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Internal
Connectors

1 x S/PDIF Out header

2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

1 x Clear CMOS jumper

Back Panel
Connectors

1 x PS/2 keyboard port

1 x PS/2 mouse port

1 x D-Sub port

4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

1 x RJ-45 port

3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone)

I/O Controller

iTE

I/O Controller Chip

Hardware
Monitor

System voltage detection

APU/System temperature detection

APU/System fan speed detection

APU overheating warning

APU/System fan fail warning

APU/System fan speed control

* Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you

install.

BIOS

1 x 32 Mbit lash

Use of licensed AMI EFI BIOS

PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b

Unique Features

Support for @BIOS

Support for Q-Flash

Support for Xpress Install

Support for EasyTune

* Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.

Support for Smart Recovery2

Support for ON/OFF Charge

Bundled
Software

Norton

Internet Security (OEM version)

Operating
System

Support for Windows 8.1/8/7/Vista/XP

* Support for Windows 8.1/8/7 only when an AMD FM2 Richland APU is installed.
* If you plan to install Windows 8.1, please download the latest drivers from GIGABYTE's

website.

Form Factor

Micro ATX Form Factor; 22.5cm x 17.4cm

* GIGABYTE reserves the right to make any changes to the product speciications and product-related information without

prior notice.

* Please visit the

Support & Downloads\Utility

page on GIGABYTE's website to check the supported operating system(s)

for the software listed in the "Unique Features" and "Bundled Software" columns.

Summary of Contents for GA-F2A55M-S1

Page 1: ...GA F2A55M S1 User s Manual Rev 1001 ...

Page 2: ... prior notice No part of this manual may be reproduced copied translated transmitted or published in any form or by any means without GIGABYTE s prior written permission In order to assist in the use of this product carefully 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 motherb...

Page 3: ... 9 1 4 Installing the Memory 9 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card 10 1 6 Back Panel Connectors 10 1 7 Internal Connectors 11 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 15 2 1 Startup Screen 16 2 2 M I T 16 2 3 System Information 20 2 4 BIOS Features 21 2 5 Peripherals 23 2 6 Power Management 25 2 7 Save Exit 26 Chapter 3 Appendix 27 3 1 Coniguring SATA Hard Drive s 27 3 2 Drivers Installation 29 Regulatory Statements 30 ...

Page 4: ...bject to change without notice Box Contents 5 GA F2A55M S1 motherboard 5 Motherboard driver disk 5 Two SATA cables 5 User s Manual 5 I O Shield KB_MS CPU_FAN FM2 ATX GA F2A55M S1 F_AUDIO AUDIO DDR3_2 DDR3_1 BAT ATX_12V1 SATA2 SATA2 R_USB CODEC M_BIOS VGA USB_LAN PCIEX16 PCIEX1 PCI F_USB2 F_PANEL F_USB1 SYS_FAN SPDIF_O CLR_CMOS Realtek GbE LAN AMD A55 0 1 3 2 iTE Super I O ...

Page 5: ...oofer Speaker Out Line In Rear Speaker Out CODEC S PDIF Out AMD APU UMI APU CLK 100 MHz Dual Channel Memory PCI Express Bus PCI Bus LPC Bus PCIe CLK 100 MHz PS 2 KB Mouse 8 USB 2 0 1 1 LAN RJ45 x1 x1 x16 Realtek GbE LAN 1 PCI Express x16 1 PCI Express x1 4 SATA 3Gb s AMD A55 DISP CLK 100 MHz DDR3 1866 1600 1333 1066 MHz D Sub iTE Super I O BIOS 1 PCI PCI CLK 33 MHz ...

Page 6: ...mory If you do not have an ESD wrist strap keep your hands dry and irst touch a metal object to eliminate static electricity Prior to installing the motherboard please have it on top of an antistatic pad or within an electrostatic shielding container Before unplugging the power supply cable from the motherboard make sure the power supply has been turned off Before turning on the power make sure th...

Page 7: ...hics APU with integrated AMD Radeon HD 8000 7000 series graphics 1 x D Sub port supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 Maximum shared memory of 2 GB Audio Realtek ALC887 codec High Deinition Audio 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel To conigure 7 1 channel audio you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi channel audio feature through the audio driver Support for S PDIF Out LAN Realt...

Page 8: ...ique Features Support for BIOS Support for Q Flash Support for Xpress Install Support for EasyTune Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model Support for Smart Recovery2 Support for ON OFF Charge Bundled Software Norton Internet Security OEM version Operating System Support for Windows 8 1 8 7 Vista XP Support for Windows 8 1 8 7 only when an AMD FM2 Richland APU is installed ...

Page 9: ...ckets and supports Dual ChannelTechnology After the memory is installed the BIOS will automatically detect the speciications and capacity of the memory Enabling Dual Channel memory mode will double the original memory bandwidth The two DDR3 memory sockets are divided into two channels and each channel has one memory socket as following Channel 0 DDR3_2 Channel 1 DDR3_1 Read the following guideline...

Page 10: ... at up to 1 Gbps data rate The following describes the states of the LAN port LEDs When removing the cable connected to a back panel connector irst remove the cable from your device and then remove it from the motherboard When removing the cable pull it straight out from the connector Do not rock it side to side to prevent an electrical short inside the cable connector Line In Jack Blue The defaul...

Page 11: ... to turn off the devices and your computer Unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the devices After installing the device and before turning on the computer make sure the device cable has been securely attached to the connector on the motherboard 1 ATX_12V 2 ATX 3 CPU_FAN 4 SYS_FAN 5 SATA2 0 1 2 3 6 BAT 7 CLR_CMOS 8 F_PANEL 9 F_AUDIO 10 SPDIF_O 11 F_USB1 F_USB2 5 11 6 3 1...

Page 12: ...and system from overheating Overheating may result in damage to the APU or the system may hang These fan headers are not coniguration jumper blocks Do not place a jumper cap on the headers SYS_FAN CPU_FAN 1 1 ATX_12V Pin No Deinition 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V ATX_12V 2 1 4 3 1 2 ATX_12V ATX 2x2 12V Power Connector and 2x12 Main Power Connector With the use of the power connector the power supply can...

Page 13: ...al object like a screwdriver to touch the positive and negative terminals of the battery holder making them short for 5 seconds 3 Replace the battery 4 Plug in the power cord and restart your computer Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord before replacing the battery Replace the battery with an equivalent one Danger of explosion if the battery is replaced with an incorrect model ...

Page 14: ... front panel Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart CI Chassis Intrusion Header Connects to the chassis intrusion switch sensor on the chassis that can detect if the chassis cover has been removed This function requires a chassis with a chassis intrusion switch sensor Power LED 1 2 19 20 CI CI PLED PW SPEAK SPEAK PLED PW Power L...

Page 15: ...using the current version of BIOS it is recommended that you not lash the BIOS To lash the BIOS do it with caution Inadequate BIOS lashing may result in system malfunction It is recommended that you not alter the default settings unless you need to to prevent system instability or other unexpected results Inadequately altering the settings may result in system s failure to boot If this occurs try ...

Page 16: ... BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by BIOS version On the main menu of the BIOS Setup program press arrow keys to move among the items and press Enter to accept or enter a sub menu Or you can use your mouse to select the item you want 2 2 M I T This section provides information on the BIOS version CPU base clock CPU frequency memory frequency total me...

Page 17: ...ows you to alter the clock ratio for the installed CPU The adjustable range is dependent on the CPU being installed CPU Frequency Displays the current operating CPU frequency Advanced CPU Core Features CPU Clock Ratio CPU Frequency The settings above are synchronous to those under the same items on the Advanced Frequency Settings menu Core Performance Boost Note Allows you to determine whether to ...

Page 18: ...M P is set to Disabled this item will display as 1 50V When Extreme Memory Proile X M P is set to Proile1 or Proile2 this item will display the value based on the SPD data on the XMP memory Proile VTT Voltage The value displayed here is dependent on the CPU being used Rank Interleaving Enables or disables memory rank interleaving Enabled allows the system to simultaneously access different ranks o...

Page 19: ...his occurs Default Disabled CPU Fan Speed Control Allows you to determine whether to enable the fan speed control function and adjust the fan speed Normal Allows the fan to run at different speeds according to the CPU temperature You can adjust the fan speed with EasyTune based on your system requirements Default Silent Allows the fan to run at slow speeds Manual Allows you to control the fan spee...

Page 20: ...and use the Page Up or Page Down key to set the desired value System Time Sets the system time The time format is hour minute and second For example 1 p m is 13 0 0 Use Enter to switch between the Hour Minute and Second ields and use the Page Up or Page Down key to set the desired value Access Level Displays the current access level depending on the type of password protection used If no password ...

Page 21: ...orities Speciies the boot order for a speciic device type such as hard drives optical drives loppy disk drives and devices that support Boot from LAN function etc Press Enter on this item to enter the submenu that presents the devices of the same type that are connected This item is present only if at least one device for this type is installed Bootup NumLock State Enables or disables Numlock feat...

Page 22: ...n the LAN storage device and graphics controllers Legacy OpROM Enables legacy option ROM only UEFI OpROM Enables UEFI option ROM only Default Network stack Disables or enables booting from the network 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 This item is conigurable on...

Page 23: ...anced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug OnChip USB Controller Enables or disables the integrated USB controller Default Enabled HD Audio Azalia Device Enables or disables the onboard audio function Default Enabled If you wish to install a 3rd party add in audio card instead of using the onboard audio set this item to Disabled Onboard LAN Controller Enables or disables...

Page 24: ...ed by the North Bridge as the irst display Default Integrated Graphics Enables or disables the onboard graphics function Auto The BIOS will automatically enable or disable the onboard graphics depending on the graphics card being installed Default Disabled Disables the onboard graphics Force Always activates the onboard graphics whether or not a PCI Express card is installed UMA Frame Buffer Size ...

Page 25: ...urned off instantly Default Delay 4 Sec Press and hold the power button for 4 seconds to turn off the system If the power button is pressed for less than 4 seconds the system will enter suspend mode AC BACK Determines the state of the system after the return of power from an AC power loss Memory The system returns to its last known awake state upon the return of the AC power Always On The system i...

Page 26: ...tem ErP Determines whether to let the system consume least power in S5 shutdown state Default Disabled Note When this item is set to Enabled the following functions will become unavailable PME event wake up power on by mouse power on by keyboard and wake on LAN 2 7 Save Exit Save Exit Setup Press Enter on this item and select Yes This saves the changes to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program ...

Page 27: ...odel and capacity If you do not want to create RAID you may prepare only one hard drive Windows 8 7 Vista XP setup disk Motherboard driver disk A USB lash drive A USB loppy disk drive needed during Windows XP installation An empty formatted loppy disk needed during Windows XP installation Coniguring the Onboard SATA Controller A Installing SATA hard drive s in your computer Attach one end of the S...

Page 28: ...d hard drives will be marked with X Then move to Basic Setting and press Enter Step 6 Use the up or down arrow key to move to and conigure each required item in sequence After completing press Enter on Start To Create When the message AreYou SureTo Create Logical Drive appears press Enter to begin creating the RAID array or Esc to cancel When completed a message which says Successful To Create Log...

Page 29: ... System A Installing Windows XP Restart your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk and press F6 as soon as you see the message Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver Insert the loppy disk containing the SATA RAID AHCI driver Follow the on screen instructions to install the driver that suits your operating system After the driver installation you can proceed with th...

Page 30: ...eatment collection recycling and disposal of electric and electronic devices and their components Under the Directive used equipment must be marked collected separately and disposed of properly WEEE Symbol Statement The symbol shown below is on the product or on its packaging which indicates that this product must not be disposed of with other waste Instead the device should be taken to the waste ...

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