Asrock 960GM-VGS3 FX manual

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    1 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard English Copyright Notice: No part of this installation guide may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or trans- lated in any language, in any form or by any means, except duplication of documentation by the purchaser for backup purpose, without written consent of ASRock Inc. Products and corpora[...]

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    2 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard English Motherboard Layout 1 A TX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 12 SA TA2 Connector (SA T AII_2 (PORT 2)) 2 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 13 SA TA2 Connector (SA T AII_1 (PORT 1)) 3 AM3+ CPU Socket 14 Southbridge Controller 4 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 15 PCI Slot (PCI1) (Dual Channel: DDR3_A1, DDR[...]

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    3 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard English I/O Panel 1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 6 VGA Port (VGA1) * 2 LAN RJ-45 Port 7 USB 2.0 Port (USB23) 3 Line In (Light Blue) 8 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) ** 4 Front Speaker (Lime) 9 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) 5 Microphone (Pink) ** T o enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel[...]

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    4 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard English 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality con- trol. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to quality and enduran[...]

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    5 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard English 1.2 Speci fi cations Platform - Micro A TX Form Factor - Solid Capacitor for CPU power CPU - Support for Socket AM3+ processors - Support for Socket AM3 processors: AMD Phenom TM II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (except 920 / 940) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron processors - Supports 8-Core CPU - Su[...]

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    6 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard English - 1 x VGA Port - 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - HD Audio Jack: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone Connector - 4 x SA T A2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and JBOD), NCQ, AHCI and “Hot Plug” function[...]

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    7 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard English CAUTION! 1. Whether 1866/1600MHz memory speed is supported depends on the AM3/AM3+ CPU you adopt. If you want to adopt DDR3 1866/1600 memory module on this motherboard, please refer to the memory support list on our website for the compatible memory modules. ASRock website: http://www .asroc[...]

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    8 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard English 1.3 Pin Header Easy Installation Guide ASRock motherboard is equipped with pin headers with obvious colors which indi- cate you to recognize the crucial headers more easily . Please refer to below illustra- tions for the pin de fi nition of onboard headers. If you want to have more informat[...]

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    9 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard English 1.4 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Open”. The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short” when jumper cap is placed [...]

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    10 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard English 1.5 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard! Serial A T A2 Connectors These four Serial A T A[...]

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    11 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard English Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for the front (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) panel audio cable that allows (see p.2 No. 22) convenient connection and control of audio devices. J_SENSE OUT2_L 1 MIC_RET PRESENCE# GND OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L OUT_RET 1. High De fi nition Audio supports Jack Sens[...]

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    12 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard English LED is on when the system is operating. The LED keeps blinking when the sys-tem is in S1 sleep state. The LED is of f when the system is in S3/S4 sleep state or powered off (S5). HDLED (Hard Drive Activity LED): Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. The LED is o[...]

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    13 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard A TX 12V Power Connector Please connect an A TX 12V (4-pin A TX12V1) power supply to this connector . (see p.2 No. 1) Chassis Intrusion Header This motherboard supports (2-pin CI1) CASE OPEN detection feature (see p.2 No. 19) that detects if the chassis cover has been removed. This feature requires[...]

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    14 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard English 2. BIOS Information The Flash Memory on the motherboard stores BIOS Setup Utility . When you start up the computer , please press <F2> or <Del> during the Power-On-Self-T est (POST) to enter BIOS Setup utility; otherwise, POST continues with its test routines. If you wish to ent[...]

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    15 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard Spezi fi kationen Plattform - Micro A TX-Formfaktor - Festkondensator für CPU-Leistung CPU - Unterstützung von Socket AM3+-Prozessoren - Unterstützung von Socket AM3-Prozessoren: AMD Phenom TM II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (außer 920 / 940) / Athlon X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron-Prozessor - Acht-Kern-CPU-bere[...]

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    16 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard - 4 x Standard-USB 2.0-Anschlüsse - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port mit LED (ACT/LINK LED und SPEED LED) - HD Audiobuchse: Audioeingang / Lautsprecher vorne / Mikrofon Anschlüsse - 4 x SA T A2 3,0 GB/s-Anschlüsse, unterstützen RAID- (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 und JBOD), NCQ-, AHCI-und Hot Plug Funktionen - 1 [...]

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    17 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard Français Spéci fi cations Format - Facteur de forme Micro A TX - Condensateur résistant pour alimentation de processeur CPU - Prise en charge des processeurs sur socket AM3+ - Prise en charge des processeurs sur socket AM3: Processeur Phenom TM II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (sauf 920 / 940) / Athlon II [...]

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    18 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard - 1 x Port VGA - 4 x ports USB 2.0 par défaut - 1 x port LAN RJ-45 avec LED (ACT/LED CLIGNOT ANTE et LED VITESSE) - Prise HD Audio: Entrée Ligne / Haut-parleur frontal / Microphone Connecteurs - 4 x connecteurs SA T A2, prennent en charge un taux de transfert de données pouvant aller jusqu’à [...]

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    19 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard Italiano Speci fi che Piattaforma - Micro A TX Form Factor - Condensatore solido per alimentazione CPU Processore - Supporto di processori Socket AM3+ - Supporto di processori Socket AM3: AMD Phenom TM II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (fatta eccezione per 920 / 940) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron - CPU Ot[...]

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    20 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard - 4 x porte USB 2.0 già integrate - 1 x porte LAN RJ-45 con LED (LED azione/collegamento e LED velocità) - Connettore HD Audio: ingresso linea / cassa frontale / microfono Connettori - 4 x connettori SA T A2 3.0Go/s, sopporta RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 e JBOD) e delle funzioni NCQ, AHCI e “H[...]

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    21 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard Español Especi fi cación Plataforma - Factor forma Micro A TX - Condensador sólido para alimentación de CPU Procesador - Compatibilidad con procesadores con conector AM3+ - Compatibilidad con procesadores con conector AM3: procesador AMD Phenom TM II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (excepto 920 / 940) / Ath[...]

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    22 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard ENLACE y LED de VELOCIDAD) - Conexión de audio: Entrada de línea / Altavoz frontal / Micrófono Conectores - 4 x conexiones SA T A2, admiten una velocidad de transferencia de datos de hasta 3,0Gb/s, soporta RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 y JBOD), NCQ, AHCI y “Conexión en caliente” - 1 x Conec[...]

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    23 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard Русский Спецификации Платформ а - форм - фактор Micro A TX - Твер доте льный конденсатор в цепи пит ания процессора Процессор - Поддержка Socket AM3+ процессоров - Поддержка Soc[...]

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    24 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard Кол одки и - 4 x разъема SA T A2 3,0 Гбит / с , поддержка функций RAID (RAID 0, плате RAID 1, RAID 10 и JBOD), NCQ, AHCI и « горячег о подключения » - 1 x разъем да тчика открыт ой крышки - 1 x соедини[...]

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    25 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard Especi fi cações Plataforma - Formato Micro A TX - Condensador Solid para alimentação da CPU CPU - Suporte para processadores AM3+ - Suporte para processadores AM3: Processador AMD Phenom TM II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (exceto 920 / 940) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron - Preparado para CPU de oito[...]

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    26 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard Português - 4 x portas USB 2.0 padrão - 1 x porta LAN RJ-45 com LED (LED ACT/LIG e LED VELOCIDADE) - Ficha de áudio HD: Entrada de linha / Altifalante frontal / Microfone Conectores - 4 x conectores SA T A2 a 3,0 Gb/s, com suporte para RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 e JBOD), NCQ, AHCI e funções[...]

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    27 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard Türkçe Özellikler Platform - Micro A TX Form Faktörü - CPU gücü için Kat ı Kapasitör CPU - Soket AM3+ i ş lemcileri deste ğ i - Soket AM3 i ş lemcileri deste ğ i: AMD Phenom TM II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (920 / 940 hariç) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron i ş lemcileri - Sekiz Çekirdekl[...]

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    28 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Portu, LED’li (AKT/L Э NK LED’i ve HIZ LED) - HD Ses Jak ı : Hat Giri ş i / Ön Hoparlör / Mikrofon Konektör - 4 x SA T A2 3,0Gb/sn, donan ı m RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 ve JBOD), NCQ, AHCI ve “Sistem Aç ı kken Bile ş en T akma” i ş levlerini - 1 x Kasaya Y etki[...]

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    29 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard 한 국 어 설명서 플랫폼 - Micro ATX 폼 팩터 - CPU 전원용 솔리드 콘덴서 CPU - Socket AM3+ 프로세서에 대한 지원 - Socket AM3 프로세서에 대한 지원 : AMD Phenom TM II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (920/940 제외 ) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron 프로세서 - 8- 코어 CP[...]

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    30 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard LAN 포트 - 오디오 잭 : 라인 인 / 전방 스피커 / 마이크 온보드 헤더 - 4 개 의 SATA2 3.0Gb/s 커넥터 , RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, 및 커넥터 RAID 10 및 JBOD) 기능지원 , NCQ, AHCI 및“핫 플러그”기 능 지원 - 섀시 침입 헤더 1 개 - CPU 팬 커넥터 1 개 (4[...]

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    31 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard 日本語 仕様 プラットフ - Micro ATX フォームファクター ォーム - CPU 電源用固体コンデンサ CPU - Socket AM3+ プロセッサのサポート - Socket AM3 プロセッサのサポート :AMD Phenom TM II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2(920 / 940 を除く ) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / S[...]

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    32 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard - LED(ACT/LINK LED および SPEED LED)付き RJ-45 LAN ポート x 1 - オーディオジャック: 入力、前部スピーカー、マイク入力 コネクター - 4 x SATA2 3.0Gb/ 秒コネクタが、RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 および JBOD) をサポート , NCQ, AHCI および “[...]

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    33 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard 簡體中文 主板規格 架构 - Micro ATX 規格 - CPU 供電電路固態電容 處理器 - 支持 Socket AM3+ 處理器 - 支持 Socket AM3 處理器 : AMD Phenom TM II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2(920/940 除外 ) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron 處理器 - 八核心 CPU 就緒 - 通過 ACC ( 高級?[...]

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    34 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard - 1 個 RJ-45 局域网接口與 LED 指示燈 (ACT/LINK LED 和 SPEED LED) - 高保真音頻插孔:音頻輸入 / 前置喇叭 / 麥克風 連接頭 - 4 x SATA2 3.0Gb/s 連接頭 , 支持 RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 和 JBOD), NCQ, AHCI 和熱插拔功能 - 1 x 機箱開啟警告功能接針 -[...]

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    35 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard 電子信息產品污染控制標示 依據中國發布的「電子信息產品污染控制管理辦法」及 S J / T 11364-2006「電子信息 產品污染控制標示要求」,電子信息產品應進行標示,藉以向消費者揭露產品中含有 的有毒有害物質或元素不致發生?[...]

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    36 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard 主機板規格 架構 - Micro ATX 規格 - CPU 供電電路固態電容 處理器 - 支援 Socket AM3+ 處理器 - 支援 Socket AM3 處理器 : AMD Phenom TM II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2(920 / 940 除外 ) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron 處理器 - 八核心 CPU 就緒 - 透過 ACC( 先進時脈校?[...]

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    37 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard 繁體中文 - 1 個 RJ-45 區域網接口與 LED 指示燈 (ACT/LINK LED 和 SPEED LED) - 高清晰音效插孔:音效輸入 / 前置喇叭 / 麥克風 接頭 - 4 x SATA2 3.0Gb/s 接頭 , 支援 RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 和 JBOD), NCQ, AHCI 和熱插拔功能 - 1 x 機殼開啟警告功能?[...]

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    38 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard Spesi fi kasi Podium - Faktor Form Mikro A TX - Kapasitor Solid untuk daya CPU CPU - Stopkontak AM3+ - Stopkontak AM3 untuk AMD Phenom TM II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (kecuali 920 / 940) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron processor - Dukungan CPUT Delapan Inti - Mendukung AMD OverDrive TM dengan fi tur A[...]

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    39 ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX / 960GM-VS3 FX Motherboard Bahasa Indonesia - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port LED (ACT/LINK LED dan SPEED LED) - HD Audio Jack: Line in / Penyuara Depan / mikropon Penghubung - 4 x penghubung SA T A2 3.0Gb/s, dapat digunakan RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 dan JBOD), NCQ, AHCI, dan fungsi fungsi “Hot Plug” - 1 x Chassis Intrusion heade[...]