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- Page 1 XG-DLS ® Dual Xeon ATX Motherboard USER’S MANUAL...
- Page 2 Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing.
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Page 3: Asus Contact Information
Email: tsd-usa@asus.com.tw WWW: www.asus.com FTP: ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Marketing Address: Harkort Str. 25, 40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany Telephone: 49-2102-445011 Fax: 49-2102-442066 Email: info-ger@asus.com.tw Technical Support Hotline: 49-2102-499712 BBS: 49-2102-448690 Email: tsd-ger@asus.com.tw WWW: www.asuscom.de FTP: ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual... -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Item Checklist ..................7 II. FEATURES Features ....................8 ASUS XG-DLS Motherboard ............11 III. INSTALLATION ASUS XG-DLS Motherboard Layout ..........12 Installation Steps ................14 1. Jumpers ..................14 2. System Memory (DIMM) ............. 16 DIMM Memory Installation Procedures ........17 3. - Page 5 Details of PNP and PCI Setup ..........52 Load BIOS Defaults ..............54 Load Setup Defaults ..............54 Supervisor Password and User Password ........55 IDE HDD Auto Detection ............56 Save & Exit Setup ............... 57 Exit Without Saving ..............57 ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual...
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Page 6: Federal Communications Commission Statement
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 Cana- dian Department of Communications. ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual... -
Page 7: Introduction
(1) This motherboard User’s Manual (1) Adaptec 7800 Family Manager Set User’s Manual ASUS PC100 DIMM memory module (optional) ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-On-LAN 10/100 Fast Ethernet Card (optional) IrDA-compliant infrared module (optional) CPU thermal sensor cable (optional) ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual... -
Page 8: Features
II. FEATURES 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 have the same speed. - Page 9 • PC’98 Compliant: Both the BIOS and hardware levels of ASUS smart series of motherboards meet PC’98 compliancy. The new PC’98 requirements for sys- tems and components are based on the following high-level goals: Support for...
- Page 10 The system resource monitor will warn the user before the system resources are used up to prevent possible application crashes. Suggestions will give the user information on managing their limited resources more efficiently. ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual...
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Page 11: Asus Xg-Dls Motherboard
Accelerated Graphics Port 5 PCI Slots Multi-I/O Hardware Monitor Programmable 2Mbit Flash EEPROM 1 ISA Slots Intel PIIX4E PCIset 68pin Ultra2-SCSI Connector A Adaptec AIC-7896 50pin Ultra-Fast-SCSI Connector Dual Chan U2 SCSI 68pin Ultra2-SCSI Connector B ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual... -
Page 12: Installation
III. INSTALLATION ASUS XG-DLS Motherboard Layout TOP: Mouse PWR3V PS/2 BOTTOM: Keyboard TOP: ® Slot 2 Connector (for Intel Xeon™ Processor) USB 1 BOTTOM: USB 2 COM1 PWR_FAN CPU1TEMP ® Intel 440GX AGPset CHA_FAN COM2 ® Slot 2 Connector (for Intel Xeon™... -
Page 13: Hardware Monitor
34 Power Supply/Chassis/CPU Fan Connectors (3 pins) 23) ATXPWR/PWR3V p. 34 ATX Power/Auxilliary Connector (20 pins /6 pins) The onboard hardware monitor uses the address 290H-297H so legacy ISA cards must not use this address, otherwise conflicts will occur. ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual... -
Page 14: Installation Steps
3. Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips, leads or connectors, or other components. 4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the component whenever the components are separated from the system. ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual... -
Page 15: Jumpers
Frequency Ratio BUS FQ. FS0 550MHz 5.5x 100MHz [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] (reserved until CPU is available) 500MHz 5.0x 100MHz [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [2-3] [2-3] [1-2] 450MHz 4.5x 100MHz [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual... -
Page 16: System Memory (Dimm)
BIOS shows SDRAM memory on bootup screen. • 8 chips/side modules do not support ECC, only 9 chips/side modules support ECC. • Single-sided DIMMs come in 16, 32, 64,128MB; double-sided come in 32, 64, 128, 256MB. ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual... -
Page 17: Dimm Memory Installation Procedures
Lock X G - D L S Lock XG-DLS 168-Pin DIMM Memory Sockets The DIMMs must be 3.3V Unbuffered for this motherboard. To determine the DIMM type, check the notches on the DIMMs (see figure below). 168-Pin DIMM Notch Key Definitions (3.3V) -
Page 18: Central Processing Unit (Cpu)
(when holding the motherboard with the ATX connectors to the left). (Item 4) Captive (Item 5) Cartridge Nut x 15 (in bag) Lifter x 4 (Item 9) Retention Mechanism Support Frame x 2 ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual... -
Page 19: Xeon Processor Installation
Align the rubber pad over the metal baseboard so that the holes match. Align the ASUS XG-DLS motherboard over the rubber pad and metal baseboard so that the screws match up with the motherboard’s screw holes. Place and tighten three captive nuts in the corner locations circled. -
Page 20: Step 3: Install The Retention Mechanism Brace Bars
The lifters clamps the cartridge on the two holes at each top corner. (Item 5) CPU Lifter One lifter being inserted over the cartridge from a vertical position Location of lifter installation holes Half-colapsed lifter after installation Installed lifter in a colapsed position ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual... -
Page 21: Step 5: Install A 2Nd Processor Or Termination Module
The cap must go in from the left side mechanism and a click is heard as it snaps in first (with the ATX connectors to the left). place. The left side has one dot, while the right side has two dots. ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual... -
Page 22: Step 7: Install Retention Mechanism Frame
The processor raised out of the slot 2 connector by the reverse force of the lifters as they are pryed to a vertical position. ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual... -
Page 23: External Thermal Sensor (Optional)
CPU0TEMP X G - D L S XG-DLS External Thermal Sensor Connector NOTE: If you have a power supply with thermal monitoring, you may connect its thermal sensor cable to CPU1TEMP or CPU0TEMP if they are not used for CPU monitoring. -
Page 24: Expansion Cards
To simplify this process, this motherboard complies with the Plug and Play (PnP) specification, which was developed to allow automatic system configuration when- ever a PnP-compliant card is added to the system. For PnP cards, IRQs are assigned automatically from those available. ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual... -
Page 25: Assigning Dma Channels For Isa Cards
Accelerated Graphics Port This motherboard provides an accelerated graphics port (AGP) slot to support a new generation of graphics cards with ultra-high memory bandwidth, such as an ASUS 3D Hardware Accelerator. X G - D L S XG-DLS Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual... -
Page 26: External Connectors
This connection is for a standard keyboard using a PS/2 plug (mini DIN). This connector will not allow standard AT size (large DIN) keyboard plugs. You may use a DIN to mini DIN adapter on standard AT keyboards. PS/2 Keyboard (6-pin Female) ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual... - Page 27 COM 2 Serial Ports (9-pin Male) 5. RJ-45 Connector (8-pin Female) This connector can be used to connect the onboard 32-bit 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN Controller (optional) to a host or a hub. RJ-45 Connector Ethernet Port ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual...
- Page 28 Floppy Drive Connector X G - D L S Pin 1 XG-DLS Floppy Disk Drive Connector 8. Activity LED (2-pins HDLED) This connector supplies power to the cabinet’s activity LED. Read and write activity by devices connected to the Primary IDE, Secondary IDE, or SCSI con- nectors will cause the LED to blink.
- Page 29 (Channel A) X G - D L S 50-pin Ultra-Fast SCSI Connector (Channel B) 68-pin Ultra2 SCSI Connector (Channel B) XG-DLS Onboard SCSI Connectors IMPORTANT! Please read the SCSI connection and termination information on the next page. ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual...
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Page 30: Scsi Connection And Termination Information
External Conn. Disable Termination in BIOS 68pin or 50pin Connector (Internal Cable) Double-Ended Configuration SCSI Deivice Termination SCSI Deivice (no termination) (no termination) Block Enable Termination in BIOS 68pin or 50pin Connector (Internal or External) Single-Ended Configuration ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual... - Page 31 For the infrared feature to be available, you must connect the optional Infrared (IrDA) module to the motherboard XG-DLS Infrared Module Connector 12. SB-Link™ Connector (6-1 pin SBLINK) Using Intel’s PC-PCI and serialized IRQ protocols found in this motherboard’s AGPset, this connector allows Sound Blaster 16 compatibility to AWE64D (Digi- tal) or other PCI audio cards, enabling users to play Real-mode DOS games and multimedia applications.
- Page 32 This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker. Speaker Keyboard Lock Connector Power LED X G - D L S Reset SW Message LED ATX Power SMI Lead Switch* Requires an ATX power supply. XG-DLS Panel Connectors ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual...
- Page 33 21. Wake-On-LAN Connector (3-pin WOLCON) These connector connects to LAN cards with a Wake On LAN output, such as the ASUS PCI-L101. The connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received through the LAN card.
- Page 34 +12V Rotation Chassis Fan Power XG-DLS 12Volt Cooling Fan Power 23. ATX/Auxilliary Power Supply Connector (20-pin ATXPWR/ 6-pin PWR3V) This connector connects to a ATX power supply. The plug from the power supply will only insert in one orientation because of the different hole sizes. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly but gently making sure that the pins are aligned.
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Page 35: Power Connection Procedures
If you use Windows 95, click the Start button, click Shut Down, and then click Shut down the computer?. NOTE: The message “You can now safely turn off your computer” will not appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies. ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual... -
Page 36: Bios Software
To save your current BIOS, type [1] at the Main Menu and then press <Enter>. The Save Current BIOS To File screen appears. Type a filename and the path, for example, A:\XXX-X and then press <Enter>. ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual... - Page 37 BIOS update, press Y to start the update. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the flash ROM. When the pro- gramming is finished, Flashed Successfully will be displayed. Follow the onscreen instruc- tions to continue. ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual...
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Page 38: Managing And Updating Your Motherboard's Bios
Updating BIOS Procedures (only when necessary) 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) or a BBS (Bulletin Board Service) (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page 3 for details) and save to the disk you created earlier. -
Page 39: Bios Setup
Reset button on the system case. You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on again. But do so only if the first two methods fail. When you invoke Setup, the CMOS SETUP UTILITY main program screen will appear with the following options: ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual... -
Page 40: Load Defaults
To set the date, highlight the “Date” field and then press either <Page Up>/<Page Down> or <+>/<–> to set the current date. Follow the month, day and year format. Valid values for month, day and year are: Month: (1 to 12), Day: (1 to 31), Year: (up to 2079) ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual... - Page 41 IDE hard disks; set it to Large for drives over 528MB that do not support LBA. Large type of drive can only be used with MS-DOS and is very uncommon. Most IDE drives over 528MB support the LBA mode. ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual...
- Page 42 If you are using a VGA or any higher resolution card, choose EGA/VGA. Halt On (All Errors) This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt. Choose from All Errors; No Errors; All,But Keyboard, All,But Diskette; and All,But Disk/Key. ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual...
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Page 43: Bios Features Setup
Be- cause of conflicts with new operating systems, for example, during installation of new software, you may have to set this to Disabled to prevent write errors. ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual... - Page 44 This allows the enabling or disabling of the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) system which utilizes internal hard disk drive monitor- ing technology. This feature is normally disabled because system resources used in this feature may decrease system performance. ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual...
- Page 45 The default setting is System, where the system prompts for the User Password every time you start your system. The other option is Setup, where the system goes through its startup routine unless the Setup utility is called, when the system prompts for the Supervisor Password. ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual...
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Page 46: Chipset Features Setup
SDRAM MA Wait State (Normal) This controls the leadoff clocks for CPU read cycles. Leave on default setting. Snoop Ahead (Enabled) Enabled will allow PCI streaming. Leave on default setting. Host Bus Fast Data Ready (Disabled) Leave on default setting. ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual... - Page 47 When Enabled, this field allows you to connect your floppy disk drives to the onboard floppy disk drive connector instead of a separate controller card. If you want to use a different controller card to connect the floppy disk drives, set this field to Disabled. ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual...
- Page 48 Because each IDE device may have a different Mode timing (0, 1, 2, 3, 4), it is necessary for these to be independent. The default setting of Auto will allow autodetection to ensure optimal performance ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual...
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Page 49: Power Management Setup
“Power” will appear in the “Control Panel.” Choose “Advanced” in the Power Management Field. Video Off Option (Suspend -> Off ) This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management. The settings are Always On and Suspend -> Off. ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual... - Page 50 4 seconds. Suspend allows the button to have a dual function where pressing less than 4 seconds will place the system in sleep mode. Regardless of the setting, holding the ATX switch for more than 4 seconds will power off the system. ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual...
- Page 51 NOTE: If any of the monitored items are out of range, an error message will appear: “Hardware Monitor found an error, enter POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP for details”. You will then be prompted to “Press F1 to continue, DEL to enter SETUP”. ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual...
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Page 52: Pnp And Pci Setup
ICU, you must set the field for that IRQ to Yes. For example: If you install a legacy ISA card that requires IRQ 10, then set IRQ10 Used By ISA to Yes............................ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual... - Page 53 If your computer has both PCI and AGP VGA cards, this field allows you to select which of the cards will act as your primary card. The default, PCI/AGP, allows your PCI card to take precedent when detected. AGP/PCI uses the AGP card as your primary card. ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual...
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Page 54: Load Bios Defaults
8 alphanumeric characters long, type in your password and then press <Enter>. The system confirms your password by asking you to type it again. After setting a password, the screen automatically re- verts to the main screen. ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual... -
Page 55: Supervisor Password And User Password
(2) Short the solder points, (3) Turn ON your computer, (4) Hold down <Delete> during bootup and enter BIOS setup to re-enter user preferences. X G - D L S Short the solder points to clear CMOS solder points are labeled R242 XG-DLS Real Time Clock RAM ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual... -
Page 56: Ide Hdd Auto Detection
The auto-detection feature can only detect one set of parameters for a particular IDE hard drive. Some IDE drives can use more than one set. This is not a problem if the drive is new and empty. ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual... -
Page 57: Save & Exit Setup
Select this option to exit the Setup utility without saving the modifications you specify during the current session. To exit without saving, highlight the “Exit Without Sav- ing” option on the main screen and then press <Enter>. ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual... - Page 58 IV. BIOS SOFTWARE (This page was intentionally left blank.) ASUS XG-DLS User’s Manual...