Asrock N68-S3 manual

1 1 1 1 1 N68-GS3 / N68-S3 User Ma nual V ersion 1.3 Published November 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 Storage Configu ration .................................................... 43 3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration ...................................................... 45 3.4.6 Floppy Configuration ...................................................... 46 3.4.7 Super IO Configuration ................................................... 46 3[...]

5 5 5 5 5 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Tha nk you for purcha sing ASRock N68-GS3 / N68-S3 motherboard, a reli able motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It de- livers excellent performa nce with robust design conf orming to ASRock’s commit- ment to quality [...]

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 7.0-in, 24.4 cm x 17.8 cm CPU - Support f or AM3 processors: AMD Phenom TM II X4 / X3 / X2 (except 920 / 940) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron processors (see CAUTION 1 ) - Supports AMD’s Cool ‘[...]

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 a nd “Hot Plug” functions (see CAUTION 7 ) - 1 x A T A133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x Print port header - CPU/Cha ssis F AN connector - 24 pin A TX power connector - 4 pin 12V power co[...]

8 8 8 8 8 WARNING Plea se realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including a djusting 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 a nd devices of your system. It sh[...]

9 9 9 9 9 10. Featuring a n advanced proprietary hardware a nd 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 s[...]

10 10 10 10 10 1.3 Motherboard Layout (N68-GS3 / N68-S3) 1.3 Motherboard Layout (N68-GS3 / N68-S3) 1.3 Motherboard Layout (N68-GS3 / N68-S3) 1.3 Motherboard Layout (N68-GS3 / N68-S3) 1.3 Motherboard Layout (N68-GS3 / N68-S3) 1 PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper 1 5 Chassis Spe a ker Header 2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_F AN1) (SPEAKER 1, Purple) 3 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM[...]

11 11 11 11 11 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 I/O Panel (N68-GS3 / N68-S3) I/O Panel (N68-GS3 / N68-S3) I/O Panel (N68-GS3 / N68-S3) I/O Panel (N68-GS3 / N68-S3) I/O Panel (N68-GS3 / N68-S3) 1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 6 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 2 RJ-45 Port 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 3 Line In (Light Blue) 8 V GA Port 4 Front Speaker (Lime) 9 COM Port * 5 Microphone[...]

12 12 12 12 12 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. Installation Installation Installation Installation Installation This is a Micro A TX form fa ctor (9.6-in x 7.0-in, 24.4 cm x 17.8 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 [...]

13 13 13 13 13 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[...]

14 14 14 14 14 notch break notch break 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) N68-GS3 / N68-S3 motherboard provide s two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports[...]

15 15 15 15 15 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[...]

16 16 16 16 16 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 internal onboard V GA a nd the external add-on PCI Expre ss V GA card, you can e a sily enjoy the benef its of Multi Monit[...]

17 17 17 17 17 +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[...]

18 18 18 18 18 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 and connectors. Pla ci[...]

19 19 19 19 19 USB 2.0 Headers Besides four default USB 2.0 (9-pin USB6_7) ports on the I/O pa nel, there are (see p.10 No. 16) two USB 2.0 headers on this motherboard. Ea ch USB 2.0 hea der can support two USB 2.0 ports. (9-pin USB4_5) (see p.10 No. 14) J_SENSE OUT2_L 1 MIC_RET PRESENCE# GND OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L OUT_RET Front Pa nel Audio Hea der [...]

20 20 20 20 20 A TX Power Conne ctor P lea se connect a n A TX power (24-pin A TXPW R1) supply to this connector. (see p.10 No. 4) Though this motherboard provides 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 con[...]

21 21 21 21 21 A TX 12V Power Conne ctor Pl ea se note that it is necessary (4-pin A TX12V1) to connect a power supply with (see p.10 No. 24) A TX 12V plug to this connector . Failing to do so will cause power up failure.[...]

22 22 22 22 22 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 dis k to your computer , plea se carefully re ad below SA T AII hard disk setup guide. Some default setting of SA T AII hard dis[...]

23 23 23 23 23 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[...]

24 24 24 24 24 Caution 1. Without SA T A 15-pin power connector interfa ce, 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[...]

25 25 25 25 25 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 T AII connector. Connect SA T A 15-pin[...]

26 26 26 26 26 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 install the drivers to your system, ple a se insert the support CD to your optical drive first. Then, the drivers compatible to your syste m can be auto-detected a nd listed on[...]

27 27 27 27 27 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 ® ® ® ® ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM TM TM TM TM / / / / / Vista Vista Vista Vista Vista TM TM TM TM TM 64-bit With RAI[...]

28 28 28 28 28 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.[...]

29 29 29 29 29 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 store s the BIOS SETUP U[...]

30 30 30 30 30 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC T weaker H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced Use [Enter], [TAB] 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[...]

31 31 31 31 31 N68-S3 System Time [Hour:Minute:Second] Use this item to specify the system time. System Date [Day Month/Date/Y e ar] Use this item to specify the system date. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC T weaker H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced Use [Enter], [TAB] or [SHIFT -T AB] to select a field. Use [+] or [-] to configure system Time. Sel[...]

32 32 32 32 32 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[...]

33 33 33 33 33 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[...]

34 34 34 34 34 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Memory Timing 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. OC T weaker Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Power Down Enable Bank Int[...]

35 35 35 35 35 TRTP Use this to adjust TRTP values. Configuration options: [Auto], [4CLK] to [7CLK]. The default value is [Auto]. TRRD Use this to adjust TRRD values. Configuration options: [Auto], [4CLK] to [7CLK]. The default value is [Auto]. TWTR Use this to adjust TWTR values. Configuration options: [Auto], [4CLK] to [7CLK]. The default value i[...]

36 36 36 36 36 CHA ADDR/CMD Setup Use this to adjust value s for CHA ADD R/CMD Setup feature. Configuration options: [Auto], [1/2CLK] and [1CLK]. The default value is [Auto]. CHA CS/ODT Delay Use this to adjust values f or CHA CS/ODT Delay feature. Configuration options: [Auto], [No Delay], [1/64CLK] to [31/64CLK]. The default value is [Auto]. CHA [...]

37 37 37 37 37 CHA Processor ODT Use this to adjust values for CHA Processor ODT. Configuration options: [Auto], [240 ohms], [120 ohms] and [60 ohms]. The default value is [Auto]. CHB CKE Drive Use this to adjust values f or CHB CKE Drive. Configuration options: [Auto], [1.00x], [1.25x], [1.50x] and [2.00x]. The default value is [Auto]. CHB CS/ODT [...]

38 38 38 38 38 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[...]

39 39 39 39 39 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 Cool ‘n’ Quiet [Auto][...]

40 40 40 40 40 BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Chipset Settings Onboard HD Audio Front Panel Share Memory Graphics Adapter CPU Thermal Throttle Primary [Auto] [Enabled] [Auto] [PCI] [Enabled] Select Screen Select Item + - Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit F9 Load Defaults Advanced [...]

41 41 41 41 41 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 Check Ready Bit A way Mode Support ACPI HPET T able OSC Control Resto[...]

42 42 42 42 42 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 en able or disable ACPI HPET T able. 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 [...]

43 43 43 43 43 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Storage Configuration v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Onboard IDE Controller Onboard SA TA 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[...]

44 44 44 44 44 TYPE Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify. Configuration options: [Not In stalled], [Auto], [CD/D V D], and [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[...]

45 45 45 45 45 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI / PnP Settings V a l u ei nu n i t so fP C I clocks for PCI device latency timer regi ster. 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][...]

46 46 46 46 46 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[...]

47 47 47 47 47 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”. Conf iguration options: [Normal], [Bi-Directional], a nd [ECP+EPP]. EPP V ersion Use this item to set the EPP ver[...]

48 48 48 48 48 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[...]

49 49 49 49 49 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 : 3 7C/9 8F : 4722 RPM : 1.216V : 3.248V[...]

50 50 50 50 50 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[...]

51 51 51 51 51 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 f or the system. For the user pa ssword, you may also cle ar it. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC T weaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Exit Install or Change the password. S[...]

52 52 52 52 52 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[...]

53 53 53 53 53 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 /[...]