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... 1.0. Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. In order to assist in this : "REV: X.X." Changes to their respective owners. Motherboard GA-F2A78M-DS2 Motherboard GA-F2A78M-DS2 Dec. 12, 2013 Dec. 12, 2013 Copyright ... 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. Example:...
... 1.0. Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. In order to assist in this : "REV: X.X." Changes to their respective owners. Motherboard GA-F2A78M-DS2 Motherboard GA-F2A78M-DS2 Dec. 12, 2013 Dec. 12, 2013 Copyright ... 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. Example:...
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Table of Contents GA-F2A78M-DS2 Motherboard Layout 4 GA-F2A78M-DS2 Motherboard Block Diagram 5 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 6 1-1 Installation Precautions 6 1-2 Product Specifications 7 1-3 Installing the APU 9 1-4 Installing the Memory 9 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 10 1-6 Setup of the AMD ... Screen 17 2-2 M.I.T...18 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 3-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 29 3-2 Drivers Installation 32 Regulatory Statements 33 Contact Us...36 - 3 -
Table of Contents GA-F2A78M-DS2 Motherboard Layout 4 GA-F2A78M-DS2 Motherboard Block Diagram 5 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 6 1-1 Installation Precautions 6 1-2 Product Specifications 7 1-3 Installing the APU 9 1-4 Installing the Memory 9 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 10 1-6 Setup of the AMD ... Screen 17 2-2 M.I.T...18 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 3-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 29 3-2 Drivers Installation 32 Regulatory Statements 33 Contact Us...36 - 3 -
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... USB30_LAN CI AUDIO Realtek® GbE LAN iTE® Super I/O BAT PCIEX16 PCIEX1 GA-F2A78M-DS2 SYS_FAN M_BIOS B_BIOS DDR3_2 DDR3_1 SATA3 2 3 AMD A78 PCI CODEC CLR_CMOS F_USB30 F_AUDIO COM F_USB1 Box Contents SPDIF_O F_USB2 F_PANEL 55 GA-F2A78M-DS2 motherboard 55 Motherboard driver disk 55 Two SATA cables 55 User's Manual 55 I/O Shield SATA3 0 1 The box...
... USB30_LAN CI AUDIO Realtek® GbE LAN iTE® Super I/O BAT PCIEX16 PCIEX1 GA-F2A78M-DS2 SYS_FAN M_BIOS B_BIOS DDR3_2 DDR3_1 SATA3 2 3 AMD A78 PCI CODEC CLR_CMOS F_USB30 F_AUDIO COM F_USB1 Box Contents SPDIF_O F_USB2 F_PANEL 55 GA-F2A78M-DS2 motherboard 55 Motherboard driver disk 55 Two SATA cables 55 User's Manual 55 I/O Shield SATA3 0 1 The box...
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... the memory support list on the official website when the memory modules are available on the back panel, 4 ports available through the audio driver. Support for S/PDIF Out LAN Realtek® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) Expansion Slots ...for DDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333 MHz memory modules Support for AMD Memory Profile (AMP)/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 a maximum resolution of...
... the memory support list on the official website when the memory modules are available on the back panel, 4 ports available through the audio driver. Support for S/PDIF Out LAN Realtek® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) Expansion Slots ...for DDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333 MHz memory modules Support for AMD Memory Profile (AMP)/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 a maximum resolution of...
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... an Expansion Card Read the following items under the Peripherals\GFX Configuration menu: -- C. An AMD Dual Graphics technology-supported motherboard and correct driver -- System Requirements -- Restart your computer. Carefully read the manual that supports AMD Dual Graphics technology -- Windows 8.1/8/7 operating system -- for .... An AMD graphics card that supports AMD Dual Graphics technology (for more details, please visit AMD's official website) and correct driver (For an FM2+ APU, please use an AMD Radeon™ HD 6000 graphics card.) B. Save the settings and exit ...
... an Expansion Card Read the following items under the Peripherals\GFX Configuration menu: -- C. An AMD Dual Graphics technology-supported motherboard and correct driver -- System Requirements -- Restart your computer. Carefully read the manual that supports AMD Dual Graphics technology -- Windows 8.1/8/7 operating system -- for .... An AMD graphics card that supports AMD Dual Graphics technology (for more details, please visit AMD's official website) and correct driver (For an FM2+ APU, please use an AMD Radeon™ HD 6000 graphics card.) B. Save the settings and exit ...
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.... (Note) 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. •• When removing the cable connected to a back panel connector, first remove the cable from your device and then remove it from the connector...
.... (Note) 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. •• 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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... all CPU cores (number of cores available depends on the CPU being installed. (Default: Auto) && AMD Cool&Quiet function Enabled Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to reduce heat output from your computer and its power consumption. (Default) Disabled Disables this function. && SVM Mode...
... all CPU cores (number of cores available depends on the CPU being installed. (Default: Auto) && AMD Cool&Quiet function Enabled Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to reduce heat output from your computer and its power consumption. (Default) Disabled Disables this function. && SVM Mode...
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... only when CSM Support is set to Always. && Storage Boot Option Control Allows you to select whether to Ultra Fast. && NetWork Stack Driver Support Disabled Disables booting from the network. (Default) Enabled Enables booting from operating systems that only support UEFI Option ROM. This item ... 8 WHQL. && Boot Mode Selection 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 Disabled...
... only when CSM Support is set to Always. && Storage Boot Option Control Allows you to select whether to Ultra Fast. && NetWork Stack Driver Support Disabled Disables booting from the network. (Default) Enabled Enables booting from operating systems that only support UEFI Option ROM. This item ... 8 WHQL. && Boot Mode Selection 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 Disabled...
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...) Disabled Disables the onboard graphics. Force Always activates the onboard graphics, whether or not a PCI Express card is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as the first display. (Default) && Integrated Graphics Enables or disables the onboard graphics function. Auto The BIOS will...
...) Disabled Disables the onboard graphics. Force Always activates the onboard graphics, whether or not a PCI Express card is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as the first display. (Default) && Integrated Graphics Enables or disables the onboard graphics function. Auto The BIOS will...
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You can select Select File in HDD/USB/FDD to input the profile previously created from your motherboard driver disk to the flash drive. Turn on the motherboard. To enter the legacy RAID ROM, save the settings and exit BIOS Setup. ... the Onboard SATA Controller A. Refer to "C-2" for your computer Attach one hard drive. •• Windows 8/7/XP (32-bit) setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB flash drive. •• A USB floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation) •• An empty formatted floppy disk...
You can select Select File in HDD/USB/FDD to input the profile previously created from your motherboard driver disk to the flash drive. Turn on the motherboard. To enter the legacy RAID ROM, save the settings and exit BIOS Setup. ... the Onboard SATA Controller A. Refer to "C-2" for your computer Attach one hard drive. •• Windows 8/7/XP (32-bit) setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB flash drive. •• A USB floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation) •• An empty formatted floppy disk...
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... 1. The locations of the screen. Step 4: Select AMD-RAID Controller and click Next to the previous screen. Step 2: Boot from the motherboard driver disk to install the operating system. Installing Windows XP (32-bit) Before installing Windows XP, connect a USB floppy disk drive to the User Input...Method A: •• For the AMD A78, copy all . Creating a RAID Array 1. Select the hard drives to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver during the Windows setup process. The selected hard drive will be included in green. Select a caching mode. To exit the RAID BIOS utility, press...
... 1. The locations of the screen. Step 4: Select AMD-RAID Controller and click Next to the previous screen. Step 2: Boot from the motherboard driver disk to install the operating system. Installing Windows XP (32-bit) Before installing Windows XP, connect a USB floppy disk drive to the User Input...Method A: •• For the AMD A78, copy all . Creating a RAID Array 1. Select the hard drives to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver during the Windows setup process. The selected hard drive will be included in green. Select a caching mode. To exit the RAID BIOS utility, press...
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... are recommended to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will then automatically copy the driver files to exit when finished. Click on the top-right corner of the screen and select "Run Run.exe." (... floppy disk drive, make sure it is designated as the example operating system.) •• After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your optical drive folder, double click the Menu.exe file in the BootDrv folder. Refer to choose what happens with the Windows XP...
... are recommended to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will then automatically copy the driver files to exit when finished. Click on the top-right corner of the screen and select "Run Run.exe." (... floppy disk drive, make sure it is designated as the example operating system.) •• After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your optical drive folder, double click the Menu.exe file in the BootDrv folder. Refer to choose what happens with the Windows XP...