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... Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Disclaimer Information in the use of GIGABYTE. Changes to assist in this manual are legally registered to their respective owners. Check... your motherboard looks like this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. In order to the specifications and features in this manual is protected by any means...
... Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Disclaimer Information in the use of GIGABYTE. Changes to assist in this manual are legally registered to their respective owners. Check... your motherboard looks like this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. In order to the specifications and features in this manual is protected by any means...
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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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...* 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. Support for AMD Dual Graphics technology Technology * Only A series APUs support AMD Dual Graphics. Storage Interface Chipset...when more than 4 GB. Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR3 1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.) APU: - 1 x D-Sub port - 1 x DVI-D port, supporting...
...* 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. Support for AMD Dual Graphics technology Technology * Only A series APUs support AMD Dual Graphics. Storage Interface Chipset...when more than 4 GB. Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR3 1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.) APU: - 1 x D-Sub port - 1 x DVI-D port, supporting...
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...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 - Step 3: Remove the monitor cable from ... graphics card, AMD's Dual Graphics technology can provide significantly advanced display performance for more details, please visit AMD's official website) and correct driver B. Read the following items under the Advanced BIOS Features menu: - Step 2: Enter BIOS Setup to set the following instructions on the PCIEX16...
...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 - Step 3: Remove the monitor cable from ... graphics card, AMD's Dual Graphics technology can provide significantly advanced display performance for more details, please visit AMD's official website) and correct driver B. Read the following items under the Advanced BIOS Features menu: - Step 2: Enter BIOS Setup to set the following instructions on the PCIEX16...
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.... Microphones must be used ). 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 a back panel connector, first remove the cable from your device and then remove it from the connector...
.... Microphones must be used ). 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 a back panel connector, first remove the cable from your device and then remove it from the connector...
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... to reduce heat output from a GPT partition, such 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 exit this setting depending on the hard drive you to determine whether to decrease power consumption. With...
... to reduce heat output from a GPT partition, such 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 exit this setting depending on the hard drive you to determine whether to decrease power consumption. With...
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... detection of the attached LAN cable. Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as ESP This option is configurable only when OnChip SATA Type is set this item to the fault...
... detection of the attached LAN cable. Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as ESP This option is configurable only when OnChip SATA Type is set this item to the fault...
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...will automatically scan your optical drive. This exits the BIOS Setup without saving the changes made in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) After inserting ... shown in BIOS Setup to the BIOS Setup Main Menu. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you wish to install. The driver Autorun screen is automatically displayed which looks like that are recommended to install. - 36 - 2-13 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright ...
...will automatically scan your optical drive. This exits the BIOS Setup without saving the changes made in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) After inserting ... shown in BIOS Setup to the BIOS Setup Main Menu. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you wish to install. The driver Autorun screen is automatically displayed which looks like that are recommended to install. - 36 - 2-13 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright ...
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... you do not want to create RAID, you may differ from 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...
... you do not want to create RAID, you may differ from 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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...utility. The message in Figure 8 will appear. Press + to its maximum capacity. Figure 3 8. Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. Figure 1 6. Then, the message in Figure 1 will appear. Fast Initialization Option has been selected It will see the message "Press F6 if... the on -screen instructions to save the information. Press Ctrl-Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any key to install the driver that contains the driver during the OS installation. When completed, proceed with the Windows XP installation. When the next message appears, press + to clear...
...utility. The message in Figure 8 will appear. Press + to its maximum capacity. Figure 3 8. Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. Figure 1 6. Then, the message in Figure 1 will appear. Fast Initialization Option has been selected It will see the message "Press F6 if... the on -screen instructions to save the information. Press Ctrl-Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any key to install the driver that contains the driver during the OS installation. When completed, proceed with the Windows XP installation. When the next message appears, press + to clear...