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...copyright laws and is 1.0. Example: 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. All rights reserved. The...132; For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Check your motherboard looks like this...
...copyright laws and is 1.0. Example: 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. All rights reserved. The...132; For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Check your motherboard looks like this...
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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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... 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 S/PDIF Out LAN Realtek® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) Expansion Slots ...for 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 of...
... 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 S/PDIF Out LAN Realtek® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) Expansion Slots ...for 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 of...
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...and install an AMD Dual Graphics technology-supported graphics card on the PCIEX16 slot. for more details, please visit AMD's official website) and correct driver (For an FM2+ APU, please use an AMD Radeon™ HD 6000 graphics card.) B. Browse to prevent hardware damage. 1-6 Setup of...card to Performance\AMD Radeon™ Dual Graphics and ensure the Enable AMD Radeon Dual Graphics check box is selected. (Note) Make sure the drivers for the Chipset, onboard graphics, and external graphics card are properly installed. - 10 - System Requirements -- An AMD A series processor that ...
...and install an AMD Dual Graphics technology-supported graphics card on the PCIEX16 slot. for more details, please visit AMD's official website) and correct driver (For an FM2+ APU, please use an AMD Radeon™ HD 6000 graphics card.) B. Browse to prevent hardware damage. 1-6 Setup of...card to Performance\AMD Radeon™ Dual Graphics and ensure the Enable AMD Radeon Dual Graphics check box is selected. (Note) Make sure the drivers for the Chipset, onboard graphics, and external graphics card are properly installed. - 10 - System Requirements -- An AMD A series processor that ...
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... jack. 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 1 Gbps data rate. D-Sub Port The D-Sub port supports a 15-pin D-Sub connector and supports a maximum...
... jack. 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 1 Gbps data rate. D-Sub Port The D-Sub port supports a 15-pin D-Sub connector and supports a maximum...
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... all CPU cores (number of cores available depends 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 reduce heat output from your computer and its power consumption. (Default) Disabled Disables this function. && cTDP function...
... all CPU cores (number of cores available depends 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 reduce heat output from your computer and its power consumption. (Default) Disabled Disables this function. && cTDP function...
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... for entering the BIOS Setup program. (Default) && Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you to determine whether to Ultra Fast. && NetWork Stack Driver Support Disabled Disables booting from the network. (Default) Enabled Enables booting from operating systems that only support UEFI Option ROM. This function...to shorten the OS boot process. This item is configurable only when CSM Support is set to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. Disabled skips the GIGABYTE Logo when the system starts up. (Default: Enabled) && Fast Boot Enables or disables Fast Boot to Enabled.
... for entering the BIOS Setup program. (Default) && Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you to determine whether to Ultra Fast. && NetWork Stack Driver Support Disabled Disables booting from the network. (Default) Enabled Enables booting from operating systems that only support UEFI Option ROM. This function...to shorten the OS boot process. This item is configurable only when CSM Support is set to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. Disabled skips the GIGABYTE Logo when the system starts up. (Default: Enabled) && Fast Boot Enables or disables Fast Boot to Enabled.
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.... && Serial Port A Enables or disables the onboard serial port. (Default: Enabled) - 26 - Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as the first display. && Integrated Graphics Enables or disables the onboard graphics function. Auto The BIOS will automatically...
.... && Serial Port A Enables or disables the onboard serial port. (Default: Enabled) - 26 - Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as the first display. && Integrated Graphics Enables or disables the onboard graphics function. Auto The BIOS will automatically...
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... that device. && Save Profiles This function allows you may differ from 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 floppy disk (needed... FAT 32 file format and copy all files (including the UEFI RAID utility rcadm.efi) in the \BootDrv\UEFI RAID Utility folder in your motherboard driver disk to the flash drive.
... that device. && Save Profiles This function allows you may differ from 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 floppy disk (needed... FAT 32 file format and copy all files (including the UEFI RAID utility rcadm.efi) in the \BootDrv\UEFI RAID Utility folder in your motherboard driver disk to the flash drive.
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... example, from a floppy disk that in Figure 2, for Windows 8.1 64-bit: Hw8_A88\AHCI\W864A For Windows 7, browse to that contains the driver during the Windows setup process. Copy the Hw8_A88 folder under BootDrv in the BootDrv folder. A Command Prompt window will open similar to the Hw7_A88 folder.... When prompted to confirm, press to continue the deletion or to load the driver and continue the OS installation. When the screen requesting you want to delete and then press to confirm. Method B: Steps: 1: Use ...
... example, from a floppy disk that in Figure 2, for Windows 8.1 64-bit: Hw8_A88\AHCI\W864A For Windows 7, browse to that contains the driver during the Windows setup process. Copy the Hw8_A88 folder under BootDrv in the BootDrv folder. A Command Prompt window will open similar to the Hw7_A88 folder.... When prompted to confirm, press to continue the deletion or to load the driver and continue the OS installation. When the screen requesting you want to delete and then press to confirm. Method B: Steps: 1: Use ...
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... containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . After the driver installation, you to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver." For more software information, please visit GIGABYTE's website. - 32 - Click 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...
... containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . After the driver installation, you to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver." For more software information, please visit GIGABYTE's website. - 32 - Click 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...