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N68-VGS3 UCC / N68-VS3 UCC User Manual Version 1.0 Published February 2011 Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1 - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 2
purchaser for backup purpose, without written consent of ASRock Inc. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights USA ONLY The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance controlled in Perchlorate - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 3
Operation Guide ...Driver Installation Guide ...Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions ...Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions ...Untied Overclocking Technology ...Introduction ...3.1.1 BIOS Menu - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 4
Event Monitoring Screen ...Boot Screen ...3.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration ...Security Screen ...Exit Screen ...Install Operating System ...Support CD Information ...4.2.1 Running Support CD ...4.2.2 Drivers Menu ...4.2.3 Utilities Menu ...4.2.4 Contact Information ... 47 48 49 49 50 51 52 52 52 52 - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 5
/index.asp 1.1 P ack age Contents ackage One ASRock N68-VGS3 UCC / N68-VS3 UCC Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 8.5-in x 7.0-in, 21.6 cm x 17.8 cm) One ASRock N68-VGS3 UCC / N68-VS3 UCC Quick Installation Guide One ASRock N68-VGS3 UCC / N68-VS3 UCC Support CD Two Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 6
processors (see CAUTION 1) - Supports Six-Core CPU - Supports UCC feature (Unlock CPU Core) (see CAUTION 2) - Supports AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM Technology - FSB 1000 MHz (2.0 GT/s) - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 3) - Supports Hyper-Transport Technology - NVIDIA® GeForce 7025 - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 7
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 Software (Trial Version), ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite - OEM and Trial; Creative Sound - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 8
by overclocking. CAUTION! 1. 2. This motherboard supports CPU up to 95W. Please refer to our website for CPU support list. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 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 - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 9
of Intelligent Energy Saver. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com 11. 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-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 10
Windows® 7 / 7 64 bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64 bit, and your browser version is IE8. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/SmartView/index.asp 16. ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device performance. The performance may depend on the property of the device. 17. Although this motherboard - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 11
N68-VS3 1 17.8cm (7.0-in) 2 3 Support 6-Core CPU 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 USB 2.0 T: USB2 B: USB3 21.6cm (8.5-in) 26 ATXPWR1 PS2 Keyboard PS2 Mouse 1 USB_PWR2 CPU_FAN1 DDR3_B1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) FSB800 4 5 6 Dual Channel VGA1 AM3 DDR3 1600 IDE1 SOCKET - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 12
1.4 1 I/O P anel (N68VGS3 UCC) Panel (N68-VGS3 2 3 4 5 9 8 7 6 7 8 9 6 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) VGA Port PS/2 VIA HD Audio Deck" tool on your system. Please follow below instructions according to the OS you install. For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS: Please click "VIA HD Audio Deck" - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 13
1.5 1 I/O P anel (N68VS3 UCC) Panel (N68-VS3 2 3 4 5 9 8 7 6 7 8 9 6 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) VGA Port PS/2 HD Audio Deck" tool on your system. Please follow below instructions according to the OS you install. For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS: Please click "VIA HD Audio Deck" - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 14
2. Installation This is a Micro ATX form factor (8.5-in x 7.0-in, 21.6 cm x 17.8 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. Pre-installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 15
Triangle STEP 1: Lift Up The Socket Lever STEP 2 / STEP 3: Match The CPU Golden Triangle To The Socket Corner Small Triangle STEP 4: Push Down And Lock The Socket Lever 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink After you install the CPU into this motherboard, it is necessary to install a larger - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 16
Modules (DIMM) N68-VGS3 UCC / N68-VS3 UCC motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components. Step 1. Step 2. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a DIMM on - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | 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 for PCI Express cards with x16 lane width graphics cards - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 18
motherboard supports or to enter BIOS setup. Enter "Share Memory" option 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 64-bit - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 19
B. Click the items "This is my main monitor" and "Extend the desktop onto this monitor". C. Click "OK" to save your change. D. Repeat steps A through C for the display icon identified by the number one, two and three. 6. Use Multi Monitor feature. Click and drag the display icons to positions - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 20
you just finish updating the BIOS, you must 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 0.0): These four Serial ATAII (SATAII) connectors support SATAII or SATA hard disk for internal storage devices - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 21
two USB 2.0 headers on this motherboard. Each USB 2.0 header can support two USB 2.0 ports. (9-pin 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-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 22
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 connector on this motherboard, please connect it to Pin 1-3. Pin 1-3 Connected 3-Pin Fan Installation ATX Power Connector (24 - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 23
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. RRXD1 DDTR#1 DDSR#1 CCTS#1 1 Serial port Header (9-pin COM1) (see p.11 No.20) This COM1 header supports a serial port module. RRI#1 RRTS#1 GND TTXD1 DDCD#1 23 - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | 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-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 25
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 - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 26
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-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 27
supply 1x4-pin cable. Step 2 Connect SATA data cable to 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-VS3 UCC | 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-VS3 UCC | 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-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 30
motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. You may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer. Please press or during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS date information To set up overclocking features To set up the advanced BIOS features To display current - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 31
Time System Date BIOS Version Processor Type [17:00:09] [Tue 02/08/2011] Use [Enter], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. Use [+] or [-] to configure system Time. : N68-VGS3 UCC P1.00 : AMD Athlon (tm) II X2 265 Processor (64bit) Processor Speed : 3300MHz Microcode Update : 100F63/10000B6 - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 32
) Boot Failure Guard Boot Failure Guard Count CPU/LDT Spread Spectrum PCIE Spread Spectrum SATA Spread Spectrum ASRock UCC CPU Active Core Control BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard. It should be done at your own - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 33
and [Enabled]. ASRock UCC 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 UCC feature is enabled, the dual-core or triple-core CPU will boost - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 34
Frequency (MHz) PCIE Frequency (MHz) Boot Failure Guard Boot Failure Guard Count CPU/LDT Spread Spectrum PCIE Spread Spectrum SATA Spread Spectrum ASRock UCC CPU Active Core Control Overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard. It should be done at your own risk and expense. Enter F1 - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 35
Memory Timing BIOS SETUP UTILITY OC Tweaker Memory Timing Memory Controller Mode Power 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Memory Controller Mode This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU. It allows you to adjust the memory controller mode. Configuration options: [Unganged] and [Ganged]. - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 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 TWRRD values. The default value is [Auto]. TWRWR Use this to adjust - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 37
value is [Auto]. CHB DQS Drive Use this to adjust values for CHB DQS Drive. The default value is [Auto]. CHB Processor ODT Use this to adjust values for CHB Processor ODT. The default value is [Auto]. Chipset Settings Chipset Voltage Use this to select chipset voltage. The default value is [Auto - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 38
Configuration BIOS Update Utility ASRock Instant Flash Options for CPU Enter 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 - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 39
through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no hardware support from the chipset. In the C1 power state, the processor maintains the context of the system caches. L3 Cache Allocation The default value is [Auto]. Configuration options: [Auto], [BSP Only] and [All Cores]. 39 - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 40
Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings Onboard LAN Onboard HD Audio Front Panel Share Memory Primary Graphics Adapter CPU Thermal order while searching for video card. It allows you to select the type of Primary VGA in case of multiple video controllers. The default value - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 41
the OS supports it. If you set this item to [Disabled], the function "Repost Video on STR Resume" will be hidden. Away Mode Support Use this item to enable or disable Away Mode support under Windows® XP to [Enabled] if you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows® VistaTM certification. 41 - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 42
OSC Control Use this item to enable or disable OSC control. Configuration options: [Auto], [Enabled] and [Disabled]. The default value is [Auto]. 42 - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 43
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, the example in the following instruction, which can be applied to the configurations of "IDE1 Slave" as well. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE Master - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 44
the hard disk drive. After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to partition and Large mode for a hard disk > 512 MB under DOS and Windows; for Netware and UNIX user, select [Disabled] to disable the enable 32-bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 45
3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced PCI / PnP Settings PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaster [32] [Enabled] Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 46
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-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 47
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-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 48
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 Boot Advanced H/W Monitor Security Exit Main OC Tweaker Hardware Health Event Monitoring - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 49
section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to configure the boot settings and the boot priority. Main OC Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Boot Settings Boot Settings Configuration 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device 4th Boot - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 50
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 Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Main OC Tweaker Security Exit Security Settings Supervisor Password User Password : Not Installed : Not Installed Install or - ASRock N68-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 51
. 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-VS3 UCC | User Manual - Page 52
4. Sof tware Suppor t 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 UCC /
N68-VS3 UCC
User Manual
Version 1.0
Published February 2011
Copyright©2011 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.