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ASROCK N68-GS4 FX User Manual

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Version 1.0
Published September 2013
Copyright©2013 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1: User Manual

    N68-GS4 FX / N68-S4 FX User Manual Version 1.0 Published September 2013 Copyright©2013 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1 1 1 1 1...
  • Page 2 (including damages for loss of profits, loss of business, loss of data, interruption of business and the like), even if ASRock has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ............Package Contents ..............5 Specifications ................6 Unique Features ................ 9 Motherboard Layout (N68-GS4 FX / N68-S4 FX) ......11 I/O Panel (N68-GS4 FX) ............. 12 I/O Panel (N68-S4 FX) ............... 13 2 . 2 . 2 . 2 . Installation...
  • Page 4 3.4.7 Super IO Configuration ............ 48 3.4.8 USB Configuration ............50 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ......... 51 Boot Screen ................52 3.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration ..........52 Security Screen ................. 53 Exit Screen ................54 4 . 4 . 4 .

  • Page 5: Introduction Introduction

    Introduction Introduction Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock N68-GS4 FX / N68-S4 FX motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to qual- ity and endurance.

  • Page 6: Specifications

    1.2 Specifications Platform - Micro ATX Form Factor A-Style - Home Cloud (N68-GS4 FX) - Support for Socket AM3+ processors - Support for AM3 processors: AMD Phenom II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (except 920 / 940) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron...
  • Page 7 32-bit / Vista 64-bit / XP 32-bit / XP 64-bit (see CAUTION 5) Certifications - FCC, CE, WHQL - ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com 7 7 7 7 7...
  • Page 8 ASRock UCC (Unlock CPU Core) feature simplifies AMD CPU activation. As long as a simple switch of the BIOS option “ASRock UCC”, you can unlock the extra CPU core to enjoy an instant performance boost. When UCC feature is enabled, the dual-core or triple-core CPU will boost to the quad-...

  • Page 9: Unique Features

    ASRock OC Tuner. ASRock Instant Boot ASRock Instant Boot allows you to turn on your PC in just a few seconds, provides a much more efficient way to save energy, time, money, and improves system running speed for your system. It...
  • Page 10 - ASRock APP Charger. Simply install the APP Charger driver, it makes your iPhone charge much quickly from your computer and up to 40% faster than before. ASRock APP Charger allows you to quickly charge many Apple devices simulta-...

  • Page 11: Motherboard Layout (N68-Gs4 Fx / N68-S4 Fx)

    1.4 Motherboard L 1.4 Motherboard L 1.4 Motherboard Layout (N68- ayout (N68- ayout (N68- ayout (N68-GS4 FX / N68-S4 FX) GS4 FX / N68-S4 FX) GS4 FX / N68-S4 FX) GS4 FX / N68-S4 FX) 1.4 Motherboard L 1.4 Motherboard L...

  • Page 12: I/O Panel (N68-Gs4 Fx)

    1.5 I/O P 1.5 I/O P 1.5 I/O Panel (N68- anel (N68- anel (N68- anel (N68- GS4 FX) GS4 FX) GS4 FX) GS4 FX) 1.5 I/O P 1.5 I/O P anel (N68- GS4 FX) PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) RJ-45 Port USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) Line In (Light Blue)

  • Page 13: I/O Panel (N68-S4 Fx)

    1.6 I/O P 1.6 I/O P 1.6 I/O Panel (N68-S4 FX) anel (N68-S4 FX) anel (N68-S4 FX) anel (N68-S4 FX) 1.6 I/O P 1.6 I/O P anel (N68-S4 FX) PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) RJ-45 Port USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) Line In (Light Blue) D-Sub Port Front Speaker (Lime)

  • Page 14: Installation Installation

    2. 2. 2. 2. 2. Installation Installation Installation Installation Installation This is a Micro ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. Pre-installation Precautions Pre-installation Precautions Pre-installation Precautions Pre-installation Precautions Pre-installation Precautions...

  • Page 15: Cpu Installation

    2.1 CPU Installation 2.1 CPU Installation 2.1 CPU Installation 2.1 CPU Installation 2.1 CPU Installation Step 1. Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90 angle. Step 2. Position the CPU directly above the socket such that the CPU corner with the golden triangle matches the socket corner with a small triangle.

  • Page 16: Installation Of Memory Modules (Dimm)

    2.3 Installation of Memor y Modules (DIMM) N68-GS4 FX / N68-S4 FX motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel configuration, you always need to install two identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) memory modules in the DDR3 DIMM slots to activate Dual Channel Memory Technology.

  • Page 17: Expansion Slots (Pci And Pci Express Slots)

    2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) There are 2 PCI slots and 2 PCI Express slots on this motherboard.

  • Page 18: Jumpers Setup

    2.5 Jumpers Setup 2.5 Jumpers Setup 2.5 Jumpers Setup 2.5 Jumpers Setup 2.5 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Open”.

  • Page 19: Onboard Headers And Connectors

    2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard! •...

  • Page 20: Front Panel Audio Header

    USB 2.0 Headers USB_PWR Besides four default USB 2.0 ports on the I/O panel, there are (9-pin USB6_7) DUMMY two USB 2.0 headers on this (see p.11 No. 14) motherboard. Each USB 2.0 header can support two USB USB_PWR 2.0 ports. USB_PWR (9-pin USB4_5) (see p.11 No.
  • Page 21 System Panel Header This header accommodates PLED+ PLED- PWRBTN# several system front panel (9-pin PANEL1) functions. (see p.11 No. 16) DUMMY RESET# HDLED- HDLED+ Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis speaker to this header. (4-pin SPEAKER 1) SPEAKER DUMMY (see p.11 No.
  • Page 22 ATX 12V Power Connector Please note that it is necessary to connect a power supply with (4-pin ATX12V1) ATX 12V plug to this connector. (see p.11 No. 1) Failing to do so will cause power up failure. Chassis Intrusion Header This motherboard supports CASE OPEN detection feature that (2-pin CI1)

  • Page 23: Driver Installation Guide

    B. Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [IDE]. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATA2 Driver Diskette. A. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system. B. During POST at the beginning of system boot-up, press <F11> key, and then a window for boot devices selection appears.

  • Page 24: Vista Tm 64-Bit With Raid Functions

    D. Then you will see these messages, Please insert a blank formatted diskette into floppy drive A: press any key to start Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive, and press any key. E. The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA / SATA2 drivers into the floppy diskette.

  • Page 25: 64-Bit / 7 / 7 64-Bit / Vista

    / Vista 64-bit OS on your system. When you see “Where do you want to install Windows?” page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive, ® and click the “Load Driver” button on the left on the bottom to load the NVIDIA RAID ®...

  • Page 26: Asrock Home Cloud

    Atheros LAN chip, ASRock Home Cloud allows users to remotely wake up their computers via the internet by using a secondary device, such as a smartphone or tablet. Users may use Sunlogin to remotely wake up and control their computers, or they could wake up the computer then use any other preferred remote desktop application.

  • Page 27: Configuring And Using Sunlogin

    • Make sure that the "Shutdown Wake Up" and " SWOI" are enabled in Device Manager > Network Adapters > Qualcomm Atheros AR8171/8175 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller > Advanced. * " SWOI" may not appear in certain driver versions. 2.11.1.1 Configuring and Using Sunlogin Oray Sunlogin is a remote control software that lets you easily access and control the remote host that is installed with the Oray SunLogin Client software.
  • Page 28 Step 3 Click on Remote Client and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation. Step 4 Double-click the Sunlogin Remote Control icon in the Windows system tray. Step 5 Make sure that "Remote wakeup module" and "Remote control module" is set to On.
  • Page 29 Installing Sunlogin control client Step 1 For Windows users: Download "Sunlogin Remote" from the Download section of sunlogin.oray. com and execute it. Log-in with your Sunlogin Account and Password. For iPad/iPhone users: Download “Sunlogin” from the App Store and install the app. Then fi ll in your Sunlogin Account and Password.
  • Page 30 For Andriod mobile device users: Search “Sunlogin” in Google PLAY and then install the app. Then fi ll in your Sunlogin Account and Password. Using Remote Wakeup For Windows users: Select one Host (Offl ine with Gray power button) on the control client panel to wake up your home computer.
  • Page 31 For Andriod mobile device users: Tap one Host (Offl ine with Blue power button ) on the Host List. Then tap the Power button to wakeup your home computer.
  • Page 32 Using Remote Control For Windows users: Right-click on a Host (Online with Blue Windows logo) on the control client panel. Then key in your remote access password. For iPad/iPhone users: Tap one online machine on the Host List and fi ll in the Access password to start using remote control.
  • Page 33 For Andriod mobile device users: Tap one online machine and fi ll in the Access password to start using remote control. Tutorial Video...

  • Page 34: Etup Utility

    3. 3. 3. 3. 3. BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction 3.1 Introduction 3.1 Introduction 3.1 Introduction 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. The SPI Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY.

  • Page 35: Navigation Keys

    Use [Enter], [TAB] System Time [ :00:09] or [SHIFT-TAB] to System Date [Tue 09/17/2013] select a field. : N68-GS4 FX P1.00 BIOS Version Use [+] or [-] to Processor Type : AMD Athlon (tm) II X3 440 configure system Time. Processor (64bit)

  • Page 36: Oc Tweaker Screen

    Boot Failure Guard Count [Enabled] CPU/LDT Spread Spectrum [Enabled] PCIE Spread Spectrum [Enabled] SATA Spread Spectrum [Disabled] ASRock UCC [Auto] AMD Turbo Core Technology Select Screen AMD IO C-State Support [Enabled] Select Item CPU Active Core Control [Disabled] Enter Go to Sub Screen Processor Maximum Frequency x16.5 3300 MHZ...
  • Page 37 ASRock UCC ASRock UCC (Unlock CPU Core) feature simplifies AMD CPU activation. As long as a simple switch of the BIOS option “ASRock UCC”, you can unlock the extra CPU core to enjoy an instant performance boost. When UCC feature is...
  • Page 38 Boot Failure Guard Count [Enabled] CPU/LDT Spread Spectrum [Enabled] PCIE Spread Spectrum [Enabled] SATA Spread Spectrum [Disabled] ASRock UCC AMD Turbo Core Technology [Auto] Select Screen AMD IO C-State Support [Enabled] Select Item CPU Active Core Control [Disabled] Enter Go to Sub Screen Processor Maximum Frequency x16.5 3300 MHZ...
  • Page 39 Memory Timing BIOS SETUP UTILITY OC Tweaker Memory Timing [Disabled] Power Down Enable [Auto] Bank Interleaving Channel Interleaving [Hash 2] CAS Latency (CL) [Auto] [Auto] TRCD [Auto] TRAS [Auto] Command Rate [Auto] [Auto] Select Screen Select Screen [Auto] TRTP Select Item Select Item [Auto] Change Option...
  • Page 40 TRRD Use this to adjust TRRD values. The default value is [Auto]. TWTR Use this to adjust TWTR values. The default value is [Auto]. TRTP Use this to adjust TRTP values. The default value is [Auto]. TFAW Use this to adjust TFAW values. The default value is [Auto]. Chipset Settings Chipset Voltage Use this to select chipset voltage.

  • Page 41: Advanced Screen

    3 . 4 3 . 4 3 . 4 Advanced Screen Advanced Screen Advanced Screen 3 . 4 3 . 4 Advanced Screen Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, ACPI Configuration, Storage Configuration, PCIPnP Configuration, Floppy Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, and USB Configuration.

  • Page 42: Cpu Configuration

    3.4.1 3.4.1 CPU Configuration 3.4.1 CPU Configuration CPU Configuration CPU Configuration 3.4.1 3.4.1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage Cool ‘n’ Quiet [Auto] and memory freq., and Secure Virtual Machine [Enabled] lead to system Enhanced Halt State (C1E) [Disabled]...

  • Page 43: Chipset Configuration

    3 . 4 . 2 3 . 4 . 2 Chipset Configuration 3 . 4 . 2 Chipset Configuration Chipset Configuration Chipset Configuration 3 . 4 . 2 3 . 4 . 2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings Auto/Enable/Disable Onboard HD Audio.

  • Page 44: Acpi Configuration

    3 . 4 . 3 3 . 4 . 3 ACPI Configuration 3 . 4 . 3 ACPI Configuration ACPI Configuration ACPI Configuration 3 . 4 . 3 3 . 4 . 3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Select auto-detect or disable the STR feature.

  • Page 45: Storage Configuration

    3.4.4 3.4.4 Storage Configuration 3.4.4 Storage Configuration Storage Configuration Storage Configuration 3.4.4 3.4.4 Storage Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Options Storage Configuration Disabled Enabled Onboard IDE Controller [Enabled] Onboard SATA Controller [Enabled] SATA Operation Mode [IDE] IDE1 Master [Hard Disk] [Not Detected] IDE1 Slave SATAII_1...
  • Page 46 TYPE Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify. Configuration options: [Not Installed], [Auto], [CD/DVD], and [ARMD]. [Not Installed]: Select [Not Installed] to disable the use of IDE device. [Auto]: Select [Auto] to automatically detect the hard disk drive. After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to partition and format the new IDE hard disk drives.

  • Page 47: Pcipnp Configuration

    3.4.5 3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration 3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration PCIPnP Configuration PCIPnP Configuration 3.4.5 3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Value in units of PCI Advanced PCI / PnP Settings clocks for PCI device latency timer [32] PCI Latency Timer register. PCI IDE BusMaster [Enabled] Select Screen...

  • Page 48: Floppy Configuration

    3 . 4 . 6 3 . 4 . 6 Floppy Configuration 3 . 4 . 6 Floppy Configuration Floppy Configuration Floppy Configuration 3 . 4 . 6 3 . 4 . 6 Floppy Configuration In this section, you may configure the type of your floppy drive. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Floppy Configuration...
  • Page 49 Parallel Port Mode Use this item to set the operation mode of the parallel port. The default value is [ECP+EPP]. If this option is set to [ECP+EPP], it will show the EPP version in the following item, “EPP Version”. Configuration options: [Normal], [Bi-Directional], and [ECP+EPP].

  • Page 50: Usb Configuration

    3 . 4 . 8 3 . 4 . 8 USB Configuration 3 . 4 . 8 USB Configuration USB Configuration USB Configuration 3 . 4 . 8 3 . 4 . 8 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers.

  • Page 51: Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

    3 . 5 3 . 5 3 . 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 3 . 5 3 . 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage.

  • Page 52: Boot Screen

    Boot Screen Boot Screen Boot Screen Boot Screen Boot Screen In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to config- ure the boot settings and the boot priority. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot...

  • Page 53: Security Screen

    3 . 7 3 . 7 3 . 7 Security Screen Security Screen Security Screen 3 . 7 3 . 7 Security Screen Security Screen In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, you may also clear it. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker...

  • Page 54: Exit Screen

    3 . 8 3 . 8 Exit Screen 3 . 8 Exit Screen Exit Screen Exit Screen 3 . 8 3 . 8 Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Exit Options Exit system setup after saving the Save Changes and Exit changes.

  • Page 55: Software Support Software Support

    4.2.4 Contact Information Contact Information Contact Information Contact Information Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock, welcome to visit ASRock’s website at http://www.asrock.com; or you may contact your dealer for further information.

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