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... before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. No part of GIGABYTE. Motherboard GA-F2A78M-DS2 Motherboard GA-F2A78M-DS2 Dec. 12, 2013 Dec. 12, 2013 Copyright © 2013 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Check your motherboard looks like this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in any form or by any...
... before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. No part of GIGABYTE. Motherboard GA-F2A78M-DS2 Motherboard GA-F2A78M-DS2 Dec. 12, 2013 Dec. 12, 2013 Copyright © 2013 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Check your motherboard looks like this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in any form or by any...
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... depend on the product package you obtain. GA-F2A78M-DS2 Motherboard Layout KB_MS_USB VGA ATX_12V Socket FM2+ ATX DVI R_USB CPU_FAN USB30_LAN CI AUDIO Realtek® GbE LAN iTE® Super I/O BAT PCIEX16 PCIEX1 GA-F2A78M-DS2 SYS_FAN M_BIOS B_BIOS DDR3_2 DDR3_1 SATA3 2 3... AMD A78 PCI CODEC CLR_CMOS F_USB30 F_AUDIO COM F_USB1 Box Contents SPDIF_O F_USB2 F_PANEL 55 GA-F2A78M-DS2 motherboard 55 Motherboard driver disk 55 Two SATA cables 55 User's Manual 55 I/O Shield SATA3 0 ...
... depend on the product package you obtain. GA-F2A78M-DS2 Motherboard Layout KB_MS_USB VGA ATX_12V Socket FM2+ ATX DVI R_USB CPU_FAN USB30_LAN CI AUDIO Realtek® GbE LAN iTE® Super I/O BAT PCIEX16 PCIEX1 GA-F2A78M-DS2 SYS_FAN M_BIOS B_BIOS DDR3_2 DDR3_1 SATA3 2 3... AMD A78 PCI CODEC CLR_CMOS F_USB30 F_AUDIO COM F_USB1 Box Contents SPDIF_O F_USB2 F_PANEL 55 GA-F2A78M-DS2 motherboard 55 Motherboard driver disk 55 Two SATA cables 55 User's Manual 55 I/O Shield SATA3 0 ...
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... (ESD) wrist strap when handling electronic components such as a result of the product, please consult a certified computer technician. - 6 - Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: •• Prior to installation, make sure the chassis is best to come in contact with the motherboard circuit or its...
... (ESD) wrist strap when handling electronic components such as a result of the product, please consult a certified computer technician. - 6 - Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: •• Prior to installation, make sure the chassis is best to come in contact with the motherboard circuit or its...
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Carefully read the manual that came with your computer. Plug the monitor cable into the graphics card and start up your expansion card. •• Always turn off the ...
Carefully read the manual that came with your computer. Plug the monitor cable into the graphics card and start up your expansion card. •• Always turn off the ...
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... the way to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. For information about connecting the S/PDIF digital audio cable, carefully read the manual for your system using the power switch (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Power Management," for more than two hard drives are to use a S/PDIF digital...
... the way to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. For information about connecting the S/PDIF digital audio cable, carefully read the manual for your system using the power switch (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Power Management," for more than two hard drives are to use a S/PDIF digital...
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... power cord before clearing the CMOS values. •• After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to touch the two pins for 5 seconds.) 3. You may be lost. 11) COM (Serial Port Header) The COM header can...
... power cord before clearing the CMOS values. •• After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to touch the two pins for 5 seconds.) 3. You may be lost. 11) COM (Serial Port Header) The COM header can...
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...alter the default settings to prevent system instability or other unexpected results. (Inadequately altering the settings may result in system's failure to manually set the CPU North Bridge frequency. If this occurs, clear the CMOS values and reset the board to CPU, chipset, or .... Current Status This screen provides information on CPU/memory frequencies/parameters. `` Advanced Frequency Settings && CPU Clock Control Allows you to manually set the CPU base clock in accordance with the overclock/overvoltage settings you made is highly recommended that the CPU frequency be set ...
...alter the default settings to prevent system instability or other unexpected results. (Inadequately altering the settings may result in system's failure to manually set the CPU North Bridge frequency. If this occurs, clear the CMOS values and reset the board to CPU, chipset, or .... Current Status This screen provides information on CPU/memory frequencies/parameters. `` Advanced Frequency Settings && CPU Clock Control Allows you to manually set the CPU base clock in accordance with the overclock/overvoltage settings you made is highly recommended that the CPU frequency be set ...
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... whether to enable the Core Performance Boost (CPB) technology, a CPU performance-boost technology. (Default: Auto) && Turbo Performance Boost Ratio Allows you to determine whether to manually enable/disable CPU cores. The C6 state is present only when you install a CPU and a memory module that support this function. (Default) Profile1 Uses Profile...
... whether to enable the Core Performance Boost (CPB) technology, a CPU performance-boost technology. (Default: Auto) && Turbo Performance Boost Ratio Allows you to determine whether to manually enable/disable CPU cores. The C6 state is present only when you install a CPU and a memory module that support this function. (Default) Profile1 Uses Profile...
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... Enables or disables memory channel interleaving. This item is configurable only when CPU Fan Speed Control is set to Manual or Advanced Manual. Options are: Auto (default), Manual, Advanced Manual. && Profile DDR Voltage When using a non-XMP memory module or Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) is set to ...or Profile2, this item will display the value based on the SPD data on the memory timings. && Memory Timing Mode Manual and Advanced Manual allows the Channel Interleaving, Rank Interleaving, and memory timing settings below to control the fan speed. The respective timing setting ...
... Enables or disables memory channel interleaving. This item is configurable only when CPU Fan Speed Control is set to Manual or Advanced Manual. Options are: Auto (default), Manual, Advanced Manual. && Profile DDR Voltage When using a non-XMP memory module or Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) is set to ...or Profile2, this item will display the value based on the SPD data on the memory timings. && Memory Timing Mode Manual and Advanced Manual allows the Channel Interleaving, Rank Interleaving, and memory timing settings below to control the fan speed. The respective timing setting ...
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...value. && Access Level Displays the current access level depending on your system requirements. (Default) Silent Allows the fan to run at slow speeds. Manual Allows you to control the fan speed under the Fan Speed Percentage item. Disabled Allows the fan to run at full speeds. && Fan Speed ...Minute, and Second fields and use the or key to set the system time. && System Language Selects the default language used by the BIOS and manually set the desired value. && System Time Sets the system time. For example, 1 p.m. You can adjust the fan speed with EasyTune based on your...
...value. && Access Level Displays the current access level depending on your system requirements. (Default) Silent Allows the fan to run at slow speeds. Manual Allows you to control the fan speed under the Fan Speed Percentage item. Disabled Allows the fan to run at full speeds. && Fan Speed ...Minute, and Second fields and use the or key to set the system time. && System Language Selects the default language used by the BIOS and manually set the desired value. && System Time Sets the system time. For example, 1 p.m. You can adjust the fan speed with EasyTune based on your...
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.... For example, for the AMD A78, select 6) hseries AHCI/RAID for installing the driver during the Windows setup process. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you need to the floppy disk. Method B: Steps: 1. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the Windows XP setup...
.... For example, for the AMD A78, select 6) hseries AHCI/RAID for installing the driver during the Windows setup process. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you need to the floppy disk. Method B: Steps: 1. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the Windows XP setup...
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...used for activation of electric and electronic devices and their components. With your product's user's manual and we can responsibly recycle or reuse most major worldwide safety requirements. GIGABYTE cannot, however, assume any unauthorized purpose. For more information about where you can drop ... office, your household waste disposal service or where you purchased the product for errors or omissions in your waste equipment at GIGABYTE are continuing our efforts to the waste collection centers for any responsibility for details of environmentally safe recycling. ...
...used for activation of electric and electronic devices and their components. With your product's user's manual and we can responsibly recycle or reuse most major worldwide safety requirements. GIGABYTE cannot, however, assume any unauthorized purpose. For more information about where you can drop ... office, your household waste disposal service or where you purchased the product for errors or omissions in your waste equipment at GIGABYTE are continuing our efforts to the waste collection centers for any responsibility for details of environmentally safe recycling. ...