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N68-GS3 / N68-S3 User Manual Version 1.3 Published November 2009 Copyright©2009 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1 - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 2
without written consent of ASRock Inc. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be intent to infringe. Disclaimer: Specifications and information contained in this manual are furnished for informational use battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 3
Specifications 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout 10 1.4 I/O Panel 11 2 . Installation 12 Pre-installation Precautions 12 2.1 CPU Installation 13 2.2 Installation of CPU Guide ....... 24 2.12 Driver Installation Guide Overclocking Technology 28 3 . BIOS SETUP UTILITY 29 3.1 Introduction 29 3.1.1 BIOS - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 4
3.6 Boot Screen 50 3.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration 50 3.7 Security Screen 51 3.8 Exit Screen 52 4 . Software Support 53 4.1 Install Operating System 53 4.2 Support CD Information 53 4.2.1 Running Support CD 53 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 53 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 53 4.2.4 Contact Information 53 4 - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 5
for specific information about the model you are using. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents One ASRock N68-GS3 / N68-S3 Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.0-in, 24.4 cm x 17.8 cm) One ASRock N68-GS3 / N68-S3 Quick Installation Guide One ASRock N68-GS3 / N68-S3 Support - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 6
1.2 Specifications Platform CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slot Graphics Audio LAN Rear Panel I/O - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.0-in, 24.4 cm x 17.8 cm - Support for AM3 processors: AMD PhenomTM II X4 / X3 / X2 (except 920 / 940) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron processors (see CAUTION 1) - - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 7
) (see CAUTION 8) BIOS Feature - 4Mb AMI BIOS - AMI Legal BIOS - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - Supports Smart BIOS Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), ASRock Software Suite - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 8
. 4. Whether 1600MHz memory speed is supported depends on the AM3 CPU you adopt. If you want to adopt DDR3 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.asrock.com 5. Due to the operating - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 9
by ASRock, provides a convenient way for the user to record the OC settings and share with others. It helps you to save your overclocking CPU. 14. While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown. Before you resume the system, please check if the CPU fan on the motherboard - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 10
1.3 Motherboard Layout (N68-GS3 / N68-S3) 12 17.8cm (7.0-in) PS2 Mouse PS2 Keyboard COM1 1 PS2_USB_PW1 DDR3_B1 (64 bit, 240-FpSin Bm8od0u0le) 3 DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) Dual Channel AM3 DDR3 1600 CPU_FAN1 4 SOCKET AM3 ATXPWR1 24.4cm (9.6-in) VGA1 Phenom II 26 25 USB 2.0 - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 11
Panel (N68-GS3 / N68-S3) 1 2 3 4 5 10 9 8 1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 2 RJ-45 Port 3 Line In (Light Blue) 4 Front Speaker (Lime) * 5 Microphone (Pink) 7 6 6 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 8 VGA Port 9 COM Port 10 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) * For N68-GS3 motherboard, please - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 12
the power is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply. 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 - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 13
. 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 10, No. 2). For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink. 13 - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 14
Memory Modules (DIMM) N68-GS3 / N68-S3 motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory break notch break The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 15
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 - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 16
motherboard supports BIOS setup, the default value of "Share Memory", [Auto], will disable onboard VGA/D-Sub function when the add-on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard. 4. Install the onboard VGA driver E for the diaplay icon identified by the number one, two and three. For Windows® 7 / 7 - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 17
use. The placement of display icons determines how you move items from one monitor to another. 2.6 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are 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 - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 18
end to the motherboard connect the black end to the IDE devices 80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable Note: Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device PORT 2.1) (PORT 1.1) These four Serial ATAII (SATAII) connectors support SATAII or SATA hard disk for internal storage devices. The current - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 19
two USB 2.0 headers on this motherboard. Each USB 2.0 header can support two USB 2.0 ports. Print 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 - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 20
p.10 No. 2) 4 3 2 1 GND +12V CPU_FAN_SPEED FAN_SPEED_CONTROL Please connect the CPU fan cable to this connector and match the black wire to the ground pin. 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 - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 21
ATX 12V Power Connector (4-pin ATX12V1) (see p.10 No. 24) Please note that it is necessary to connect a power supply with ATX 12V plug to this connector. Failing to do so will cause power up failure. 21 - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 22
guide. Some default setting of SATAII hard disks may not be at SATAII mode, which operate with the best performance. In order to enable SATAII function, please follow the below instruction website for details: http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm The above examples are just for your - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 23
adopts NVIDIA® GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks and RAID functions. You may install SATA / SATAII hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA / SATAII hard disks - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 24
is installed into system properly. The latest SATA / SATAII driver is available on our support website: www.asrock.com 4. Make sure to use the SATA power cable & data cable, which are from our motherboard package. 5. Please follow below instructions step by step to reduce the risk of HDD crash or - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 25
cable to (White) to the power supply 1x4-pin cable. the motherboard's SATAII connector. SATA power cable 1x4-pin power connector (White) Step attention, before you process the Hot Unplug: Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug, improper procedure will cause the SATA - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 26
functions, please follow below steps. STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. B. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to [IDE]. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII Driver Diskette. A. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 27
and copy SATA / SATAII drivers into the floppy diskette. STEP 3: Set Up BIOS. A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage 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 - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 28
Guide NOTE. For Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit users, you do not need to load RAID driver from ASRock support CD. Please use the native driver to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit OS, and then install ASRock All-in-1 driver. 2 . 1 5 Untied Overclocking Technology This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 29
the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. The SPI Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. You may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY /date information OC Tweaker To set up overclocking features Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features H/W Monitor To display current hardware - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 30
SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [17:00:09] [Mon 11/09/2009] BIOS Version : N68-GS3 P1.00 Processor Type : AMD Athlon (tm) II X3 440 Processor (64bit) Processor Speed : 3000MHz Microcode Update : 100F52/1000086 L1 Cache - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 31
UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [17:00:09] [Mon 11/09/2009] BIOS Version : N68-S3 P1.00 Processor Type : AMD Athlon (tm) II X3 440 Processor (64bit) Processor Speed : 3000MHz Microcode Update : 100F52/1000086 L1 Cache Size - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 32
overclocking features. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit CPU Configuration Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Frequency (MHz) Boot Failure Guard CPU [Auto] Memory Configuration Overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard. It should be - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 33
North Bridge Maximum Frequency Processor Maximum Voltage Multiplier/Voltage Change CPU Frequency Multiplier Processor Voltage x15.0 3000 MHZ x10.0 2000 MHZ 1.4250 V [Manual] [x0.5 100 MHz] [0.6000 V] Overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard. It should be done at your own risk and - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 34
to [2.29V]. The default value is [Auto]. Memory Timing BIOS SETUP UTILITY OC Tweaker Memory Timing Memory Controller Mode Power Down Enable Inc. Memory Controller Mode This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU. It allows you to adjust the memory controller mode. Configuration options: - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 35
TRTP Use this to adjust TRTP values. Configuration options: [Auto], [4CLK] to [7CLK]. The default value is [Auto]. TRRD Use this to adjust TRRD values. Configuration options: [Auto], [4CLK] to [7CLK]. The default value is [Auto]. TWTR Use this to adjust TWTR values. Configuration options: [Auto], [ - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 36
CHA ADDR/CMD Setup Use this to adjust values for CHA ADDR/CMD Setup feature. Configuration options: [Auto], [1/2CLK] and [1CLK]. The default value is [Auto]. CHA CS/ODT Delay Use this to adjust values for CHA CS/ODT Delay feature. Configuration options: [Auto], [No Delay], [1/64CLK] to [31/64CLK]. - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 37
CHA Processor ODT Use this to adjust values for CHA Processor ODT. Configuration options: [Auto], [240 ohms], [120 ohms] and [60 ohms]. The default value is [Auto]. CHB CKE Drive Use this to adjust values for CHB CKE Drive. Configuration options: [Auto], [1.00x], [1.25x], [1.50x] and [2.00x]. The - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 38
in below sections may cause system to malfunction. CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration Storage Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperIO Configuration USB Configuration BIOS Update Utility ASRock Instant Flash Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 39
L3 Cache Allocation BIOS SETUP UTILITY [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Auto] Enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and memory freq 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 - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 40
3.4.2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings Onboard LAN Onboard HD Audio Front Panel Share Memory Primary Graphics Adapter [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] [Auto] [PCI] CPU Thermal Throttle [Enabled] Auto/Enable/Disable Onboard HD Audio. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 41
3.4.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Suspend To RAM Check Ready Bit Away Mode Support Restore on AC / Power the Suspend-to-RAM feature. Select [Auto] will enable this feature if the OS supports it. If you set this item to [Disabled], the function "Repost Video on STR - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 42
to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table. The default value is [Disabled]. Please set this option to [Enabled] if you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows® VistaTM certification. OSC Control Use this item to enable or disable OSC control. Configuration options: [Auto], [Enabled] and [Disabled - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 43
configuration for the device that you specify. We will use the "IDE1 Master" as the example in the following instruction, which can be applied to the configurations of "IDE1 Slave" as well. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE Master Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 44
Installed] to disable the use of IDE device. [Auto]: Select [Auto] to 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 new IDE hard disk drives. This is necessary so that you can write or - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 45
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 - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 46
Port Address Parallel Port Mode EPP Version ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ [Enabled] [3F8 / IRQ4] [378] [ECP + EPP] [1.9] [DMA3] [IRQ7] Allow BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 47
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 - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 48
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 - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 49
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 - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 50
this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to configure the boot settings and the boot priority. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Boot Settings Boot Settings Configuration Configure Settings during System Boot. 1st Boot - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 51
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 - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 52
. Discard 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 (IDE/SATA) This - ASRock N68-S3 | User Manual - Page 53
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-GS3 / N68-S3
User Manual
Version 1.3
Published November 2009
Copyright©2009 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.