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GA-F2A58M-DS2H Motherboard Layout

Box Contents

GA-F2A58M-DS2H motherboard

Motherboard driver disk

Two SATA cables

User's Manual

I/O Shield

* The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain.

KB_MS

CPU_FAN

ATX

GA-F2A58M-DS2H

F_AUDIO

AUDIO

B_BIOS

3_1

3_2

BAT

F_PANEL

ATX_12V

LP
T

CODEC

CLR_CMOS

M_BIOS

USB_LAN

PCIEX16

PCIEX1

PCI

F_USB1

F_USB2

SYS_FAN

Socket FM2+

USB_HDMI

Realtek

GbE LAN

AMD A58

SPDIF_O

SATA2

2
3

iTE

Super I/O

0 1

SATA2

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Page 1: ...GA F2A58M DS2H User s Manual Rev 3001 12ME F258D2H 3001R ...

Page 2: ...ut 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 mothe...

Page 3: ...mory 9 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card 10 1 6 Setup of the AMD Dual Graphics Coniguration 10 1 7 Back Panel Connectors 10 1 8 Internal Connectors 12 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 17 2 1 Startup Screen 17 2 2 M I T 18 2 3 System Information 21 2 4 BIOS Features 22 2 5 Peripherals 25 2 6 Power Management 27 2 7 Save Exit 28 Chapter 3 Appendix 29 3 1 Coniguring SATA Hard Drive s 29 3 2 Drivers Installation 3...

Page 4: ...contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain KB_MS CPU_FAN ATX GA F2A58M DS2H F_AUDIO AUDIO B_BIOS DDR3_1 DDR3_2 BAT F_PANEL ATX_12V LPT CODEC CLR_CMOS M_BIOS VGA USB_LAN PCIEX16 PCIEX1 PCI F_USB1 F_USB2 SYS_FAN Socket FM2 USB_HDMI Realtek GbE LAN AMD A58 SPDIF_O SATA2 2 3 iTE Super I O 0 1 SATA2 COM ...

Page 5: ...ual Channel Memory PCI Express Bus PCIe CLK 100 MHz 1 PCI Express x16 1 PCI PCI Bus PCI CLK 33 MHz Dual BIOS D Sub LAN RJ45 x1 Realtek GbE LAN x16 8 USB 2 0 1 1 4 SATA 3Gb s AMD APU DISP CLK 100 MHz Line Out Front Speaker Out MIC Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Line In Rear Speaker Out CODEC S PDIF Out AMD A58 x1 1 PCI Express x1 HDMI COM LPC Bus PS 2 KB Mouse iTE Super I O LPT ...

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: ...supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 The resolution of 4096x2160 can be supported when using an FM2 APU the maximum resolution supported is 1920x1200 when using an FM2 APU Support for HDMI 1 4a version 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 ...

Page 8: ...IOS 2 x 64 Mbit lash Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS Support for DualBIOS PnP 1 0a DMI 2 7 SM BIOS 2 7 ACPI 2 0 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 ...

Page 9: ...rd provides two DDR3 memory sockets 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 A DDR3_2 Channel B DDR3_...

Page 10: ...hics Cards and Coniguring BIOS Setup Step 1 Observe the steps in 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card and install anAMD Dual Graphics technology supported graphics card on the PCIEX16 slot Plug the monitor cable into the graphics card and start up your computer Step 2 Enter BIOS Setup to set the following items under the Peripherals GFX Coniguration menu Set Integrated Graphics to Force Set UMA Frame ...

Page 11: ...ceiving is occurring Off No data transmission or receiving is occurring After installing the HDMI device make sure to set the default sound playback device to HDMI Note The resolution of 4096x2160 can be supported when using an FM2 APU the maximum resolution supported is 1920x1200 when using an FM2 APU Line In Jack Blue The line in jack Use this audio jack for line in devices such as an optical dr...

Page 12: ...cting external devices First make sure your devices are compliant with the connectors you wish to connect Before installing the devices be sure 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 ...

Page 13: ... chassis To meet expansion requirements it is recommended that a powersupply that can withstand high powerconsumption be used 500W or greater If a power supply is used that does not provide the required power the result can lead to an unstable or unbootable system ATX_12V 13 1 24 12 ATX ATX Pin No Deinition Pin No Deinition 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 GND 15 GND 4 5V 16 PS_ON soft On Off 5 GND ...

Page 14: ...o the speaker on the chassis front panel The system reports system startup status by issuing a beep code One single short beep will be heard if no problem is detected at system startup PLED PWR_LED Power LED Connects to the power status indicatoronthechassisfrontpanel The LED is on when the system is operating The LED is off when the system is in S3 S4 sleep state or powered off S5 System Status L...

Page 15: ...is manufacturer 1 2 9 10 8 SPDIF_O S PDIF Out Header This header supports digital S PDIF Out and connects a S PDIF digital audio cable provided by expansion cards for digital audio output from your motherboard to certain expansion cards like graphics cards and sound cards For example some graphics cards may require you to use a S PDIF digital audio cable for digital audio output from your motherbo...

Page 16: ...urate or may be lost You may clear the CMOS values by removing the battery 1 Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord 2 Gently remove the battery from the battery holder and wait for one minute Or use a metal 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...

Page 17: ...IOS Setup program that allows the user to modify basic system coniguration settings or to activate certain system features When the power is turned off the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS to keep the coniguration values in the CMOS To access the BIOS Setup program press the Delete key during the POST when the power is turned on To upgrade the BIOS use either the...

Page 18: ...ltage M I T 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 1 MHz increments Default Auto Important It is highly recommended that the CPU frequency be set in accordance with the CPU speciications Processor Graphics Clock Allows you to set the onboard graphics clock Th...

Page 19: ...U core frequency will be reduced during system halt state to decrease power consumption The C6 state is a more enhanced power saving state than C1 Default Enabled CPU core Control Allows you to determine whether to manually enable disable CPU cores Automatic mode allows the BIOS to enable all CPU cores number of cores available depends on the CPU being used Default Automatic mode APM Enables or di...

Page 20: ...MP memory module or Extreme Memory Proile X M P is set to Disabled the value is displayed according to your memory speciication When Extreme Memory Proile X M P is set to Proile1 or Proile2 the value is displayed according to the SPD data on the XMP memory Channel Interleaving Enables or disables memory channel interleaving Enabled allows the system to simultaneously access different channels of t...

Page 21: ...s the fan to run at full speeds Fan Speed Percentage Allows you to control the fan speed This item is conigurable only when CPU Fan Speed Control is set to Manual Options are 0 75 PWM value o C 2 50 PWM value o C System 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 th...

Page 22: ...the User level only allows you to make changes to certain BIOS settings but not all 2 4 BIOS Features Boot Option Priorities Speciies the overall boot order from the available devices For example you can set hard drive as the irst priority Boot Option 1 and DVD ROM drive as the second priority Boot Option 2 The list only displays the device with the highest priority for a speciic type For example ...

Page 23: ...ype of operating system to boot Auto Enables legacy option ROM only EFI Driver Enables EFI option ROM Default This item is conigurable only when Fast Boot is set to Enabled or Ultra Fast USB Support Disabled All USB devices are disabled before the OS boot process completes Full Initial All USB devices are functional in the operating system and during the POST Partial Initial Part of the USB device...

Page 24: ...GPT format OS such as installing the OS from the Windows Deployment Services server Default Disabled Ipv4 PXE Support Enables or disables IPv4 PXE Support This item is conigurable only when Network stack is enabled Ipv6 PXE Support Enables or disables IPv6 PXE Support This item is conigurable only when Network stack is enabled PXE boot wait time Allows you to conigure how long to wait before you c...

Page 25: ...ther to enable EHCI Hand off feature for an operating system without EHCI Hand off support Default Disabled Port 60 64 Emulation Enables or disables emulation of I O ports 64h and 60h This should be enabled for full legacy support for USB keyboards mice in MS DOS or in operating system that does not natively support USB devices Default Disabled USB Storage Devices Displays a list of connected USB ...

Page 26: ...trollers Default Enabled OnChip SATA Type Enables or disables RAID for the SATAcontrollers integrated in the Chipset or conigures the SATAcontrollers to AHCI mode Native IDE Conigures the SATA controller to IDE mode Default RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controller AHCI Conigures the SATAcontrollers toAHCI mode Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI is an interface speciication that allows the st...

Page 27: ... then the system will be turned 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 po...

Page 28: ...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 29: ...es with identical model and capacity If you do not want to create RAID you may prepare only one hard drive Windows 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...

Page 30: ...created successfully will appear Example 1 Create a RAID 0 array with Drive 0 and Drive 1 and the array size is 40 GB rcadm C r0 d 0 1 s 40000 C Create a array r0 RAID 0 d 0 1 Drive 0 and Drive 1 s 40000 Size of 40 GB to use the maximum size allowed do not enter s x0000 Example 2 Create a RAID 5 array with Drive 1 4 and the array size is 75 GB rcadm C r5 d 1 2 3 4 s 75000 C Create a array r5 RAID ...

Page 31: ...e you wish to undo a deletion Installing the SATA RAID AHCI Driver and Operating System With the correct BIOS settings you are ready to install the operating system A Installing Windows 8 1 8 7 The following instructions use Windows 8 1 as the example operating system Step 1 You need to install the SATA RAID AHCI driver during the OS installation Use an alternative system to copy the SATA RAID AHC...

Page 32: ... in the BootDrv folder A Command Prompt window will open 3 Insert the blank formatted disk if you re using a USB loppy disk drive make sure it is designated as drive A Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu and press Enter For example for the AMD A58 select 7 hseries RAID for XP 32bit system A88 Your system will then automatically copy the driver iles to th...

Page 33: ...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 ...

Page 34: ...more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult a dealer or experienced TV radio technician for help Canada Industry Canada IC Notices Canada avis d Industry Canada IC This Class B digital apparatus com...

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