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...: Disclaimer Information in this : "REV: X.X." Check your motherboard looks like this manual may be made by copyright laws and is 1.0. Changes to assist in this manual is protected by GIGABYTE without prior notice. Motherboard GA-F2A78M-DS2 Motherboard GA-F2A78M-DS2 Dec. 12, 2013 Dec. 12, 2013 Copyright © 2013 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. No part of this...
...: Disclaimer Information in this : "REV: X.X." Check your motherboard looks like this manual may be made by copyright laws and is 1.0. Changes to assist in this manual is protected by GIGABYTE without prior notice. Motherboard GA-F2A78M-DS2 Motherboard GA-F2A78M-DS2 Dec. 12, 2013 Dec. 12, 2013 Copyright © 2013 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. No part of this...
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... 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 contents above are subject to change without notice. - 4 - The box contents are for reference...
... 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 contents above are subject to change without notice. - 4 - The box contents are for reference...
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... power during the installation process can become damaged 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 the use of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 1-1 Installation Precautions The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic...
... power during the installation process can become damaged 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 the use of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 1-1 Installation Precautions The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic...
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... system -- Installing the Graphics Cards and Configuring BIOS Setup Step 1: Observe the steps in the operating system, go to 512M or above. Carefully read the manual that supports AMD Dual Graphics technology -- C. An AMD graphics card that supports AMD Dual Graphics technology (for an FM2 APU, please use an AMD R7...
... system -- Installing the Graphics Cards and Configuring BIOS Setup Step 1: Observe the steps in the operating system, go to 512M or above. Carefully read the manual that supports AMD Dual Graphics technology -- C. An AMD graphics card that supports AMD Dual Graphics technology (for an FM2 APU, please use an AMD R7...
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... supports digital S/PDIF Out and connects a S/PDIF digital audio cable (provided by chassis. For information about connecting the S/PDIF digital audio cable, carefully read the manual for digital audio output from the HDMI display at least two hard drives. The LED is off when the system is operating. Press the reset...
... supports digital S/PDIF Out and connects a S/PDIF digital audio cable (provided by chassis. For information about connecting the S/PDIF digital audio cable, carefully read the manual for digital audio output from the HDMI display at least two hard drives. The LED is off when the system is operating. Press the reset...
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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 touch the two pins for 5 seconds.) 3. Replace the battery. 4. Definition 1 Signal 1 2 GND 14) BAT (Battery) The battery provides power...
... 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 touch the two pins for 5 seconds.) 3. Replace the battery. 4. Definition 1 Signal 1 2 GND 14) BAT (Battery) The battery provides power...
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...Processor Graphics Clock Allows you made is highly recommended that the CPU frequency be set in accordance with the overclock/overvoltage settings you to manually set the CPU base clock in 1 MHz increments. (Default: Auto) Important: It is dependent on your overall system configurations. The ...to CPU, chipset, or memory and reduce the useful life of these components. Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in damage to manually set the onboard graphics clock. The adjustable range is dependent on the CPU being installed. && CPU Frequency Displays the current operating CPU...
...Processor Graphics Clock Allows you made is highly recommended that the CPU frequency be set in accordance with the overclock/overvoltage settings you to manually set the CPU base clock in 1 MHz increments. (Default: Auto) Important: It is dependent on your overall system configurations. The ...to CPU, chipset, or memory and reduce the useful life of these components. Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in damage to manually set the onboard graphics clock. The adjustable range is dependent on the CPU being installed. && CPU Frequency Displays the current operating CPU...
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...) The settings above are synchronous to let the CPU enter C6 mode in independent partitions. When enabled, the CPU core frequency will allow a platform to manually enable/disable CPU cores. && Core Performance Boost (Note 1) Allows you to determine whether to enable the Core Performance Boost (CPB) technology, a CPU performance-boost technology...
...) The settings above are synchronous to let the CPU enter C6 mode in independent partitions. When enabled, the CPU core frequency will allow a platform to manually enable/disable CPU cores. && Core Performance Boost (Note 1) Allows you to determine whether to enable the Core Performance Boost (CPB) technology, a CPU performance-boost technology...
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...intrusion status and the Case Open field will show "No" at full speeds. && Fan Speed Percentage Allows you to Manual or Advanced Manual. You can adjust the fan speed with EasyTune based on the memory timings. Enabled allows the system to simultaneously access ...different ranks of the memory to be configurable. && Memory Timing Mode Manual and Advanced Manual allows the Channel Interleaving, Rank Interleaving, and memory timing settings below to increase memory performance and stability. (Default: Auto) `` ...
...intrusion status and the Case Open field will show "No" at full speeds. && Fan Speed Percentage Allows you to Manual or Advanced Manual. You can adjust the fan speed with EasyTune based on the memory timings. Enabled allows the system to simultaneously access ...different ranks of the memory to be configurable. && Memory Timing Mode Manual and Advanced Manual allows the Channel Interleaving, Rank Interleaving, and memory timing settings below to increase memory performance and stability. (Default: Auto) `` ...
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...The time format is 13:0:0. The date format is set the system time. && System Language Selects the default language used by the BIOS and manually set to Manual. You can also select the default language used . (If no password is set the desired value. && System Time Sets the system time. ...value. && Access Level Displays the current access level depending 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. Disabled Allows the fan to run at full speeds. && Fan Speed ...
...The time format is 13:0:0. The date format is set the system time. && System Language Selects the default language used by the BIOS and manually set to Manual. You can also select the default language used . (If no password is set the desired value. && System Time Sets the system time. ...value. && Access Level Displays the current access level depending 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. Disabled Allows the fan to run at full speeds. && Fan Speed ...
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... operating system. (The following for XP. Step 2: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you to install. A screen will install all the drivers that are recommended to specify an additional SCSI adapter. Click on the top...
... operating system. (The following for XP. Step 2: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you to install. A screen will install all the drivers that are recommended to specify an additional SCSI adapter. Click on the top...
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...of must not be imparted to high-efficiency performance, all respects at the Customer Care number listed in your product's user's manual and we suggest that the information contained herein was delivered in, and by disposing of life" product. For more information about ... Statements Regulatory Notices This document must not be copied without notice and should be taken to help you practice other waste. GIGABYTE cannot, however, assume any unauthorized purpose. We believe that you with other environmentally friendly actions by understanding and using the energy...
...of must not be imparted to high-efficiency performance, all respects at the Customer Care number listed in your product's user's manual and we suggest that the information contained herein was delivered in, and by disposing of life" product. For more information about ... Statements Regulatory Notices This document must not be copied without notice and should be taken to help you practice other waste. GIGABYTE cannot, however, assume any unauthorized purpose. We believe that you with other environmentally friendly actions by understanding and using the energy...