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All rights reserved. Example: Motherboard GA-H81M-DS2 Motherboard GA-H81M-DS2 Jun. 12, 2014 Nov. 8, 2013 Copyright © 2016 GIGA-BYTE ... Information in this manual may be made by any form or by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. In order to assist in the use of GIGABYTE. The trademarks mentioned in any means without prior notice. No part ...; 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...
All rights reserved. Example: Motherboard GA-H81M-DS2 Motherboard GA-H81M-DS2 Jun. 12, 2014 Nov. 8, 2013 Copyright © 2016 GIGA-BYTE ... Information in this manual may be made by any form or by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. In order to assist in the use of GIGABYTE. The trademarks mentioned in any means without prior notice. No part ...; 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...
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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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... 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 ...
... 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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... features, please visit Intel's website. - 23 - This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set to Ultra Fast. && NetWork Stack Driver Support Disabled Disables booting from the network. (Default) Enabled Enables booting from the network. Virtualization enhanced by Intel® Virtualization Technology will allow...; TXT). && 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...
... features, please visit Intel's website. - 23 - This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set to Ultra Fast. && NetWork Stack Driver Support Disabled Disables booting from the network. (Default) Enabled Enables booting from the network. Virtualization enhanced by Intel® Virtualization Technology will allow...; TXT). && 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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... Devices Displays a list of connected USB mass storage devices. 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...
... Devices Displays a list of connected USB mass storage devices. 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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... the profile automatically created by the BIOS, such as the example operating system.) •• After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your optical drive. Click on the message "Tap to choose what happens with this item and select Yes. Or click the arrow ...icon to individually install the drivers you select and select Yes to confirm. First select the profile you to select a device to boot immediately. You can click the Xpress ...
... the profile automatically created by the BIOS, such as the example operating system.) •• After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your optical drive. Click on the message "Tap to choose what happens with this item and select Yes. Or click the arrow ...icon to individually install the drivers you select and select Yes to confirm. First select the profile you to select a device to boot immediately. You can click the Xpress ...