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Model	N68-GS	N68-GS UCC

Form Factor	- Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.0-in, 24.4 cm x 17.8 cm	- Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.0-in, 24.4 cm x 17.8 cm
Unique Feature	- ASRock OC Tuner - Intelligent Energy Saver - Instant Boot - Hybrid Booster: - CPU Frequency Stepless Control< / font> - ASRock U-COP< / font> - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)< / font> - ASRock AM2 Boost: ASRock Patented Technology to boost memory performance up to 12.5%< / font>	- ASRock OC Tuner - Intelligent Energy Saver - Instant Boot - ASRock Instant Flash - ASRock OC DNA - Hybrid Booster: - CPU Frequency Stepless Control< / font> - ASRock U-COP< / font> - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)< / font> - ASRock AM2 Boost: ASRock Patented Technology to boost memory performance up to 12.5%< / font>
CPU	- Support up to 95W 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 up to 95W Socket AM3 processors: AMD Phenom™ II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 and Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 processors - 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 (2000 MT / s), but the CPU frequency will not be influenced. **For more information, please refer to the "CPU Support List".	- Support up to 95W 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 up to 95W Socket AM3 processors: AMD Phenom™ II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron processors - Supports UCC feature (Unlock CPU Core) - 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 (2000 MT / s), but the CPU frequency will not be influenced. **For more information, please refer to the "CPU Support List".
Chipset	- NVIDIA GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a	- 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 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 Windows 32-bit OS. For Windows 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.	- 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 Windows 32-bit OS. For Windows 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.
Slots	- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot - 1 x PCI Express x1 slot - 2 x PCI slots	- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot - 1 x PCI Express x1 slot - 2 x PCI slots
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	- 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	- 5.1 CH HD Audio (VIA VT1708S / VT1705 Audio Codec)	- 5.1 CH HD Audio (VIA VT1708S / VT1705 Audio Codec)
Lan	- Gigabit LAN 10 / 100 / 1000 Mb / s - Giga PHY RTL8211CL - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Supports PXE	- Gigabit LAN 10 / 100 / 1000 Mb / s - Giga PHY RTL8211CL - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Supports PXE
WiFi	- n/a	- n/a
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	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
Storage
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 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 - 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.	- 4 x SATA2 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 - 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.
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	- 4Mb AMI Legal BIOS - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - Supports Smart BIOS
Support CD	- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version)	- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite and Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB) (OEM and Trial Version)
Software and UEFI
Hardware Monitor	- CPU Temperature Sensing - Chassis Temperature Sensing - CPU Fan Tachometer - Chassis Fan Tachometer - CPU Quiet Fan - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore	- CPU Temperature Sensing - Chassis Temperature Sensing - CPU Fan Tachometer - Chassis Fan Tachometer - CPU Quiet Fan - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore
OS	- Microsoft Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista™ / Vista™ 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit / 2000 compliant	- Microsoft Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista™ / Vista™ 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit compliant
Certifications	- FCC, CE	- FCC, CE
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)	- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I / O Shield - 2 x SATA Data Cables (optional)