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... like this manual may be made by copyright laws and is 1.0. Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. In order to their respective owners. Example: The trademarks mentioned in the use of... carefully read the User's Manual. 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. All rights reserved.
... like this manual may be made by copyright laws and is 1.0. Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. In order to their respective owners. Example: The trademarks mentioned in the use of... carefully read the User's Manual. 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. All rights reserved.
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Table of Contents GA-A55M-DS2 Motherboard Layout 5 GA-A55M-DS2 Motherboard Block Diagram 6 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 7 1-1 Installation Precautions 7 1-2 Product Specifications 8 1-3 Installing the APU 10 1-4 Installing the Memory 11 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 11 1-6 Setup of ...-Safe Defaults 34 2-10 Load Optimized Defaults 34 2-11 Set Supervisor/User Password 35 2-12 Save & Exit Setup 35 2-13 Exit Without Saving 36 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 36 Chapter 4 Appendix...37 4-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 37 4-2 Regulatory Statements 39 - 4 -
Table of Contents GA-A55M-DS2 Motherboard Layout 5 GA-A55M-DS2 Motherboard Block Diagram 6 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 7 1-1 Installation Precautions 7 1-2 Product Specifications 8 1-3 Installing the APU 10 1-4 Installing the Memory 11 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 11 1-6 Setup of ...-Safe Defaults 34 2-10 Load Optimized Defaults 34 2-11 Set Supervisor/User Password 35 2-12 Save & Exit Setup 35 2-13 Exit Without Saving 36 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 36 Chapter 4 Appendix...37 4-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 37 4-2 Regulatory Statements 39 - 4 -
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GA-A55M-DS2 Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V VGA CPU_FAN Socket FM1 DVI ATX R_USB USB_LAN DDR3_2 DDR3_1 AUDIO Realtek/Atheros GbE LAN PCIEX16 BAT GA-A55M-DS2 iTE IT8728 PCIEX1 SATA2_3 AMD A55 SATA2_2 PCI CODEC COM F_AUDIO F_USB1 SATA2_1 SATA2_0 CLR_CMOS SYS_FAN SPDIF_O M_BIOS B_BIOS F_USB2 F_PANEL Box Contents GA-A55M-DS2 motherboard Two SATA cables I/O Shield Motherboard driver disk User's Manual * The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain. - 5 -
GA-A55M-DS2 Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V VGA CPU_FAN Socket FM1 DVI ATX R_USB USB_LAN DDR3_2 DDR3_1 AUDIO Realtek/Atheros GbE LAN PCIEX16 BAT GA-A55M-DS2 iTE IT8728 PCIEX1 SATA2_3 AMD A55 SATA2_2 PCI CODEC COM F_AUDIO F_USB1 SATA2_1 SATA2_0 CLR_CMOS SYS_FAN SPDIF_O M_BIOS B_BIOS F_USB2 F_PANEL Box Contents GA-A55M-DS2 motherboard Two SATA cables I/O Shield Motherboard driver disk User's Manual * The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain. - 5 -
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...: - 1 x D-Sub port - 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of physical memory is on the back panel, 4 ports available through the audio driver. Support for S/PDIF Out LAN 1 x Realtek/Atheros GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) Expansion Slots 1 ...x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 1 x PCI Express x1 slot (All PCI Express slots conform to GIGABYTE's website for AMD Dual Graphics technology Technology * Only A series APUs support AMD Dual Graphics. Storage Interface Chipset: - 4 x SATA...
...: - 1 x D-Sub port - 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of physical memory is on the back panel, 4 ports available through the audio driver. Support for S/PDIF Out LAN 1 x Realtek/Atheros GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) Expansion Slots 1 ...x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 1 x PCI Express x1 slot (All PCI Express slots conform to GIGABYTE's website for AMD Dual Graphics technology Technology * Only A series APUs support AMD Dual Graphics. Storage Interface Chipset: - 4 x SATA...
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...graphics card and plug it into the graphics card and start up your computer. An AMD Dual Graphics technology-supported motherboard and correct driver - Installing the Graphics Cards and Configuring BIOS Setup Step 1: Observe the steps in the operating system, go to Performance\ AMD ...CrossFire™ and ensure the Enable CrossFire™ check box is selected. (Note) Make sure the drivers for the Chipset, onboard graphics, and external graphics card are properly installed. - 12 - C. Set Init Display First to 512MB or 1024MB. ...
...graphics card and plug it into the graphics card and start up your computer. An AMD Dual Graphics technology-supported motherboard and correct driver - Installing the Graphics Cards and Configuring BIOS Setup Step 1: Observe the steps in the operating system, go to Performance\ AMD ...CrossFire™ and ensure the Enable CrossFire™ check box is selected. (Note) Make sure the drivers for the Chipset, onboard graphics, and external graphics card are properly installed. - 12 - C. Set Init Display First to 512MB or 1024MB. ...
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... default line out jack. If you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. •• When removing the cable connected to this audio jack for line in a 4/5.1/7.1-channel audio configuration. Connect a monitor that supports D-Sub connection to a back...
... default line out jack. If you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. •• When removing the cable connected to this audio jack for line in a 4/5.1/7.1-channel audio configuration. Connect a monitor that supports D-Sub connection to a back...
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.... - 28 - With virtualization, one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems. (Default: Disabled) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to let the CPU enter C6 mode in system halt state. C-state Pmin Allows you to determine whether...
.... - 28 - With virtualization, one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems. (Default: Disabled) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to let the CPU enter C6 mode in system halt state. C-state Pmin Allows you to determine whether...
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... enable advanced Serial ATA features such as ESP This option is configurable only when OnChip SATA Type is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows you wish to install a 3rd party add-in network card instead of the attached LAN cable. OnChip...
... enable advanced Serial ATA features such as ESP This option is configurable only when OnChip SATA Type is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows you wish to install a 3rd party add-in network card instead of the attached LAN cable. OnChip...
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...automatically displayed which looks like that are recommended to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will install all the recommended drivers. Press or to return to install. - 36 - Or click Install Single Items to manually select the... drivers you wish to the BIOS Setup Main Menu. 2-13 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ...
...automatically displayed which looks like that are recommended to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will install all the recommended drivers. Press or to return to install. - 36 - Or click Install Single Items to manually select the... drivers you wish to the BIOS Setup Main Menu. 2-13 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ...
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... enter the RAID BIOS setup utility. Steps: 1. To enable RAID for your computer Attach one hard drive. • Windows 7/Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. • A USB floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation) • An empty formatted floppy disk (needed during the POST (Power-On Self-Test...
... enter the RAID BIOS setup utility. Steps: 1. To enable RAID for your computer Attach one hard drive. • Windows 7/Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. • A USB floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation) • An empty formatted floppy disk (needed during the POST (Power-On Self-Test...
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...6. Press + to set the capacity of the disk. Press Ctrl-Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any other keys to exit. Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette Before installing Windows XP, connect a USB floppy disk drive to your computer first because you need to input the array name. To copy the...LD View Menu where you will see the message "Press F6 if you see the newly- Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. Installing Windows 7/Vista Restart your system to boot from the Windows 7/Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Then, the message in...
...6. Press + to set the capacity of the disk. Press Ctrl-Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any other keys to exit. Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette Before installing Windows XP, connect a USB floppy disk drive to your computer first because you need to input the array name. To copy the...LD View Menu where you will see the message "Press F6 if you see the newly- Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. Installing Windows 7/Vista Restart your system to boot from the Windows 7/Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Then, the message in...