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N68-S
Supports for AM3 / AM2+ / AM2 processors

Integrated NVIDIA® GeForce 7025 graphics, DX9.0 VG

Shader 3.0, Max. shared memory 256MB
Supports Dual Channel DDR2 1066
Supports ASRock XFast RAM, XFast LAN, XFast USB
Supports Instant Boot, OC Tuner (Up to 132% CPU freq
fre
increase & 215% FSB speed increase)
Supports Smart BIOS, ASRock Intelligent Energy Save
CPU Power Saving)

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availability of this model in your region.

Specification Support

CPU
CPU - Support up to 95W Socket AM2+* / AM2 processors: AMD Phenom™ FX / Phenom / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64
/ Athlon X2 Dual-Core / Athlon 64 / Sempron processor
- Support up to 95W Socket AM3 processors*: AMD Phenom™ II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 and Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 pro
- Supports AMD's Cool 'n' Quiet Technology
- FSB 1000MHz (2.0 GT/s)
- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology
- Supports Hyper-Transport Technology

*If you use AM3 / AM2+ CPU on AM2 chipset motherboard, the system bus speed will downgrade from HT3.0 (5200 MT/s) to HT1.0
the CPU frequency will not be influenced.

**For more information, please refer to the "CPU Support List".

Chipset
Chipset - NVIDIA® GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a

Memory
Memory - 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**

*Support with AM3 / AM2+ CPU.

**Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under W
OS. For Windows® 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.

BIOS
BIOS - 4Mb AMI BIOS
- AMI Legal BIOS

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- Supports "Plug and Play"

- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
- Supports jumperfree
- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
- Supports Smart BIOS

Graphics
Graphics - Integrated NVIDIA® GeForce 7025 graphics
- DX9.0 VGA, Pixel Shader 3.0
- Max. shared memory 256MB
- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1440 @ 60Hz

Audio
Audio - 5.1 CH Windows® Vista™ Premium Level HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 / VIA® VT1708S / VT1705 Audio Codec

LAN
LAN - Realtek PHY RTL8201EL / 8201CL
- Speed: 10/100 Ethernet
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
- Supports PXE

Slots
Slots - 1 x PCI Express x16 slot
- 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
- 2 x PCI slots

Connector
Connector - 4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD), NCQ and Hot
- 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
- Front panel audio connector
- 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)

*This mainboard does not support RAID with HDDs of 3TB and above.

Rear
Rear Panel
Panel I/O
I/O 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

Unique
Unique Feature
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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Support
Support CD
CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version)

Accessories
Accessories - Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
- ATA 133 Cable
- 1 x SATA Data Cable
- 1 x SATA 1 to 1 Power Cable

Hardware
Hardware Monitor
Monitor - CPU Temperature Sensing
- Chassis Temperature Sensing
- CPU Fan Tachometer
- Chassis Fan Tachometer
- CPU Quiet Fan
- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore

Form
Form Factor
Factor - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.0-in, 24.4 cm x 17.8 cm

OS
OS - Microsoft® Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista™ / Vista™ 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit / 2000 compliant

Certifications
Certifications - FCC, CE

The specification is subject to change without notice in advance. The brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies. Any configuration other than original
specification is not guaranteed.

The above user interface picture is a sample for reference. The actual user interface may vary with the updated software version.

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