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...reserved. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the motherboard is the property of GIGABYTE. Example: The trademarks mentioned in this manual may be made by copyright laws and is 1.0. Check your motherboard looks like this manual are legally registered to their respective owners.... 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, drivers, or when looking for technical information.
...reserved. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the motherboard is the property of GIGABYTE. Example: The trademarks mentioned in this manual may be made by copyright laws and is 1.0. Check your motherboard looks like this manual are legally registered to their respective owners.... 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, drivers, or when looking for technical information.
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Table of Contents GA-A55M-DS2 Motherboard Layout 5 GA-A55M-DS2 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 of the ...-Safe Defaults 34 2-10 Load Optimized Defaults 34 2-11 Set Supervisor/User Password 35 2-12 Save & Exit Setup 35 2-13 Exit Without Saving 36 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 36 Chapter 4 Appendix...37 4-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 37 4-2 Regulatory Statements 39 - 4 -
Table of Contents GA-A55M-DS2 Motherboard Layout 5 GA-A55M-DS2 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 of the ...-Safe Defaults 34 2-10 Load Optimized Defaults 34 2-11 Set Supervisor/User Password 35 2-12 Save & Exit Setup 35 2-13 Exit Without Saving 36 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 36 Chapter 4 Appendix...37 4-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 37 4-2 Regulatory Statements 39 - 4 -
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GA-A55M-DS2 Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V VGA CPU_FAN Socket FM1 DVI ATX R_USB USB_LAN DDR3_2 DDR3_1 AUDIO Realtek/Atheros GbE LAN PCIEX16 BAT GA-A55M-DS2 iTE IT8728 PCIEX1 SATA2_3 AMD A55 SATA2_2 PCI CODEC COM F_AUDIO F_USB1 SATA2_1 SATA2_0 CLR_CMOS SYS_FAN SPDIF_O M_BIOS B_BIOS F_USB2 F_PANEL Box Contents GA-A55M-DS2 motherboard Two SATA cables I/O Shield Motherboard driver disk User's Manual * The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain. - 5 -
GA-A55M-DS2 Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V VGA CPU_FAN Socket FM1 DVI ATX R_USB USB_LAN DDR3_2 DDR3_1 AUDIO Realtek/Atheros GbE LAN PCIEX16 BAT GA-A55M-DS2 iTE IT8728 PCIEX1 SATA2_3 AMD A55 SATA2_2 PCI CODEC COM F_AUDIO F_USB1 SATA2_1 SATA2_0 CLR_CMOS SYS_FAN SPDIF_O M_BIOS B_BIOS F_USB2 F_PANEL Box Contents GA-A55M-DS2 motherboard Two SATA cables I/O Shield Motherboard driver disk User's Manual * The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain. - 5 -
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Read the following items under the Advanced BIOS Features menu: - An AMD Dual Graphics technology-supported motherboard and correct driver - 1-6 Setup of the AMD Dual Graphics Configuration Combining the onboard GPU with a discrete graphics card, AMD's Dual Graphics ... AMD Radeon HD 6000 series graphics card that supports AMD Dual Graphics technology (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 Performance\ AMD CrossFire™...
Read the following items under the Advanced BIOS Features menu: - An AMD Dual Graphics technology-supported motherboard and correct driver - 1-6 Setup of the AMD Dual Graphics Configuration Combining the onboard GPU with a discrete graphics card, AMD's Dual Graphics ... AMD Radeon HD 6000 series graphics card that supports AMD Dual Graphics technology (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 Performance\ AMD CrossFire™...
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... 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 motherboard. •• When removing the cable, pull it side to side to this...
... 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 motherboard. •• When removing the cable, pull it side to side to this...
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...Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults This motherboard incorporates cable diagnostic feature designed to AHCI. RAID AHCI Enables RAID for the SATA controller. OnChip SATA Port as ESP Port0 as ESP Port1 ...advanced Serial ATA features such as ESP This option is configurable only when OnChip SATA Type is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is set this item to Disabled. This feature will speed up the hot ...
...Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults This motherboard incorporates cable diagnostic feature designed to AHCI. RAID AHCI Enables RAID for the SATA controller. OnChip SATA Port as ESP Port0 as ESP Port1 ...advanced Serial ATA features such as ESP This option is configurable only when OnChip SATA Type is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is set this item to Disabled. This feature will speed up the hot ...
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... to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will install all the drivers that shown in BIOS Setup to the BIOS Setup Main Menu. This exits the BIOS Setup without saving... all Data F11: Save CMOS to install. - 36 - Press or to return to the CMOS. Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system and then list all the recommended...
... to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will install all the drivers that shown in BIOS Setup to the BIOS Setup Main Menu. This exits the BIOS Setup without saving... all Data F11: Save CMOS to install. - 36 - Press or to return to the CMOS. Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system and then list all the recommended...
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...In the LD Define Menu, use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). The Drv section will see shall depend on your motherboard. To enable RAID for further configuration. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will show the number of the SATA hard drive and ...change the Assignment option to create RAID, you may differ 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 the POST (Power-...
...In the LD Define Menu, use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). The Drv section will see shall depend on your motherboard. To enable RAID for further configuration. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will show the number of the SATA hard drive and ...change the Assignment option to create RAID, you may differ 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 the POST (Power-...
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...first because you want to use maximum capacity... Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. Follow the on -screen instructions to its maximum capacity. Insert the motherboard driver disk and then browse to the location of the RAID array or press other keys to input ... that suits your system to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver." Press Ctrl-Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any key to set the capacity of the driver. B. Press + to exit. The message in the motherboard driver disk to your system to save the information. Fast Initialization Option has...
...first because you want to use maximum capacity... Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. Follow the on -screen instructions to its maximum capacity. Insert the motherboard driver disk and then browse to the location of the RAID array or press other keys to input ... that suits your system to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver." Press Ctrl-Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any key to set the capacity of the driver. B. Press + to exit. The message in the motherboard driver disk to your system to save the information. Fast Initialization Option has...