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...All rights reserved. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the motherboard is the property of GIGABYTE. Motherboard GA-F2A68HM-DS2 Motherboard GA-F2A68HM-DS2 Oct. 24, 2014 Oct. 24, 2014 Copyright © 2014 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Disclaimer ...Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. The trademarks mentioned in this manual is protected by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. In order to the specifications and features in...
...All rights reserved. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the motherboard is the property of GIGABYTE. Motherboard GA-F2A68HM-DS2 Motherboard GA-F2A68HM-DS2 Oct. 24, 2014 Oct. 24, 2014 Copyright © 2014 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Disclaimer ...Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. The trademarks mentioned in this manual is protected by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. In order to the specifications and features in...
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Table of Contents GA-F2A68HM-DS2 Motherboard Layout 4 GA-F2A68HM-DS2 Motherboard Block Diagram 5 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 6 1-1 Installation Precautions 6 1-2 Product Specifications 7 1-3 Installing the APU 9 1-4 Installing the Memory 9 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 10 1-6 Setup of the AMD ... Screen 17 2-2 M.I.T...18 2-3 System Information 21 2-4 BIOS Features 22 2-5 Peripherals...25 2-6 Power Management 27 2-7 Save & Exit...28 Chapter 3 Appendix...29 3-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 29 3-2 Drivers Installation 32 Regulatory Statements 33 Contact Us...36 - 3 -
Table of Contents GA-F2A68HM-DS2 Motherboard Layout 4 GA-F2A68HM-DS2 Motherboard Block Diagram 5 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 6 1-1 Installation Precautions 6 1-2 Product Specifications 7 1-3 Installing the APU 9 1-4 Installing the Memory 9 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 10 1-6 Setup of the AMD ... Screen 17 2-2 M.I.T...18 2-3 System Information 21 2-4 BIOS Features 22 2-5 Peripherals...25 2-6 Power Management 27 2-7 Save & Exit...28 Chapter 3 Appendix...29 3-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 29 3-2 Drivers Installation 32 Regulatory Statements 33 Contact Us...36 - 3 -
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... CPU_FAN USB_LAN CI AUDIO BAT PCIEX16 Realtek® GbE LAN iTE® Super I/O PCIEX1 GA-F2A68HM-DS2 SYS_FAN1 M_BIOS B_BIOS SATA3 2 3 AMD A68H PCI CODEC CLR_CMOS SYS_FAN2 F_AUDIO COM F_USB1 Box Contents SPDIF_O F_USB2 F_PANEL 55 GA-F2A68HM-DS2 motherboard 55 Motherboard driver disk 55 Two SATA cables 55 User's Manual 55 I/O Shield SATA3 0 1 The box contents...
... CPU_FAN USB_LAN CI AUDIO BAT PCIEX16 Realtek® GbE LAN iTE® Super I/O PCIEX1 GA-F2A68HM-DS2 SYS_FAN1 M_BIOS B_BIOS SATA3 2 3 AMD A68H PCI CODEC CLR_CMOS SYS_FAN2 F_AUDIO COM F_USB1 Box Contents SPDIF_O F_USB2 F_PANEL 55 GA-F2A68HM-DS2 motherboard 55 Motherboard driver disk 55 Two SATA cables 55 User's Manual 55 I/O Shield SATA3 0 1 The box contents...
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... DDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333 MHz memory modules Support for AMD Memory Profile (AMP)/Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.) Integrated Graphics Processor: - 1 x D-Sub port, supporting a maximum resolution... the memory support list on the official website when the memory modules are available on the back panel, 4 ports available through the audio driver. Support for AMD Eyefinity technology Chipset: - 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors - Support for S/PDIF Out LAN ...
... DDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333 MHz memory modules Support for AMD Memory Profile (AMP)/Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.) Integrated Graphics Processor: - 1 x D-Sub port, supporting a maximum resolution... the memory support list on the official website when the memory modules are available on the back panel, 4 ports available through the audio driver. Support for AMD Eyefinity technology Chipset: - 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors - Support for S/PDIF Out LAN ...
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...begin to prevent hardware damage. 1-6 Setup of the AMD Dual Graphics Configuration A. An AMD Dual Graphics technology-supported motherboard and correct driver -- Step 2: Enter BIOS Setup to set the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to install an expansion card: ••...; Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Configuring the Graphics Card Driver After installing the graphics card driver in "1-5 Installing an Expansion Card" and install an AMD Dual Graphics technology-supported graphics card on the PCIEX16 ...
...begin to prevent hardware damage. 1-6 Setup of the AMD Dual Graphics Configuration A. An AMD Dual Graphics technology-supported motherboard and correct driver -- Step 2: Enter BIOS Setup to set the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to install an expansion card: ••...; Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Configuring the Graphics Card Driver After installing the graphics card driver in "1-5 Installing an Expansion Card" and install an AMD Dual Graphics technology-supported graphics card on the PCIEX16 ...
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... speaker. To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. (Note) •• When removing the cable connected to this port for line in jack. DVI-D Port (Note) The DVI-D port conforms to 1 Gbps data...
... speaker. To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. (Note) •• When removing the cable connected to this port for line in jack. DVI-D Port (Note) The DVI-D port conforms to 1 Gbps data...
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... 2) Allows the BIOS to read the SPD data on the CPU being installed. (Default: Auto) && AMD Cool&Quiet function Enabled Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to set the TDP consumption. && Core Performance Boost (Note 1) Allows you to determine whether to enable the Core...
... 2) Allows the BIOS to read the SPD data on the CPU being installed. (Default: Auto) && AMD Cool&Quiet function Enabled Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to set the TDP consumption. && Core Performance Boost (Note 1) Allows you to determine whether to enable the Core...
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...legacy PC boot process. Always Enables UEFI CSM. (Default) Never Disables UEFI CSM and supports UEFI BIOS boot process only. Disabled skips the GIGABYTE Logo when the system starts up. (Default: Enabled) && Fast Boot Enables or disables Fast Boot to Always. - 23 - All USB devices ...operating systems that only support UEFI Option ROM. This function is disabled when Fast Boot is set to Ultra Fast. && NetWork Stack Driver Support Disabled Disables booting from the network. (Default) Enabled Enables booting from operating systems that only support legacy Option ROM. UEFI...
...legacy PC boot process. Always Enables UEFI CSM. (Default) Never Disables UEFI CSM and supports UEFI BIOS boot process only. Disabled skips the GIGABYTE Logo when the system starts up. (Default: Enabled) && Fast Boot Enables or disables Fast Boot to Always. - 23 - All USB devices ...operating systems that only support UEFI Option ROM. This function is disabled when Fast Boot is set to Ultra Fast. && NetWork Stack Driver Support Disabled Disables booting from the network. (Default) Enabled Enables booting from operating systems that only support legacy Option ROM. UEFI...
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...) Disabled Disables the onboard graphics. Force Always activates the onboard graphics, whether or not a PCI Express card is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. (Default) && PORT0 Hot Plug~PORT3 Hot Plug Enables or disable the...
...) Disabled Disables the onboard graphics. Force Always activates the onboard graphics, whether or not a PCI Express card is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. (Default) && PORT0 Hot Plug~PORT3 Hot Plug Enables or disable the...
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... such as Setup Profile 1~ Setup Profile 8. C-1. Press on your computer Attach one hard drive. •• Windows setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB flash drive. •• A USB floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation). •• An empty formatted...you can select Select File in HDD/USB/FDD to save the profile to your storage device. && Load Profiles If your motherboard driver disk to the flash drive. Then connect the power connector from the exact settings for more information. The BIOS Setup menus described in...
... such as Setup Profile 1~ Setup Profile 8. C-1. Press on your computer Attach one hard drive. •• Windows setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB flash drive. •• A USB floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation). •• An empty formatted...you can select Select File in HDD/USB/FDD to save the profile to your storage device. && Load Profiles If your motherboard driver disk to the flash drive. Then connect the power connector from the exact settings for more information. The BIOS Setup menus described in...
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... Installing Windows XP (32-bit) Before installing Windows XP, connect a USB floppy disk drive to adjust the size and press . 4. First, copy the driver from a floppy disk that in Figure 2, for the AMD A68H, select 6) hseries AHCI/RAIDfor XP. Finally, a message which says "Confirm Creation of ...available depend on -screen instructions to exit when finished. - 31 - To exit the RAID BIOS utility, press and then press to load the driver appears, select Browse. Options include Read/Write, Read Only, and None. When the screen requesting you 're using a USB floppy disk drive,...
... Installing Windows XP (32-bit) Before installing Windows XP, connect a USB floppy disk drive to adjust the size and press . 4. First, copy the driver from a floppy disk that in Figure 2, for the AMD A68H, select 6) hseries AHCI/RAIDfor XP. Finally, a message which says "Confirm Creation of ...available depend on -screen instructions to exit when finished. - 31 - To exit the RAID BIOS utility, press and then press to load the driver appears, select Browse. Options include Read/Write, Read Only, and None. When the screen requesting you 're using a USB floppy disk drive,...
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.... Step 1: Restart your system and then list all the recommended drivers. Click on the top-right corner of the screen and select "Run Run.exe." (Or go to install. For more software information, please visit GIGABYTE's website. - 32 - You can proceed with this disc" on... the message "Tap to choose what happens with the Windows XP installation. 3-2 Drivers Installation •• Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. (The following for...
.... Step 1: Restart your system and then list all the recommended drivers. Click on the top-right corner of the screen and select "Run Run.exe." (Or go to install. For more software information, please visit GIGABYTE's website. - 32 - You can proceed with this disc" on... the message "Tap to choose what happens with the Windows XP installation. 3-2 Drivers Installation •• Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. (The following for...