Biostar N68S3 Setup Manual
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- Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 1
MCP6P3/N68S3 Setup Manual FCC Information and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. There is 's approval in writing. The content of this user's manual is subject to be changed without notice and we will not be responsible - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 2
Detail Settings 14 Chapter 4: RAID Functions 19 4.1 Operation System 19 4.2 Raid Arrays 19 4.3 How RAID Works 19 Chapter 5: Useful Help 23 5.1 Driver Installation Note 23 5.2 Award BIOS Beep Code 24 5.3 Extra Information 25 5.4 Troubleshooting 27 Appendix: SPEC In Other - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 3
N68S3 1.1 BEFORE YOU START Thank you for choosing our product. Before you start installing the motherboard, please make sure you follow the instructions Cable X 2 Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1 Installation Guide X 1 Fully Setup Driver CD X 1 (full version manual files inside) FDD Cable X 1 ( - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 4
Motherboard Manual 1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES SPEC Socket AM3 AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit computing CPU AMD Phenom II/ Athlon II processors Supports Hyper Transport 2.0 (Maximum Watt: 95W) Support HyperTransport 2.0 FSB Supports up to 2.0 GT/s Bandwidth Chipset GeForce 6150 SE - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 5
Back Panel I/O VGA port Serial Port LAN port USB Port Audio Jack Board Size 190 mm(W) x 244 mm(L) Special Features RAID 0 / 1 / 0+1 / 5 support OS Support Windows XP / Vista / 7 MCP6P3/N68S3 SPEC x1 Supports front panel audio function x1 Supports digital audio out function x1 CPU Fan power - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 6
Motherboard Manual 1.5 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT KBMS1 AT X P W R2 JK B _P WR CP U_FAN1 COM1 DDR3_A1 DDR3_B1 Socket AM3 VGA1 USB1 RJ45USB1 JUS B V 1 AT X P WR1 AUDIO1 F _ A UDIO 1 -"/ BAT1 GeForce 6150 SE/7025 nForce 430/630a PEX16_1 PCI1 Codec JP RINT 1 PCI2 FDD1 JS P DIF O UT 1 Note: ■ - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 7
MCP6P3/N68S3 CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 INSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU) Step 1: Pull the lever toward direction A from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle. Step 2: Look for the white triangle on socket, and the gold triangle on CPU should point towards this - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 8
Motherboard Manual Step 3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever toward direct B to complete the installation. Step 4: Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it. Connect the CPU FAN power cable to the CPU_FAN1. This completes the installation. 6 - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 9
MCP6P3/N68S3 2.2 FAN HEADERS These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan cable and connector may be different according to the fan manufacturer. Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to pin#1. CPU_FAN1: CPU Fan Header 14 Pin Assignment 1 - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 10
D D R3 _A 1 D D R3 _B 1 Motherboard Manual 2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY A. Memory Modules 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 11
MCP6P3/N68S3 B. Memory Capacity DIMM Socket Location DDR3 Module DDR3_A1 512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB DDR3_B1 512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB Total Memory Size Max is 8GB. C. Dual Channel Memory installation Please refer to the following requirements to activate Dual Channel function: Install memory module of the - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 12
Motherboard Manual 2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables. 2 34 1 33 IDE1: IDE/ATAPI - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 13
MCP6P3/N68S3 SATA1~SATA4: Serial ATA Connectors The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 4 channels SATA interface. SATA2 SATA4 SATA1 SATA3 Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 TX+ 3 TX4 Ground 5 RX6 RX+ 7 Ground 14 7 ATXPWR1: ATX Power Source Connector This connector allows user to connect 24-pin - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 14
Motherboard Manual ATXPWR2: ATX Power Source Connector Connecting this connector provides +12V to CPU power circuit. 1 4 2 3 Pin Assignment 1 + simultaneously per direction, for an aggregate of 8GB/s totally. - PCI-Express supports a raw bit-rate of 2.5GB/s on the data pins. - 2X bandwidth - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 15
MCP6P3/N68S3 PCI1~PCI2: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots This motherboard is equipped with 2 standard PCI slots. PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for expansion cards. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits. PCI1 PCI2 13 - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 16
Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP 3.1 HOW TO SETUP JUMPERS The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is "close", if not, that means the jumper is "open". Pin opened Pin closed Pin1-2 closed 3.2 DETAIL SETTINGS PANEL1: - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 17
9 Key 10 NC JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header By placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data, please carefully follow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard. 13 13 Pin 1-2 Close: Normal Operation (default). 13 Pin 2-3 Close: Clear CMOS data - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 18
Motherboard Manual F_AUDIO1: Front Panel Audio Header This header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC front panel. This header allows only HD audio front panel connector; AC'97 connector is not acceptable. 2 10 1 9 Pin Assignment 1 Mic Left in 2 Ground 3 Mic Right - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 19
MCP6P3/N68S3 J_PRINT1: Printer Port Connector This header allows you to connector printer on the PC. 2 1 25 Pin Assignment 1 -Strobe 2 -ALF 3 Data 0 4 -Error 5 Data 1 6 -Init 7 Data 2 8 -Scltin 9 - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 20
Motherboard Manual JUSBV1/JUSBV2: Power Source Headers for USB Ports Pin 1-2 Close: JUSBV1: +5V for USB ports at USB1/RJ45USB1. JUSBV2: +5V for USB ports at F_USB1/ - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 21
CHAPTER 4: RAID FUNCTIONS MCP6P3/N68S3 4.1 OPERATION SYSTEM Supports Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. 4.2 RAID ARRAYS RAID supports the following types of RAID arrays: RAID 0: RAID 0 defines a disk striping scheme that improves disk read and write times for many applications. RAID 1: RAID - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 22
for high-availability solutions, or as a form of automatic backup that eliminates tedious manual backups to more expensive and less reliable media. Features and Benefits Drives: Minimum 2, and maximum is 2. Uses: RAID 1 is ideal for small databases or any other application that requires fault - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 23
N68S3 RAID 0+1: RAID 0 drives can be mirrored using RAID 1 techniques. Resulting in a RAID 0+1 solution for improved performance plus resiliency. Features disk space for data redundancy, the same as RAID level 1. Fault Tolerance: Yes. GeForce 6150 SE / 7025 nForce 430 / 630a Block 1 Block 3 Block - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 24
GeForce 6150 SE / 7025 nForce 430 / 630a Disk 2 DATA 2 PARITY DATA 5 DATA 8 PARITY DATA 11 Disk 3 PARITY DATA 4 DATA 6 PARITY DATA 10 DATA 12 ※ For more detailed setup information, please refer to the Driver CD, or go to http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_28159.html to download the NVIDIA RAID User - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 25
file SETUP.EXE under your optical drive. A. Driver Installation To install the driver, please click on the Driver icon. The setup guide will list the compatible driver for your motherboard and operating system. Click on each device driver to launch the installation program. B. Software Installation - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 26
BMP as your boot logo so as to customize your computer. Please follow the following instructions to update boo logo: 1. Load Image：Choose the picture as the boot logo. 2. Transform：Transform the picture for BIOS and preview the result. 3. Update Bios：Write the picture to BIOS Memory to complete the - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 27
exception error (processor exception interrupt error) 8 Display memory error (system video adapter) Troubleshooting POST BIOS Beep Codes Number of Beeps Troubleshooting Action 1, 3 Reseat the memory, or replace with known good modules. Fatal error indicating a serious problem with the - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 28
Motherboard Manual 5.4 EXTRA INFORMATION CPU Overheated If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for seconds, that means the CPU protection function has been activated. When the CPU is over heated, the motherboard will shutdown automatically to avoid a damage of the CPU, and the - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 29
N68S3 5.5 TROUBLESHOOTING Probable Solution 1. There is no power in the system. 1. Make sure power cable is Power LED does not shine; the securely plugged in. fan of the power supply does not 2. Replace cable. work 3. Contact technical support user installs a 1. second hard drive. 2. Set - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 30
Motherboard Manual APPENDIX: SPEC IN OTHER LANGUAGES GERMAN Spezifikationen Sockel AM3 Die AMD 64-Architektur unterstützt eine 32-Bit- und CPU AMD werden nicht 1GB/2GB/4GB DDR3. unterstützt. Grafik GeForce 6150 SE/nForce 430 (MCP6P3) GeForce 7025/nForce 630a (N68S3) Max. 512MB gemeinsam - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 31
N68S3 CPU-Lüfter-Sockel CPU-Lü VGA-Anschluss x1 Rückseiten-E Serieller Anschluss x1 /A LAN-Anschluss x1 USB-Anschluss x4 Audioanschluss x3 Platinengröße 190 mm (B) X 244 mm (L) . Sonderfunkti Unterstützt RAID 0 / 1 / 0+1 / 5 onen OS-Unterstüt Windows XP / Vista / 7 zung BIOSTAR - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 32
Motherboard Manual FRENCH SPEC Socket AM3 L'architecture AMD 64 permet le calcul 32 et 64 bits UC Processeurs AMD Phenom II/ Athlon II Prend en charge Hyper Transport 2.0 (Watt maximum : 95W) Prend en charge Hyper Transport 2.0 Bus frontal jusqu'à une bande passante de 2.0 GT/s - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 33
PS/2 x1 E/S du Port VGA x1 panneau Port série x1 arrière Port LAN x1 Port USB x4 Fiche audio x3 Dimensions 190 mm (l) X 244 mm (H) de la carte Fonctionnali tés Prise en charge RAID 0 / 1 / 0+1 / 5 spéciales Support SE Windows XP / Vista / 7 BIOSTAR se réserve le droit d'ajouter - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 34
Motherboard Manual ITALIAN SPECIFICA Socket AM3 L'architettura AMD 64 abilita la computazione 32 CPU Processori AMD Phenom II/ Athlon II (Watt massimo: 95W) e 64 bit Supporto di Hyper Transport 2.0 Supporto di HyperTransport 2.0 fino a FSB 2.0 GT/s di larghezza di banda Chipset GeForce - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 35
PS/2 x1 Mouse PS/2 x1 I/O Porta VGA x1 pannello Porta seriale x1 posteriore Porta LAN x1 Porta USB x4 Connettore audio x3 Dimension 190 mm (larghezza) x 244 mm i scheda (altezza) Caratterist iche Supporto RAID 0 / 1 / 0+1 / 5 speciali Sistemi BIOSTAR si riserva il diritto di - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 36
de 32 y CPU Procesadores AMD Phenom II/ Athlon II 64 bits (Vatio máximo: 95W) Soporta las tecnologías Hyper Transport 2.0 Admite HyperTransport 2.0 con un ancho FSB de banda de hasta 2.0 GT/s Conjunto de GeForce 6150 SE/nForce 430 (MCP6P3) chips GeForce 7025/nForce 630a (N68S3) ITE 8718F - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 37
/2 X1 Panel Puerto VGA X1 trasero de Puerto serie X1 E/S Puerto de red local X1 Puerto USB X4 Conector de sonido X3 Tamaño de 190 mm. (A) X 244 Mm. (H) la placa Funciones Admite RAID 0 / 1 / 0+1 / 5 especiales Soporte de sistema Windows XP / Vista / 7 operativo BIOSTAR se reserva el - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 38
ção de 32 CPU Processadores AMD Phenom II/ Athlon II e 64 bits (Watt máximo: 95W) Suporta as tecnologias Hyper Transport 2.0 FSB Chipset Suporta a tecnologia HyperTransport 2.0 com uma largura de banda até 2.0 GT/s GeForce 6150 SE/nForce 430 (MCP6P3) GeForce 7025/nForce 630a (N68S3) ITE 8718F - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 39
VGA x1 aídas no Porta série x1 painel Porta LAN x1 traseiro Porta USB x4 Tomada de áudio x3 Tamanho da placa 190 mm (L) X 244 mm (A) Característi cas Suporta as funções RAID 0 / 1 / 0+1 / 5 especiais Sistemas A BIOSTAR reserva-se o direito de adicionar ou operativos Windows XP - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 40
Motherboard Manual POLISH SPEC Procesor Socket AM3 AMD Phenom II/ Athlon II Procesory (Maksymalny Watt: 95W) Architektura AMD 64 umożliwia przetwarzanie 32 i 64 bitowe Obsługa Hyper Transport 2.0 FSB Chipset Obsługa HyperTransport 2.0 o szerokości pasma do 2.0 GT/s GeForce 6150 SE/nForce 430 - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 41
PS/2 Mysz PS/2 Back Panel I/O Port VGA Port szeregowy Port LAN Port USB Gniazdo audio Wymiary płyty 190 mm (S) X 244 mm (W) Funkcje specjalne Obsługa RAID 0 / 1 / 0+1 / 5 Obsluga systemu Windows XP / Vista / 7 operacyjne go MCP6P3/N68S3 SPEC x1 Obsługa elementów panela przedniego x1 Obs - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 42
Motherboard Manual RUSSIAN СПЕЦ CPU AM3 AMD Phenom II/ Athlon II 95W) AMD 64 32 и 64 Hyper Transport 2.0 HyperTransport 2.0 с FSB 2.0 GT/s Набор GeForce 6150 SE/nForce 430 (MCP6P3) GeForce 7025/nForce 630a (N68S3) Слоты DDR3 DIMM x 2 DDR3 8 ГБ память DIMM - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 43
x1 x1 CMOS x1 USB 2 USB x2 24 вывод) x1 4 вывод) x1 PS/2 x1 PS/2 x1 VGA x1 x1 LAN x1 ода USB-порт x4 x3 190 мм (Ш) X 244 мм (В) ые RAID 0 / 1 / 0+1 / 5 е тики Windows XP / Vista / 7 OS BIOSTAR OS 41 - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 44
Motherboard Manual ARABIC 32و 64 AMD 64 Hyper Transport 2.0 AM3 AMD Phenom II/ Athlon II )و: 95 HyperTransport 2.0 2.0 GT/s )GeForce 6150 SE/nForce 430 (MCP6P3 GeForce 7025/nForce 630a (N68S3 DDR3 1333 / 1066 / 800 DDR3 ECC DIMM - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 45
MCP6P3/N68S3 1 1 IDE 1 IDE SATA 4 VGA 1 1 4 USB 3 RAID 0 / 1 / 0+1 / 5 190 244 X BIOSTAR R أو ﻷي أو ﻓﻲ Windows XP - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 46
Motherboard Manual JAPANESE 仕様 Socket AM3 AMD 64 32ビットと64 CPU AMD Phenom II/ Athlon II 能です 95W) 2.0 2.0 GT/s FSB ート2.0 GeForce 6150 SE/nForce 430 (MCP6P3 GeForce 7025/nForce 630a (N68S3) DDR3 DIMM x 2 DDR3 8GB DDR3 800 / 1066 / 1333 各DIMMは 512MB/1GB/2GB/ - Biostar N68S3 | Setup Manual - Page 47
CMOS USBコネクタ 24ピン) 4ピン) PS/2 PS/2マウス I/O VGA LANポート USBポート 190 mm (幅) X 244 mm (高さ) RAID 0 / 1 / 0+1 / 5 OS Windows XP / Vista / 7 MCP6P3/N68S3 仕様 x4 1つのSATA x1 x1 x1 x1 CPU x1 x1 2 USB x2 ます x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x4 x3 BIOSTAR OS 2010/06/29 45
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MCP6P3/N68S3 Setup Manual
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