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...GA-H81M-DS2 Motherboard GA-H81M-DS2 Jun. 12, 2014 Nov. 8, 2013 Copyright © 2016 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. All rights reserved. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of GIGABYTE. Disclaimer Information in this manual may be made by any means without prior notice. Changes to the specifications and features in any form or by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE... 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....
...GA-H81M-DS2 Motherboard GA-H81M-DS2 Jun. 12, 2014 Nov. 8, 2013 Copyright © 2016 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. All rights reserved. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of GIGABYTE. Disclaimer Information in this manual may be made by any means without prior notice. Changes to the specifications and features in any form or by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE... 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....
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Table of Contents GA-H81M-DS2 Motherboard Layout 4 GA-H81M-DS2 Motherboard Block Diagram 5 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 6 1-1 Installation Precautions 6 1-2 Product Specifications 7 1-3 Installing the CPU 9 1-4 Installing the Memory 9 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 10 1-6 Back Panel Connectors 10 1-7 ... Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 16 2-1 Startup Screen 16 2-2 M.I.T...17 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 Drivers Installation...29 Regulatory Statements 30 Contact Us...32 - 3 -
Table of Contents GA-H81M-DS2 Motherboard Layout 4 GA-H81M-DS2 Motherboard Block Diagram 5 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 6 1-1 Installation Precautions 6 1-2 Product Specifications 7 1-3 Installing the CPU 9 1-4 Installing the Memory 9 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 10 1-6 Back Panel Connectors 10 1-7 ... Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 16 2-1 Startup Screen 16 2-2 M.I.T...17 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 Drivers Installation...29 Regulatory Statements 30 Contact Us...32 - 3 -
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... VGA 3 2 SATA2 1 0 SATA3 R_USB30 USB_LAN AUDIO Realtek® GbE LAN iTE® BAT Super I/O PCIEX16 GA-H81M-DS2 PCIEX1_1 CODEC PCIEX1_2 B_BIOS M_BIOS Intel® H81 F_AUDIO SYS_FAN F_USB2 F_USB1 CLR_CMOS F_PANEL Box Contents 55 GA-H81M-DS2 motherboard 55 Motherboard driver disk 55 User's Manual 55 Two SATA cables 55 I/O Shield The box contents above are...
... VGA 3 2 SATA2 1 0 SATA3 R_USB30 USB_LAN AUDIO Realtek® GbE LAN iTE® BAT Super I/O PCIEX16 GA-H81M-DS2 PCIEX1_1 CODEC PCIEX1_2 B_BIOS M_BIOS Intel® H81 F_AUDIO SYS_FAN F_USB2 F_USB1 CLR_CMOS F_PANEL Box Contents 55 GA-H81M-DS2 motherboard 55 Motherboard driver disk 55 User's Manual 55 Two SATA cables 55 I/O Shield The box contents above are...
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...memory modules Support for non-ECC memory modules Support for 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 ...2/3) Chipset: - 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel - 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the audio driver. LAN Realtek® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) Expansion Slots Storage Interface USB ...
...memory modules Support for non-ECC memory modules Support for 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 ...2/3) Chipset: - 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel - 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the audio driver. LAN Realtek® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) Expansion Slots Storage Interface USB ...
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... the device cable has been securely attached to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. 1-7 Internal Connectors 1 3 2 7 5 6 1) ATX_12V 2) ATX 3) CPU_FAN 4) SYS_FAN 5) BAT 6) SATA3 0/1 9 4 10 11 8 7) SATA2 2/3 8) F_PANEL 9) F_AUDIO 10) F_USB1/F_USB2 11) CLR_CMOS Read the following guidelines before turning on...
... the device cable has been securely attached to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. 1-7 Internal Connectors 1 3 2 7 5 6 1) ATX_12V 2) ATX 3) CPU_FAN 4) SYS_FAN 5) BAT 6) SATA3 0/1 9 4 10 11 8 7) SATA2 2/3 8) F_PANEL 9) F_AUDIO 10) F_USB1/F_USB2 11) CLR_CMOS Read the following guidelines before turning on...
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... Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O. (Default: Enabled) && Windows 8 Features Allows you to select the operating system to Ultra Fast. && NetWork Stack Driver Support Disabled Disables booting from the network. (Default) Enabled Enables booting from the network. This item is disabled when Fast Boot is set...- 23 - && VGA Support Allows you to select which type of operating system to boot. Auto Enables legacy option ROM only. EFI Driver Enables EFI option ROM. (Default) This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set to Enabled or Ultra Fast. && USB Support ...
... Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O. (Default: Enabled) && Windows 8 Features Allows you to select the operating system to Ultra Fast. && NetWork Stack Driver Support Disabled Disables booting from the network. (Default) Enabled Enables booting from the network. This item is disabled when Fast Boot is set...- 23 - && VGA Support Allows you to select which type of operating system to boot. Auto Enables legacy option ROM only. EFI Driver Enables EFI option ROM. (Default) This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set to Enabled or Ultra Fast. && USB Support ...
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... or disables the onboard serial port. (Default: Enabled) - 26 - This item appears only when a USB storage device is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. (Default) `` Serial ATA Port 0/1/2/3 && Port 0/1/2/3 Enables or disables each SATA port...
... or disables the onboard serial port. (Default: Enabled) - 26 - This item appears only when a USB storage device is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. (Default) `` Serial ATA Port 0/1/2/3 && Port 0/1/2/3 Enables or disables each SATA port...
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...Install button and "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your optical drive. Or you need. - 29 - Chapter 3 Appendix Drivers Installation •• Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. (The following instructions use this item and select Yes. Select No or press to ... created by the BIOS, such as the example operating system.) •• After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system and then list all of reconfiguring the BIOS settings. Or click the arrow icon to complete. This saves...
...Install button and "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your optical drive. Or you need. - 29 - Chapter 3 Appendix Drivers Installation •• Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. (The following instructions use this item and select Yes. Select No or press to ... created by the BIOS, such as the example operating system.) •• After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system and then list all of reconfiguring the BIOS settings. Or click the arrow icon to complete. This saves...