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  • Page 1

    1 1 1 1 1 N68-V GS3 UCC / N68-VS3 UCC User Ma nual V ersion 1.0 Published February 201 1 Copyright©201 1 ASRock INC. All rights re served.[...]

  • Page 2

    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[...]

  • Page 3

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

  • Page 4

    4 4 4 4 4 3.4.7 USB Configuration .......................................................... 47 3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ............................. 4 8 3.6 Boot Screen .............................................................................. 49 3.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration ........................................... [...]

  • Page 5

    5 5 5 5 5 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Tha nk you for purcha sing ASRock N68-VGS3 UCC / N68-VS3 UCC motherboard, a relia ble motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performa nce with robust design conf orming to ASRock’s com- mitment to [...]

  • Page 6

    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: 8. 5 -in x 7.0-in, 21. 6 cm x 17.8 cm CPU - Support for AM3 processors: AMD Phenom TM II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (except 920 / 940) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron processors (see CAUTION 1 ) - Supports Six-Core [...]

  • Page 7

    7 7 7 7 7 - 1 x A T A133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x Print port header - 1 x COM port header - CPU/Cha ssis FAN connector - 24 pin A TX power connector - 4 pin 12V power connector - Front pa nel audio header - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports) BIOS Feature - 4Mb AMI BIOS - AMI Legal BIOS - Supports “Plug a nd Play?[...]

  • Page 8

    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[...]

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    9 9 9 9 9 10. 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 improve ef ficiency when the CPU cores are idle. In other words, it is able to provide exception al power sav[...]

  • Page 10

    10 10 10 10 10 14. If you desire a fa ster, le ss restricted way of charging your Apple devices, such a s iPhone/iPod/iPad T ouch, ASRock ha s prepared a wonderful solution for you - ASRock APP Charger. Simply installing the APP Charger driver, it makes your iPhone charged much quickly from your computer a nd up to 40% fa ster than bef ore. ASRock [...]

  • Page 11

    11 11 11 11 11 1.3 Motherboard L 1.3 Motherboard L 1.3 Motherboard L 1.3 Motherboard L 1.3 Motherboard L ayout (N68- ayout (N68- ayout (N68- ayout (N68- ayout (N68- VGS3 UCC / N68- VGS3 UCC / N68- VGS3 UCC / N68- VGS3 UCC / N68- VGS3 UCC / N68- VS3 UCC) VS3 UCC) VS3 UCC) VS3 UCC) VS3 UCC) 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 1 5 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 2 CPU[...]

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    12 12 12 12 12 1 2 4 3 5 6 7 8 9 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 I/O P I/O P I/O P I/O P I/O P anel (N68- anel (N68- anel (N68- anel (N68- anel (N68- VGS3 UCC) VGS3 UCC) VGS3 UCC) VGS3 UCC) VGS3 UCC) 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 G A Port 4 Front Speaker (Lime) 9 PS/2 Keyboar[...]

  • Page 13

    13 13 13 13 13 1 2 4 3 5 6 7 8 9 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 I/O P I/O P I/O P I/O P I/O P anel (N68- anel (N68- anel (N68- anel (N68- anel (N68- VS3 UCC) VS3 UCC) VS3 UCC) VS3 UCC) VS3 UCC) 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 G A Port 4 Front Speaker (Lime) 9 PS/2 Keyboard Por[...]

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    14 14 14 14 14 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. Installation Installation Installation Installation Installation This is a Micro A TX form fa ctor (8. 5 -in x 7.0-in, 21. 6 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-installati[...]

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    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. U nlock 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. Car[...]

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    16 16 16 16 16 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-V GS3 UCC / N68-VS3 UCC motherboard provide s two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, a[...]

  • Page 17

    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 1 PCI slot and 1 PCI Express slot on this motherboard. PCI slot: PCI slot is used to [...]

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    18 18 18 18 18 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 and the external add-on PCI Expre ss V GA card, you can e a sily enjoy the benefits of Multi Monitor[...]

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    19 19 19 19 19 +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[...]

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    20 20 20 20 20 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 headers a nd connectors. Pla cing jumper ca ps over the hea ders and connec[...]

  • Page 21

    21 21 21 21 21 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.1 1 No. 7) 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.1 1 No. 8) J_SENSE OUT2_L 1 MIC_RET PRESENCE# GND OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L OUT_RET Front Pa nel Audio Header T[...]

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    22 22 22 22 22 A TX Power Connector Plea se connect an A TX power (24-pin A TXPWR1) supply to this connector. (see p.1 1 No. 26) 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 conne[...]

  • Page 23

    23 23 23 23 23 A TX 12V Power Connector Pl e ase note that it is necessary (4-pin A TX12V1) to connect a power supply with (see p.1 1 No. 24) A TX 12V plug to this connector . 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.20) CCTS#1 DDSR#1 DDTR#1 RRXD1 DDC[...]

  • Page 24

    24 24 24 24 24 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[...]

  • Page 25

    25 25 25 25 25 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[...]

  • Page 26

    26 26 26 26 26 Caution 1. Without SA T A 15-pin power connector interfa ce, the SA TA / 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 connector a nd IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interfa ces, the IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interfa ce is def initely not a ble to s[...]

  • Page 27

    27 27 27 27 27 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 a nd data loss. Connect SA T A data cable to the motherboard’s SA T AII connector. Connect SA T A 15-pi[...]

  • Page 28

    28 28 28 28 28 NOTE. If you install Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit on IDE HDDs and want to ma nage (create, convert, delete, or rebuild) RAID functions on SA T A / SA T AII HDDs, you still need to set up “SA T A Operation Mode” to [RAID] in BIOS first. Then, plea se set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID inst[...]

  • Page 29

    29 29 29 29 29 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 mean s during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI / PCIE buses.[...]

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    30 30 30 30 30 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[...]

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    31 31 31 31 31 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC T weaker H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced Use [Enter], [TAB] or [SHIFT -TAB] 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 Meg[...]

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    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[...]

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    33 33 33 33 33 Boot Failure Guard Enable or disa ble the feature of Boot Failure Guard. Boot Failure Guard Count Enable or disa ble the feature of Boot Failure Guard Count. CPU/LDT Spread Spectrum This feature will be set to [Ena bled] a s default. Configuration options: [Disabled] and [Enabled]. PCIE Spread Spectrum This feature will be set to [En[...]

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    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[...]

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    35 35 35 35 35 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[...]

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    36 36 36 36 36 TRC Use this to adjust TRC values. The default value is [Auto]. TRWTWB Use this to adjust TRWTWB values. The default value is [Auto]. TRWTTO Use this to adjust TRWTTO values. The default value is [Auto]. TWRRD Use this to adjust TWRR D values. The default value is [Auto]. TWRWR Use this to adjust TW RW R values. The default value is [...]

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    37 37 37 37 37 CHA CKE Drive Use this to adjust values f or CHA CKE Drive. The default value is [Auto]. CHA CS/ODT Drive Use this to adjust values f or CHA CS/ODT Drive. The default value is [Auto]. CHA ADDR/CMD Drive Use this to adjust values f or CHA ADD R/CMD Drive. The default value is [Auto]. CHA CLK Drive Use this to adjust values f or CHA CL[...]

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    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[...]

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    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][...]

  • Page 40

    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] [Auto] [Auto] [PCI] [Enabled] Select Screen Select Item + - Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit F9 Load Defaults Advanced Onb[...]

  • Page 41

    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 A way Mode Support ACPI HPET T able OSC Control Restore on AC / Power[...]

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    42 42 42 42 42 OSC Control Use this item to enable or disable OSC control. Configuration options: [Auto], [Enabled] and [Disabled]. The default value is [Auto].[...]

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    43 43 43 43 43 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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    46 46 46 46 46 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure Super IO Chipset Allow BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller . 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 Serial Port Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode EPP V [...]

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    47 47 47 47 47 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 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced USB Controller USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support USB Keyboard/Remote Power O[...]

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    48 48 48 48 48 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[...]

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    49 49 49 49 49 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[...]

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    50 50 50 50 50 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 syste m. 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. Se[...]

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    51 51 51 51 51 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC T weaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit system setup after saving the changes. F 1 0k e yc a nb eu s e d 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 Sa[...]

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    52 52 52 52 52 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 /[...]