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N68-VGS3 FX / N68-VS3 FX User Manual Version 1.0 Published September 2011 Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1 - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 2
backup purpose, without written consent of ASRock Inc. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks benefit, without intent to infringe. Disclaimer: Specifications and information contained in this manual are furnished for informational use only and - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 3
Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout (N68-VGS3 FX / N68-VS3 FX 11 1.4 I/O Panel (N68-VGS3 FX 12 1.5 I/O Panel (N68-VS3 FX 13 2 . Installation 14 Pre-installation Precautions 14 2.1 CPU Installation 15 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 15 - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 4
3.6 Boot Screen 47 3.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration 47 3.7 Security Screen 48 3.8 Exit Screen 49 4 . Software Support 50 4.1 Install Operating System 50 4.2 Support CD Information 50 4.2.1 Running Support CD 50 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 50 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 50 4.2.4 Contact Information 50 4 - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 5
Package Contents One ASRock N68-VGS3 FX / N68-VS3 FX Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 8.5-in x 7.0-in, 21.6 cm x 17.8 cm) One ASRock N68-VGS3 FX / N68-VS3 FX Quick Installation Guide One ASRock N68-VGS3 FX / N68-VS3 FX Support CD Two Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) One I/O Panel Shield 5 - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 6
max. resolution up to 1920x1440 @ 60Hz - 5.1 CH HD Audio (VIA® VT1705 Audio Codec) - N68-VGS3 FX Realtek Giga PHY RTL8211CL, speed 10/100/1000 Mb/s - N68-VS3 FX Realtek PHY RTL8201EL, speed 10/100 Mb/s - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Supports PXE I/O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 7
power connector - Front panel audio header - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports) - 8Mb AMI BIOS - AMI Legal BIOS - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - CPU, VCCM Voltage Multi-adjustment - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 8
If you adopt AM3+ CPU and install Windows® XP OS, you need to use the external graphics card. 2. This motherboard supports CPU up to 95W. Please refer to our website for CPU support list. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 3. ASRock UCC (Unlock CPU Core) feature simplifies AMD CPU activation. As - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 9
of Intelligent Energy Saver. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com 12. ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems first like MS-DOS or Windows®. With this utility, you - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 10
the status window, you can easily recognize which data streams you are currently transferring. 18. Although this motherboard offers stepless control, it is not recommended to perform over-clocking. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 11
(N68-VGS3 FX / N68-VS3 FX) 26 USB 2.0 T: USB2 B: USB3 VGA1 PS2 Mouse PS2 Keyboard 1 2 3 17.8cm (7.0-in) Support 8-Core CPU 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 CPU_FAN1 1 USB_PWR2 DDR3_B1 (64 bit, 240-FpSin Bm8od0u0le) 4 DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) Dual Channel AM3+ DDR3 1600 5 IDE1 SOCKET AM3 6 21 - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 12
LAN Port To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header. After restarting your computer, you will find "VIA HD Audio Deck" tool on your system. Please follow below instructions according to the OS you install. For Windows® XP - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 13
LAN Port To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header. After restarting your computer, you will find "VIA HD Audio Deck" tool on your system. Please follow below instructions according to the OS you install. For Windows® XP - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 14
, 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 the like. Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 15
. 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 - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 16
2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) N68-VGS3 FX / N68-VS3 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) - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 17
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 install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface. PCIE slot: PCIE1 (PCIE x16 slot) is used - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 18
VGA/D-Sub port on the I/O panel of this motherboard. Connect another D-Sub monitor cable motherboard. 4. Install the onboard VGA driver to your system. If you have installed the onboard VGA driver already, there is no need to install it again. 5. Set up a multi-monitor display. For Windows® XP / XP - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 19
CMOS Note: CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. The data in CMOS includes system setup information such as system password, date, time, and system setup parameters. To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup, please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 20
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. 2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 21
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, please install it to the front panel audio header as below - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 22
accommodates several system front panel functions. Please connect the chassis speaker to this header. Please connect a chassis fan cable to this connector and match the black wire to the ground pin. CPU Fan Connector (4-pin CPU_FAN1) (see p.11 No. 2) 1 2 3 4 Please connect the CPU fan cable - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 23
No. 24) Serial port Header (9-pin COM1) (see p.11 No.20) RRXD1 DDTR#1 DDSR#1 CCTS#1 1 RRI#1 RRTS#1 GND TTXD1 DDCD#1 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. This COM1 header supports a serial port - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 24
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-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 25
motherboard 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 HDDs while the system is still power- - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 26
make sure the SATA / SATAII driver 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 - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 27
cable to (White) to the power supply 1x4-pin cable. the motherboard's SATAII connector. SATA power cable 1x4-pin power connector (White) 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-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 28
Mode" to [RAID] in BIOS first. Then, please set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the following path in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide NOTE. For Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit users, you do not need to load RAID driver from ASRock support CD. Please use the - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 29
This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology, which means during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI / PCIE buses. Before you enable Untied Overclocking function, please enter "Overclock Mode" option of BIOS setup to set the selection from [Auto] to [CPU, PCIE - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 30
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 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 - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 31
the system overview. N68-VGS3 FX BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor System Overview System Time System Date [17:00:09] [Tue 09/06/2011] BIOS Version : N68-VGS3 FX P1.00 Processor Type : AMD Athlon (tm) II X2 265 Processor (64bit) Processor Speed : 3300MHz Microcode Update - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 32
N68-VS3 FX BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor System Overview System Time System Date [17:00:09] [Tue 09/06/2011] BIOS Version : N68-VS3 FX P1.00 Processor Type : AMD Athlon (tm) II X2 265 Processor (64bit) Processor Speed : 3300MHz Microcode Update : 100F63/10000B6 L1 - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 33
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 This item appears - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 34
for system stability. 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 Boot Failure Guard Count CPU/LDT Spread Spectrum PCIE Spread Spectrum SATA Spread Spectrum ASRock UCC AMD - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 35
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 - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 36
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 - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 37
in this section may cause the system to malfunction. 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 entering operating systems first like MS-DOS or Windows®. Just launch this tool and - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 38
the additional hardware capabilities provided by AMD-V. The default value is [Enabled]. 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 - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 39
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 Select Screen Select Item Change Option General - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 40
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Suspend To RAM Away Mode Support Support Use this item to enable or disable Away Mode support under Windows® XP system starts system from the power-soft-off mode. PCI Devices Power On Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system system - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 41
finish configuring RAID functions in NVIDIA BIOS / Windows RAID Utility. * If you Supported Type LBA/Large Mode Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) PIO Mode DMA Mode S.M.A.R.T. 32Bit Data Transfer [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Disabled] [Disabled] Select the type of device connected to the system - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 42
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 the LBA/Large mode for a hard disk > 512 MB under DOS and Windows; for Netware and UNIX user, select [Disabled] to disable the LBA/Large - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 43
3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced PCI / PnP Settings PCI Latency Timer Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction. PCI Latency Timer The default value is 32. It is recommended to keep the - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 44
Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode EPP Version ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ [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-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 45
support. Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four configuration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [BIOS select [Disabled] to enter OS. [BIOS Setup Only] - USB devices are allowed to use only under BIOS setup. USB Keyboard/Remote Power On Use - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 46
, it allows you 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 - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 47
available devices on your system for you to configure the boot settings and the boot priority. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC 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 - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 48
3.7 Security Screen In 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 : - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 49
Monitor Boot Security Exit Exit Options Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes Load BIOS Defaults Load Performance Setup Default Load Power Saving Setup Default Exit system setup after saving the changes. F10 key can be used for this operation. Select Screen Select Item - ASRock N68-VGS3 FX | User Manual - Page 50
4. Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary, use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference
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N68-VGS3 FX /
N68-VS3 FX
User Manual
Version 1.0
Published September 2011
Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.