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... 1) - capacity of system memory: 8GB (see CAUTION 5) - 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots - N68-VGS3 FX Realtek Giga PHY RTL8211CL, speed 10/100/1000 Mb/s - HD Audio Jack: Line in , 21.6 cm x 17.8 cm - Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology (see CAUTION 7) - 1 x PCI Express x16 slot - 1 x PCI slot... - Max. Integrated NVIDIA® GeForce 7025 graphics - DX9.0 VGA, Pixel Shader 3.0 - N68-VS3 FX Realtek PHY RTL8201EL, speed 10/100 Mb/s - Supports 8-Core CPU...
... 1) - capacity of system memory: 8GB (see CAUTION 5) - 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots - N68-VGS3 FX Realtek Giga PHY RTL8211CL, speed 10/100/1000 Mb/s - HD Audio Jack: Line in , 21.6 cm x 17.8 cm - Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology (see CAUTION 7) - 1 x PCI Express x16 slot - 1 x PCI slot... - Max. Integrated NVIDIA® GeForce 7025 graphics - DX9.0 VGA, Pixel Shader 3.0 - N68-VS3 FX Realtek PHY RTL8201EL, speed 10/100 Mb/s - Supports 8-Core CPU...
User Manual
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...no such limitation. 8. Please read the installation guide of the BIOS option "ASRock UCC", you can also increase L3 cache size up to use the external graphics card. 2. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Whether 1600MHz memory speed is subject to adopt DDR3 1600 memory module...CPU core to the quadcore CPU, and some CPU's hidden core may be done at your system. CAUTION! 1. Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read "Untied Overclocking Technology" on page 29 for possible damage caused by the chipset vendor and is supported...
...no such limitation. 8. Please read the installation guide of the BIOS option "ASRock UCC", you can also increase L3 cache size up to use the external graphics card. 2. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Whether 1600MHz memory speed is subject to adopt DDR3 1600 memory module...CPU core to the quadcore CPU, and some CPU's hidden core may be done at your system. CAUTION! 1. Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read "Untied Overclocking Technology" on page 29 for possible damage caused by the chipset vendor and is supported...
User Manual
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1.3 Motherboard Layout (N68-VGS3 FX / N68-VS3 FX) 26 USB 2.0 T: USB2 B: USB3 VGA1 PS2 Mouse PS2 Keyboard 1 2 3 17.8cm (7.0-in) Support 8-Core CPU 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 CPU_FAN1 1 USB_PWR2 DDR3_B1 (64 bit, 240-FpSin Bm8od0u0le) 4 DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) Dual Channel AM3+ DDR3 1600 5 IDE1 SOCKET AM3 ... 11 12 13 14 15 16 20 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 3 USB_PWR2 Jumper 4 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (Dual Channel: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1; Blue) 5 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 6 Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue) 7 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) 8 USB 2.0 Header...
1.3 Motherboard Layout (N68-VGS3 FX / N68-VS3 FX) 26 USB 2.0 T: USB2 B: USB3 VGA1 PS2 Mouse PS2 Keyboard 1 2 3 17.8cm (7.0-in) Support 8-Core CPU 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 CPU_FAN1 1 USB_PWR2 DDR3_B1 (64 bit, 240-FpSin Bm8od0u0le) 4 DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) Dual Channel AM3+ DDR3 1600 5 IDE1 SOCKET AM3 ... 11 12 13 14 15 16 20 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 3 USB_PWR2 Jumper 4 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (Dual Channel: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1; Blue) 5 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 6 Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue) 7 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) 8 USB 2.0 Header...
User Manual
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... refer to the table below instructions according to the OS you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header. 1 . 4 I/O Panel (N68-VGS3 FX) 1 2 3 4 5 9 8 1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) * 2 RJ-45 Port 3 Line In (Light Blue) 4 Front Speaker (Lime) 5 Microphone (Pink) 7 6 6 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 8 VGA Port 9 PS...
... refer to the table below instructions according to the OS you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header. 1 . 4 I/O Panel (N68-VGS3 FX) 1 2 3 4 5 9 8 1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) * 2 RJ-45 Port 3 Line In (Light Blue) 4 Front Speaker (Lime) 5 Microphone (Pink) 7 6 6 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 8 VGA Port 9 PS...
User Manual
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...Power" to save your change . 13 For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS: Please click "VIA HD Audio Deck" icon , and click "Speaker". 1 . 5 I/O Panel (N68-VS3 FX) 1 2 3 4 5 9 8 1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) * 2 RJ-45 Port 3 Line In (Light Blue) 4 Front Speaker (Lime) 5 Microphone (Pink) 7 6... 6 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 8 VGA Port 9 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) * There are allowed to select "2 Channel" or "4 Channel". In "Advanced ...
...Power" to save your change . 13 For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS: Please click "VIA HD Audio Deck" icon , and click "Speaker". 1 . 5 I/O Panel (N68-VS3 FX) 1 2 3 4 5 9 8 1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) * 2 RJ-45 Port 3 Line In (Light Blue) 4 Front Speaker (Lime) 5 Microphone (Pink) 7 6... 6 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 8 VGA Port 9 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) * There are allowed to select "2 Channel" or "4 Channel". In "Advanced ...
User Manual
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... notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot. 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) N68-VGS3 FX / N68-VS3 FX motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel configuration, you force the DIMM into DDR3 slot;otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged...
... notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot. 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) N68-VGS3 FX / N68-VS3 FX motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel configuration, you force the DIMM into DDR3 slot;otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged...
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...:00:09] [Tue 09/06/2011] BIOS Version : N68-VGS3 FX P1.00 Processor Type : AMD Athlon (tm) II X2 265 Processor (64bit) Processor Speed : 3300MHz Microcode Update : 100F63/10000B6 L1 Cache Size : 256KB L2 Cache Size : 2048KB Total Memory DDR3_A1 DDR3_B1 : 2048MB Dual-Channel Memory Mode : 1024MB/533MHz DDR3_1066 : 1024MB/533MHz DDR3_1066 Boot...
...:00:09] [Tue 09/06/2011] BIOS Version : N68-VGS3 FX P1.00 Processor Type : AMD Athlon (tm) II X2 265 Processor (64bit) Processor Speed : 3300MHz Microcode Update : 100F63/10000B6 L1 Cache Size : 256KB L2 Cache Size : 2048KB Total Memory DDR3_A1 DDR3_B1 : 2048MB Dual-Channel Memory Mode : 1024MB/533MHz DDR3_1066 : 1024MB/533MHz DDR3_1066 Boot...
User Manual
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... 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]...overclocking features. It should be done at your CPU and motherboard. N68-VS3 FX BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor System Overview System ...FX P1.00 Processor Type : AMD Athlon (tm) II X2 265 Processor (64bit) Processor Speed : 3300MHz Microcode Update : 100F63/10000B6 L1 Cache Size : 256KB L2 Cache Size : 2048KB Total Memory DDR3_A1 DDR3_B1 : 2048MB Dual-Channel...
... 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]...overclocking features. It should be done at your CPU and motherboard. N68-VS3 FX BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor System Overview System ...FX P1.00 Processor Type : AMD Athlon (tm) II X2 265 Processor (64bit) Processor Speed : 3300MHz Microcode Update : 100F63/10000B6 L1 Cache Size : 256KB L2 Cache Size : 2048KB Total Memory DDR3_A1 DDR3_B1 : 2048MB Dual-Channel...
User Manual
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...[Auto]. 35 TRTP Use this to adjust TRTP values. The default value is [Auto]. Bank Interleaving Interleaving allows memory accesses to enable Channel Memory Interleaving. The default value is [Auto]. The default is [Hash 2]. The default value is [Auto]. The default value is ...[Auto]. Memory Timing BIOS SETUP UTILITY OC Tweaker Memory Timing Power Down Enable Bank Interleaving Channel Interleaving CAS Latency (CL) TRCD TRP TRAS Command Rate TRC TRTP TWR TRFC TRRD TWTR TRTP TFAW [Disabled] [Auto] [Hash 2] [Auto] ...
...[Auto]. 35 TRTP Use this to adjust TRTP values. The default value is [Auto]. Bank Interleaving Interleaving allows memory accesses to enable Channel Memory Interleaving. The default value is [Auto]. The default is [Hash 2]. The default value is [Auto]. The default value is ...[Auto]. Memory Timing BIOS SETUP UTILITY OC Tweaker Memory Timing Power Down Enable Bank Interleaving Channel Interleaving CAS Latency (CL) TRCD TRP TRAS Command Rate TRC TRTP TWR TRFC TRRD TWTR TRTP TFAW [Disabled] [Auto] [Hash 2] [Auto] ...
User Manual
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...IRQ7]. 44 Configuration options: [Normal], [Bi-Directional], and [ECP+EPP]. Parallel Port Mode Use this item to set the ECP mode DMA channel. The default value is set the operation mode of the parallel port. Configuration options: [1.9] and [1.7]. 3.4.6 Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY... Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset Serial Port Address 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 [ECP+EPP], it will...
...IRQ7]. 44 Configuration options: [Normal], [Bi-Directional], and [ECP+EPP]. Parallel Port Mode Use this item to set the ECP mode DMA channel. The default value is set the operation mode of the parallel port. Configuration options: [1.9] and [1.7]. 3.4.6 Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY... Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset Serial Port Address 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 [ECP+EPP], it will...
Quick Installation Guide
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... x16 Slot (PCIE1) 23 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1, Lime) 24 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 25 AM3 CPU Socket 26 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 2 ASRock N68-VGS3 FX / N68-VS3 FX Motherboard Motherboard Layout (N68-VGS3 FX / N68-VS3 FX) English 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 3 USB_PWR2 Jumper 4 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (Dual Channel: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1;
... x16 Slot (PCIE1) 23 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1, Lime) 24 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 25 AM3 CPU Socket 26 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 2 ASRock N68-VGS3 FX / N68-VS3 FX Motherboard Motherboard Layout (N68-VGS3 FX / N68-VS3 FX) English 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 3 USB_PWR2 Jumper 4 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (Dual Channel: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1;
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... click "OK" to select "2 Channel" or "4 Channel". Then you will find "VIA HD Audio Deck" tool on the bottom. For Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS: Please click "VIA HD Audio Deck" icon , and click "Advanced Options" on the left side on your change . 3 ASRock N68-VGS3 FX / N68-VS3 FX Motherboard English After restarting...
... click "OK" to select "2 Channel" or "4 Channel". Then you will find "VIA HD Audio Deck" tool on the bottom. For Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS: Please click "VIA HD Audio Deck" icon , and click "Advanced Options" on the left side on your change . 3 ASRock N68-VGS3 FX / N68-VS3 FX Motherboard English After restarting...
Quick Installation Guide
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... to the LAN port. In "Advanced Options" screen, select "Independent Headphone", and click "OK" to select "2 Channel" or "4 Channel". LAN Port LED Indications Activity/Link LED SPEED LED ACT/LINK SPEED LED LED Status Description Status Description Off No Activity... Ports (USB01) 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 8 VGA Port 9 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) * There are allowed to save your change . 4 ASRock N68-VGS3 FX / N68-VS3 FX Motherboard English After restarting your system. Then you will find "VIA HD Audio Deck" tool on the bottom. For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit...
... to the LAN port. In "Advanced Options" screen, select "Independent Headphone", and click "OK" to select "2 Channel" or "4 Channel". LAN Port LED Indications Activity/Link LED SPEED LED ACT/LINK SPEED LED LED Status Description Status Description Off No Activity... Ports (USB01) 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 8 VGA Port 9 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) * There are allowed to save your change . 4 ASRock N68-VGS3 FX / N68-VS3 FX Motherboard English After restarting your system. Then you will find "VIA HD Audio Deck" tool on the bottom. For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit...
Quick Installation Guide
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Micro ATX Form Factor: 8.5-in x 7.0-in / Front Speaker / Microphone English 6 ASRock N68-VGS3 FX / N68-VS3 FX Motherboard Support for AM3 processors: AMD PhenomTM II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (except 920 / 940) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron processors ...- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with max. NVIDIA® GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a - Supports Hyper-Transport Technology - Max. Max. N68-VS3 FX Realtek PHY RTL8201EL, speed 10/100 Mb/s - Supports PXE I /O - Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology (see CAUTION 8) - shared memory 256MB (see CAUTION 5) - 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots - Supports D-Sub with LED...
Micro ATX Form Factor: 8.5-in x 7.0-in / Front Speaker / Microphone English 6 ASRock N68-VGS3 FX / N68-VS3 FX Motherboard Support for AM3 processors: AMD PhenomTM II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (except 920 / 940) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron processors ...- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with max. NVIDIA® GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a - Supports Hyper-Transport Technology - Max. Max. N68-VS3 FX Realtek PHY RTL8201EL, speed 10/100 Mb/s - Supports PXE I /O - Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology (see CAUTION 8) - shared memory 256MB (see CAUTION 5) - 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots - Supports D-Sub with LED...
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...at your system. We are not responsible for CPU support list. CAUTION! 1. ASRock UCC (Unlock CPU Core) feature simplifies AMD CPU activation. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read "Untied Overclocking Technology" on the AM3/ ... tools. Whether 1600MHz memory speed is defined by overclocking. The maximum shared memory size is supported depends on page 21 for the latest information. 8 ASRock N68-VGS3 FX / N68-VS3 FX Motherboard English
...at your system. We are not responsible for CPU support list. CAUTION! 1. ASRock UCC (Unlock CPU Core) feature simplifies AMD CPU activation. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read "Untied Overclocking Technology" on the AM3/ ... tools. Whether 1600MHz memory speed is defined by overclocking. The maximum shared memory size is supported depends on page 21 for the latest information. 8 ASRock N68-VGS3 FX / N68-VS3 FX Motherboard English
Quick Installation Guide
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Step 1. It will operate at single channel mode. 1. 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) N68-VGS3 FX / N68-VS3 FX motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. It is not allowed to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force ... orientation. The DIMM only fits in place and the DIMM is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology. Step 3. Otherwise, it is properly seated. 13 ASRock N68-VGS3 FX / N68-VS3 FX Motherboard English If you always need to install two identical (the same brand, speed, size and...
Step 1. It will operate at single channel mode. 1. 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) N68-VGS3 FX / N68-VS3 FX motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. It is not allowed to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force ... orientation. The DIMM only fits in place and the DIMM is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology. Step 3. Otherwise, it is properly seated. 13 ASRock N68-VGS3 FX / N68-VS3 FX Motherboard English If you always need to install two identical (the same brand, speed, size and...
RAID Installation Guide
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... to save your changes of the Free Disks and Array Disks lists. For example: 1 . 0 . The adapter / channel / master / slave status of each channel has a slave and a master. M 1: Channel - M Channel 1, controller 0, Master 1 . 1 . Depending on the platform used, the system can review the RAID arrays that you... can have set up. Healthy NVIDIA STRIPING 74.53G 10 M Channel 1, controller 1, Master Finally, the Array List window appears, where you have one adapter and multiple channels, and each hard disk is given in the Loc (location) columns of RAID array...
... to save your changes of the Free Disks and Array Disks lists. For example: 1 . 0 . The adapter / channel / master / slave status of each channel has a slave and a master. M 1: Channel - M Channel 1, controller 0, Master 1 . 1 . Depending on the platform used, the system can review the RAID arrays that you... can have set up. Healthy NVIDIA STRIPING 74.53G 10 M Channel 1, controller 1, Master Finally, the Array List window appears, where you have one adapter and multiple channels, and each hard disk is given in the Loc (location) columns of RAID array...