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User Manual - Page 1
GA-F2A78M-HD2
User's Manual
Rev. 3001 12ME-F278HD2-3001R
User Manual - Page 2
Motherboard GA-F2A78M-HD2
Motherboard GA-F2A78M-HD2
Dec. 12, 2013
Dec. 12, 2013
Copyright © 2014 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Disclaimer Information in this manual may be made by any means without prior notice. Changes to the specifications and features in any form or by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. „„ In order to their respective owners...
User Manual - Page 3
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GA-F2A78M-HD2 Motherboard Layout 4 GA-F2A78M-HD2 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 Dual Graphics Configuration 10 1-7 Back Panel Connectors 11 1-8 Internal Connectors 13
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup...
User Manual - Page 4
...® Super I/O
PCIEX1
PCI CODEC F_AUDIO
M_BIOS B_BIOS
CLR_CMOS
AMD A78
F_USB30
SATA3 0 1
COM
F_USB1
SPDIF_O F_USB2
F_PANEL
Box Contents 55 GA-F2A78M-HD2 motherboard 55 Motherboard driver disk 55 User's Manual
55 Two SATA cables 55 I/O Shield
The box contents above are subject to change without notice.
- 4 - The box contents are for reference only...
User Manual - Page 5
GA-F2A78M-HD2 Motherboard Block Diagram
1 PCI Express x16
PCIe CLK
LAN
(100 MHz)
RJ45
x16 PCI Express Bus
Realtek® GbE ... DISP CLK+/- (100 MHz)
DDR3 2133/1866/ 1600/1333 MHz Dual Channel Memory
D-Sub DVI-D HDMI
UMI
1 x PCI Express x1 PCI Bus
AMD A78
Dual BIOS 4 USB 3.0/2.0 6 USB 2.0/1.1
PCI CLK (33 MHz)
1 PCI
4 SATA 6Gb/s
CODEC
LPC Bus iTE®
Super I/O
COM PS/2 KB/Mouse
MIC ...
User Manual - Page 10
... power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory in Dual Channel mode. 1. Save the settings and exit BIOS Setup. Set Integrated Graphics to 512M or above. Restart your computer. An AMD Dual Graphics technology-supported motherboard and correct driver -- C. After the memory is selected.
(Note)
Make sure the drivers for an FM2 APU, please use an...
User Manual - Page 15
... SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions on configuring a RAID array.
1
Pin No.
Definition
1 SPDIFO
1
2 GND
- 15 - Definition
Pin No. The LED is off when the system is operating. 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...
User Manual - Page 17
... or uncertain
about the battery model. •• When installing the battery, note the orientation of...CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS Jumper) Use this jumper to clear the BIOS configuration and reset the CMOS values to replace the battery by removing the battery: 1. To clear the... go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually
configure the BIOS settings (refer to...
User Manual - Page 18
.... Chapter 2 BIOS Setup
BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) records hardware parameters of BIOS from the Internet
and updates the BIOS. •• Because BIOS flashing is recommended that you can use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility. •• Q-Flash allows the user to boot. BIOS includes a BIOS Setup program that you not alter the default settings (unless you...
User Manual - Page 23
For example, you can set the password(s) under the Administrator Password/User Password item. Setup A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program. System A password is required for booting the system and for entering the BIOS Setup program. (Default)
&& Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you to determine whether to display the GIGABYTE Logo at least one device for this ...
User Manual - Page 24
... boot process completes. (Default)
This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set to Always.
&& Storage Boot Option Control
Allows you to select the operating system to be installed. (Default: Other OS)
&& CSM Support Enables or disables UEFI CSM (Compatibility Support Module) to enable the UEFI or legacy option ROM for the storage device...
User Manual - Page 25
... BIOS settings but not all BIOS settings.
&& User Password Allows you to install a GPT format OS, such as installing the OS from the Windows Deployment Services server. (Default: Disable Link)
&& Ipv4 PXE Support Enables or disables IPv4 PXE Support. You must enter the administrator password (or user password) at system startup and when entering BIOS Setup. When prompted for the password...
User Manual - Page 30
... UEFI RAID, follow the steps below.
- 30 - Turn on your storage device or load the profile automatically created by the BIOS, such as Setup Profile 1~ Setup Profile 8. UEFI RAID Configuration This mode supports Windows 8 64-bit installation only. You can select Select File in "C-1." Or you have and the BIOS version. Set OnChip SATA Type to 8 profiles and...
User Manual - Page 32
... Only, and None. Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System
With the correct BIOS settings, you will move to the Hw7_A88 folder. A.
Then press to be recognized during the OS installation. Installing Windows 8/7 (The following instructions use all of the drivers are ready to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver during the OS installation. The locations of the...
User Manual - Page 33
... to choose what happens with the Windows XP installation.
3-2 Drivers Installation
•• Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. (The following for XP. Refer to install. Press . Select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform and press . Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you 're using a USB floppy disk drive, make...
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