Asrock N68PV-GS manual

1 1 1 1 1 N68PV -GS User Ma nual V ersion 1.0 Published September 2008 Copyright©2008 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. 3. 3. 3. 3. BIOS S BIOS S BIOS S BIOS S BIOS S ETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .....................[...]

5 5 5 5 5 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Tha nk you for purcha sing ASRock N68PV -GS motherboard, a relia ble motherboard pro- duced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent perfor- ma nce with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to quality a nd end[...]

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 7.2-in, 24.4 cm x 18.3 cm CPU - Support for Socket AM2+ / AM2 proce ssors: AMD Phenom TM FX / Phenom / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core / Athlon X2 Dual-Core / Athlon 64 / Sempron processor (see [...]

7 7 7 7 7 - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LIN K LED a nd SPEED LED) - HD Audio Ja ck: Line in / Front Spea ker / Microphone Connector - 4 x Serial A T AII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, JBOD), NCQ, AHCI a nd “Hot Plug” functions (see CAUTION 9 ) - 1 x A T A133 IDE conne ctor (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1[...]

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 1 1. It is a user-friendly ASRock overclocking tool which allows you to surveil your system by hardware monitor function a nd overclock your hardware devices to get the best system perf ormance under Windows ® environment. Plea se visit our website f or the operation procedures of ASRock OC T uner. ASRock website: http://www .a srock.com[...]

10 10 10 10 10 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement for 1080p Blu-ray Minimum Hardware Requirement for 1080p Blu-ray Minimum Hardware Requirement for 1080p Blu-ray Minimum Hardware Requirement for 1080p Blu-ray Minimum Hardware Requirement for 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD (BD) / HD (BD) / HD (BD) / HD (BD) / HD -D -D -D -D -D VD Playback Sup[...]

11 11 11 11 11 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 P P P P P assed 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD assed 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD assed 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD assed 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD assed 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD -D -D -D -D -D VD F VD F VD F VD F VD F ilms in Our L ilms in Our L ilms in Our L ilms in Our L ilms in Our L ab ab ab ab ab T T T T T est est est est est [...]

12 12 12 12 12 1.5 Motherboard Layout 1.5 Motherboard Layout 1.5 Motherboard Layout 1.5 Motherboard Layout 1.5 Motherboard Layout 1 PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper 1 6 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) 2 CPU Fa n Connector (CPU_F AN1) 1 7 System Pa nel He ader (P ANEL1, Orange) 3 2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Slots 1 8 Serial Port Connector (COM1) (Dual Channel: DD RII_1, [...]

13 13 13 13 13 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 I/O P I/O P I/O P I/O P I/O P anel anel anel anel anel 1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 6 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) * 2 RJ-45 Port 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 3 Line In (Light Blue) 8 V GA/D-Sub Port 4 Front Speaker (Lime) 9 V GA/D VI-D Port ** 5 Microphone (Pink) 1 0 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) ** T o enable Multi-Strea ming fu[...]

14 14 14 14 14 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. Installation Installation Installation Installation Installation This is a Micro A TX f orm fa ctor (9.6-in x 7.2-in, 24.4 cm x 18.3 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 Memor 2.3 Installation of Memor 2.3 Installation of Memor 2.3 Installation of Memor 2.3 Installation of Memor y Modules (DIMM) y Modules (DIMM) y Modules (DIMM) y Modules (DIMM) y Modules (DIMM) N68PV -GS motherboard provide s two 240-pin DDR2 (Double Data Rate 2) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Me mory T ec[...]

17 17 17 17 17 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[...]

18 18 18 18 18 2.5 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 2.5 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 2.5 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 2.5 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 2.5 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features Dual Monitor Feature This motherboard supports dual monitor feature. With the internal dual V GA out[...]

19 19 19 19 19 Surround Display Feature This motherboard supports surround display upgrade. With the internal dual V GA output support (D VI-D a nd D-Sub) a nd the external add-on PCI Express V GA card, you ca n ea sily enjoy the benefits of surround display fe ature. Plea se refer to the f ollowing steps to set up a surround display environment: 1[...]

20 20 20 20 20 HDCP Function with D VI-D Port HDCP function is supported with D VI-D port on this motherboard. T o use HDCP function with this motherboard, you need to adopt the monitor that supports HDCP function a s well. Therefore, you can enjoy the superior display quality with high-definition HDCP encryption contents. Plea se refer to below in[...]

21 21 21 21 21 2.6 HDMI Audio Function Operation Guide 2.6 HDMI Audio Function Operation Guide 2.6 HDMI Audio Function Operation Guide 2.6 HDMI Audio Function Operation Guide 2.6 HDMI Audio Function Operation Guide The D VI-D port f or the chipset adopted on this motherboard ca n support D VI/HDCP a nd HDMI format signal. Y ou may use the D VI to H[...]

22 22 22 22 22 +5V 1_2 +5VSB 2_3 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 Jumpers Setup Jumpers Setup Jumpers Setup Jumpers Setup Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper ca p is pla ced 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 [...]

23 23 23 23 23 FLOPPY 1 Pin 1 the red-striped side to Pin1 2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper ca ps over these headers a nd connectors. Pla ci[...]

24 24 24 24 24 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.12 No. 16) two USB 2.0 headers on this motherboard. Ea ch USB 2.0 header ca n support two USB 2.0 ports. (9-pin USB4_5) (see p.12 No. 12) J_SENSE OUT2_L 1 MIC_RET PRESENCE# GND OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L OUT_RET CD1 Front Pa nel Audio Head[...]

25 25 25 25 25 +5V DUMMY DUMMY SPEAKER 1 GND PWRBTN# PLED- PLED+ DUMMY RESET# GND HDLED+ HDLED- 1 System Panel Header This header a ccommodates (9-pin P ANEL1) several system front panel (see p.12 No. 17) functions. Cha ssis Spea ker Hea der Plea se connect the cha ssis (4-pin SPEAKER 1) speaker to this header. (see p.12 No. 15) Cha ssis Fa n Conne[...]

26 26 26 26 26 A TX Power Conne ctor Pl ea se connect an A TX power (24-pin A TXPW R1) supply to this connector. (see p.12 No. 4) CC T S #1 DDSR #1 DD T R #1 RR X D 1 DDCD #1 TTX D 1 G N D RR T S #1 RR I#1 1 Though this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed c[...]

27 27 27 27 27 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 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 , ple a se carefully read below SA T AII hard dis k setup guide. Some default setting of SA T AII hard dis[...]

28 28 28 28 28 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 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 Insta[...]

29 29 29 29 29 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[...]

30 30 30 30 30 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 in struction sequence to process the Hot Plug, improper procedure will cause the SA T A / SA T AII HDD da mage a nd data loss. Connect SA T A data ca ble to the motherboard’s SA T AII connector . Connect SA T A 15-[...]

31 31 31 31 31 2.13 2.13 2.13 2.13 2.13 Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide T o install 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-detected a nd listed on [...]

32 32 32 32 32 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 Without 64-bit Without 64-bit Without 64-bit Without 64-bit Without RAID F RAID F RAID F RAID F[...]

33 33 33 33 33 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15 Installing Windows Installing Windows Installing Windows Installing Windows Installing Windows ® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista TM TM TM TM TM / Vista / Vista / Vista / Vista / Vista TM TM T[...]

34 34 34 34 34 2.15.1 Installing Windows 2.15.1 Installing Windows 2.15.1 Installing Windows 2.15.1 Installing Windows 2.15.1 Installing Windows ® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID F F F F F unctions unctions unctions uncti[...]

35 35 35 35 35 2.16 2.16 2.16 2.16 2.16 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 mean s during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI / PCIE buses.[...]

36 36 36 36 36 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 Fla sh Memory on the motherboard store s the BIOS SETU[...]

37 37 37 37 37 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced System Overview System Time System Date [ :00:09] [T ue 09/02/2008] 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[...]

38 38 38 38 38 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 Smart Screen Smart Screen Smart Screen Smart Screen Smart Screen In the Smart screen, you ca n load the BIOS setup a ccording to your requirements. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Smart Settings Exit system setup after saving the changes. F 1 0k e yc a nb eu s e d for this operation[...]

39 39 39 39 39 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart 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 malfunctio[...]

40 40 40 40 40 CPU Frequency (MHz) Use this option to adjust CPU frequency. PCIE Frequency (MHz) Use this option to adjust PCIE frequency. CPU/LDT Spread Spectrum This feature will be set to [Ena bled] a s default. Configuration options: [Disabled] a nd [Enabled]. PCIE Spread Spectrum This feature will be set to [Ena bled] a s default. Configuratio[...]

41 41 41 41 41 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 CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE [...]

42 42 42 42 42 CPU Frequency Multiplier This option a ppears only when you a dopt Phenom CPU. However , for safety a nd system stability , it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item. CPU Frequency Divider This option a ppears only when you a dopt Phenom CPU. However , for safety a nd system stability , it is not recommended to adjust th[...]

43 43 43 43 43 TWR Use this to adjust TW R values. Conf iguration options: [Auto], [3CLK], [4CLK], [5CLK] a nd [6CLK]. The default value is [Auto]. TWTR Use this to adjust TWTR values. Configuration options: [Auto], [1CLK], [2CLK] a nd [3CLK]. The default value is [Auto]. TRWTTO This option a ppears only when you adopt AM2 CPU. Use this to adjust T[...]

44 44 44 44 44 BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Chipset Settings Onboard LAN Onboard HDMI HD Audio Onboard HD Audio Front Panel Share Memory Graphics Adapter CPU-NB Link Speed CPU-NB Link Width Primary [Enabled] [PCI] [Auto] [Disabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] Select Screen Select Item + - Change Optio[...]

45 45 45 45 45 Chipset Core V oltage Use this to select chipset core voltage. Configuration options: [Auto], [1.26V], [1.32V], [1.35V] a nd [1.42V]. The default value is [Auto]. GPU Frequency (MHz) Use this to set GPU frequency . Ra nge: [420MHz] to [999MHz]. CPU Throttling Use this to enable or disable CPU Throttling feature. Configuration options[...]

46 46 46 46 46 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 To RAM Repost Video on STR Resume Check Ready Bit A way Mode Support Restore [...]

47 47 47 47 47 BIOS SETUP UTILITY IDE Configuration v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced OnBoard IDE Controller OnBoard SA T 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 Detec[...]

48 48 48 48 48 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], 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 i[...]

49 49 49 49 49 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI / PnP Settings V alue in units of PCI 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] Advan[...]

50 50 50 50 50 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[...]

51 51 51 51 51 Parallel Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard parallel port or disable it. Configuration options: [Disa bled], [378], and [278]. 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 [...]

52 52 52 52 52 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] [BIOS S[...]

53 53 53 53 53 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 Temperatur e M / B T emperature CPU Fan Speed Chassis Fan Speed Vcore + 3.30V + 5.00V + 12.00V : 3 7C/9 8F : 3400 RPM :N / A : 1.629V :[...]

54 54 54 54 54 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart 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 Device 2[...]

55 55 55 55 55 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 clear it. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Exit Install or Change the password. Select S[...]

56 56 56 56 56 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart 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 Changes a[...]

57 57 57 57 57 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: 200[...]