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  • Page 1 GA-F2A58M-DS2H User's Manual Rev. 3001 12ME-F258D2H-3001R...
  • Page 2 Apr. 1, 2014 Apr. 1, 2014 Copyright © 2014 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. All rights reserved. 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.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents GA-F2A58M-DS2H Motherboard Layout .................4 GA-F2A58M-DS2H 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-F2A58M-Ds2H Motherboard Layout

    GA-F2A58M-DS2H Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V Socket FM2+ CPU_FAN USB_HDMI USB_LAN SATA2 Realtek ® GbE LAN AUDIO PCIEX16 GA-F2A58M-DS2H PCIEX1 M_BIOS ® AMD A58 Super I/O B_BIOS CODEC SATA2 SYS_FAN CLR_CMOS F_AUDIO F_USB1 F_PANEL SPDIF_O F_USB2 Box Contents GA-F2A58M-DS2H motherboard Motherboard driver disk...

  • Page 5: Ga-F2A58M-Ds2H Motherboard Block Diagram

    GA-F2A58M-DS2H Motherboard Block Diagram 1 PCI Express x16 AMD APU 1 PCI Express x1 Dual Channel Memory PCIe CLK HDMI D-Sub PCI Express Bus Realtek ® GbE LAN RJ45 8 USB 2.0/1.1 Dual BIOS PCI Bus AMD A58 4 SATA 3Gb/s ®...

  • 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 A58 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 APU fan header 1 x system fan header Connectors 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x S/PDIF Out header 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers Back Panel 1 x PS/2 keyboard port 1 x PS/2 mouse port Connectors 1 x parallel port...

  • 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 Serial Port Use the serial port to connect devices such as a mouse, modem or other peripherals. D-Sub Port The D-Sub port supports a 15-pin D-Sub connector and supports a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 D-Sub connection to this port. USB 2.0/1.1 Port HDMI Port The HDMI port is HDCP compliant and supports Dolby True HD and DTS HD output.

  • Page 12: Internal Connectors

    Internal Connectors ATX_12V F_USB1/F_USB2 SATA2 0/1/2/3 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 (2x4 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) SATA2 0/1/2/3 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The AMD Chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and Pin No.
  • Page 15 your chassis front panel audio module to this header. Make sure the wire assignments of the module connector match the pin assignments of the motherboard header. Incorrect connection between the module connector and the motherboard header will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For HD Front Panel Audio: For AC'97 Front Panel Audio: Pin No.
  • Page 16 Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS Values Always turn off your computer before clearing the CMOS values. 11) BAT (Battery) 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 clear the CMOS values by removing the battery: 1.

  • Page 17: Chapter 2 Bios Setup

    saving system parameters and loading operating system, etc. BIOS includes a BIOS Setup program that allows When the power is turned off, the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS to 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.
  • 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 AMD Cool&Quiet function Disabled Disables this function. cTDP function SVM Mode C6 Mode Allows you to determine whether to let the CPU enter C6 mode in system halt state. When enabled, the CPU core frequency will be reduced during system halt state to decrease power consumption.
  • 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: System Information

    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 CPU fan or system fan are not connected or fail. Check CPU Fan Speed Control Normal Allows the fan to run at different speeds according to the CPU temperature.

  • Page 22: Bios Features

    System Language Selects the default language used by the BIOS. System Date 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 key to set the desired value. Access Level BIOS settings;...
  • Page 23 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. Administrator Password/User Password item.
  • Page 24 Boot Mode Selection Allows you to select which type of operating system to boot. UEFI and Legacy Allows booting from operating systems that support legacy option ROM or UEFI Legacy Only Allows booting from operating systems that only support legacy Option ROM. UEFI Only Allows booting from operating systems that only support UEFI Option ROM.

  • Page 25: 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 26 Primary Video Device graphics. NB 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. Auto The BIOS will automatically enable or disable the onboard graphics depending Disabled Disables the onboard graphics.

  • Page 27: 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 28: 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 29: 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 30 This mode supports Windows 8.1/8 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 31 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.

  • Page 32: Drivers Installation

    Method B: Steps: 1: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. 2: From your optical drive folder, double click the Menu.exe BootDrv folder. A Command Prompt window will open. example, for the AMD A58, select 7) hseries RAID for XP 32bit system <A88>. Refer to the following for installing the driver during the Windows setup process.

  • Page 33: Regulatory Statements

    Regulatory Statements This document must not be copied without our written permission, and the contents there of must not be imparted 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. as a commitment by GIGABYTE.
  • Page 34 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. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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  • Page 36: Contact Us

    Contact Us Address: No.6, Bao Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien Dist., New Taipei City 231,Taiwan TEL: +886-2-8912-4000, FAX: +886-2-8912-4005 You may go to the GIGABYTE website, select your language in the language list on the top right corner of the website. GIGABYTE Global Service System question, please link to: http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw Then select your language to enter the system.

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