ASRock N68-S

ASRock N68-S

CPU
- Support for Socket AM2+* / AM2 processors: AMD Phenom FX / Phenom / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core / Athlon X2 Dual-Core / Athlon 64 / Sempron processor
- Support for AM3 processors: AMD Phenom 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

*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 (2000 MT/s), but the CPU frequency will not be influenced.

Chipset
- NVIDIA® GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a

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 AM2+ CPU.
**Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® XP and Windows® Vista. For Windows® XP 64-bit and Windows® Vista 64-bit with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.

BIOS
- 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

Audio, Video and Networking

Graphics
- Integrated NVIDIA® GeForce 7025 graphics
- DX9.0 VGA, Pixel Shader 3.0
- Max. shared memory 256MB

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

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

Expansion / Connectivity

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

Connector
- 4 x SATAII 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)

Rear Panel 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

Other Features / Miscellaneous

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%

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

Accessories
- 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)

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

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

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

Certifications
- FCC, CE