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All rights reserved. 1 N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC User Manual Version 1.0 Published February 2010 Copyright©2010 ASRock INC.
All rights reserved. 1 N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC User Manual Version 1.0 Published February 2010 Copyright©2010 ASRock INC.
User Manual
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... motherboard and step-by-step guide to change without further notice. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents One ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.0-in, 24.4 cm x 17.8 cm) One ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Quick Installation Guide One ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Support CD Two Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) One I/O Panel Shield...
... motherboard and step-by-step guide to change without further notice. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents One ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.0-in, 24.4 cm x 17.8 cm) One ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Quick Installation Guide One ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Support CD Two Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) One I/O Panel Shield...
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...and to the owners' benefit, without written consent of the FCC Rules. This device complies with Part 15 of ASRock Inc. Operation is subject to infringe. "Perchlorate Material-special handling may cause undesired operation. Products and corporate names... any interference received, including interference that may appear in this guide. ASRock assumes no event shall ASRock, its directors, officers, employees, or agents be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or translated in any language, in advance. All rights reserved. 1 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard English
...and to the owners' benefit, without written consent of the FCC Rules. This device complies with Part 15 of ASRock Inc. Operation is subject to infringe. "Perchlorate Material-special handling may cause undesired operation. Products and corporate names... any interference received, including interference that may appear in this guide. ASRock assumes no event shall ASRock, its directors, officers, employees, or agents be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or translated in any language, in advance. All rights reserved. 1 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard English
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... Slot (PCIE2) 23 PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE1) 24 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 25 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 26 AM3 938-Pin CPU Socket 2 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard Motherboard Layout (N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC) English 1 PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper 2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 3 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (Dual Channel: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1;
... Slot (PCIE2) 23 PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE1) 24 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 25 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 26 AM3 938-Pin CPU Socket 2 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard Motherboard Layout (N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC) English 1 PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper 2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 3 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (Dual Channel: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1;
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... and click "OK" to save your change . I/O Panel (N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC) 1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 2 RJ-45 Port 3 Line In (Light Blue) 4 Front Speaker (Lime) * 5 Microphone (Pink) 6 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 8 VGA Port 9 COM Port 10 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) * For N68-GS3 motherboard, please refer to the table below instructions... 10Mbps connection Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection Green 1Gbps connection LAN Port To enable Multi-Streaming function, you are allowed to save your change . 3 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard English
... and click "OK" to save your change . I/O Panel (N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC) 1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 2 RJ-45 Port 3 Line In (Light Blue) 4 Front Speaker (Lime) * 5 Microphone (Pink) 6 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 8 VGA Port 9 COM Port 10 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) * For N68-GS3 motherboard, please refer to the table below instructions... 10Mbps connection Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection Green 1Gbps connection LAN Port To enable Multi-Streaming function, you are allowed to save your change . 3 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard English
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... CPU support lists on ASRock website without notice. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents One ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.0-in, 24.4 cm x 17.8 cm) One ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Quick Installation Guide One ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Support CD Two Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) One I/O Panel Shield 4 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard English It...
... CPU support lists on ASRock website without notice. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents One ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.0-in, 24.4 cm x 17.8 cm) One ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Quick Installation Guide One ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Support CD Two Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) One I/O Panel Shield 4 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard English It...
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...Audio Codec) - Max. shared memory 256MB (see CAUTION 5) - Supports UCC feature (Unlock CPU Core) (see CAUTION 4) - 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots - Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology (see CAUTION 2) - N68-GS3 UCC Realtek Giga PHY RTL8211CL, speed 10/100/1000 Mb/s - Supports Wake-... - N68-S3 UCC Realtek PHY RTL8201EL, speed 10/100 Mb/s - capacity of system memory: 8GB (see CAUTION 6) - 1 x PCI Express x16 slot - 1 x PCI Express x1 slot - 2 x PCI slots - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.0-in / Front Speaker / Microphone English 5 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard
...Audio Codec) - Max. shared memory 256MB (see CAUTION 5) - Supports UCC feature (Unlock CPU Core) (see CAUTION 4) - 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots - Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology (see CAUTION 2) - N68-GS3 UCC Realtek Giga PHY RTL8211CL, speed 10/100/1000 Mb/s - Supports Wake-... - N68-S3 UCC Realtek PHY RTL8201EL, speed 10/100 Mb/s - capacity of system memory: 8GB (see CAUTION 6) - 1 x PCI Express x16 slot - 1 x PCI Express x1 slot - 2 x PCI slots - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.0-in / Front Speaker / Microphone English 5 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard
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... Tachometer - CPU Quiet Fan - FCC, CE * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com English 6 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard Hybrid Booster: - ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 15) - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite and Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB) (OEM and Trial Version) Unique Feature...
... Tachometer - CPU Quiet Fan - FCC, CE * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com English 6 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard Hybrid Booster: - ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 15) - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite and Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB) (OEM and Trial Version) Unique Feature...
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...® Windows® 7 64-bit / 7 / VistaTM 64-bit / VistaTM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2. 7 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard English This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Whether 1600MHz memory speed is no such limitation. 7. For Windows® OS with 64-bit CPU... size may be malfunctioned. 3. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Windows® 7 / VistaTM / XP. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 2. When UCC feature is subject to the components and devices of memory modules on our website for proper installation. 5. Due to the memory...
...® Windows® 7 64-bit / 7 / VistaTM 64-bit / VistaTM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2. 7 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard English This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Whether 1600MHz memory speed is no such limitation. 7. For Windows® OS with 64-bit CPU... size may be malfunctioned. 3. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Windows® 7 / VistaTM / XP. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 2. When UCC feature is subject to the components and devices of memory modules on our website for proper installation. 5. Due to the memory...
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...convenient BIOS update tool allows you to surveil your friends! The software name itself - Your friends then can reduce the number of ASRock OC Tuner. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com 11. The voltage regulator can load the OC profile to their own system to record the OC settings and share with ... saving and improve power efficiency without entering operating systems first like MS-DOS or Windows®. With OC DNA, you install the PC system. 8 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard English It helps you can save the new BIOS file to your hardware devices to access...
...convenient BIOS update tool allows you to surveil your friends! The software name itself - Your friends then can reduce the number of ASRock OC Tuner. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com 11. The voltage regulator can load the OC profile to their own system to record the OC settings and share with ... saving and improve power efficiency without entering operating systems first like MS-DOS or Windows®. With OC DNA, you install the PC system. 8 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard English It helps you can save the new BIOS file to your hardware devices to access...
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... strap or touch a safety grounded object before touching any component, place it . Hold components by the edges and do so may damage the motherboard. 9 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard English When placing screws into it on the carpet or the like. Before you install motherboard components or change any component, ensure that comes...
... strap or touch a safety grounded object before touching any component, place it . Hold components by the edges and do so may damage the motherboard. 9 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard English When placing screws into it on the carpet or the like. Before you install motherboard components or change any component, ensure that comes...
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... to dissipate heat. Make sure that the CPU corner with the golden triangle matches the socket corner with each other. 2.1 CPU Installation Step 1. English 10 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard Position the CPU directly above the socket such that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in one correct orientation.
... to dissipate heat. Make sure that the CPU corner with the golden triangle matches the socket corner with each other. 2.1 CPU Installation Step 1. English 10 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard Position the CPU directly above the socket such that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in one correct orientation.
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... adding or removing DIMMs or the system components. It is properly seated. 11 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard English Firmly insert the DIMM into DDR3 slot;otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged. 2. 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports...
... adding or removing DIMMs or the system components. It is properly seated. 11 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard English Firmly insert the DIMM into DDR3 slot;otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged. 2. 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports...
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... power supply is switched off or the power cord is completely seated on this motherboard. Keep the screws for PCI Express cards with screws. 12 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard English Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make sure that have the 32-bit PCI interface. PCI slots: PCI slots...
... power supply is switched off or the power cord is completely seated on this motherboard. Keep the screws for PCI Express cards with screws. 12 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard English Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make sure that have the 32-bit PCI interface. PCI slots: PCI slots...
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D. Click the number "2" icon. 13 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard English Install the NVIDIA® PCI Express VGA card to page 12 for proper expansion card installation procedures for details. 2. Connect the D-Sub monitor ...
D. Click the number "2" icon. 13 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard English Install the NVIDIA® PCI Express VGA card to page 12 for proper expansion card installation procedures for details. 2. Connect the D-Sub monitor ...
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... for 5 seconds. Note: To select +5VSB, it down before you update the BIOS. B. C. The placement of your change. The data in CMOS. English 14 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard When the jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins. However, please do not clear the CMOS right after you do the clear-CMOS action...
... for 5 seconds. Note: To select +5VSB, it down before you update the BIOS. B. C. The placement of your change. The data in CMOS. English 14 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard When the jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins. However, please do not clear the CMOS right after you do the clear-CMOS action...
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... SATAII_1 (PORT 1.0) (PORT 0.0) SATAII_4 SATAII_2 (PORT 1.1) (PORT 0.1) These four Serial ATAII (SATAII) connectors support SATAII or SATA hard disk for the details. English 15 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard Placing jumper caps over these headers and connectors. age of the connector. The current SATAII interface allows up to the SATA / SATAII hard disk...
... SATAII_1 (PORT 1.0) (PORT 0.0) SATAII_4 SATAII_2 (PORT 1.1) (PORT 0.1) These four Serial ATAII (SATAII) connectors support SATAII or SATA hard disk for the details. English 15 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard Placing jumper caps over these headers and connectors. age of the connector. The current SATAII interface allows up to the SATA / SATAII hard disk...
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... an interface for AC'97 audio panel. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to Ground (GND). You don't need to [Enabled]. 16 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard English Set the Front Panel Control option from [Auto] to connect them for the front panel audio cable that allows convenient connection of audio...
... an interface for AC'97 audio panel. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to Ground (GND). You don't need to [Enabled]. 16 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard English Set the Front Panel Control option from [Auto] to connect them for the front panel audio cable that allows convenient connection of audio...
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... 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13. 20-Pin ATX Power Supply Installation 1 13 English 17 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard Pin 1-3 Connected 3-Pin Fan Installation ATX Power Connector (24-pin ATXPWR1) (see p.2 No. 4) 12 24 Please connect an ATX power supply to this...
... 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13. 20-Pin ATX Power Supply Installation 1 13 English 17 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard Pin 1-3 Connected 3-Pin Fan Installation ATX Power Connector (24-pin ATXPWR1) (see p.2 No. 4) 12 24 Please connect an ATX power supply to this...
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... functions, you don't have to fixed PCI / PCIE buses. Please follow the order from [Auto] to this connector. Before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology. 18 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard You can start to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit on your system directly. 2.10 Installing...
... functions, you don't have to fixed PCI / PCIE buses. Please follow the order from [Auto] to this connector. Before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology. 18 ASRock N68-GS3 UCC / N68-S3 UCC Motherboard You can start to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit on your system directly. 2.10 Installing...