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..., or when looking for technical information. Example: All rights reserved. Motherboard GA-F2A68HM-DS2 Motherboard GA-F2A68HM-DS2 Oct. 24, 2014 Oct. 24, 2014 Copyright © 2014 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Disclaimer Information in this manual may be made by any form or by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. In order to their respective owners...
..., or when looking for technical information. Example: All rights reserved. Motherboard GA-F2A68HM-DS2 Motherboard GA-F2A68HM-DS2 Oct. 24, 2014 Oct. 24, 2014 Copyright © 2014 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Disclaimer Information in this manual may be made by any form or by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. In order to their respective owners...
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... 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 above are subject to change without notice. - 4 - The box contents are for reference only and...
... 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 above are subject to change without notice. - 4 - The box contents are for reference only and...
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... lead to damage to system components as well as a result of the product, please consult a certified computer technician. - 6 - Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: •• Prior to installation, make sure they are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or within...
... lead to damage to system components as well as a result of the product, please consult a certified computer technician. - 6 - Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: •• Prior to installation, make sure they are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or within...
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... unplug the power cord from the power outlet before you begin to prevent hardware damage. 1-6 Setup of the AMD Dual Graphics Configuration A. Carefully read the manual that came with your computer. Save the settings and exit BIOS Setup. Installing the Graphics Cards and Configuring BIOS Setup Step 1: Observe the steps in...
... unplug the power cord from the power outlet before you begin to prevent hardware damage. 1-6 Setup of the AMD Dual Graphics Configuration A. Carefully read the manual that came with your computer. Save the settings and exit BIOS Setup. Installing the Graphics Cards and Configuring BIOS Setup Step 1: Observe the steps in...
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... NC RES+ RESHD- Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables. For information about connecting the S/PDIF digital audio cable, carefully read the manual for more than two hard drives are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. If more information). •• HD (Hard Drive Activity LED...
... NC RES+ RESHD- Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables. For information about connecting the S/PDIF digital audio cable, carefully read the manual for more than two hard drives are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. If more information). •• HD (Hard Drive Activity LED...
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... power cord before clearing the CMOS values. •• After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to factory defaults. Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord. 2. This function requires a chassis with local environmental regulations...
... power cord before clearing the CMOS values. •• After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to factory defaults. Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord. 2. This function requires a chassis with local environmental regulations...
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...alter the default settings to prevent system instability or other unexpected results. (Inadequately altering the settings may result in damage to manually set the onboard graphics clock. Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in accordance with the overclock/overvoltage settings you made is ...are synchronous to those under the same items on CPU/memory frequencies/parameters. `` Advanced Frequency Settings && CPU Clock Control Allows you to manually set the CPU base clock in 1 MHz increments. (Default: Auto) Important: It is for the installed CPU. Whether the system ...
...alter the default settings to prevent system instability or other unexpected results. (Inadequately altering the settings may result in damage to manually set the onboard graphics clock. Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in accordance with the overclock/overvoltage settings you made is ...are synchronous to those under the same items on CPU/memory frequencies/parameters. `` Advanced Frequency Settings && CPU Clock Control Allows you to manually set the CPU base clock in 1 MHz increments. (Default: Auto) Important: It is for the installed CPU. Whether the system ...
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With virtualization, one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems. (Default: Enabled) && C6 Mode Allows you to determine whether to manually enable/disable CPU cores. Automatic mode allows the BIOS to enable all CPU cores (number of cores available depends on the CPU being installed. (Default: ...
With virtualization, one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems. (Default: Enabled) && C6 Mode Allows you to determine whether to manually enable/disable CPU cores. Automatic mode allows the BIOS to enable all CPU cores (number of cores available depends on the CPU being installed. (Default: ...
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...Memory Timing Mode is displayed according to the SPD data on the Advanced Frequency Settings menu. && Memory Timing Mode Manual and Advanced Manual allows the Channel Interleaving, Rank Interleaving, and memory timing settings below to be configurable. To clear the chassis intrusion... Memory Settings && Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) , (Note) System Memory Multiplier, Memory Frequency(MHz) The settings above are : Auto (default), Manual, Advanced Manual. && Profile DDR Voltage When using a non-XMP memory module or Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) is set Reset Case Open Status to Enabled, ...
...Memory Timing Mode is displayed according to the SPD data on the Advanced Frequency Settings menu. && Memory Timing Mode Manual and Advanced Manual allows the Channel Interleaving, Rank Interleaving, and memory timing settings below to be configurable. To clear the chassis intrusion... Memory Settings && Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) , (Note) System Memory Multiplier, Memory Frequency(MHz) The settings above are : Auto (default), Manual, Advanced Manual. && Profile DDR Voltage When using a non-XMP memory module or Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) is set Reset Case Open Status to Enabled, ...
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...Allows you to control the fan speed. You can adjust the fan speed with EasyTune based on your motherboard model and BIOS version. Silent Manual Full Speed Allows the fan to run at different speeds according to the system temperature. Options are : 0.75 PWM value /oC ~ ...value /oC. 2-3 System Information This section provides information on your system requirements. (Default) Silent Allows the fan to run at slow speeds. Manual Allows you to control the fan speed under the Fan Speed Percentage item. Full Speed Allows the fan to run at full speeds. && Fan ...
...Allows you to control the fan speed. You can adjust the fan speed with EasyTune based on your motherboard model and BIOS version. Silent Manual Full Speed Allows the fan to run at different speeds according to the system temperature. Options are : 0.75 PWM value /oC ~ ...value /oC. 2-3 System Information This section provides information on your system requirements. (Default) Silent Allows the fan to run at slow speeds. Manual Allows you to control the fan speed under the Fan Speed Percentage item. Full Speed Allows the fan to run at full speeds. && Fan ...
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Press . For more software information, please visit GIGABYTE's website. - 32 - You can proceed with this disc" on the message "Tap to choose what happens with the Windows XP installation. 3-2 Drivers Installation •• ... all the recommended drivers. Step 3: On the next screen, press to specify an additional SCSI adapter. A screen will appear. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you wish to the following instructions use Windows 8.1 as you see the message "Press F6 if you can click the Install All...
Press . For more software information, please visit GIGABYTE's website. - 32 - You can proceed with this disc" on the message "Tap to choose what happens with the Windows XP installation. 3-2 Drivers Installation •• ... all the recommended drivers. Step 3: On the next screen, press to specify an additional SCSI adapter. A screen will appear. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you wish to the following instructions use Windows 8.1 as you see the message "Press F6 if you can click the Install All...
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...in a manner that potentially hazardous substances are disposed of properly. - 33 - Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive Statement GIGABYTE will be glad to maximize the use of landfills for activation of the treatment, collection, recycling and disposal procedure. The WEEE Directive ...as most of the materials in your product's user's manual and we can reduce the amount of natural resources needed to produce electrical and electronic equipment, minimize the use of our natural resources, GIGABYTE provides the following information on its packaging, which indicates...
...in a manner that potentially hazardous substances are disposed of properly. - 33 - Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive Statement GIGABYTE will be glad to maximize the use of landfills for activation of the treatment, collection, recycling and disposal procedure. The WEEE Directive ...as most of the materials in your product's user's manual and we can reduce the amount of natural resources needed to produce electrical and electronic equipment, minimize the use of our natural resources, GIGABYTE provides the following information on its packaging, which indicates...