User manual ASROCK N68-VS3 FX

[. . . ] With respect to the contents of this manual, ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall ASRock, its directors, officers, employees, or agents be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages (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. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations passed by the California Legislature. [. . . ] Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard!• Primary IDE connector (Blue) (39-pin IDE1, see p. 11 No. 6) PIN1 IDE1 connect the blue end to the motherboard connect the black end to the IDE devices 80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable Note: Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details. Serial ATAII Connectors SATAII_2 (PORT 0. 1) see p. 11, No. 10) SATAII_1 (PORT 0. 0) Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable (Optional) SATAII_3 (PORT 1. 0) SATAII_4 (PORT 1. 1) (SATAII_1 (PORT 0. 0): These four Serial ATAII (SATAII) connectors support SATAII or SATA hard disk for internal storage devices. The current SATAII interface allows up to 3. 0 Gb/s data transfer rate. Either end of the SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA / SATAII hard disk or the SATAII connector on the motherboard. 20 USB 2. 0 Headers (9-pin USB6_7) (see p. 11 No. 7) 1 USB_PWR P-7 P+7 GND DUMMY GND P+6 P-6 USB_PWR Besides four default USB 2. 0 ports on the I/O panel, there are two USB 2. 0 headers on this motherboard. Each USB 2. 0 header can support two USB 2. 0 ports. (9-pin USB4_5) (see p. 11 No. 8) USB_PWR P-5 P+5 GND DUMMY 1 GND P+4 P-4 USB_PWR Print Port Header (25-pin LPT1) (see p. 11 No. 18) 1 AFD# ERROR# PINIT# SLIN# GND SPD7 SPD6 ACK# SPD5 BUSY SPD4 PE SPD3 SLCT SPD2 SPD1 SPD0 STB# This is an interface for print port cable that allows convenient connection of printer devices. Front Panel Audio Header (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) (see p. 11, No. 23) 1 GND PRESENCE# MIC_RET OUT_RET OUT2_L J_SENSE OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L This is an interface for the front panel audio cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices. 1. On the other hand, if you want to enable SATAII 3. 0Gb/s, please remove the jumpers from pin 3 and pin 4. HITACHI Please use the Feature Tool, a DOS-bootable tool, for changing various ATA features. Please visit HITACHI’s website for details: http://www. hitachigst. com/hdd/support/download. htm The above examples are just for your reference. For different SATAII hard disk products of different vendors, the jumper pin setting methods may not be the same. Please visit the vendors’ website for the updates. 24 2. 9 AT (SAT AT (SAT Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts NVIDIA® GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks and RAID functions. You may install SATA / SATAII hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA / SATAII hard disks. STEP 1: Install the SATA / SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis. STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA / SATAII hard disk. STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATAII connector. STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA / SATAII hard disk. Functions SAT SAT 2 . [. . . ] USB Keyboard/Remote Power On Use this item to enable or disable USB Keyboard/Remote Power On on the system. USB Mouse Power On Use this item to enable or disable USB Mouse Power On on the system. 45 3. 5 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. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Advanced H/W Monitor Security Exit Main OC Tweaker Hardware Health Event Monitoring CPU Temperature M / B Temperature CPU Fan Speed Chassis Fan Speed Vcore + 3. 30V + 5. 00V + 12. 00V CPU Quiet Fan : 37 C / 98 F : 27 C / 80 F : 4722 RPM : N/A : : : : 1. 216V 3. 248V 5. 136V 12. 091V [Disabled] Enable/Disable CPU Quiet Fan Function. F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02. 54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. CPU Quiet Fan This item allows you to control the CPU fan speed and fan noise. If you set this option as [Disabled], the CPU fan will operate in full speed. If you set this option as [Enabled], you will find the items “Target CPU Temperature” and “Target Fan Speed” appear to allow you adjusting them. [. . . ]