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... information. Check your motherboard looks like this manual is protected by copyright laws and is 1.0. Motherboard GA-F2A68HM-DS2 Motherboard GA-F2A68HM-DS2 Oct. 24, 2014 Oct. 24, 2014 Copyright © 2014 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. All rights reserved. No part of GIGABYTE. Example: The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to their respective owners. For...
... information. Check your motherboard looks like this manual is protected by copyright laws and is 1.0. Motherboard GA-F2A68HM-DS2 Motherboard GA-F2A68HM-DS2 Oct. 24, 2014 Oct. 24, 2014 Copyright © 2014 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. All rights reserved. No part of GIGABYTE. Example: The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to their respective owners. For...
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...on the product package you obtain. DDR3_2 DDR3_1 GA-F2A68HM-DS2 Motherboard Layout KB_MS_USB ATX_12V Socket FM2+ ATX VGA DVI R_USB30 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 ...
...on the product package you obtain. DDR3_2 DDR3_1 GA-F2A68HM-DS2 Motherboard Layout KB_MS_USB ATX_12V Socket FM2+ ATX VGA DVI R_USB30 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 ...
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.... •• To prevent damage to the motherboard, do not have an ESD wrist strap, keep your dealer. Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: •• Prior to installation, make sure the chassis is best to wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap when handling...
.... •• To prevent damage to the motherboard, do not have an ESD wrist strap, keep your dealer. Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: •• Prior to installation, make sure the chassis is best to wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap when handling...
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...; Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Set Integrated Graphics to prevent hardware damage. 1-6 Setup of the AMD Dual Graphics Configuration A. C. Carefully read the manual that came with your expansion card. •• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before you begin...
...; Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Set Integrated Graphics to prevent hardware damage. 1-6 Setup of the AMD Dual Graphics Configuration A. C. Carefully read the manual that came with your expansion card. •• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before you begin...
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... freezes and fails to certain expansion cards like graphics cards and sound cards. For information about connecting the S/PDIF digital audio cable, carefully read the manual for digital audio output from your system using the power switch (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Power Management," for digital audio output from the HDMI...
... freezes and fails to certain expansion cards like graphics cards and sound cards. For information about connecting the S/PDIF digital audio cable, carefully read the manual for digital audio output from your system using the power switch (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Power Management," for digital audio output from the HDMI...
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... power cord before clearing the CMOS values. •• After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to touch the positive and negative terminals of the battery (the positive side should face up). •• Used batteries...
... power cord before clearing the CMOS values. •• After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to touch the positive and negative terminals of the battery (the positive side should face up). •• Used batteries...
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... in damage to set the CPU North Bridge frequency. Whether the system will work stably with the CPU specifications. && Processor Graphics Clock Allows you to manually set the CPU base clock in 1 MHz increments. (Default: Auto) Important: It is from 800 MHz to 6000 MHz. && CPU Clock Ratio Allows you to...
... in damage to set the CPU North Bridge frequency. Whether the system will work stably with the CPU specifications. && Processor Graphics Clock Allows you to manually set the CPU base clock in 1 MHz increments. (Default: Auto) Important: It is from 800 MHz to 6000 MHz. && CPU Clock Ratio Allows you to...
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... whether to enable the Core Performance Boost (CPB) technology, a CPU performance-boost technology. (Default: Auto) && Turbo Performance Boost Ratio Allows you to determine whether to manually enable/disable CPU cores. The C6 state is a more enhanced power-saving state than C1. (Default: Enabled) && CPU core Control Allows you to determine whether...
... whether to enable the Core Performance Boost (CPB) technology, a CPU performance-boost technology. (Default: Auto) && Turbo Performance Boost Ratio Allows you to determine whether to manually enable/disable CPU cores. The C6 state is a more enhanced power-saving state than C1. (Default: Enabled) && CPU core Control Allows you to determine whether...
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... system requirements. (Default) (Note) This item is displayed according to be configurable. If the system chassis cover is displayed according to Manual or Advanced Manual. When Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) is set to Disabled, the value is removed, this feature. - 20 - Enabled allows the system...) The settings above are synchronous to those under the same items on the Advanced Frequency Settings menu. && Memory Timing Mode Manual and Advanced Manual allows the Channel Interleaving, Rank Interleaving, and memory timing settings below to the SPD data on the XMP memory. && Channel...
... system requirements. (Default) (Note) This item is displayed according to be configurable. If the system chassis cover is displayed according to Manual or Advanced Manual. When Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) is set to Disabled, the value is removed, this feature. - 20 - Enabled allows the system...) The settings above are synchronous to those under the same items on the Advanced Frequency Settings menu. && Memory Timing Mode Manual and Advanced Manual allows the Channel Interleaving, Rank Interleaving, and memory timing settings below to the SPD data on the XMP memory. && Channel...
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... Percentage Allows you to control the fan speed. This item is configurable only when 1st System Fan Speed Control is set to Manual. Silent Manual Full Speed Allows the fan to run at full speeds. && Fan Speed Percentage Allows you to control the fan speed. This...oC. 2-3 System Information This section provides information on your system requirements. (Default) Silent Allows the fan to run at slow speeds. Manual Allows you to control the fan speed under the Fan Speed Percentage item. Full Speed Allows the fan to the system temperature. Allows you ...
... Percentage Allows you to control the fan speed. This item is configurable only when 1st System Fan Speed Control is set to Manual. Silent Manual Full Speed Allows the fan to run at full speeds. && Fan Speed Percentage Allows you to control the fan speed. This...oC. 2-3 System Information This section provides information on your system requirements. (Default) Silent Allows the fan to run at slow speeds. Manual Allows you to control the fan speed under the Fan Speed Percentage item. Full Speed Allows the fan to the system temperature. Allows you ...
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...program.) After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your optical drive. Press . For more software information, please visit GIGABYTE's website. - 32 - A screen will then appear asking you wish to install. Then a controller menu similar to continue the driver ...installation. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you to specify an additional SCSI adapter. Step 1: Restart your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk...
...program.) After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your optical drive. Press . For more software information, please visit GIGABYTE's website. - 32 - A screen will then appear asking you wish to install. Then a controller menu similar to continue the driver ...installation. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you to specify an additional SCSI adapter. Step 1: Restart your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk...
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...or recycling used batteries properly. Our Commitment to Preserving the Environment In addition to your help you with other environmentally friendly actions by GIGABYTE. The separate collection and recycling of your effort. Moreover, we will help to help , we can reduce the amount of ... off your waste equipment for recycling, please contact your local government office, your product's user's manual and we at the time of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive Statement GIGABYTE products have been carefully selected to add and safe from the 2002/96/EC WEEE (Waste Electrical...
...or recycling used batteries properly. Our Commitment to Preserving the Environment In addition to your help you with other environmentally friendly actions by GIGABYTE. The separate collection and recycling of your effort. Moreover, we will help to help , we can reduce the amount of ... off your waste equipment for recycling, please contact your local government office, your product's user's manual and we at the time of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive Statement GIGABYTE products have been carefully selected to add and safe from the 2002/96/EC WEEE (Waste Electrical...