Asrock N68-GE manual

1 1 1 1 1 N68-GE User Ma nual V ersion 1.0 Published September 2009 Copyright©2009 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.[...]

2 2 2 2 2 Copyright Notice: Copyright Notice: Copyright Notice: Copyright Notice: Copyright Notice: No part of this manual may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or translated in any language, in any form or by any means, except duplication of documentation by the purcha ser for ba ckup purpose, without written consent of ASRock Inc. Products[...]

3 3 3 3 3 Contents Contents Contents Contents Contents 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction ........................................................... ........................................................... ........................................................... ...................................[...]

4 4 4 4 4 3.4.4 IDE Configuration ............................................................ 4 6 3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration ...................................................... 48 3.4.6 Floppy Configuration ...................................................... 49 3.4.7 Super IO Configuration ................................................... [...]

5 5 5 5 5 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Tha nk you for purcha sing ASRock N68-GE motherboard, a relia ble motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performa nce with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to quality a nd endurance.[...]

6 6 6 6 6 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 Specifications Specifications Specifications Specifications Specifications Platform - Micro A TX Form Fa ctor: 9.6-in x 8.2-in, 24.4 cm x 20.8 cm CPU - Support for Socket AM2+ / AM2 processors: AMD Phenom TM FX / Phenom / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core / Athlon X2 Dual-Core / Athlon 64 / Sempron processor (see C[...]

7 7 7 7 7 Connector - 4 x Serial A T AII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, JBOD), NCQ and “Hot Plug” functions (see CAUTION 8 ) - 1 x A T A133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x COM port header - CPU/Cha ssis/Power F AN connector - 24 pin A TX power connector - 4 pin 12V power[...]

8 8 8 8 8 WARNING Plea se realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, a pplying U ntied Overclocking T e chnology , or using the third- party overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system stability, or even cause da mage to the components and devices of your system. It shou[...]

9 9 9 9 9 1 1. Featuring an advanced proprietary hardware and software design, Intelligent Energy Saver is a revolutionary technology that delivers unparalleled power savings. The voltage regulator ca n reduce the number of output pha ses to i mprove efficiency when the CPU cores are idle. In other words, it is able to provide exception al power sa[...]

10 10 10 10 10 17. EuP , sta nds for Energy Using Product, wa s a provision regulated by Europea n Union to define the power consumption for the completed system. According to EuP, the total AC power of the completed system shall be under 1.00W in off mode condition. T o meet EuP sta ndard, a n EuP ready motherboard a nd an EuP ready power supply a[...]

11 11 11 11 11 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1.3 Motherboard Layout NVIDIA GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a FSB800 DDRII_1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) DDRII_2 (64 bit, 240-pin module) IDE1 SAT AII_1 SAT AII_2 SATAII_4 (PORT 0.0) (PORT 0.1) (PORT 1.1) SAT AII_3 (PORT 1.0) CHA_FAN1 SPEAKER1 1 HDLED[...]

12 12 12 12 12 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 I/O Panel I/O Panel I/O Panel I/O Panel I/O Panel 1 Parallel Port 8 Microphone (Pink) * 2 LAN RJ-45 Port 9 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 3 Side Speaker (Gray) 1 0 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 4 Rear Speaker (Black) 1 1 V GA Port 5 Central / Bass (Orange) 1 2 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) 6 Line In (Light Blue) 1 3 PS/2 Mouse Port [...]

13 13 13 13 13 T o ena ble Multi-Strea ming function, you need to connect a front pa nel audio cable to the front panel audio header. After restarting your computer, you will find “VIA HD Audio Deck” tool on your system. Ple a se follow below instruction s according to the OS you in stall. For Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit OS: Plea se click “VIA [...]

14 14 14 14 14 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. Installation Installation Installation Installation Installation This is a Micro A TX form fa ctor (9.6-in x 8.2-in, 24.4 cm x 20.8 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the conf iguration of your cha ssis to en- sure that the motherboard fits into it. Pre-installation Precautions Pre-installation [...]

15 15 15 15 15 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 CPU Installation CPU Installation CPU Installation CPU Installation CPU Installation Step 1. Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90 o a ngle. Step 2. Position the CPU directly above the socket such that the CPU corner with the golden triangle matches the socket corner with a small triangle. Step 3. Care[...]

16 16 16 16 16 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides f our 240-pin DDR2 (Double Data Rate 2) DIMM slots, a nd supports Dual Cha nnel Memory T echnology [...]

17 17 17 17 17 notch break notch break Installing a DIMM Installing a DIMM Installing a DIMM Installing a DIMM Installing a DIMM Plea se make sure to disconnect power supply before a dding or removing DIMMs or the system components. Step 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining cli ps outward. Step 2. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the n[...]

18 18 18 18 18 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) There are 2 PCI slots and 2 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are use[...]

19 19 19 19 19 2.5 Easy Multi Monitor Feature 2.5 Easy Multi Monitor Feature 2.5 Easy Multi Monitor Feature 2.5 Easy Multi Monitor Feature 2.5 Easy Multi Monitor Feature This motherboard supports Multi Monitor upgrade. With the intern al onboard V GA a nd the external add-on PCI Expre ss V GA card, you ca n ea sily enjoy the benefits of Multi Monit[...]

20 20 20 20 20 +5V 1_2 +5VSB 2_3 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 Jumpers Setup Jumpers Setup Jumpers Setup Jumpers Setup Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper ca p is placed on pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper ca p is pla ced on pins, the jumper is “Open”. The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 a[...]

21 21 21 21 21 FLOPPY 1 Pin 1 the red-striped side to Pin1 2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper ca ps over these hea ders a nd connectors. Placi[...]

22 22 22 22 22 USB 2.0 Headers Besides four default USB 2.0 (9-pin USB8_9) ports on the I/O panel, there are (see p.1 1 No. 15) three USB 2.0 headers on this motherboard. Ea ch USB 2.0 header can support two USB 2.0 ports. (9-pin USB6_7) (see p.1 1 No. 16) (9-pin USB4_5) (see p.1 1 No. 17) J_SENSE OUT2_L 1 MIC_RET PRESENCE# GND OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L[...]

23 23 23 23 23 A TX Power Connector Plea se connect an A TX power (24-pin A TXPWR1) supply to this connector. (see p.1 1 No. 8) Though this motherboard provide s 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fa n) support, the 3-Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function. If you plan to connect the 3-Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan conne[...]

24 24 24 24 24 A TX 12V Power Connector Pl ea se note that it is necessary (4-pin A TX12V1) to connect a power supply with (see p.1 1 No. 2) A TX 12V plug to this conne ctor. Failing to do so will cause power up failure. Serial port Header This COM1 header supports a (9-pin COM1) serial port module. (see p.1 1 No.23) CC T S #1 DDSR #1 DD T R #1 RR [...]

25 25 25 25 25 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 SA SA SA SA SA T T T T T AII Hard Disk Setup Guide AII Hard Disk Setup Guide AII Hard Disk Setup Guide AII Hard Disk Setup Guide AII Hard Disk Setup Guide Before installing SA T AII hard disk to your computer , plea se carefully read below SA T AII hard disk setup guide. Some default setting of SA T AII hard disks[...]

26 26 26 26 26 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 Serial A Serial A Serial A Serial A Serial A T T T T T A (SA A (SA A (SA A (SA A (SA T T T T T A) / Serial A A) / Serial A A) / Serial A A) / Serial A A) / Serial A T T T T T AII (SA AII (SA AII (SA AII (SA AII (SA T T T T T AII) Hard Disks AII) Hard Disks AII) Hard Disks AII) Hard Disks AII) Hard Disks Installati[...]

27 27 27 27 27 Caution 1. Without SA T A 15-pin power conne ctor interface, the SA T A / SA T AII Hot Plug cannot be processed. 2. Even some SA T A / SA T AII HDDs provide both SA T A 15-pin power conne ctor a nd IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interfa ces, the IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interfa ce is definitely not able to s[...]

28 28 28 28 28 How to Hot Plug a SA T A / SA T AII HDD: Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug: Plea se do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug, i mproper procedure will cause the SA T A / SA T AII HDD da mage and data loss. Connect SA T A data cable to the motherboard’s SA TAII conne ctor . Connect SA T A 15-pi[...]

29 29 29 29 29 2.12 2.12 2.12 2.12 2.12 Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide T o in stall the drivers to your system, plea se insert the support CD to your optical drive first. Then, the drivers compatible to your syste m can be auto-dete cted and listed on[...]

30 30 30 30 30 2.14.2 Installing Windows 2.14.2 Installing Windows 2.14.2 Installing Windows 2.14.2 Installing Windows 2.14.2 Installing Windows ® ® ® ® ® Vista Vista Vista Vista Vista TM TM TM TM TM / Vista / Vista / Vista / Vista / Vista TM TM TM TM TM 64-bit With 64-bit With 64-bit With 64-bit With 64-bit With RAID Functions RAID Functions [...]

31 31 31 31 31 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15 Untied Overclocking T Untied Overclocking T Untied Overclocking T Untied Overclocking T Untied Overclocking T echnology echnology echnology echnology echnology This motherboard supports U ntied Overclocking T echnology , which mea ns during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI / PCIE buses.[...]

32 32 32 32 32 3. 3. 3. 3. 3. BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction 3.1 Introduction 3.1 Introduction 3.1 Introduction 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. The SPI Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UT[...]

33 33 33 33 33 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced Use [Enter], [T AB] or [SHIFT -T AB] to select a field. Use [+] or [-] to configure system Time. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Field T ab Select Field F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Me[...]

34 34 34 34 34 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard. It should be done at your own risk and expense. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, In[...]

35 35 35 35 35 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard. It should be done at your own risk and expense. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, In[...]

36 36 36 36 36 HT Bus Width This feature allows you selecting Hyper-Transport bus width. Configura- tion options: [Auto], [8 Bit] and [16 Bit]. Memory Configuration Memory Clock This item ca n be set by the code using [Auto]. Y ou ca n set one of the sta ndard values a s listed: [200MHz DDR2_400], [266MHz D DR2_533], [333MHz DDR2_667] a nd [400MHz [...]

37 37 37 37 37 TRAS Use this to adjust TRAS values. Configuration options: [Auto], [5CLK] to [18CLK]. The default value is [Auto]. TRTP Use this to adjust TRTP values. Configuration options: [Auto], [2-4CLK] and [3-5CLK]. The default value is [Auto]. TRRD Use this to adjust TRRD values. Configuration options: [Auto], [2CLK], [3CLK], [4CLK] and [5CL[...]

38 38 38 38 38 TRFC2 Use this to adjust TRFC2 values. Configuration options: [Auto], [75ns], [105ns], [127.5ns], [195ns] and [327.5ns]. The default value is [Auto]. TRFC3 Use this to adjust TRFC3 values. Configuration options: [Auto], [75ns], [105ns], [127.5ns], [195ns] and [327.5ns]. The default value is [Auto]. MA Timing Use this to adjust values[...]

39 39 39 39 39 CHA CS/ODT Drive Use this to adjust value s for CHA CS/ODT Drive. Configuration options: [Auto], [1.00x], [1.25x], [1.50x] and [2.00x]. The default value is [Auto]. CHA ADDR/CMD Drive Use this to adjust value s for CHA ADD R/CMD Drive. Configuration options: [Auto], [1.00x], [1.25x], [1.50x] and [2.00x]. The default value is [Auto]. [...]

40 40 40 40 40 Chipset Settings Chipset V oltage Use this to select chipset voltage. Configuration options: [Auto], [1.262V] to [1.423V]. The default value is [Auto]. Would you like to save current setting user defaults? In this option, you are allowed to load and save three user defaults a ccording to your own requirements.[...]

41 41 41 41 41 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC T weaker H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Advanced Settings W ARNING : Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malf[...]

42 42 42 42 42 BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU Configuration Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit AM2 Boost [Disabled] C o [...]

43 43 43 43 43 BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Chipset Settings Onboard HD Audio Front Panel Graphics Adapter CPU Thermal Throttle Primary Share Memory [Auto] [Enabled] [Auto] [PCI] [Enabled] Select Screen Select Item + - Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit F9 Load Defaults Advanced [...]

44 44 44 44 44 BIOS SETUP UTILITY ACPI Settings Select auto-detect or disable the STR feature. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Suspend T o RAM A way Mode Support Ring-In Power On PCI Devices Power On PS / 2 Keybo[...]

45 45 45 45 45 RTC Alarm Power On Use this item to enable or disable RTC (Real Time Clock) to power on the system. ACPI HPET T able Use this item to ena ble or disable ACPI HPET T a ble. The default value is [Disabled]. Plea se set this option to [Enabled] if you pla n to use this motherboard to submit Windows ® Vista TM certification. OSC Control[...]

46 46 46 46 46 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Storage Configuration v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced OnBoard IDE Controller Onboard SAT A Controller SA T A Operation Mode IDE1 Master IDE1 Slave SA T AII_1 SA T AII_2 SA T AII_3 SA T AII_4 [Enabled] [Enabled] [IDE] [Hard Disk] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not De[...]

47 47 47 47 47 TYPE Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify. Configuration options: [Not Installed], [Auto], [CD/D V D], a nd [ARMD]. [Not Installed]: Select [Not Installed] to disable the use of IDE device. [Auto]: Select [Auto] to automatically detect the hard disk drive. After selecting the hard disk information in[...]

48 48 48 48 48 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI / PnP Settings V alue in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer regi ste r . Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaster [32] [Enabled] Adva[...]

49 49 49 49 49 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Floppy Configuration Select the type of floppy drive connected to the system. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Floppy A [1.44 MB 3 "] 1 2 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure Super I[...]

50 50 50 50 50 Parallel Port Mode Use this item to set the operation mode of the parallel port. The default value is [ECP+EPP]. If this option is set to [ECP+EPP], it will show the EPP version in the f ollowing item, “EPP V ersion”. Configuration options: [Normal], [Bi-Directional], a nd [ECP+EPP]. EPP V ersion Use this item to set the EPP vers[...]

51 51 51 51 51 BIOS SETUP UTILITY USB Configuration T o enable or disable the onboard USB controllers. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced USB Controller USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enable[...]

52 52 52 52 52 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Hardware Health Event Monitoring Select Screen Select Item F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. CPU T emperature M / B T emperature CPU Fan Speed Chassis Fan Speed Vcore + 3.30V + 5.00V + 12.00V Power Fan Speed : 3 7C/9 8F : 4722 RPM :[...]

53 53 53 53 53 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC T weaker Advanced H/W Monitor Security Exit Boot Settings Configure Settings during System Boot. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Boot Boot Settings Configuration 1st Boot De[...]

54 54 54 54 54 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 Security Screen Security Screen Security Screen Security Screen Security Screen In this section, you may set or cha nge the supervisor/user pa ssword for the system. For the user pa ssword, you may also clear it. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC T weaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Exit Install or Change the password. Sel[...]

55 55 55 55 55 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC T weaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit system setup after saving the changes. F10 key can be used for this operation. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit F9 Load Defaults v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Exit Save Cha[...]

56 56 56 56 56 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. Sof Sof Sof Sof Sof tware Suppor tware Suppor tware Suppor tware Suppor tware Suppor t t t t t 4.1 Install Operating System 4.1 Install Operating System 4.1 Install Operating System 4.1 Install Operating System 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft ® Windows ® operating systems: 7 /[...]