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...on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of GIGABYTE. Example: Changes to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. In ... reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in this : "REV: X.X." Motherboard GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Motherboard GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Nov. 5, 2014 Nov. 5, 2014 Copyright © 2014 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
...on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of GIGABYTE. Example: Changes to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. In ... reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in this : "REV: X.X." Motherboard GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Motherboard GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Nov. 5, 2014 Nov. 5, 2014 Copyright © 2014 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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Table of Contents GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Motherboard Layout 4 GA-F2A68HM-DS2H 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 ... Screen 17 2-2 M.I.T...18 2-3 System Information 22 2-4 BIOS Features 23 2-5 Peripherals...26 2-6 Power Management 28 2-7 Save & Exit...29 Chapter 3 Appendix...30 3-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 30 3-2 Drivers Installation 33 Regulatory Statements 34 Contact Us...36 - 3 -
Table of Contents GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Motherboard Layout 4 GA-F2A68HM-DS2H 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 ... Screen 17 2-2 M.I.T...18 2-3 System Information 22 2-4 BIOS Features 23 2-5 Peripherals...26 2-6 Power Management 28 2-7 Save & Exit...29 Chapter 3 Appendix...30 3-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 30 3-2 Drivers Installation 33 Regulatory Statements 34 Contact Us...36 - 3 -
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... SATA3 2 3 iTE® Super I/O PCIEX1 PCI M_BIOS B_BIOS CODEC F_AUDIO SYS_FAN2 CLR_CMOS SPDIF_O SYS_FAN1 F_PANEL F_USB2 F_USB1 AMD A68H SATA3 0 1 Box Contents 55 GA-F2A68HM-DS2H motherboard 55 Motherboard driver disk 55 Two SATA cables 55 User's Manual 55 I/O Shield The box contents above are subject to change without notice. - 4 - The box contents are...
... SATA3 2 3 iTE® Super I/O PCIEX1 PCI M_BIOS B_BIOS CODEC F_AUDIO SYS_FAN2 CLR_CMOS SPDIF_O SYS_FAN1 F_PANEL F_USB2 F_USB1 AMD A68H SATA3 0 1 Box Contents 55 GA-F2A68HM-DS2H motherboard 55 Motherboard driver disk 55 Two SATA cables 55 User's Manual 55 I/O Shield The box contents above are subject to change without notice. - 4 - The box contents are...
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... 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 ...x SATA 6Gb/s connectors - 1-2 Product Specifications APU FM2+ Socket: - AMD A series processors - AMD Athlon™ series processors (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) Chipset AMD A68H Memory Onboard Graphics Audio 2 x DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to ...
... 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 ...x SATA 6Gb/s connectors - 1-2 Product Specifications APU FM2+ Socket: - AMD A series processors - AMD Athlon™ series processors (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) Chipset AMD A68H Memory Onboard Graphics Audio 2 x DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to ...
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... Engine Control Center. Save the settings and exit BIOS Setup. Restart your computer. 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 the PCIEX16...you begin to set the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to Force. -- An AMD Dual Graphics technology-supported motherboard and correct driver -- for the Chipset, onboard graphics, and external graphics card are properly installed. - 10 - Windows 8.1/7 operating system -- System ...
... Engine Control Center. Save the settings and exit BIOS Setup. Restart your computer. 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 the PCIEX16...you begin to set the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to Force. -- An AMD Dual Graphics technology-supported motherboard and correct driver -- for the Chipset, onboard graphics, and external graphics card are properly installed. - 10 - Windows 8.1/7 operating system -- System ...
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... are compliant with the connectors you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. 1-8 Internal Connectors 1 2 3 10 5 7 8 1) ATX_12V 2) ATX 3) CPU_FAN 4) SYS_FAN1/SYS_FAN2 5) SATA3 0/1/2/3 6) F_PANEL 5 4 9 11 6 7) SPDIF_O 8) F_AUDIO 9) F_USB1/F_USB2 10) BAT 11) CLR_CMOS Read the following guidelines before turning...
... are compliant with the connectors you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. 1-8 Internal Connectors 1 2 3 10 5 7 8 1) ATX_12V 2) ATX 3) CPU_FAN 4) SYS_FAN1/SYS_FAN2 5) SATA3 0/1/2/3 6) F_PANEL 5 4 9 11 6 7) SPDIF_O 8) F_AUDIO 9) F_USB1/F_USB2 10) BAT 11) CLR_CMOS Read the following guidelines before turning...
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... 2) Allows the BIOS to read the SPD data on the CPU being installed. (Default: Auto) && AMD Cool&Quiet function 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. - 19 - When...
... 2) Allows the BIOS to read the SPD data on the CPU being installed. (Default: Auto) && AMD Cool&Quiet function 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. - 19 - When...
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... WHQL. && Boot Mode Selection Allows you to select which type of operating system to boot. Auto Enables legacy option ROM only. EFI Driver Enables EFI option ROM. (Default) This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set to Enabled or Ultra Fast. && USB Support Disabled... ROM first. UEFI First Enables UEFI option ROM first. && Fast Boot Enables or disables Fast Boot to Ultra Fast. && NetWork Stack Driver Support Disabled Disables booting from the network. (Default) Enabled Enables booting from operating systems that only support legacy Option ROM. UEFI Only...
... WHQL. && Boot Mode Selection Allows you to select which type of operating system to boot. Auto Enables legacy option ROM only. EFI Driver Enables EFI option ROM. (Default) This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set to Enabled or Ultra Fast. && USB Support Disabled... ROM first. UEFI First Enables UEFI option ROM first. && Fast Boot Enables or disables Fast Boot to Ultra Fast. && NetWork Stack Driver Support Disabled Disables booting from the network. (Default) Enabled Enables booting from operating systems that only support legacy Option ROM. UEFI Only...
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Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as the first display. && Integrated Graphics Enables or disables the onboard graphics function. Auto The BIOS will use ...
Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as the first display. && Integrated Graphics Enables or disables the onboard graphics function. Auto The BIOS will use ...
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...is enabled under Peripherals. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in BIOS Setup Make sure to complete. Configuring SATA controller mode in your motherboard driver disk to the flash drive. The BIOS Setup menus described in system BIOS Setup. C-1. Press on the device you use this ...depend on your motherboard. You can select Select File in your computer Attach one hard drive. •• Windows setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB flash drive. •• A USB floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation). •• An...
...is enabled under Peripherals. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in BIOS Setup Make sure to complete. Configuring SATA controller mode in your motherboard driver disk to the flash drive. The BIOS Setup menus described in system BIOS Setup. C-1. Press on the device you use this ...depend on your motherboard. You can select Select File in your computer Attach one hard drive. •• Windows setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB flash drive. •• A USB floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation). •• An...
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...W864A For Windows 7, browse to a USB flash drive. Finally, a message which says "Confirm Creation of Array" will then automatically copy the driver files to your floppy disk. Select Delete Array(s) in the \BootDrv\Hxp folder to the floppy disk. Step 3: Then browse to the USB ...key to proceed. 5. A. Installing Windows XP (32-bit) Before installing Windows XP, connect a USB floppy disk drive to that contains the driver during the OS installation. For example, from a floppy disk that in Figure 2, for deletion of the hard drives being installed. Then press to...
...W864A For Windows 7, browse to a USB flash drive. Finally, a message which says "Confirm Creation of Array" will then automatically copy the driver files to your floppy disk. Select Delete Array(s) in the \BootDrv\Hxp folder to the floppy disk. Step 3: Then browse to the USB ...key to proceed. 5. A. Installing Windows XP (32-bit) Before installing Windows XP, connect a USB floppy disk drive to that contains the driver during the OS installation. For example, from a floppy disk that in Figure 2, for deletion of the hard drives being installed. Then press to...
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...select "Run Run.exe." (Or go to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will then appear asking you can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will appear. A screen will ...automatically scan your optical drive. For more software information, please visit GIGABYTE's website. - 33 - Step 3: On the next screen, press to install. Refer to the following instructions use Windows 8.1 as you see the ...
...select "Run Run.exe." (Or go to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will then appear asking you can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will appear. A screen will ...automatically scan your optical drive. For more software information, please visit GIGABYTE's website. - 33 - Step 3: On the next screen, press to install. Refer to the following instructions use Windows 8.1 as you see the ...