Asrock N68C-SE manual

1 1 1 1 1 N68C-SE User Ma nual V ersion 1.0 Published December 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 .................................................... 45 3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration ...................................................... 47 3.4.6 Floppy Configuration ...................................................... 48 3.4.7 Super IO Configuration ................................................... 48 3[...]

5 5 5 5 5 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Tha nk you for purcha sing ASRock N68C-SE motherboard, a reli able motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performa nce with robust de sign conforming to ASRock’s commitment to quality a nd enduranc[...]

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 Factor: 9.6-in x 8.2-in, 24.4 cm x 20.8 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 / Se mpron processor (see [...]

7 7 7 7 7 - 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 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 a nd “Hot Plug” functions (see CAUTION 8 ) - 1 x A T A133 IDE connector (suppo[...]

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

10 10 10 10 10 16. This motherboard supports ASRock AM2 Boost overclocking technology. If you enable this function in the BIOS setup, the memory performance will improve up to 12.5%, but the effect still depends on the AM2 CPU you adopt. Enabling this function will overclock the chipset/CPU reference clock. However, we can not guarantee the system [...]

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 1 PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper 1 6 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) 2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 1 7 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue) 3 A TX 12V Power Connector (A TX12V1) 1 8 Chassis Speaker Header 4 CPU Heatsink Retention Module (SP[...]

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 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 COM Port 5 Microphone (Pink) 1 0 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) 1 2 6 7 4 3 5 8 9 10 T o enable Multi-Strea ming functio[...]

13 13 13 13 13 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 in stall the motherboard, study the configuration of your cha ssis to en- sure that the motherboard fits into it. Pre-installation Precautions Pre-installation [...]

14 14 14 14 14 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[...]

15 15 15 15 15 1. If you want to install two memory modules, for optimal compatibility and reliability, it is recommended to install them in the slots of the sa me color . In other words, install the m in the set of blue slots (DDR3_A1 and DDR3_B1), or in the set of yellow slots (DDRII_1 and DDRII_2). 2. If only one memory module is installed in th[...]

16 16 16 16 16 notch break Installing a DIMM Installing a DIMM Installing a DIMM Installing a DIMM Installing a DIMM Plea se ma ke sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components. Step 1. U nlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining cli ps outward. Step 2. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the[...]

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 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 ca n ea sily enjoy the benefits of Multi Monito[...]

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[...]

20 20 20 20 20 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[...]

21 21 21 21 21 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[...]

22 22 22 22 22 A TX Power Connector Ple a se connect a n A TX power (24-pin A TXPW R1) supply to this connector. (see p.1 1 No. 8) 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 control function. If you plan to connect the 3-Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan conn[...]

23 23 23 23 23 A TX 12V Power Connector Plea se note that it is necessary (4-pin A TX12V1) to connect a power supply with (see p.1 1 No. 3) A TX 12V plug to this connector . Failing to do so will cause power up failure. 20-Pin A TX Power Supply Installation Though this motherboard provide s 24-pin A TX power connector , it ca n still work if you ad[...]

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

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[...]

26 26 26 26 26 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[...]

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 f ollow 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 ca ble to the motherboard’s SA T AII conne ctor. Connect SA T A 15[...]

28 28 28 28 28 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, 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 [...]

29 29 29 29 29 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[...]

30 30 30 30 30 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.[...]

31 31 31 31 31 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[...]

32 32 32 32 32 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC T weaker 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 Scr een 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 M[...]

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 Scr een 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 Megatr ends, [...]

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 Scr een 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 Megatr ends, [...]

35 35 35 35 35 NB Frequency Multiplier This option a ppears only when you a dopt Phenom CPU. However , f or safety and system stability, it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item. HT Bus Speed This feature allows you selecting Hyper-Transport bus speed. Configura- tion options: [Auto], [x1 200 MHz], [x2 400 MHz], [x3 600 MHz], [x4 800 [...]

36 36 36 36 36 Power Down Enable Use this item to ena ble or disable DDR power down mode. Bank Interleaving Interleaving allows me mory accesse s to be spread out over ba nks on the sa me node, or a ccross nodes, decre a sing a ccess contention. Channel Interleaving This option a ppears only when you a dopt Phenom CPU. It allows you to enable Cha n[...]

37 37 37 37 37 TRWTTO This option a ppears only when you a dopt AM2 CPU. Use this to adjust TRWTT D values. Configuration options: [Auto], [2CLK], [3CLK], [4CLK], [5CLK], [6CLK], [7CLK], [8CLK] and [9CLK]. The default value is [Auto]. TWRRD This option a ppears only when you a dopt AM2 CPU. Use this to adjust TW RRD values. Configuration option s: [...]

38 38 38 38 38 CHB ADDR/CMD Delay Use this to adjust values f or CHB ADD R/CMD Delay feature. Configuration options: [Auto], [No Delay], [1/64CLK] to [31/64CLK]. The default value is [Auto]. CHB ADDR/CMD Setup Use this to adjust value s for CHB ADD R/CMD Setup feature. Configuration options: [Auto], [1/2CLK] and [1CLK]. The default value is [Auto].[...]

39 39 39 39 39 CHB ADDR/CMD Drive Use this to adjust values f or CHB ADD R/CMD Drive. Configuration options: [Auto], [1.00x], [1.25x], [1.50x] and [2.00x]. The default value is [Auto]. CHB CLK Drive Use this to adjust value s for CHB CLK Drive. Configuration options: [Auto], [0.75x], [1.00x], [1.25x] and [1.50x]. The default value is [Auto]. CHB DA[...]

40 40 40 40 40 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC T weaker H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Select Scr een 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 Megatr ends, Inc. Advanced Advanced Settings W ARNING : Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to ma[...]

41 41 41 41 41 BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU Configuration Select Scr een Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatr ends, Inc. Advanced Select Scr een Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit AM2 Boost [Disabled] C[...]

42 42 42 42 42 BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatr ends, Inc. Chipset Settings Onboard HD Audio Front Panel Share Memory Graphics Adapter CPU Thermal Throttle Primary [Auto] [Enabled] [Auto] [PCI] [Enabled] Select Scr een Select Item + - Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit F9 Load Defaults Advance[...]

43 43 43 43 43 BIOS SETUP UTILITY ACPI Settings Select auto-detect or disable the STR feature. Select Scr een Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatr ends, Inc. Advanced Suspend To RAM Check Ready Bit A way Mode Support ACPI HPET T able OSC Contr ol Res[...]

44 44 44 44 44 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 [...]

45 45 45 45 45 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Storage Configuration v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatr ends, 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 [...]

46 46 46 46 46 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[...]

47 47 47 47 47 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 Scr een Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatr ends, Inc. PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaster [32] [Enabl[...]

48 48 48 48 48 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Floppy Configuration Select the type of floppy drive connected to the system. Select Scr een Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatr ends, Inc. Advanced Floppy A [1.44 MB 3 "] 1 2 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure Super[...]

49 49 49 49 49 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[...]

50 50 50 50 50 BIOS SETUP UTILITY USB Configuration T o enable or disable the onboard USB controllers. Select Scr een Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatr ends, Inc. Advanced USB Contr oller USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support [Enabled] [Enabled] [Ena[...]

51 51 51 51 51 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Hardware Health Event Monitoring Select Scr een Select Item F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatr ends, Inc. CPU Temperatur e M / B T emperatur e CPU Fan Speed Chassis Fan Speed Vcore + 3.30V + 5.00V + 12.00V Power Fan Speed : 3 7C/9 8F : 4722 RP[...]

52 52 52 52 52 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC T weaker Advanced H/W Monitor Security Exit Boot Settings Configure Settings during System Boot. Select Scr een 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 Megatr ends, Inc. Boot Boot Settings Configuration 1st Boot [...]

53 53 53 53 53 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[...]

54 54 54 54 54 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 Scr een 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 Megatr ends, Inc. Exit Save C[...]

55 55 55 55 55 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 /[...]