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BIOS Setup

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The Main Menu

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.

(Sample BIOS Version: F1a)

Setup Menus

  

  

Function Keys

Help

Enter Q-Flash

  

Coniguration Items

Current Settings

  

Select Default
Language

BIOS Setup Program Function Keys

<

f

><

g

>

Move the selection bar to select a setup menu

<

h

><

i

>

Move the selection bar to select an coniguration item on a menu

<Enter>

Execute command or enter a menu

<+>/<Page Up>

Increase the numeric value or make changes

<->/<Page Down>

Decrease the numeric value or make changes

<F1>

Show descriptions of the function keys

<F5>

Restore the previous BIOS settings for the current submenus

<F7>

Load the Optimized BIOS default settings for the current submenus

<F8>

Access the Q-Flash utility

<F9>

Display system information

<F10>

Save all the changes and exit the BIOS Setup program

<F12>

Capture the current screen as an image and save it to your USB drive

<Esc>

Main Menu: Exit the BIOS Setup program  
Submenus: Exit current submenu

 

When the system is not stable as usual, select the 

Load Optimized Defaults

 item to set your 

system to its defaults.

 

The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by BIOS 
version.

Summary of Contents for GA-F2A88X-D3HP

Page 1: ...2 12ME F2883HP 1002R To reduce the impacts on global warming the packaging materials of this product are recyclable and reusable GIGABYTE works with you to protect the environment For more product det...

Page 2: ...Motherboard GA F2A88X D3HP Nov 27 2015 Nov 27 2015 Motherboard GA F2A88X D3HP...

Page 3: ...t GIGABYTE s prior written permission Documentation Classiications In order to assist in the use of this product GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations For quick set up of the product...

Page 4: ...emory 17 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card 18 1 6 Setup of the AMD Dual Graphics Coniguration 19 1 7 Back Panel Connectors 20 1 8 Internal Connectors 22 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 31 2 1 Startup Screen 32 2...

Page 5: ...eLock 74 5 2 4 Smart Recovery 2 75 5 2 5 USB Blocker 77 5 2 6 Game Controller 78 5 3 Smart Switch 79 Chapter 6 Appendix 81 6 1 Coniguring Audio Input and Output 81 6 1 1 Coniguring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel...

Page 6: ...Part No 12CR1 1UB030 6 R eSATA bracket Part No 12CF1 3SATPW 4 R 3 5 Front Panel with 2 USB 3 0 2 0 ports Part No 12CR1 FPX582 2 R HDMI to DVI adapter Part No 12CT2 HDMI01 1 R COM port cable Part No 1...

Page 7: ...DDR3_1 BAT ATX_12V AMD A88X CODEC CLR_CMOS M_BIOS B_BIOS VGA DVI USB_LAN Realtek GbE LAN PCIEX16 PCIEX4 PCI1 SYS_FAN3 iTE Super I O GA F2A88X D3HP HDMI TYPEC F_PANEL F_USB1 F_USB2 F_AUDIO SPDIF_O TPM...

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Page 9: ...bject 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 c...

Page 10: ...2560x1600 resolution requires both a monitor and cable that support Dual Link DVI The DVI D port does not support D Sub connection by adapter 1 x HDMI port supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x216...

Page 11: ...1 support 1 x USB 3 1 Type A port red on the back panel Internal Connectors 1 x 24 pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8 pin ATX 12V power connector 8 x SATA 6Gb s connectors 1 x APU fan header 3 x syste...

Page 12: ...Cloud Station EasyTune Smart TimeLock Game Controller Smart Recovery 2 System Information Viewer USB Blocker Support for Q Flash Support for ON OFF Charge Support for Smart Switch Support for Xpress...

Page 13: ...n and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the APU Do not turn on the computer if the APU cooler is not installed otherwise overheating and damage of the APU may occur Set the APU host frequ...

Page 14: ...t in if oriented incorrectly Adjust the APU orientation if this occurs Step 1 Completely lift up the APU socket locking lever Step 2 Align the APU pin one small triangle marking with the triangle mark...

Page 15: ...thermal grease on the surface of the installed APU Step 2 Hook the APU cooler clip to the mounting lug on one side of the retention frame On the other side push straight down on theAPU cooler clip to...

Page 16: ...nel Technology 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...

Page 17: ...dule has a notch so it can only it in one direction Follow the steps below to correctly install your memory modules in the memory sockets Step 1 Note the orientation of the memory module Spread the re...

Page 18: ...fully seated in the slot 3 Make sure the metal contacts on the card are completely inserted into the slot 4 Secure the card s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw 5 After installing a...

Page 19: ...s 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 Periphera...

Page 20: ...rt The HDMI port is HDCP compliant and supports Dolby True HD and DTS HD MasterAudio formats It also supports up to 192KHz 24bit 8 channel LPCM audio output You can use this port to connect your HDMI...

Page 21: ...ion and is compatible to the USB 3 0 2 0 speciication Use this port for USB devices Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Orange Use this audio jack to connect center subwoofer speakers in a 5 1 7 1 channel au...

Page 22: ...es 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 sec...

Page 23: ...uter will not start To meet expansion requirements it is recommended that a power supply that can withstand high power consumption be used 500W or greater If a power supply is used that does not provi...

Page 24: ...date and time information in the CMOS when the computer is turned off Replace the battery when the battery voltage drops to a low level or the CMOS values may not be accurate or may be lost You may cl...

Page 25: ...Jumper Use this jumper to clear the BIOS coniguration and reset the CMOS values to factory defaults To clear the CMOS values use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the two pins for a few secon...

Page 26: ...uing a beep code One single short beep will be heard if no problem is detected at system startup HD Hard Drive Activity LED Blue Connects to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel The...

Page 27: ...a front panel audio module that has separated connectors on each wire instead of a single plug For information about connecting the front panel audio module that has different wire assignments please...

Page 28: ...ug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the USB bracket Pin No Deinition 1 Power 5V 2 Power 5V 3 USB DX 4 USB DY 5 USB DX 6 USB DY 7 GND 8 GND 9 No Pin 10 NC 11 F_USB30 USB 3 0 2...

Page 29: ...ealer Pin No Deinition 1 NDCD 2 NSIN 3 NSOUT 4 NDTR 5 GND 6 NDSR 7 NRTS 8 NCTS 9 NRI 10 No Pin 10 9 2 1 20 19 2 1 15 TPM Trusted Platform Module Header You may connect a TPM Trusted Platform Module to...

Page 30: ...30 Hardware Installation...

Page 31: ...p BIOS without entering the operating system BIOS is a Windows based utility that searches and downloads the latest version of BIOS from the Internet and updates the BIOS For instructions on using the...

Page 32: ...Boot Menu allows you to set the irst boot device without entering BIOS Setup In Boot Menu use the up arrow key h or the down arrow key i to select the irst boot device then press Enter to accept The...

Page 33: ...crease the numeric value or make changes Page Down Decrease the numeric value or make changes F1 Show descriptions of the function keys F5 Restore the previous BIOS settings for the current submenus F...

Page 34: ...these components This page is for advanced users only and we recommend you not to alter the default settings to prevent system instability or other unexpected results Inadequately altering the setting...

Page 35: ...requency be set in accordance with the CPU speciications Processor Graphics Clock Allows you to set the onboard graphics clock The adjustable range is from 300 MHz to 2000 MHz CPU NorthBridge Frequenc...

Page 36: ...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 function cT...

Page 37: ...en enabled Disabled Disables this function Default Proile1 Uses Proile 1 settings Proile2 Note Uses Proile 2 settings AMD Memory Proile A M P Note Allows the BIOS to read the SPD data onAMP memory mod...

Page 38: ...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 cha...

Page 39: ...is set to Manual or Advanced Manual Note Your system may become unstable or fail to boot after you make changes on the memory timings If this occurs please reset the board to default values by loadin...

Page 40: ...nd the Case Open ield will show No at next boot Case Open Displays the detection status of the chassis intrusion detection device attached to the motherboard CI header If the system chassis cover is r...

Page 41: ...s are 0 75 PWM value o C 2 50 PWM value o C 1st System Fan Speed Control SYS_FAN1 Connector Allows you to determine whether to enable the fan speed control function and adjust the fan speed Normal All...

Page 42: ...the PCI Express slots to Gen 1 Gen 2 or Gen 3 Actual operation mode is subject to the hardware speciication of each slot Auto lets the BIOS automatically conigure this setting Default Auto 3DMark01 B...

Page 43: ...ds 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 00 00 Use Enter to switch between th...

Page 44: ...ly hard drive deined as the irst priority on the Hard Drive BBS Priorities submenu will be presented here Removable storage devices that support GPT format will be preixed with UEFI string on the boot...

Page 45: ...ables Fast Boot to shorten the OS boot process Ultra Fast provides the fastest bootup speed Default Disabled VGA Support Allows you to select which type of operating system to boot Auto Enables legacy...

Page 46: ...ROM for the storage device controller Disabled Disables Option ROM Legacy Only Enables legacy option ROM only Default UEFI Only Enables UEFI option ROM only Legacy First Enables legacy option ROM irst...

Page 47: ...a user password Press Enter on this item type the password and then press Enter You will be requested to conirm the password Type the password again and press Enter You must enter the administrator pa...

Page 48: ...thout XHCI Hand off support Default Enabled EHCI Hand off Determines whether to enable EHCI Hand off feature for an operating system without EHCI Hand off support Default Disabled Port 60 64 Emulation...

Page 49: ...SATA controllers 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...

Page 50: ...and 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 sy...

Page 51: ...ngs Power On By Mouse Allows the system to be turned on by a PS 2 mouse wake up event Note To use this function you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Disabled Disables th...

Page 52: ...ress Enter on the device you select and select Yes to conirm Your system will restart automatically and boot from that device Save Proiles This function allows you to save the current BIOS settings to...

Page 53: ...nstall SATA hard drive s in your computer B Conigure SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup C Conigure a RAID array in RAID BIOS Note 1 D Install the SATA RAID AHCI driver and operating system Note 2 Befo...

Page 54: ...therboard you have and the BIOS version B Coniguring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup Make sure to conigure the SATA controller mode correctly in system BIOS Setup Step 1 Turn on your computer and p...

Page 55: ...e up or down arrow key to select your USB lash drive which is preixed with UEFI string Then press Enter to access the screen as shown in Figure 3 To run the UEFI RAID utility enter the following comma...

Page 56: ...rray you can enter the rcadm M qa commands to see the array information In addition to the CONTROLLER LIST and DISK LIST information you will see ARRAY LIST information displayed on the screen too Exa...

Page 57: ...er the following commands and press Enter rcadm D a 1 Figure 7 D Delete a array a 1 Array 1 to delete all arrays enter a When prompted to conirm enter YES to delete or NO to cancel and then press Ente...

Page 58: ...eate a new array press Enter on the Create Array option Figure 9 Figure 9 AMD RAID Controller BIOS 6 1 4 00059 c 2012 2013 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Press CTRL R to Conigure BIOS defaults restored 1...

Page 59: ...ard drives simply press A to select all Then press Enter and the selection bar will move to the User Input section on the left bottom of the screen Figure 10 AMD RAID Array Coniguration Build 6 1 4 00...

Page 60: ...m Creation of Array will appear Press C to conirm or Esc to return to the previous screen When completed you will see the new array on the main screen Figure 13 To exit the RAID BIOS utility press Esc...

Page 61: ...ecord all array information including the array type the disk members and stripe block size in case you wish to undo a deletion Figure 14 Disks Available Keys AMD RAID Array Coniguration Build 6 1 4 0...

Page 62: ...epending on your Windows version for example Windows 10 driver folder BootDrv Hw10 Windows 8 1 driver folder BootDrv Hw81 Windows 7 driver folder BootDrv Hw7_A88 Step 2 Boot from the Windows setup dis...

Page 63: ...d driver disk After restarting your computer switch to Windows desktop mode Then double click the RAIDXpert2 icon on the desktop to launch the RAID utility Step 1 Enter the login ID and password defau...

Page 64: ...Coniguring a RAID Set 64...

Page 65: ...ical drive and ex ecute the Run exe program Xpress Install will automatically scan your system and then list all of the drivers that are recommended to install You can click the Xpress Install button...

Page 66: ...k the Install icon to begin the installation 4 3 Information This page provides detailed information on the drivers on the driver disk The Contact page provides contact information of the GIGABYTE Tai...

Page 67: ...he BIOS the Q Flash tool frees you from the hassles of going through complicated BIOS lashing process What is BIOS BIOS allows you to update the system BIOS while in the Windows environment BIOS will...

Page 68: ...restart after the update process is complete 2 Select USB Flash Drive 3 Select the BIOS update ile The Save BIOS to Drive option allows you to save the current BIOS ile Q Flash only supports USB lash...

Page 69: ...ss Enter to load BIOS defaults System will re detect all peripheral devices after a BIOS update so we recommend that you reload BIOS defaults Step 5 Select Save Exit Setup and press Enter And then sel...

Page 70: ...le for your motherboard is not present on the BIOS server site please manually download the BIOS update ile from GIGABYTE s website and follow the instructions in Update the BIOS without Using the Int...

Page 71: ...Application Software Install GIGABYTE Utilities to install GIGABYTE App Center and the selected apps Restart your computer after the installation is complete In Desktop mode click the App Center icon...

Page 72: ...to set CPU base clock frequency and voltages and integrated graphics frequency You can save the current settings to a proile You can create up to 2 proiles The Advanced DDR OC tab allows you to set t...

Page 73: ...de The Smart Fan Advance tab allows you to adjust the smart fan speed The fans will run at different speeds according to system temperatures Using the Smart Fan option you can adjust the fan s workloa...

Page 74: ...n off the computer or only close the Internet connection during the speciied time period Click Save to save the settings and click Exit to exit An alert will appear 15 minutes and 1 minute prior to th...

Page 75: ...The backup destination cannot be on the same partition as the backup source Saving the backup to a network location If you want to save the backup to a network location select Browse network location...

Page 76: ...kup created on the selected time point and click Restore 5 Conirm whether to restart your system to proceed with the restore immediately or later Once you respond Yes the system will restart to the Wi...

Page 77: ...device types on your PC Devices classes that are blocked will be ignored by the operating system The USB Blocker Interface Using USB Blocker Select the class of USB device that you would like to bloc...

Page 78: ...in games The Game Controller Interface Using Game Controller Hot Key Create macro commands and deine your own hotkeys to quickly perform the function your want Speed Using the Sniper key you can swit...

Page 79: ...You can also select the default screen displayed after you enter Windows The Smart Switch Interface Using Smart Switch The Smart Switch icon will appear on the bottom left corner of the traditional Wi...

Page 80: ...Unique Features 80...

Page 81: ...1 7 1 channel audio you have to retask either the Line in or Mic in jack to be Side speaker out through the audio driver Audio signals will be present on both of the front and back panel audio connec...

Page 82: ...chassis provides anAC 97 front panel audio module to activate theAC 97 functionality click the Tool icon on the right bottom of the screen On the Connector Settings dialog box select the Disable front...

Page 83: ...put The S PDIF Out jack can transmit audio signals to an external decoder for decoding to get the best audio quality 1 Connecting a S PDIF Out Cable Connect a S PDIF optical cable to an external decod...

Page 84: ...screen Do not mute the recording volume or you ll not be able to record the sound To hear the sound being recorded during the recording process do not mute the playback volume It is recommended that y...

Page 85: ...s below The following steps explain how to enable Stereo Mix which may be needed when you want to record sound from your computer Step 5 To open the Sounder Recorder move the mouse cursor to the botto...

Page 86: ...lick the Start Recording button 3 To stop recording audio click the Stop Recording button Be sure to save the recorded audio file upon completion B Playing the Recorded Sound You can play your recordi...

Page 87: ...the CMOS values before doing this please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord For motherboards that have a Clear CMOS jumper refer to the instruc tions in Chapter 1 to short the jumper to c...

Page 88: ...blem is veriied and solved The problem is veriied and solved The problem is veriied and solved No No No Yes Yes Insert the graphics card Connect the ATX main power cable and the 12V power cable Turn o...

Page 89: ...or or cable might fail No The problem is veriied and solved The problem is veriied and solved The problem is veriied and solved No No Yes Yes Yes Reinstall the operating system Reinstall other devices...

Page 90: ...e treatment 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 WE...

Page 91: ...or 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...

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