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- Page 1 GA-F2A68HM-S1 User's Manual Rev. 1001...
- Page 2 The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to their respective owners. Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by copyright laws and is the property of GIGABYTE. 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.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents GA-F2A68HM-S1 Motherboard Layout ................4 GA-F2A68HM-S1 Motherboard Block Diagram ...............5 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ..................6 Installation Precautions ..................6 ..................7 Installing the APU ..................... 9 Installing the Memory ..................9 Installing an Expansion Card ................. 10 ..........10 Back Panel Connectors .................. -
Page 4: Ga-F2A68Hm-S1 Motherboard Layout
GA-F2A68HM-S1 Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V FM2+ R_USB CPU_FAN R_USB30 USB_LAN SYS_FAN1 AUDIO GA-F2A68HM-S1 PCIEX16 Realtek ® GbE LAN PCIEX1 ® M_BIOS AMD A68H Super I/O CODEC SPDIF_O CLR_CMOS SATA3 F_AUDIO F_USB2 F_USB1 F_PANEL SYS_FAN2 SPEAKER Box Contents GA-F2A68HM-S1 motherboard Motherboard driver disk... -
Page 5: Ga-F2A68Hm-S1 Motherboard Block Diagram
GA-F2A68HM-S1 Motherboard Block Diagram 1 PCI Express x16 PCIe CLK DDR3 2133/1866/ AMD APU RJ45 ® Realtek Dual Channel Memory GbE LAN D-Sub PCI Express Bus BIOS 4 SATA 6Gb/s 1 PCI Express x1 2 USB 3.0/2.0 AMD A68H PCI Bus 8 USB 2.0/1.1... -
Page 6: Chapter 1 Hardware Installation
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation Installation Precautions The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become manual and follow these procedures: Prior to installation, make sure the chassis is suitable for the motherboard. warranty sticker provided by your dealer. These stickers are required for warranty validation. Always remove the AC power by unplugging the power cord from the power outlet before installing or removing the motherboard or other hardware components. - Page 7 FM2+ Socket: AMD A series processors ™ AMD Athlon series processors Chipset AMD A68H Memory 2 x DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory * Due to a Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical the physical memory installed.
- Page 8 Internal 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header Connectors 1 x S/PDIF Out header 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers 1 x speaker header 1 x chassis intrusion header 1 x Clear CMOS jumper Back Panel 1 x PS/2 keyboard port Connectors 1 x PS/2 mouse port 1 x D-Sub port...
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Page 9: Installing The Apu
Installing the APU Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the APU: Make sure that the motherboard supports the APU. Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the APU to prevent hardware damage. Locate the pin one of the APU. -
Page 10: Installing An Expansion Card
Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before you begin to install an expansion card: Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual that came with your expansion card. Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage. - Page 11 USB 2.0/1.1 Port USB 3.0/2.0 Port Use this port for USB devices Use this port for USB devices such as a USB keyboard/mouse, USB printer, The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 1 Gbps data rate. The following describes the states of the LAN port LEDs.
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Page 12: Internal Connectors
Internal Connectors ATX_12V F_USB1/F_USB2 SATA3 0/1/2/3 SPEAKER Read the following guidelines before connecting 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. - Page 13 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 supply enough stable power to all the components off and all devices are properly installed. The power connector possesses a foolproof design. Connect the power supply cable to the power connector in the correct orientation.
- Page 14 5) SATA3 0/1/2/3 (SATA 6Gb/s Connectors) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The AMD Chipset for instructions on configuring a RAID array. Pin No.
- Page 15 Connect the power switch, reset switch, and system status indicator on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below. Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables. PLED Power/Sleep LED Power Switch Connects to the power status indicator on the System Status LED chassis front panel.
- Page 16 sound cards. For example, some graphics cards may require you to use a S/PDIF digital audio cable for digital audio output from your motherboard to your graphics card if you wish to connect an HDMI display to the graphics card and have digital audio output from the HDMI display at the same time. For information about connecting the S/PDIF digital audio cable, carefully read the manual for your expansion card.
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Page 17: Chapter 2 Bios Setup
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 GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility. Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily upgrade or back up BIOS without entering the operating system. - Page 18 M.I.T. This section provides information on the BIOS version, CPU base clock, CPU frequency, memory frequency, Whether the system will work stably with the overclock/overvoltage settings you made is dependent on your overall and reduce the useful life of these components. This page is for advanced users only and we recommend you not to M.I.T.
- Page 19 Core Performance Boost Turbo Performance Boost Ratio Core Performance Boost Ratio Allows you alter the ratio for the CPB. The adjustable range is dependent on the CPU being installed. AMD Cool&Quiet function Enabled Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to reduce Disabled Disables this function.
- Page 20 Advanced Memory Settings , System Memory Multiplier, Memory Frequency(MHz) The settings above are synchronous to those under the same items on the Advanced Frequency Settings menu. Memory Timing Mode Manual and Advanced Manual allows the Channel Interleaving, Rank Interleaving, and memory timing When using a non-XMP memory module or is set to Disabled, the , the value is displayed according to the SPD data on the XMP memory.
- Page 21 CPU Temperature Warning Sets the warning threshold for CPU temperature. When temperature exceeds the threshold, BIOS will emit C/140 F, 70 C/158 F, 80 C/176 F, 90 C/194 CPU/System Fan Fail Warning Allows the system to emit warning sound if the fan is not connected or fails. Check the fan condition or fan CPU Fan Speed Control Allows you to determine whether to enable the fan speed control function and adjust the fan speed.
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Page 22: System Information
System Information This section provides information on your motherboard model and BIOS version. You can also select the default language used by the BIOS and manually set the system time. System Language Selects the default language used by the BIOS. System Date value. -
Page 23: Bios Features
A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program. System A password is required for booting the system and for entering the BIOS Setup program. Allows you to determine whether to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. Disabled skips the - 23 -... - Page 24 Fast Boot Enables or disables Fast Boot to shorten the OS boot process. Ultra Fast provides the fastest bootup VGA Support Allows you to select which type of operating system to boot. Auto Enables legacy option ROM only. Fast Boot is set to Enabled or Ultra Fast. USB Support Disabled All USB devices are disabled before the OS boot process completes.
- Page 25 Allows you to select whether to enable the UEFI or legacy option ROM for the storage device controller. Disabled Disables option ROM. UEFI Only Enables UEFI option ROM only. CSM Support is set to Always. Allows you to select whether to enable the UEFI or Legacy option ROM for the PCI device controller other than the LAN, storage device, and graphics controllers.
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Page 26: Peripherals
Peripherals HD Audio Azalia Device If you wish to install a 3rd party add-in audio card instead of using the onboard audio, set this item to Disabled. Legacy USB Support EHCI Hand-off Determines whether to enable EHCI Hand-off feature for an operating system without EHCI Hand-off Port 60/64 Emulation Enables or disables emulation of I/O ports 64h and 60h. - Page 27 Primary Video Device graphics. NB PCIe Slot Video Sets the PCI Express graphics card on the PCI Express slot controlled by the SB PCIe Slot Video Sets the PCI Express graphics card on the PCI Express slot controlled by the Integrated Graphics Enables or disables the onboard graphics function.
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Page 28: Power Management
Power Management Resume by Alarm If enabled, set the date and time as following: Wake up hour/minute/second: Set the time at which the system will be powered on automatically. Note: When using this function, avoid inadequate shutdown from the operating system or removal of the AC power, or the settings may not be effective. -
Page 29: Save & Exit
Set the password when is set to Password. Press <Enter> on this item and set a password with up to 5 characters and then press <Enter> to accept. To turn on the system, enter the password and press <Enter>. Note: To cancel the password, press <Enter> on this item. When prompted for the password, press <Enter> again without entering the password to clear the password settings. -
Page 30: Chapter 3 Appendix
Allows you to select a device to boot immediately. Press <Enter> on the device you select and select Yes Select File in HDD/USB/FDD If your system becomes unstable and you have loaded the BIOS default settings, you can use this function Select File in HDD/USB/FDD automatically created by the BIOS, such as reverting the BIOS settings to the last settings that worked... - Page 31 This mode supports Windows 8.1 64-bit installation only. Steps: In BIOS Setup, go to and set Windows 8 Features to Windows 8 and CSM Support to Save the changes and exit BIOS Setup. Running the UEFI RAID Utility as shown in Figure 3. To run the UEFI RAID utility, enter the following commands. You can enter the commands at Shell or fsx: Checking Disk Information To see the hard drive information, enter the following commands and press <Enter>.
- Page 32 2. The selection bar will move to the Disks section on the right of the screen. Select the hard drives to be included in the RAID array. Use the up or down arrow key to select a hard drive and press <Insert>. The selected hard drive will be shown in green.
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Page 33: Drivers Installation
You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will install all the recommended drivers. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you wish to install. For more software information, please visit GIGABYTE's website. - 33 -... -
Page 34: Regulatory Statements
Contravention will be prosecuted. We believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects at the time of printing. GIGABYTE cannot, however, assume any responsibility for errors or omissions in this text. Also note that the information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by GIGABYTE. - Page 35 FCC otice (U.S.A. nly) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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Page 36: Contact Us
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