Biostar N68S3B Setup Manual

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction ........................................ 1
1.1 Before You Start ................................................................................ 1
1.2 Package Checklist............................................................................. 1
1.3 Motherboard Features...................................................................... 2
1.4 Rear Panel Connectors ..................................................................... 3
1.5 Motherboard Layout......................................................................... 4
Chapter 2: Hardware Installation .......................... 5
2.1 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU)....................................... 5
2.2 FAN Headers...................................................................................... 7
2.3 Installing System Memory................................................................ 8
2.4 Connectors and Slots ....................................................................... 10
Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup .................. 13
3.1 How to Setup Jumpers .................................................................... 13
3.2 Detail Settings.................................................................................. 13
Chapter 4: RAID Functions .................................. 18
4.1 Operating System............................................................................ 18
4.2 Raid Arrays ...................................................................................... 18
4.3 How RAID Works............................................................................. 18
Chapter 5: Useful Help ........................................ 20
5.1 Driver Installation Note.................................................................. 20
5.2 Software............................................................................................ 21
5.3 Extra Information............................................................................ 24
5.4 AMI BIOS Beep Code....................................................................... 25
5.5 Troubleshooting............................................................................... 26
Appendix: SPEC In Other Languages ................... 28
German.................................................................................................................. 28
French .................................................................................................................... 30
Italian..................................................................................................................... 32
Spanish ................................................................................................................... 34
Portuguese ............................................................................................................ 36
Polish...................................................................................................................... 38
Russian ................................................................................................................... 40
Arabic..................................................................................................................... 42
Japanese ................................................................................................................ 44

Biostar N68S3B Specifications

General

Number of memory slots	2
Maximum internal memory	8 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	800, 1066, 1333 MHz
Processor socket	Socket AM3
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
Power fan connector	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0
Audio chip	VIA VT1708B
Power source type	ATX
Motherboard chipset	Nvidia MCP68S
Audio output channels	6.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
Compatible operating systems	Windows XP/Vista/7
Graphics card	GeForce 7025
Maximum graphics card memory	512 MB
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported
RAID levels	0, 1
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8201CL
Networking features	Fast Ethernet
BIOS type	-

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	170 mm
Width	235 mm