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... motherboard looks like this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in any form or by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. In order to assist in the use of GIGABYTE. Example: No part of this : "REV: X.X." All rights reserved. For example, "REV: 1.0" means...this product, 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...
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Table of Contents GA-F2A85XM-HD3 Motherboard Layout 5 GA-F2A85XM-HD3 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... Setup 24 2-1 Startup Screen 25 2-2 The Main Menu 26 2-3 M.I.T...28 2-4 System...35 2-5 BIOS Features 36 2-6 Peripherals...39 2-7 Power Management 42 2-8 Save & Exit...44 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 45 Chapter 4 Appendix...45 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 45 Regulatory Statements 48 - 4 -
Table of Contents GA-F2A85XM-HD3 Motherboard Layout 5 GA-F2A85XM-HD3 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... Setup 24 2-1 Startup Screen 25 2-2 The Main Menu 26 2-3 M.I.T...28 2-4 System...35 2-5 BIOS Features 36 2-6 Peripherals...39 2-7 Power Management 42 2-8 Save & Exit...44 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 45 Chapter 4 Appendix...45 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 45 Regulatory Statements 48 - 4 -
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GA-F2A85XM-HD3 Motherboard Layout KB_MS_USB DDR3_2 DDR3_1 VGA ATX_12V Socket FM2 ATX DVI USB_HDMI USB30_LAN CI AUDIO CPU_FAN BAT Realtek GbE LAN PCIEX16 SYS_FAN GA-F2A85XM-HD3 SATA3 7 6 iTE Super I/O PCIEX1 PCI CODEC SPDIF_O PCIEX4 COM F_AUDIO LPT M_BIOS B_BIOS AMD A85X SATA3 45 ...SATA3 23 CLR_CMOS F_USB2 F_PANEL F_USB1 F_USB30 SATA3 1 SATA3 0 Box Contents 55 GA-F2A85XM-HD3 motherboard 55 Motherboard driver disk 55 User's Manual 55 Two SATA cables 55 I/O Shield * The box contents above are for reference only and...
GA-F2A85XM-HD3 Motherboard Layout KB_MS_USB DDR3_2 DDR3_1 VGA ATX_12V Socket FM2 ATX DVI USB_HDMI USB30_LAN CI AUDIO CPU_FAN BAT Realtek GbE LAN PCIEX16 SYS_FAN GA-F2A85XM-HD3 SATA3 7 6 iTE Super I/O PCIEX1 PCI CODEC SPDIF_O PCIEX4 COM F_AUDIO LPT M_BIOS B_BIOS AMD A85X SATA3 45 ...SATA3 23 CLR_CMOS F_USB2 F_PANEL F_USB1 F_USB30 SATA3 1 SATA3 0 Box Contents 55 GA-F2A85XM-HD3 motherboard 55 Motherboard driver disk 55 User's Manual 55 Two SATA cables 55 I/O Shield * The box contents above are for reference only and...
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... audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the internal USB header) - 8 - GIGABYTE will update 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 ...
... audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the internal USB header) - 8 - GIGABYTE will update 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 ...
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...Graphics to the AMD VISION Engine Control Center. Save the settings and exit BIOS Setup. Configuring the Graphics Card Driver After installing the graphics card driver in "1-5 Installing an Expansion Card" and install an AMD Dual Graphics technology-supported graphics card on configuring a ...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. Installing the Graphics Cards and Configuring BIOS Setup Step 1: Observe the steps in the operating system, go to Force. -- ...
...Graphics to the AMD VISION Engine Control Center. Save the settings and exit BIOS Setup. Configuring the Graphics Card Driver After installing the graphics card driver in "1-5 Installing an Expansion Card" and install an AMD Dual Graphics technology-supported graphics card on configuring a ...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. Installing the Graphics Cards and Configuring BIOS Setup Step 1: Observe the steps in the operating system, go to Force. -- ...
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..., make sure to set AMD High Definition Audio Device to connect a PS/2 mouse or keyboard. Only dual-display configurations are supported after you install motherboard drivers in OS. Use this port to the default playback device. The screenshot below is HDCP compliant and supports Dolby True HD and DTS HD Master...
..., make sure to set AMD High Definition Audio Device to connect a PS/2 mouse or keyboard. Only dual-display configurations are supported after you install motherboard drivers in OS. Use this port to the default playback device. The screenshot below is HDCP compliant and supports Dolby True HD and DTS HD Master...
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... rate. 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...
... rate. 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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... settings above are synchronous to those under the same items on the CPU being installed. (Default: Auto) && Cool&Quiet 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 feature. - 30 -
... settings above are synchronous to those under the same items on the CPU being installed. (Default: Auto) && Cool&Quiet 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 feature. - 30 -
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... for the SATA controller. AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to Disabled. - 39 - Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. (Default) && OnChip SATA Port4-7 Type (SATA3 4~SATA3 7 connectors) This option is...
... for the SATA controller. AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to Disabled. - 39 - Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. (Default) && OnChip SATA Port4-7 Type (SATA3 4~SATA3 7 connectors) This option is...
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...). Then connect the power connector 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 ...Windows XP installation) Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) 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...
...). Then connect the power connector 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 ...Windows XP installation) Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) 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...
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... will return to LD View Menu where you also need to exit the RAID BIOS utility. The locations of the driver. Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. After the creation is complete, the screen will see the message "Press F6 if you want to install the SATA... RAID/AHCI driver during the OS installation. Follow the on-screen instructions to your operating system. B. Installing Windows 7/Vista (The following instructions use Windows 7 as the example...
... will return to LD View Menu where you also need to exit the RAID BIOS utility. The locations of the driver. Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. After the creation is complete, the screen will see the message "Press F6 if you want to install the SATA... RAID/AHCI driver during the OS installation. Follow the on-screen instructions to your operating system. B. Installing Windows 7/Vista (The following instructions use Windows 7 as the example...