designed for the Intel Xeon™ processor with 800 MHz Front Side Bus ® (FSB) and 1 MB L2 cache. The processor incorporates the Intel ® Hyper-T
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Dual Gigabit LAN solution Dual Gigabit LAN solution Dual Gigabit LAN solution Dual Gigabit LAN solution Dual Gigabit LAN solution ® The Intel PRO/1000 CT Network Connection allows full-duplex Gigabit performance on LAN on Motherboard (LOM) applications through the Communication Streaming Architecture (CSA). Instead of connecting to the PCI bus, the controller connects to the dedicated CSA bus on the Memory Controller Hub (MCH) thus reducing the PCI bottlenecks by freeing the PCI bus for other
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1.3.2 1.3.2 1.3.2 1.3.2 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features Innovative ASUS features Innovative ASUS features Innovative ASUS features Innovative ASUS features ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 This feature allows you to restore the original BIOS data from the support CD in case when the BIOS codes and data are corrupted. This protection eliminates the need to buy a replacement ROM chip. See page 4-7 for details. ASUS EZ Fl
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This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components. It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard. Hardware 2 information
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Chapter summary 2 2.1 Before you proceed .............................................................. 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview.......................................................... 2-2 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ............................................ 2-13 2.4 System memory ................................................................. 2-16 2.5 Expansion slots ................................................................... 2-19 2.6. Jumpers ..........................
