Biostar N68S3B Setup Manual
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  • Table of Contents
  • Chapter 1: Introduction

    • Before You Start
    • Package Checklist
    • Motherboard Features
    • Rear Panel Connectors
    • Motherboard Layout
  • Chapter 2: Hardware Installation

    • Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU)
    • FAN Headers
    • Installing System Memory
    • Connectors and Slots
  • Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup

    • How to Setup Jumpers
    • Detail Settings
      • JPANEL1: Front Panel Header
      • Jaudiof: Front Panel Audio Header
      • JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header
      • Clear CMOS
  • Chapter 4: RAID Functions

    • Operating System
    • Raid Arrays
    • How RAID Works
  • Chapter 5: Useful Help

    • Driver Installation Note
    • Software
    • Bios Update
    • Extra Information
    • AMI BIOS Beep Code
    • Troubleshooting Post Bios Beep Codes
    • Troubleshooting
  • Appendix: SPEC in Other Languages

    • German
    • French
    • Italian
    • Portuguese
    • Polish
    • Russian
    • Arabic
    • Japanese

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FCC Information and Copyright
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class
B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed
to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. There is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
The vendor makes no representations or warranties with respect to the
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N68S3B Setup Manual
Dichiarazione di conformità
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Ai sensi dell'art. 2 comma 3 del D.M.
275 del 30/10/2002
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  • Page 1 N68S3B Setup Manual FCC Information and Copyright This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ........1 Before You Start ................1 Package Checklist ................1 Motherboard Features..............2 Rear Panel Connectors ..............3 Motherboard Layout................. 4 Chapter 2: Hardware Installation ......5 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU)........5 FAN Headers..................
  • Page 3: Chapter 1: Introduction

    N68S3B CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION EFORE TART Thank you for choosing our product. Before you start installing the motherboard, please make sure you follow the instructions below: Prepare a dry and stable working environment with sufficient lighting. Always disconnect the computer from power outlet before operation.
  • Page 4: Motherboard Features

    Motherboard Manual OTHERBOARD EATURES SPEC Socket AM3 AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit AMD Phenom II/ Athlon II processors computing Supports Hyper Transport 2.0 (Maximum Watt: 95W) Support HyperTransport 2.0 Supports up to 2.0 GT/s Bandwidth Chipset GeForce 7025/nForce 630a Low Pin Count Interface ITE 8728 Environment Control initiatives...
  • Page 5: Rear Panel Connectors

    Board Size 170 mm(W) x 235 mm(L) uATX Special RAID 0 / 1 Features Biostar reserves the right to add or remove support OS Support Windows XP / Vista / 7 for any OS With or without notice. ANEL ONNECTORS...
  • Page 6: Motherboard Layout

    Motherboard Manual OTHERBOARD AYOUT JKB MS JKB_PWR JATXP WR4 JATXPWR1 JCFAN JUSB1 JUSBPWR1 JUSBLA N1 GeForce 7025/ nForce JA UDIO1 630a JUSB PWR2 BAT1 JUSB2 JUSB3 JCMOS1 PEX16_1 BIOS Super I/O JPRNT JAUDIOF PCI1 SATA2 SATA1 Codec JPANEL1 JSFAN Note: represents the 1 pin.
  • Page 7: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation

    N68S3B CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION (CPU) NSTALLING ENTRAL ROCESSING Step 1: Pull the lever toward direction A from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle. Step 2: Look for the white triangle on socket, and the gold triangle on CPU should point towards this white triangle.
  • Page 8 Motherboard Manual Step 3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever toward direct B to complete the installation. Step 4: Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it. Connect the CPU FAN power cable to the JCFAN. This completes the installation.
  • Page 9: Fan Headers

    N68S3B FAN H EADERS These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan cable and connector may be different according to the fan manufacturer. Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to pin#1. JCFAN: CPU Fan Header Assignment Ground...
  • Page 10: Installing System Memory

    Motherboard Manual NSTALLING YSTEM EMORY A. Memory Modules Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a DIMM on the slot so that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the Slot. Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.
  • Page 11 N68S3B B. Memory Capacity DIMM Socket Total Memory DDR3 Module Location Size DDR3_A1 512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB Max is 8GB. DDR3_B1 512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB C. Dual Channel Memory installation Please refer to the following requirements to activate Dual Channel function: Install memory module of the same density in pairs, shown in the table. DDR3_A1 Dual Channel Status DDR3_B1...
  • Page 12: Connectors And Slots

    Motherboard Manual ONNECTORS AND LOTS IDE: IDE/ATAPI Connector The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 functionality. The IDE connector can connect a master and a slave drive, so you can connect up to two drives.
  • Page 13 N68S3B JATXPWR1: ATX Power Source Connector This connector allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX power supply. Assignment Assignment +3.3V +3.3V -12V +3.3V Ground Ground PS_ON Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground PW_OK Standby Voltage+5V +12V +12V Ground +3.3V Note: Before you power on the system, please make sure that both JATXPWR1 and...
  • Page 14 Motherboard Manual PEX16_1: PCI-Express Gen2 x16 Slot PCI-Express 1.0a compliant. Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s simultaneously per direction, for an aggregate of 8GB/s totally. PCI-Express supports a raw bit-rate of 2.5Gb/s on the data pins. 2X bandwidth over the traditional PCI architecture. PEX16_1 PCI1: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slot This motherboard is equipped with 1 standard PCI slot.
  • Page 15: Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup

    N68S3B CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP OW TO ETUP UMPERS The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “close”, if not, that means the jumper is “open”. Pin opened Pin closed Pin1-2 closed ETAIL...
  • Page 16 Motherboard Manual JUSB2/JUSB3: Headers for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel These headers allow user to connect additional USB cable on the PC front panel, and also can be connected with internal USB devices, like USB card reader. Assignment +5V (fused) +5V (fused) USB- USB-...
  • Page 17: Jaudiof: Front Panel Audio Header

    N68S3B JAUDIOF: Front Panel Audio Header This header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC front panel. This header allows only HD audio front panel connector; AC’97 connector is not acceptable. Assignment Mic Left in Ground Mic Right in GPIO...
  • Page 18 Motherboard Manual JPRNT: Printer Port Connector This header allows you to connect printer port on the PC. Assignment Assignment -Strobe Ground -ALF Data 6 Data 0 Ground -Error Data 7 Data 1 Ground -Init -ACK Data 2 Ground -Scltin Busy Data 3 Ground Ground...
  • Page 19 N68S3B JUSBPWR1/JUSBPWR2: Power Source Headers for USB Ports Pin 1-2 Close: JUSBPWR1: +5V for USB ports at JUSB1/JUSBLAN1. JUSBPWR2: +5V for USB ports at front panel (JUSB2/JUSB3). Pin 2-3 Close: JUSBPWR1: +5V STB for USB ports at JUSB1/JUSBLAN1. JUSBPWR2: +5V STB for USB ports at front panel (JUSB2/JUSB3). JUSBPWR1 Pin 1-2 close Pin 2-3 close...
  • Page 20: Chapter 4: Raid Functions

    Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 4: RAID FUNCTIONS PERATING YSTEM Supports Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. RRAYS RAID supports the following types of RAID arrays: RAID 0: RAID 0 defines a disk striping scheme that improves disk read and write times for many applications.
  • Page 21 N68S3B RAID 1: Every read and write is actually carried out in parallel across 2 disk drives in a RAID 1 array system. The mirrored (backup) copy of the data can reside on the same disk or on a second redundant drive in the array. RAID 1 provides a hot-standby copy of data if the active volume or drive is corrupted or becomes unavailable because of a hardware failure.
  • Page 22: Chapter 5: Useful Help

    Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 5: USEFUL HELP RIVER NSTALLATION After you installed your operating system, please insert the Fully Setup Driver CD into your optical drive and install the driver for better system performance. You will see the following window after you insert the CD The setup guide will auto detect your motherboard and operating system.
  • Page 23: Software

    N68S3B OFTWARE Installing Software 1. Insert the Setup CD to the optical drive. The drivers installation program would appear if the Autorun function has been enabled. 2. Select Software Installation, and then click on the respective software title. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. BIOScreen Utility This utility allows you to personalize your boot logo easily.
  • Page 24: Bios Update

    Motherboard Manual BIOS Update BIOS Update is a convenient utility which allows you to update your motherboard BIOS under Windows system. Show current BIOS information AWARD BIOS AMI BIOS Clear CMOS function (Only for AWARD BIOS) Save current BIOS to a .bin file Update BIOS with a BIOS file <Backup BIOS>...
  • Page 25 N68S3B <Update BIOS> Before doing this, please download the proper BIOS file from the website. For AWARD BIOS, update BIOS procedure should be run with Clear CMOS function, so please check on Clear CMOS first. Then click Update BIOS button, a dialog will show for asking you backup current BIOS.
  • Page 26: Extra Information

    Motherboard Manual XTRA NFORMATION CPU Overheated If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for seconds, that means the CPU protection function has been activated. When the CPU is over heated, the motherboard will shutdown automatically to avoid a damage of the CPU, and the system may not power on again.
  • Page 27: Ami Bios Beep Code

    N68S3B AMI BIOS B Boot Block Beep Codes Number of Beeps Description No media present. (Insert diskette in floppy drive A:) “AMIBOOT.ROM” file not found in root directory of diskette in Insert next diskette if multiple diskettes are used for recovery Flash Programming successful File read error No Flash EPROM detected...
  • Page 28: Troubleshooting

    Motherboard Manual ROUBLESHOOTING Probable Solution There is no power in the system. Make sure power cable is Power LED does not shine; the securely plugged in. fan of the power supply does not Replace cable. work Contact technical support. Indicator light on keyboard does not shine.
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  • Page 30: Appendix: Spec In Other Languages

    Motherboard Manual APPENDIX: SPEC IN OTHER LANGUAGES ERMAN Spezifikationen Sockel AM3 Die AMD 64-Architektur unterstützt eine 32-Bit- und AMD Phenom II/ Athlon II Prozessoren 64-Bit-Datenverarbeitung (Maximales Watt: 95W) Unterstützt Hyper Transport 2.0 Unterstützt HyperTransport 2.0 mit einer Bandbreite von bis zu 2.0 GT/s GeForce 7025/nForce 630a Chipsatz Low Pin Count-Schnittstelle...
  • Page 31 Platinengröß 170 mm (B) X 235 mm (L) Sonderfunkti Unterstützt RAID 0 / 1 onen Biostar behält sich das Recht vor , ohne Ankündigung OS-Unterstü Windows XP / Vista / 7 die Unterstützung für ein Betriebssystem tzung hinzuzufügen oder zu entfernen.
  • Page 32: French

    Motherboard Manual RENCH SPEC Socket AM3 L'architecture AMD 64 permet le calcul 32 et 64 bits Processeurs AMD Phenom II/ Athlon II Prend en charge Hyper Transport 2.0 (Watt maximum : 95W) Prend en charge Hyper Transport 2.0 Bus frontal jusqu'à...
  • Page 33 170 mm (l) X 235 mm (H) carte Fonctionnal ités Prise en charge RAID 0 / 1 spéciales Biostar se réserve le droit d'ajouter ou de supprimer le Support SE Windows XP / Vista / 7 support de SE avec ou sans préavis.
  • Page 34: Italian

    Motherboard Manual TALIAN SPECIFICA Socket AM3 L’architettura AMD 64 abilita la co mputazione 32 Processori AMD Phenom II/ Athlon II e 64 bit (Watt massimo: 95W) Supporto di Hyper Transport 2.0 Supporto di HyperTransport 2.0 fino a 2.0 GT/s di larghezza di banda Chipset GeForce 7025/nForce 630a Interfaccia LPC (Low Pin Count)
  • Page 35 170 mm (larghezza) x 235 mm i scheda (altezza) Caratterist iche Supporto RAID 0 / 1 speciali Sistemi Biostar si riserva il diritto di aggiungere o operativi Windows XP / Vista / 7 rimuovere il supporto di qualsiasi sistema supportati operativo senza preavviso.
  • Page 36: Spanish

    Motherboard Manual PANISH Especificación Conector AM3 La arquitectura AMD 64 permite el procesado de 32 y Procesadores AMD Phenom II/ Athlon II 64 bits (Vatio máximo: 95W) Soporta las tecnologías Hyper Transport 2.0 Admite HyperTransport 2.0 con un ancho de banda de hasta 2.0 GT/s Conjunto GeForce 7025/nForce 630a de chips...
  • Page 37 170 mm. (A) X 235 Mm. (H) la placa Funciones Admite RAID 0 / 1 especiales Soporte de Biostar se reserva el derecho de añadir o retirar el sistema Windows XP / Vista / 7 soporte de cualquier SO con o sin aviso previo. operativo...
  • Page 38: Portuguese

    Motherboard Manual ORTUGUESE ESPECIFICAÇÕES Socket AM3 A arquitectura AMD 64 permite uma computação de Processadores AMD Phenom II/ Athlon II 32 e 64 bits (Watt máximo: 95W) Suporta as tecnologias Hyper Transport 2.0 Suporta a tecnologia HyperTransport 2.0 com uma largura de banda até 2.0 GT/s Chipset GeForce 7025/nForce 630a ITE 8728...
  • Page 39 170 mm (L) X 235 mm (A) da placa Característi Suporta as funções RAID 0 / 1 especiais A Biostar reserva-se o direito de adicionar ou remover Sistemas operativos Windows XP / Vista / 7 suporte para qualquer sistema operativo com ou sem suportados aviso prévio.
  • Page 40: Polish

    Motherboard Manual OLISH SPEC Architektura AMD 64 umożliwia przetwarzanie 32 i 64 Socket AM3 Procesor AMD Phenom II/ Athlon II Procesory bitowe (Maksymalny Watt: 95W) Obsługa Hyper Transport 2.0 Obsługa HyperTransport 2.0 o szerokości pasma do 2.0 GT/s Chipset GeForce 7025/nForce 630a Gniazda DDR3 DIMM x 2 Moduł...
  • Page 41 Gniazdo audio Wymiary 170 mm (S) X 235 mm (W) płyty Funkcje Obsługa RAID 0 / 1 specjalne Obsluga Biostar zastrzega sobie prawo dodawania lub systemu Windows XP / Vista / 7 odwoływania obsługi dowolnego systemu operacyjne operacyjnego bez powiadomienia.
  • Page 42: Russian

    Motherboard Manual USSIAN СПЕЦ Архитектура AMD 64 разрешать обработка данных (централь Гнездо AM3 ный Процессоры AMD Phenom II/ Athlon II на 32 и 64 бит процессор (Максимальный ватт: 95W) Поддержка Hyper Transport 2.0 Поддержка HyperTransport 2.0 с пропускной способностью до 2.0 GT/s Набор...
  • Page 43 170 мм (Ш) X 235 мм (В) панели Специальн ые техническ Поддержка RAID 0 / 1 ие характери стики Biostar сохраняет за собой право добавлять или Поддержк Windows XP / Vista / 7 удалять средства обеспечения для OS с или без а OS предварительного уведомления.
  • Page 44: Arabic

    Motherboard Manual RABIC ‫اﻟﻤﻮاﺻﻔﺎت‬ ‫ﻡﻘﺒﺲ‬AM3 ‫ﺗﻤﻜﻦ ﺗﻘﻨﻴﺔ‬AMD 64 ‫اﻟﻤﻌﺎﻟﺠﺔ‬ ‫وﺡﺪة‬ ‫ﺑﺖ‬ ‫و‬ ‫إﺟﺮاء اﻟﻌﻤﻠﻴﺎت اﻟﺤﺎﺳﻮﺑﻴﺔ ﺑﺴﺮﻋﺔ‬ ‫ﻡﻌﺎﻟﺠﺎت‬AMD Phenom II/ Athlon II ‫اﻟﻤﺮآﺰیﺔ‬ ‫ﺗﺪﻋﻢ ﺗﻘﻨﻴﺔ‬Hyper Transport ‫و‬ (‫)و59 :ﻗﺼ ﻮى واط‬ 2.0 GT/s ‫اﻟﺠﺎﻥﺒﻲ‬ ‫اﻷﻡﺎﻡﻲ‬ ‫اﻟﻨﺎﻗﻞ‬ ‫ﺗﺪﻋﻢ ﺗﻘﻨﻴﺔ‬HyperTransport ‫ﺑﺘﺮدد یﺼﻞ إﻟﻰ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺮاﺋﺢ‬...
  • Page 45 ‫ﻡﻨﺎﻓﺬ‬ ‫ﻋﺪ‬ ‫ﻡﻘﺒﺲ ﺹﻮت‬ ‫ارﺗﻔﺎع‬ ‫ﻡﻢ‬ ‫ﻋﺮض‬ ‫ﻡﻢ‬ ‫اﻟﻠﻮﺡﺔ‬ ‫ﺡﺠﻢ‬ ‫ﺗﺪﻋﻢ ﺗﻘﻨﻴﺔ‬RAID 0 / 1 ‫ﻡﺰایﺎ ﺥﺎﺹﺔ‬ ‫ﺗﺤﺘﻔﻆ‬Biostar ‫ﺑﺤﻘﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ إﺿﺎﻓﺔ أو إزاﻟﺔ اﻟﺪﻋﻢ ﻷي ﻥﻈﺎم ﺗﺸﻐﻴﻞ ﺑﺈﺥﻄﺎر أو‬ ‫اﻟﺘﺸﻐﻴﻞ‬ ‫أﻥﻈﻤﺔ‬ ‫دﻋﻢ‬ Windows XP / Vista / 7 ‫ﺑﺪون إﺥﻄﺎر‬...
  • Page 46: Japanese

    Motherboard Manual APANESE 仕様 AMD 64アーキテクチャでは、 32ビットと64ビット計算が可 Socket AM3 AMD Phenom II/ Athlon II プロセッサ 能です (最高のワット: 95W) ハイパートランスポート2.0サポートします 2.0 GT/sのバンド幅までハイパートランスポ ート2.0をサポートします チップセッ GeForce 7025/nForce 630a ト DDR3 DIMMスロット x 2 デュアル チャンネルモードDDR3メモリモジュール メインメモ 最大メモリ容量8GB DDR3 800 / 1066 / 1333 をサポート リ...
  • Page 47 CMOSクリアヘッダ 各コネクタは2つのフロントパネルUSBポートをサポートし USBコネクタ ます 電源コネクタ(24ピン) 電源コネクタ(4ピン) プリンタポートコネクタ 各コネクタは1つのプリンタポートをサポートします PS/2キーボード PS/2マウス VGAポート 背面パネル LANポート USBポート オーディオジャック ボードサイ 170 mm (幅) X 235 mm (高さ) ズ RAID 0 / 1 のサポート 特殊機能 Biostarは事前のサポートなしにOSサポートを追加または削 OSサポート Windows XP / Vista / 7 除する権利を留保します。 2010/11/12...

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