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    N68-GS4 FX / N68-S4 FX User Manual Version 1.0 Published September 2013 Copyright©2013 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1
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    and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe. Disclaimer: Specifications and information contained in this manual are furnished for informational use only and subject to change without notice, and should not be constructed as a commitment
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    Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Unique Features 9 1.4 Motherboard Layout (N68-GS4 FX / N68-S4 FX 11 1.5 I/O Panel (N68-GS4 FX 12 1.6 I/O Panel (N68-S4 FX 13 2 . Installation 14 Pre-installation Precautions 14 2.1 CPU Installation 15 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 15
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    3.6 Boot Screen 52 3.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration 52 3.7 Security Screen 53 3.8 Exit Screen 54 4 . Software Support 55 4.1 Install Operating System 55 4.2 Support CD Information 55 4.2.1 Running Support CD 55 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 55 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 55 4.2.4 Contact Information 55 4
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    our website for specific information about the model you are using. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents One ASRock N68-GS4 FX / N68-S4 FX Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor) One ASRock N68-GS4 FX / N68-S4 FX Quick Installation Guide One ASRock N68-GS4 FX / N68-S4 FX Support CD Two
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    1.2 Specifications Platform A-Style CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slot Graphics Audio LAN - Micro ATX Form Factor - Home Cloud (N68-GS4 FX) - Support for Socket AM3+ processors - Support for AM3 processors: AMD PhenomTM II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (except 920 / 940) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron
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    header - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports) BIOS Feature - 8Mb AMI Legal BIOS - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliant Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - CPU, VCCM Voltage Multi-adjustment Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software
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    95W. Please refer to our website for CPU support list. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 2. ASRock UCC (Unlock CPU Core) feature simplifies AMD CPU activation. As long as a simple switch of the BIOS option "ASRock UCC", you can unlock the extra CPU core to enjoy an instant performance boost. When
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    S4 at specific timing during the shutdown and startup process, Instant Boot allows you to enter your WindowsR desktop in a few seconds. ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without
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    (S5). With APP Charger driver installed, you can easily enjoy the marvelous charging experience. ASRock XFast USB ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device performance. The performance may depend on the properties of the device. ASRock XFast LAN ASRock XFast LAN provides a faster internet access
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    (N68-GS4 FX / N68-S4 FX) PS2 Mouse PS2 Keyboard COM1 CPU_FAN1 X Fast RAM DDR3_B1 (64 bit, 240-FpSin Bm8od0u0le) DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) SOCKET AM3 ATXPWR1 VGA1 USB 2.0 T: USB2 B: USB3 USB 2.0 T: USB0 B: USB1 Top: RJ-45 Top: LINE IN Center: FRONT Bottom: MIC IN ATX12V1 LAN PHY
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    N68-GS4 FX) 1 2 3 4 5 10 9 8 7 6 1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) * 2 RJ-45 Port 3 Line In (Light Blue) 4 Front Speaker (Lime) 5 Microphone (Pink) 6 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 8 D-Sub Port 9 COM Port 10 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) * There are two LED next to the LAN Windows®
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    N68-S4 FX) 1 2 3 4 5 10 9 8 7 6 1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) * 2 RJ-45 Port 3 Line In (Light Blue) 4 Front Speaker (Lime) 5 Microphone (Pink) 6 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 8 D-Sub Port 9 COM Port 10 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) * There are two LED next to the LAN Windows®
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    Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. 1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. 2. To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity, NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or
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    . Make sure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other. Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU FAN connector (CPU_FAN1, see Page 11, No. 2). For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink. 15
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    2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) N68-GS4 FX / N68-S4 FX motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel configuration, you always need to install two identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type)
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    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 used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface. PCIE slots: PCIE1 (PCIE x1 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards.
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    short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds. However, please do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system first, and then shut it down before you do the clear-CMOS action
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    IDE devices 80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable Note: Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details. Serial ATA2 Connectors (SATAII_1 ( 1.1) (PORT 0.1) These four Serial ATA2 (SATA2) connectors support SATA2 or SATA hard disk for internal storage devices. The current
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    allows convenient connection and control of audio devices. 1. High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system. 2. If you use AC'97 audio panel
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    . 13) Chassis Fan Connector (3-pin CHA_FAN1) (see p.11 No. 10) PLED+ PLEDPWRBTN# GND 1 DUMMY RESET# GND HDLEDHDLED+ 1 SPEAKER 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
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    to connect a power supply with ATX 12V plug to this connector. Failing to do so will cause power up failure. This motherboard supports CASE OPEN detection feature that detects if the chassis cover has been removed. This feature requires a chassis with chassis intrusion detection design. 22
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    SATA2 driver diskette. Besides, there is no need for you to change the BIOS setting. You can start to install Windows® 8 Driver Diskette. A. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system. B. During POST at the beginning of system boot-up, press key, and then a window
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    configure RAID function, you need to check the RAID installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration. Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide in the following path in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide STEP 5: Install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. You can
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    instruction to install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. When you see "Where do you want to install Windows?" page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive, and click the "Load Driver" button on the left on the bottom to load the NVIDIA® RAID drivers. NVIDIA
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    ASRock Home Cloud (N68-GS4 FX) Have you ever been in a situation where you emergently needed certain files in your computer, however the computer was gazillion miles away out of reach? ASRock This motherboard supports Security Wake On Internet Technology with the onboard Qualcomm® Atheros® LAN, so you
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    in Device Manager > Network Adapters > Qualcomm Atheros AR8171/8175 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller > Advanced. * " SWOI" may not appear in certain driver versions. 2.11.1.1 Configuring and Using Sunlogin Oray Sunlogin is a remote control software that lets you easily access and control the remote
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    Step 3 Click on Remote Client and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation. Step 4 Double-click the Sunlogin Remote Control icon tray. in the Windows system Step 5 Make sure that "Remote wakeup module" and "Remote control module" is set to On. Then set up the passwords for
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    Installing Sunlogin control client Step 1 For Windows users: Download "Sunlogin Remote" from the Download section of sunlogin.oray. com and execute it. Log-in with your Sunlogin Account and Password. For iPad/
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    mobile device users: Search "Sunlogin" in Google PLAY and then install the app. Then fill in your Sunlogin Account and Password. Using Remote Wakeup For Windows users: Select one Host (Offline with Gray power button) on the control client panel to wake up your home computer. For iPad/iPhone users
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    For Andriod mobile device users: Tap one Host (Offline with Blue power button ) on the Host List. Then tap the Power button to wakeup your home computer. 31
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    Using Remote Control For Windows users: Right-click on a Host (Online with Blue Windows logo) on the control client panel. Then key in your remote access password. For iPad/iPhone users: Tap one online machine on the Host List and fill in the Access password to start using remote control. 32
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    For Andriod mobile device users: Tap one online machine and fill in the Access password to start using remote control. Tutorial Video 33
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    the reset button on the system chassis. You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on. Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only, and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen
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    Exit System Overview System Time System Date [17:00:09] [Tue 09/17/2013] BIOS Version : N68-GS4 FX P1.00 Processor Type : AMD Athlon (tm) II X3 440 Processor (64bit) Processor Speed : 3000MHz Microcode Update : 100F52/1000086 L1 Cache Size : 384KB L2 Cache Size : 1536KB Total Memory DDR3_A1
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    2013] BIOS Version : N68-S4 FX P1.00 Processor Type : AMD Athlon (tm) II X3 440 Processor (64bit) Processor Speed : 3000MHz Microcode Update : 100F52 Count CPU/LDT Spread Spectrum PCIE Spread Spectrum SATA Spread Spectrum ASRock UCC AMD Turbo Core Technology AMD IO C-State Support CPU Active Core
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    up to 6MB, which means you can enjoy the upgrade CPU performance with a better price. Please be noted that UCC feature is supported with AM3/AM3+ CPU only, and in addition, not every AM3/AM3+ CPU can support this function because some CPU's hidden core may be malfunctioned. AMD Turbo Core Technology
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    stability. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit CPU Configuration Overclock Mode CPU Frequency ( Guard Count CPU/LDT Spread Spectrum PCIE Spread Spectrum SATA Spread Spectrum ASRock UCC AMD Turbo Core Technology AMD IO C-State Support CPU Active Core Control
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    Memory Timing BIOS SETUP UTILITY OC Tweaker Memory Timing Power Down Enable Bank this to adjust TRAS values. The default value is [Auto]. Command Rate Use this item to change Command Rate Auto/Manual setting. Min: 1N. Max: 2N. The default is [Auto]. TRC Use this to adjust TRC values. The
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    TRRD Use this to adjust TRRD values. The default value is [Auto]. TWTR Use this to adjust TWTR values. The default value is [Auto]. TRTP Use this to adjust TRTP values. The default value is [Auto]. TFAW Use this to adjust TFAW values. The default value is [Auto]. Chipset Settings Chipset Voltage Use
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    in Flash ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems first like MS-DOS or Windows®. Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive, floppy disk or hard drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks
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    ]. Configuration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. Enhance Halt State (C1E) All processors support the Halt State (C1). The C1 state is supported through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no hardware support from the chipset. In the C1 power state, the processor maintains
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    3.4.2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings Onboard LAN Onboard HD Audio Front Panel Share Memory Primary Graphics Adapter [Enabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [PCI] Auto/Enable/Disable Onboard HD Audio. +F1 F9 F10 ESC
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    3.4.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Suspend To RAM Away Mode Support Restore on AC / Power Video on STR Resume" will be hidden. Away Mode Support Use this item to enable or disable Away Mode support under Windows® XP Media Center OS. The default value is [Disabled
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    SATAII HDDs can not be accessed until you finish configuring RAID functions in NVIDIA BIOS / Windows RAID Utility. * If you install OS on SATA / SATAII HDDs, example in the following instruction, which can be applied to the configurations of "IDE1 Slave" as well. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE
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    automatically detect the hard disk drive. After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to partition and format the item to select the LBA/Large mode for a hard disk > 512 MB under DOS and Windows; for Netware and UNIX user, select [Disabled] to disable the
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    3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced PCI / PnP Settings PCI Latency Timer is recommended to keep the default value unless the installed PCI expansion cards' specifications require other settings. PCI IDE BusMaster Use this item to enable or disable the PCI IDE
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    3.4.6Floppy Configuration In this section, you may configure the type of your floppy drive. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Floppy Configuration Floppy A [1.44 MB 312"] Select the type of floppy drive connected to the system. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load
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    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 following item, "EPP Version". Configuration options: [Normal], [Bi-Directional], and [ECP+EPP]. EPP Version Use
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    Use this item to enable or disable the USB 2.0 support. Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four configuration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [BIOS Setup Only]. The default value is [Enabled]. Please refer to below descriptions for
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    to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Hardware Health Event Monitoring
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    F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. 3.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Configuration Boot From Onboard LAN Bootup Num-Lock [Disabled] [On] To enable or disable the boot from network feature. +F1 F9 F10 ESC
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    this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, you may also clear it. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Security Settings Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change
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    Changes When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, "Discard changes?" Select [OK] to discard all changes. Load BIOS Defaults Load BIOS default values for all the setup questions. F9 key can be used for this operation. Load Performance Setup Default This performance setup
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    install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. 4.2.3 Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard supports. Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it. 4.2.4 Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to
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N68-GS4 FX /
N68-S4 FX
User Manual
Version 1.0
Published September 2013
Copyright©2013 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.