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Popular Gigabyte GA-F2A85X-HD3 Manual Pages
User Manual - Page 1
GA-F2A85X-HD3
User's Manual
Rev. 1001 12ME-F285XH3-1001R
User Manual - Page 2
....gigabyte.com
Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Example: Motherboard GA-F2A85X-HD3
Motherboard GA-F2A85X-HD3
May 31, 2013
May 31, 2013
Copyright © 2013 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Changes to the specifications and features in this manual...
User Manual - Page 3
Table of Contents
GA-F2A85X-HD3 Motherboard Layout 4 GA-F2A85X-HD3 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 10 1-8 Internal Connectors 12
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User Manual - Page 4
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AMD A85X
BAT
M_BIOS
SATA3 56
iTE® Super I/O
PCI1 PCI2 F_AUDIO
CLR_CMOS
SATA3 02
SATA3 1 3 4
F_PANEL
SPDIF_O COM F_USB3 F_USB2 F_USB1
Box Contents 55 GA-F2A85X-HD3 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.
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User Manual - Page 5
GA-F2A85X-HD3 Motherboard Block Diagram
1 PCI Express x16
1 PCI Express x4
APU CLK+/- (100 MHz) DISP CLK+/- (100 MHz)
DDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz
PCIe ...)
Line Out (Front Speaker Out) Line In (Rear Speaker Out) S/PDIF Out
2 PCI PCI CLK (33 MHz)
For detailed product information/limitation(s), refer to "1-2 Product Specifications." - 5 -
User Manual - Page 10
... BIOS Setup. System Requirements -- Browse to set the following guidelines before you begin to install an expansion card: •• Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. An AMD Dual Graphics technology-supported motherboard (with your computer. An AMD Radeon™ HD 6000 series graphics card that came
with the BIOS updated to Force. -- Set Integrated...
User Manual - Page 11
... 2, "BIOS Setup," "Peripherals\ GFX Configuration," for USB devices such as a USB keyboard/mouse, USB printer, USB flash drive and etc. Connect a monitor that support Dual Link DVI. After installing the HDMI device, make sure to set the default sound playback device to this port. Only dual-display configurations are supported after you install motherboard drivers in OS...
User Manual - Page 14
... panel.
Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. Refer...2, "BIOS Setup," "Power Management," for instructions on the chassis...GA-IVB)
5) SATA3 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7 (SATA 6Gb/s Connectors) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with a chassis intrusion switch/sensor. A front panel module mainly consists of hard drives must be heard if no problem...
User Manual - Page 16
... screwdriver to USB 2.0/1.1 specification. Definition
Pin No. ...model. •• When installing...Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually
configure the BIOS settings (refer to touch the positive and negative terminals of explosion if the battery is turned off your computer and unplug the power cord before replacing the battery. •• Replace...
User Manual - Page 17
...how to the main menu of the BIOS Setup program. Chapter 2 BIOS Setup
BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) ...settings (unless you need to) to boot. To flash the BIOS, do not encounter problems using the current version of BIOS from the Internet
and updates... upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility. •• Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily upgrade or...
User Manual - Page 21
You can adjust
the fan speed with EasyTune based on your motherboard model and BIOS version. Options are : 0.75 PWM value /oC ~ 2.50 PWM value /oC. &&...you to control the fan speed. Use to switch between the Month, Date, and Year fields and use the or key to set to Manual. Options are : 0.75 PWM value /oC ~ 2.50 PWM value /oC.
2-3 System
This section provides information on your ...
User Manual - Page 23
.... (Default: Enabled)
&& OS Type Allows you to determine whether to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. This item is configurable only when CSM Support is 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...
User Manual - Page 24
... 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 configurable only when OnChip SATA Type is set to configure a user password. You must enter the administrator password (or user password) at system...
User Manual - Page 28
...settings for the SATA3 0/1/2/3 connectors, set OnChip SATA Type to RAID. 2.
To enable RAID for your motherboard. Save changes and exit BIOS Setup. C. To create a new array, press to complete. Always load the Optimized defaults after updating...8/7/Vista/XP setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation) •...
User Manual - Page 29
... and press again if you wish to a USB flash drive. Follow the on-screen instructions to exit the RAID BIOS utility. B. You can proceed with the Windows XP installation.
After the creation is the default. 3. Select Load Driver. Set the Stripe Block size. 64 KB is complete, the screen will return to LD View...
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