ASROCK N68-GS User manual

Detail Specification
Product Brief
CPU
Memory
Expansion Slot
Audio
Graphics
LAN
Rear Panel I/O
Connector
BIOS Feature
Support CD
Accessories
Hardware Monitor
OS
Certifications
The specification is subject to change without notice. The brand and product names are trademarks of their
respective companies. Any configuration other than original product specification is not guaranteed.
Chipset
Platform
- Hyper Transport 2000 MT/s
- Supports Dual Channel DDR2 1066
- Integrated NVIDIA®GeForce 7025 graphics,
DX9.0 VGA, Pixel Shader 3.0, Max. shared
memory 256MB
- Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
- Supports Smart BIOS, ASRock OC Tuner,
Intelligent Energy Saver, Instant Boot
- Supports ASRock Instant Boot, OC Tuner
(Up to 132% CPU frequency increase & 215%
FSB speed increase)
- Supports Smart BIOS, Intelligent Energy Saver
(Up to 15% CPU Power Saving)
- Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.0-in, 24.4 cm x 17.8 cm
- Support for Socket AM2+ / AM2 processors: AMD
PhenomTM FX / Phenom / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2
Dual-Core / Athlon X2 Dual-Core / Athlon 64 /
Sempron processor
- Support for AM3 processors: AMD PhenomTM II X4 / X3
and Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 processors
- Supports AMD's Cool 'n' Quiet Technology
- FSB 1000 MHz (2.0 GT/s)
- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology
- Supports Hyper-Transport Technology
- NVIDIA®GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a
- Dual Channel DDR2 memory technology
- 2 x DDR2 DIMM slots
- Supports DDR2 1066/800/667/533 non-ECC,
un-buffered memory
- Max. capacity of system memory: 8GB
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot
- 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
- 2 x PCI slots
- Integrated NVIDIA®GeForce7025 graphics
- DX9.0 VGA, Pixel Shader 3.0
- Max. shared memory 256MB
- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1440
@ 60Hz
- 5.1 CH HD Audio (VIA®VT1705 Audio Codec)
- Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
- Giga PHY RTL8211CL
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
I/O Panel
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
- 1 x Serial Port: COM1
- 1 x VGA Port
- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and
SPEED LED)
- HD Audio Jack: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
- 4 x Serial ATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID
(RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD), NCQ
and "Hot Plug" functions
- 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices)
- 1 x Floppy connector
- 1 x Print port header
- CPU/Chassis FAN connector
- 24 pin ATX power connector
- 4 pin 12V power connector
- CD in header
- Front panel audio connector
- 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)
- 4Mb AMI BIOS
- AMI Legal BIOS
- Supports "Plug and Play"
- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
- Supports jumperfree
- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
- Supports Smart BIOS
- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version)
- CPU Temperature Sensing
- Chassis Temperature Sensing
- CPU Fan Tachometer
- Chassis Fan Tachometer
- CPU Quiet Fan
- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore
- Microsoft®Windows®2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM /
VistaTM 64-bit compliant
- FCC, CE
- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
- ATA 133 cable (optional)
- 1 x SATA data cable (optional)
- 1 x SATA 1 to 1 power cable (optional)
NVIDIA®GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a Chipset
Unique Feature - ASRock OC Tuner
- Intelligent Energy Saver
- Instant Boot
- Hybrid Booster:
- CPU Frequency Stepless Control
- ASRock U-COP
- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
- ASRock AM2 Boost: ASRock Patented Technology
to boost memory performance up to 12.5%
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CPU Power saving up to 15%
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ASRock OC Tuner:
ASRock OC Tuner is a user-friendly
and untied tool which allows you
to guard your system by hardware
monitor function and overclock
your hardware devices to get the
best system performance
Energy Saving :
Supports ASRock Intelligent Energy Saver (I.E.S)
Smart BIOS:
The Smart BIOS function can be found in the BIOS
Setup Utility when you are setting up the optimal
configuration for your system. It can facilitate the
setting things by some default BIOS settings. Users
may just select the BIOS mode that is most suitable
to them.
CPU Frequency (Overclocking):
ASRock OC Tuner allows you to overclock
CPU to get the best system performance.
By OC Tuner, you may overclock the
frequency of Athlon X2 5000+ CPU from
2.6GHz to 3.43GHz, up to 132%
performance boost; FSB speed can also
be overclocked from 200MHz to 430MHz,
up to 215% speed increase.
System Health
Hardware Monitor
Overclocking
Voltage Control
Power Saving
CPU power
information
N68-GS
Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit
Smart Settings
Save Changes and Exit
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Load BIOS Defaults
Load Performance Setup Default (IDE/SATA)
Load Power Saving Setup Default
Exit system setup
after saving the
changes.
F10 key can be used
for this operation.
↔ Select Screen
↑↓ Select Item
Enter Go to Sub Screen
F1 General Help
F9 Load Defaults
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
Smart
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NVIDIA®GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a Chipset
ASRock Instant Boot
ASRock Instant Boot is a new feature invented exclusively by ASRock. It can boot up system in an amazing speed,
which is 10 times faster than traditional boot up. For home users or office PC users, ASRock Instant Boot can also
guarantee a clean Windows OS, and consumed less power! For details:
http://www.asrock.com/feature/InstantBoot/index.asp
Instant Boot Interface
This function is designed with two main options:
Enable Instant Boot
Disable Instant Boot
Fast Mode: It takes only 3 to 4 seconds to boot up
the system. You may start using your computer,
running Office, browsing internet and even MSN
instantly.
Regular Mode: It only takes half of the traditional
boot-up time to start the system. The boot up
experience is safe and fast.
Instant Boot can also be disabled when you do not
want to use this application.
Note: The actual boot up time is subject to the different models and
configurations.
10 Times Faster, Only 4 Secs to Boot Up to Windows!
ASRock YouTube
http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=BucIjXZVxXo
* This function is applicable ONLY to single user that does not secure ID and Password to their systems.
* The boot up time depends on the hardware configuration.
Pro and Cons of various shut down modes
From this sum up table, we can find that ASRock Instant Boot not only excels in the Boot Up speed (3~4 sec.), it
also provides clean OS and saves the most power energy.