Asus XG-DLS manual

R XG-DLS Dual Xeon ® A TX Motherboard USER’S MANUAL[...]

ASUS XG-DLS User ’ s Manual 2 USER'S NOTICE No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be repro- duced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup pur - poses, without the expre[...]

ASUS XG-DLS User ’ s Manual 3 ASUS CONT ACT INFORMA TION ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. Marketing Address: 150 Li-T e Road, Peitou, T aipei, T aiwan 112 T elephone: +886-2-2894-3447 Fax: +886-2-2894-3449 Email: info@asus.com.tw T echnical Support Fax: +886-2-2895-9254 Email: tsd@asus.com.tw Newsgroup: news2.asus.com.tw WWW : www .asus.com.tw FTP: ftp.asu[...]

ASUS XG-DLS User ’ s Manual 4 CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION 7 How this Manual is Or ganized ........................................................... 7 Item Checklist ..................................................................................... 7 II. FEA TURES 8 Features .......................................................................[...]

ASUS XG-DLS User ’ s Manual 5 CONTENTS Standard CMOS Setup ................................................................ 40 Details of Standard CMOS Setup: ......................................... 40 BIOS Features Setup ................................................................... 43 Details of BIOS Features Setup ......................[...]

ASUS XG-DLS User ’ s Manual 6 FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. 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 u[...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 7 How this Manual is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections: I. Intr oduction Manual information and checklist II. Featur es Information and specifications III. Installation Instructions on setting up the motherboard IV . BIOS Softwar e Instructions on setting up the BIOS software V . Support Softw[...]

8 ASUS XG-DLS User ’ s Manual Features The ASUS XG-DLS motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding corpo- rate user who wants the highest performance motherboard money can buy . • Multi-Speed: Supports dual Intel ® Pentium ® II Xeon ™ processors from 450MHz to 550MHz. When using a dual processor configuration, both processors must h[...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 9 II. FEA TURES Specifications II. FEA TURES Special Featur es: • Enhanced ACPI: Features a programmable BIOS, offering enhanced ACPI for W indows 98 compatibility , built-in firmware-based virus protection through T rend ChipA way V irus codes, and autodetection of most devices for virtually automatic setup. • Desk[...]

10 ASUS XG-DLS User ’ s Manual Intelligent Features: • Auto Fan Off: The system fans will power of f automatically even in sleep mode . This function reduces both ener gy consumption and system noise , and is an important feature in implementing silent PC systems. • Dual Function Power Button: Pushing the power button for less than 4 sec- ond[...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 11 II. FEA TURES II. FEA TURES Motherboard Parts ASUS XG-DLS Motherboard T : USB Port 1 B: USB Port 2 COM 2 (Bottom) Programmable 2Mbit Flash EEPROM 5 PCI Slots Accelerated Graphics Port 1 ISA Slots T : PS/2 Mouse B: PS/2 Keyboard Parallel (T op) Serial (Bottom) Intel 440GX AGPset Hardware Monitor Multi-I/O Dual Slot 2 [...]

12 ASUS XG-DLS User ’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION ASUS XG-DLS Motherboard Layout Motherboard Layout III. INST ALLA TION TOP: USB 1 BOTTOM: USB 2 R ISA Slot 1 (ISA1) TOP: Mouse BOTTOM: Keyboard CR2032 3V Lithium Cell (BIOSPower) Flash EEPROM (Programable BIOS) COM1 COM2 P ARALLEL PORT PS/2 USB Intel ® 440GX AGPset A TXPWR PCI1 (PCI Slot 1) PCI2 [...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 13 III. INST ALLA TION Jumpers 1) FS0, FS1, FS2 p. 15 CPU Bus Frequency 2) BF0, BF1, BF2, BF3 p. 15 CPU Core:Bus Frequency Multiple Expansion Slots/Sockets 1) DIMM Sockets p. 17 DIMM Memory Support 2) Slot 2 p . 18 Intel Xeon™ Processor Support 3) SLOT1 p. 24 16-bit ISA Bus Expansion S lots * 4) PCI1, 2, 3, 4, 5 p. 24[...]

14 ASUS XG-DLS User ’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION Jumpers III. INST ALLA TION Installation Steps Before using your computer , you must complete the following steps: 1. Set Jumpers on the Motherboard 2. Install System Memory Modules 3. Install the Central Pr ocessing Unit (CPU) 4. Install Expansion Cards 5. Connect Ribbon Cables, Cabinet W ires, [...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 15 III. INST ALLA TION R XG-DLS XG-DLS CPU Settings CPU Bus Frequency FS0 FS1 FS2 1 12MHz 2 3 1 103MHz 2 3 1 100MHz 2 3 1 83.3MHz 2 3 1 75MHz 2 3 1 66.8MHz 2 3 1 CPU Core:Bus Frequency Multiple 1 2 3 2.0x (2/1) BF1 BF2 BF0 BF3 2.5x (5/2) BF1 BF2 BF0 BF3 3.0x (3/1) BF1 BF2 BF0 BF3 3.5x (7/2) BF1 BF2 BF0 BF3 4.0x (4/1) BF[...]

16 ASUS XG-DLS User ’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION Install memory in any combination as follows: DIMM Location 168-pin DIMM T otal Memory Socket 1 (Rows 0&1) SDRAM 8,16,32,64,128,256,512MB x1 Socket 2 (Rows 2&3) SDRAM 8,16,32,64,128,256,512MB x1 Socket 3 (Rows 4&5) SDRAM 8,16,32,64,128,256,512MB x1 Socket 4 (Rows 6&7) SDRAM 8,16,3[...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 17 III. INST ALLA TION System Memory III. INST ALLA TION DIMM Memory Installation Procedures Insert the module(s) as shown. Because the number of pins are dif ferent on either side of the breaks, the module will only fit in the orientation as shown. DIMM modules are longer and have dif ferent pin contact on each side an[...]

18 ASUS XG-DLS User ’ s Manual CPU III. INST ALLA TION 3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) This motherboard provides two Single Edge Contact (SEC) Slot 2 connectors for either one or two Intel ® Xeon™ processors packaged in an SEC cartridge. When only one processor is used, the other Slot 2 connector must be terminated with the provided front sid[...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 19 (Item 1) Metal Baseboard (Item 2) Rubber Pad ASUS XG-DLS Motherboard III. INST ALLA TION Xeon Processor Installation Step 1: Install the Baseboard A metal baseboard is required to add stability to the motherboard. A rubber pad is placed between the metal board and motherboard to provide insulation to prevent shorting[...]

20 ASUS XG-DLS User ’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION Step 3: Install the Retention Mechanism Brace Bars Place the retention mechanism brace bar into the groove on the top of the retention mechanism as shown in the picture below . These pictures are views of the mother - board and retention mechanism with the A TX connectors away from yourself. (Ite[...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 21 III. INST ALLA TION Step 6: Install Retention Mechanism Cap The retention mechanism has a cap to keep the processor down while preventing the retention mechanism’ s walls from spreading. Step 5: Install a 2nd Processor or T ermination Module The motherboard supports a single or dual processor configuration. When a [...]

22 ASUS XG-DLS User ’ s Manual CPU III. INST ALLA TION III. INST ALLA TION Step 7: Install Retention Mechanism Frame In order to keep the retention mechanism lock bar from coming free and to add extra stability to the plastic retention mechanisms, a metal frame is used accross both reten- tion mechanisms. After installing the frame, four captive [...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 23 III. INST ALLA TION CPU III. INST ALLA TION External Thermal Sensor (optional) The Xeon™ processor has a thermal sensor inside its cartridge but requires spe- cially designed I 2 C software to monitor the signal. If at the time of purchase, the support CD does not contain updated software for the Xeon™ processor [...]

24 ASUS XG-DLS User ’ s Manual Expansion Cards III. INST ALLA TION III. INST ALLA TION 4. Expansion Cards W ARNING! Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards. Expansion Card Installation Proce[...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 25 III. INST ALLA TION If the system has both legacy and PnP ISA cards installed, IRQs are assigned to PnP cards from those not used by legacy cards. The PCI and PNP configuration section of the BIOS setup utility can be used to assign which IRQs are being used by legacy cards. For older legacy cards that do not work wi[...]

26 ASUS XG-DLS User ’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION 5. External Connectors W ARNING! Some pins are used for connectors or power sources. These are clearly separated from jumpers in “Motherboard Layout.” Placing jumper caps over these will cause damage to your motherboard. IMPOR T ANT : Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stri[...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 27 III. INST ALLA TION 3. Parallel Printer Connector (25-pin Female) Y ou can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through “Onboard Parallel Port” in Chipset Features Setup of the BIOS SOFTW ARE. NOTE : Serial print- ers must be connected to the serial port. Parallel Port (25-pin Female) 4. Serial Port COM1 a[...]

28 ASUS XG-DLS User ’ s Manual Connectors III. INST ALLA TION III. INST ALLA TION 6. Universal Serial BUS Ports 1 & 2 (T wo 4-pin Female) T wo USB ports are available for connecting USB devices. Universal Serial Bus (USB) USB 2 USB 1 7. Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pin FLOPPY) This connector supports the provided floppy disk drive ribbon [...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 29 III. INST ALLA TION Connectors III. INST ALLA TION 9. Primary / Secondary IDE connectors (T wo 40-1pin IDE) These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable. After con- necting the single end to the board, connect the two plugs at the other end to your hard disk(s). If you install two hard disks, you [...]

30 ASUS XG-DLS User ’ s Manual Connectors III. INST ALLA TION III. INST ALLA TION SCSI Connection and T ermination Information Each SCSI channel is like a water hose where the inside must be opened and the ends must be closed. Each connector , whether 68 pins or 50 pins may have single or double-ended configurations. For Single-Ended configuratio[...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 31 III. INST ALLA TION Connectors III. INST ALLA TION 1 1. IrDA-Compliant infrar ed module connector (5-pin IR) This connector supports the optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module. This module mounts to a small opening on system cases that support this feature. Y ou must also configure the setting t[...]

32 ASUS XG-DLS User ’ s Manual Connectors III. INST ALLA TION III. INST ALLA TION 13. Message LED Lead (2-pin MSG.LED) This indicates whether a message has been received from a fax/modem. The LED will remain lit when there is no signal and blink when there is data being trans- ferred or waiting in the inbox. This function requires ACPI OS and dri[...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 33 III. INST ALLA TION Connectors III. INST ALLA TION 20. Chassis Intrusion Sensor Lead (4-1 pin CHASSIS) This lead is for a chassis intrusion monitor or sensor . The sensor is triggered when a high level signal is sent to the “chassis signal” lead. This occurs when a panel switch or light detector is triggered. Thi[...]

34 ASUS XG-DLS User ’ s Manual Connectors III. INST ALLA TION III. INST ALLA TION 22. CPU Cooling Fan Connectors (Thr ee 3-pin PWR_/CHA_/CPU_F AN) This connector supports a 3-pin CPU cooling fan of 500mA (6W) or less with a minimum of 3,500RPM. Depending on the fan manufacturer , the wiring and plug may be dif ferent. The red wire should be Posit[...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 35 III. INST ALLA TION Power Connections III. INST ALLA TION Power Connection Procedures 1. After all connections are made, close the system case cover . 2. Be sure that all switches are of f (in some systems, marked with ). 3. Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the back of your system case a[...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 36 IV . BIOS Flash Memory Writer IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE Flash Memory W riter Utility AFLASH.EXE: This is the Flash Memory W riter utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM chip on the motherboard. T o determine the BIOS version of your motherboard, check the last four numbers [...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 37 IV . BIOS Flash Memory Writer IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the update. 2. Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD This option updates the boot block, the baseboard BIOS, and the ACPI extended system con- figuration data (ESCD) parameter block from a new BIOS file. S[...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 38 IV . BIOS Updating BIOS IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE Managing and Updating Y our Motherboard’s BIOS Upon First Use of the Computer System 1. Create a bootable system floppy disk by typing [FORMA T A:/S] from the DOS prompt without creating “AUT OEXEC.BA T” and “CONFIG.SYS” files. 2. Copy AFLASH.EXE to the just creat[...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 39 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE 6. BIOS Setup IV . BIOS BIOS Setup The motherboard supports two programmable Flash ROM chips: 5-V olt and 12- V olt. Either of these memory chips can be updated when BIOS upgrades are re- leased. Use the Flash Memory W riter utility to download the new BIOS file into the ROM chip as described in d[...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 40 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Standard CMOS Load Defaults The “Load BIOS Defaults” option loads the minimum settings for troubleshooting. “ Load Setup Defaults ”, on the other hand, is for loading optimized defaults for regular use. Choosing defaults at this level, will modify all applicable settings. A secti[...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 41 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Standard CMOS T ime T o set the time, highlight the “T ime” field and then press either <Page Up>/<Page Down> or <+>/<–> to set the current time. Follow the hour , minute and second format. V alid values for hour , minute and second are: (Hour: (00 to 23), M[...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 42 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Standard CMOS Auto detection of hard disks on bootup For each field: Primary Master , Primary Slave, Secondary Master , and Secondary Slave, you can select Auto under the TYPE and MODE fields. This will enable auto detection of your IDE hard disk during bootup. This will allow you to cha[...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 43 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS BIOS Features BIOS Features Setup The “BIOS Features Setup” option consists of configuration entries that allow you to improve your system performance, or let you set up some system features accord- ing to your preference. Some entries are required by the motherboard’ s design to r[...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 44 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS BIOS Features CPU Level 1 Cache / CPU Level 2 Cache (Enabled) These fields allow you to choose from the default of Enabled or choose Disabled to turn on or off the CPU’ s Level 1 and Level 2 built-in cache. CPU Level 2 Cache ECC Check (Disabled) This function controls the ECC check cap[...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 45 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS BIOS Features PS/2 Mouse Function Contr ol (Auto) The default of Auto allows the system to detect a PS/2 mouse on bootup. If detected, IRQ12 will be used for the PS/2 mouse. IRQ12 will be reserved for expansion cards if a PS/2 mouse is not detected. Enabled will always reserve IRQ12, whe[...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 46 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Chipset Features Chipset Features Setup The “Chipset Features Setup” option controls the configuration of the board’ s chipset. NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading. Details of Chipset Features Setup SDRAM Configuration (By SPD) This sets the [...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 47 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Chipset Features 16-bit I/O Recovery T ime (1 BUSCLK) / 8-bit I/O Recovery T ime (1 BUSCLK) T iming for 16-bit and 8-bit ISA cards, respectively . Leave on default setting. Graphics Aperture Size (64MB) Memory-mapped, graphics data structures can reside in a Graphics Aperture. Leave on d[...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 48 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE Onboard FDC Swap A & B (No Swap) This field allows you to reverse the hardware drive letter assignments of your floppy disk drives. T wo options are available: No Swap and Swap AB . If you want to switch drive letter assignments through the onboard chipset, set this field to Swap AB . Onboard [...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 49 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Power Management Power Management Setup The “Power Management Setup” option allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns of f the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity . NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each functio[...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 50 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Power Management V ideo Off Method (DPMS OFF) This field defines the video off features. The following options are available: DPMS OFF , DPMS Reduce ON , Blank Scr een , V/H SYNC+Blank, DPMS Standby , and DPMS Suspend . The DPMS (Display Power Management System) features allow the BIOS t[...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 51 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Power Management PWR Up On Modem Act (Enabled) This allows either settings of Enabled or Disabled for powering up the computer (turns the A TX power supply on) when the modem receives a call while the computer is Soft-off. NOTE: The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the comp[...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 52 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE Plug & Play / PCI IV . BIOS PNP and PCI Setup The “PNP and PCI Setup” option configures the PCI bus slots. All PCI bus slots on the system use INT A#, thus all installed PCI cards must be set to this value. NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading. Detail[...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 53 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Plug & Play / PCI DMA x Used By ISA (No/ICU) These fields indicate whether or not the displayed DMA channel for each field is being used by a legacy (non-PnP) ISA card. A vailable options include: No/ICU and Ye s . The first option, the default setting, indicates either that the disp[...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 54 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE Load Defaults IV . BIOS Load BIOS Defaults The “Load BIOS Defaults” option allows you to load the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the BIOS ROM. These default settings are non-opti- mal and disable all high performance features. T o load these default settings, high- light [...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 55 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Passwords Supervisor Password and User Password These two options set the system passwords. “Supervisor Password” sets a password that will be used to protect the system and the Setup utility; “User Password” sets a password that will be used exclusively on the system. By default[...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 56 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Hard Disk Detect IDE HDD Auto Detection The “IDE HDD Auto Detection” option detects the parameters of an IDE hard disk drive, and automatically enters them into the Standard CMOS Setup screen. Up to four IDE drives can be detected, with parameters for each listed inside the box. T o [...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 57 IMPOR T ANT : If your hard disk was already formatted on an older previous system, incorrect parameters may be detected. Y ou will need to enter the correct parameters manually or use low-level format if you do not need the data stored on the hard disk. If the parameters listed dif fer from the ones used when the dis[...]

ASUS XG-DLS User’ s Manual 58 (This page was intentionally left blank.) IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS[...]