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User Manual - Page 3
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2 . Installation 15
Pre-installation Precautions 15 2.1 CPU Installation 16 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 16 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM 17 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots 19 2.5 Easy Multi Monitor Feature 20 2.6 Jumpers Setup 21 2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors 22 2.8 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide 26 2.9 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial...
User Manual - Page 4
... Floppy Configuration 47 3.4.7 Super IO Configuration 47 3.4.8 USB Configuration 49 3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 50 3.6 Boot Screen 51 3.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration 51 3.7 Security Screen 52 3.8 Exit Screen 53
4 . Software Support 54
4.1 Install Operating System 54 4.2 Support CD Information 54
4.2.1 Running Support CD 54 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 54 4.2.3 Utilities Menu...
User Manual - Page 5
... our website for specific information about the model you are using. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp
1.1 Package Contents
One ASRock N68C-GS FX / N68C-S FX Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.2-in, 24.4 cm x 20.8 cm)
One ASRock N68C-GS FX / N68C-S FX Quick Installation Guide One ASRock N68C-GS FX / N68C-S FX Support CD Two Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) One I/O Panel Shield
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User Manual - Page 9
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8. The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is subject to change. Please check NVIDIA® website for the latest information.
9. Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the "SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide" on page 26 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode. You can also connect SATA...
User Manual - Page 10
... 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 can press key during the POST or press key to BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash. Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive, floppy disk...
User Manual - Page 11
... if the CPU fan on the motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it back again. To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system.
20. This motherboard supports ASRock AM2 Boost overclocking technology. If you enable this function in the BIOS setup, the memory performance...
User Manual - Page 20
... 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 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 OS:
Right click the desktop...
User Manual - Page 26
... Hard Disk Setup Guide
Before installing SATAII hard disk to your computer, please carefully read below SATAII hard disk setup 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 with different vendors to correctly adjust your SATAII hard disk to SATAII...
User Manual - Page 30
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If you want to install Windows® XP or Windows® XP 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID 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...
User Manual - Page 31
...the floppy diskette and copy SATA / SATAII drivers into the floppy diskette.
STEP 3: Set Up BIOS. A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. B. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to [RAID]. STEP 4: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to set RAID configuration. Before you start to configure RAID function, you need to check the RAID installation guide in the Support CD for proper...
User Manual - Page 32
...you still need to set up "SATA Operation 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 native driver to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit OS...
User Manual - Page 33
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This section explains how to use 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 when you start up the computer. Please press or during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with its test routines...
User Manual - Page 54
...-ROM drive. The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if "AUTORUN" is enabled in your computer. If the Main Menu did not appear automatically, locate and double click on the file "ASSETUP.EXE" from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus.
4.2.2 Drivers Menu
The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects the installed devices...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 5
... you are using. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp
1.1 Package Contents
One ASRock N68C-GS FX / N68C-S FX Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.2-in, 24.4 cm x 20.8 cm)
One ASRock N68C-GS FX / N68C-S FX Quick Installation Guide One ASRock N68C-GS FX / N68C-S FX Support CD Two Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) One I/O Panel Shield
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Quick Installation Guide - Page 9
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8. The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is subject to change. Please check NVIDIA® website for the latest information.
9. Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the "SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide" on page 26 of "User Manual" in the support CD to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 10
... many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports continuous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode (S1), Suspend to RAM (S3), hibernation mode (S4) or power off (S5). With APP Charger driver installed, you can easily enjoy the marvelous charging experience than ever. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/AppCharger/index.asp
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Quick Installation Guide - Page 11
... if the CPU fan on the motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it back again. To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system.
20. This motherboard supports ASRock AM2 Boost overclocking technology. If you enable this function in the BIOS setup, the memory performance...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 17
... 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 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 OS:
Right click the desktop...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 24
...of BIOS setup to set the selection from [Auto] to [CPU, PCIE, Async.]. Therefore, CPU FSB is untied during overclocking, but PCI / PCIE buses are in the fixed mode so that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment.
Please refer to the warning on page 8 for the possible overclocking risk before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology.
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Quick Installation Guide - Page 25
... begin using the Support CD, insert the CD into your CDROM drive. It will display the Main Menu automatically if "AUTORUN" is enabled in your computer. If the Main Menu does not appear automatically, locate and doubleclick on the file "ASSETUP.EXE" from the "BIN" folder in the Support CD to display the menus.
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