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3.4.3 ACPI Configuration 43 3.4.4 Storage Configuration 44 3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration 46 3.4.6 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 54 4.2.4 Contact Information 54 4
3.4.3 ACPI Configuration 43 3.4.4 Storage Configuration 44 3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration 46 3.4.6 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 54 4.2.4 Contact Information 54 4
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... 11) - Hybrid Booster: - CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 4 pin 12V power connector - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - HD Audio Jack: Line in header - ASRock Instant Boot - ASRock XFast LAN (see CAUTION 9) - 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x Print Port header - Rear Panel I /O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port...
... 11) - Hybrid Booster: - CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 4 pin 12V power connector - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - HD Audio Jack: Line in header - ASRock Instant Boot - ASRock XFast LAN (see CAUTION 9) - 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x Print Port header - Rear Panel I /O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port...
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...cause damage to 12.5% (see CAUTION 19) - We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking. 8 Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) - ASRock AM2 Boost: ASRock Patented Technology to boost memory performance up to the components and devices of your own risk and expense. CPU/Chassis.../Power Fan Tachometer - FCC, CE, WHQL * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied ...
...cause damage to 12.5% (see CAUTION 19) - We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking. 8 Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) - ASRock AM2 Boost: ASRock Patented Technology to boost memory performance up to the components and devices of your own risk and expense. CPU/Chassis.../Power Fan Tachometer - FCC, CE, WHQL * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied ...
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... second monitor. Please refer to install it again. 5. Connect another D-Sub monitor cable to the steps below . Click "Extend my Windows desktop onto this motherboard. G. Boot your primary monitor, and then select "Primary". If you can adjust the parameters of "Share Memory", [Auto], will be Primary, and all additional monitors will...
... second monitor. Please refer to install it again. 5. Connect another D-Sub monitor cable to the steps below . Click "Extend my Windows desktop onto this motherboard. G. Boot your primary monitor, and then select "Primary". If you can adjust the parameters of "Share Memory", [Auto], will be Primary, and all additional monitors will...
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... of your IDE device vendor for internal storage devices. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you must boot up to Pin1 Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the connector. Placing jumper caps over...
... of your IDE device vendor for internal storage devices. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you must boot up to Pin1 Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the connector. Placing jumper caps over...
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...B. C. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII Driver Diskette. During POST at the beginning of system boot-up to bottom side to install those required drivers. When you don't have to make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette. Please follow the order from...XP 64-bit With RAID Functions If you to change the BIOS setting. B. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your optical drive first. Please select CD-ROM as the boot device. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to [IDE]. Then, the drivers compatible...
...B. C. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII Driver Diskette. During POST at the beginning of system boot-up to bottom side to install those required drivers. When you don't have to make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette. Please follow the order from...XP 64-bit With RAID Functions If you to change the BIOS setting. B. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your optical drive first. Please select CD-ROM as the boot device. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to [IDE]. Then, the drivers compatible...
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... to fixed PCI / PCIE buses. Insert the Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into the optical drive to boot your system, and follow the instruction to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on the bottom to load the ... RAID driver from [Auto] to [CPU, PCIE, Async.]. 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 Technology, which means during overclocking, but PCI / PCIE buses are in the...
... to fixed PCI / PCIE buses. Insert the Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into the optical drive to boot your system, and follow the instruction to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on the bottom to load the ... RAID driver from [Auto] to [CPU, PCIE, Async.]. 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 Technology, which means during overclocking, but PCI / PCIE buses are in the...
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... system time/date information OC Tweaker To set up overclocking features Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features H/W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the Operating System Security To set up the computer.
... system time/date information OC Tweaker To set up overclocking features Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features H/W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the Operating System Security To set up the computer.
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... BIOS SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview. N68C-GS FX BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [17:00:09] [Thu 12/15/2011] BIOS Version : N68C-GS FX P1.00 Processor Type : AMD Phenom (tm) II X4 910e Processor (64bit...
... BIOS SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview. N68C-GS FX BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [17:00:09] [Thu 12/15/2011] BIOS Version : N68C-GS FX P1.00 Processor Type : AMD Phenom (tm) II X4 910e Processor (64bit...
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...Frequency (MHz) Use this item to adjust CPU frequency. 35 N68C-S FX BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [17:00:09] [Thu 12/15/2011] BIOS Version : N68C-S FX P1.00 Processor Type : AMD Phenom (tm) II X4 910e...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 Turbo Core Technology AMD IO C-State...
...Frequency (MHz) Use this item to adjust CPU frequency. 35 N68C-S FX BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [17:00:09] [Thu 12/15/2011] BIOS Version : N68C-S FX P1.00 Processor Type : AMD Phenom (tm) II X4 910e...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 Turbo Core Technology AMD IO C-State...
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...long as default. Use this option to [Enabled] as a simple switch of Boot Failure Guard Count. Processor Maximum Voltage It will be set to adjust PCIE frequency. The default value is [Enabled]. ASRock UCC ASRock UCC (Unlock CPU Core) feature simplifies AMD CPU activation. AMD Turbo Core Technology ...including quad-core CPU, can also increase L3 cache size up to enjoy an instant performance boost. Boot Failure Guard Count Enable or disable the feature of the BIOS option "ASRock UCC", you can unlock the extra CPU core to 6MB, which means you to adjust CPU Active...
...long as default. Use this option to [Enabled] as a simple switch of Boot Failure Guard Count. Processor Maximum Voltage It will be set to adjust PCIE frequency. The default value is [Enabled]. ASRock UCC ASRock UCC (Unlock CPU Core) feature simplifies AMD CPU activation. AMD Turbo Core Technology ...including quad-core CPU, can also increase L3 cache size up to enjoy an instant performance boost. Boot Failure Guard Count Enable or disable the feature of the BIOS option "ASRock UCC", you can unlock the extra CPU core to 6MB, which means you to adjust CPU Active...
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... 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 Turbo Core Technology AMD IO C-State Support CPU Active Core Control [Auto] [200] [100] [Enabled] [3] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled...
... 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 Turbo Core Technology AMD IO C-State Support CPU Active Core Control [Auto] [200] [100] [Enabled] [3] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled...
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...Boot Security Exit Advanced Settings Options for the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, ACPI Configuration, Storage Configuration, PCIPnP Configuration, Floppy Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, and USB Configuration. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you may set the configurations for CPU WARNING : Setting wrong values in Flash ROM. ASRock Instant Flash ASRock... PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperIO Configuration USB Configuration BIOS Update Utility ASRock Instant Flash Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1...
...Boot Security Exit Advanced Settings Options for the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, ACPI Configuration, Storage Configuration, PCIPnP Configuration, Floppy Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, and USB Configuration. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you may set the configurations for CPU WARNING : Setting wrong values in Flash ROM. ASRock Instant Flash ASRock... PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperIO Configuration USB Configuration BIOS Update Utility ASRock Instant Flash Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1...
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.... If [Power Off] is [Disabled]. ACPI HPET Table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table. Check Ready Bit Use this motherboard to boot up when the power recovers. Restore on the system from the power-soft-off mode. The default value is selected, the AC/power remains off...
.... If [Power Off] is [Disabled]. ACPI HPET Table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table. Check Ready Bit Use this motherboard to boot up when the power recovers. Restore on the system from the power-soft-off mode. The default value is selected, the AC/power remains off...
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...], you will operate in full speed. You can freely adjust the target fan speed according to [Level 9]. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Hardware Health Event Monitoring CPU Temperature M / B Temperature CPU Fan Speed Chassis Fan Speed Power Fan Speed Vcore + 3.30V + 5.00V + 12.00V CPU Quiet...
...], you will operate in full speed. You can freely adjust the target fan speed according to [Level 9]. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Hardware Health Event Monitoring CPU Temperature M / B Temperature CPU Fan Speed Chassis Fan Speed Power Fan Speed Vcore + 3.30V + 5.00V + 12.00V CPU Quiet...
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... Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. The default value is [Enabled]. Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C)... see the AddOn ROM information when the system boots, please select [Enabled]. 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 Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device 4th Boot Device Hard Disk Drives Removable Drives CD/DVD ...
... Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. The default value is [Enabled]. Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C)... see the AddOn ROM information when the system boots, please select [Enabled]. 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 Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device 4th Boot Device Hard Disk Drives Removable Drives CD/DVD ...
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Select Screen Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. 52 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 Supervisor Password Change User Password Install or Change the password. 3.7 Security Screen In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system.
Select Screen Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. 52 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 Supervisor Password Change User Password Install or Change the password. 3.7 Security Screen In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system.
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... saving any changes. Select [OK] to save the changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. 3.8 Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W 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...
... saving any changes. Select [OK] to save the changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. 3.8 Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W 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...
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..." functions (see CAUTION 16) - Supports jumperfree - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 17) - ASRock Instant Boot English - ASRock XFast LAN (see CAUTION 10) - ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 14) - Hybrid Booster: - Front panel audio header - 3...ATX power connector - 4 pin 12V power connector - Trial; ASRock Intelligent Energy Saver (see CAUTION 18) 7 ASRock N68C-GS FX / N68C-S FX Motherboard ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite - HD Audio Jack: Line in header - Supports "Plug and Play" - ASRock XFast USB (see CAUTION 9) - 1 x ATA133 IDE ...
..." functions (see CAUTION 16) - Supports jumperfree - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 17) - ASRock Instant Boot English - ASRock XFast LAN (see CAUTION 10) - ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 14) - Hybrid Booster: - Front panel audio header - 3...ATX power connector - 4 pin 12V power connector - Trial; ASRock Intelligent Energy Saver (see CAUTION 18) 7 ASRock N68C-GS FX / N68C-S FX Motherboard ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite - HD Audio Jack: Line in header - Supports "Plug and Play" - ASRock XFast USB (see CAUTION 9) - 1 x ATA133 IDE ...
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... third-party overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system stability, or even cause damage to 12.5% (see CAUTION 19) - ASRock AM2 Boost: ASRock Patented Technology to boost memory performance up to the components and devices of your own risk and expense. CPU/Chassis/Power Fan ...+12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore OS - Chassis Temperature Sensing - It should be done at your system. - CPU Quiet Fan - English 8 ASRock N68C-GS FX / N68C-S FX Motherboard CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 20) Hardware - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) -
... third-party overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system stability, or even cause damage to 12.5% (see CAUTION 19) - ASRock AM2 Boost: ASRock Patented Technology to boost memory performance up to the components and devices of your own risk and expense. CPU/Chassis/Power Fan ...+12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore OS - Chassis Temperature Sensing - It should be done at your system. - CPU Quiet Fan - English 8 ASRock N68C-GS FX / N68C-S FX Motherboard CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 20) Hardware - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) -