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  • Page 1 GA-F2A58M-S1 User's Manual Rev. 3201...
  • Page 2 May 6, 2014 May 6, 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-S1 Motherboard Layout ................4 GA-F2A58M-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-F2A58M-S1 Motherboard Layout

    GA-F2A58M-S1 Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V FM2+ R_USB CPU_FAN USB_LAN AUDIO GA-F2A58M-S1 PCIEX16 Realtek ® SATA2 GbE LAN PCIEX1 ® M_BIOS AMD A58 Super I/O CODEC CLR_CMOS SPDIF_O SATA2 F_AUDIO SYS_FAN F_USB2 F_USB1 F_PANEL Box Contents GA-F2A58M-S1 motherboard Motherboard driver disk...

  • Page 5: Ga-F2A58M-S1 Motherboard Block Diagram

    GA-F2A58M-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 1 PCI Express x1 4 SATA 3Gb/s AMD A58 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 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 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 Clear CMOS jumper Back Panel 1 x PS/2 keyboard port Connectors 1 x PS/2 mouse port 1 x D-Sub port 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 x RJ-45 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 USB 2.0/1.1 Port 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. Connection/ Connection/Speed LED: Activity LED: Speed LED Activity LED State Description State Description Orange 1 Gbps data rate...

  • Page 12: Internal Connectors

    Internal Connectors ATX_12V SATA2 0/1/2/3 F_USB1/F_USB2 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) 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, on configuring a RAID array. Pin No.
  • Page 15 Connect the power switch, reset switch, speaker, 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/PWR_LED ( Power LED Power Switch Speaker Connects to the power status indicator System Status LED on the chassis front panel.

  • Page 16: Chapter 2 Bios Setup

    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.

  • Page 17: Startup Screen

    Startup Screen The following startup Logo screen will appear when the computer boots. Function Keys 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. When the system is not stable as usual, select the item to set your system to its defaults.
  • Page 18 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. Current Status This screen provides information on CPU/memory frequencies/parameters.
  • Page 19 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. The C6 CPU core Control Allows you to determine whether to manually enable/disable CPU cores.
  • Page 20 Channel A/B Memory Sub Timings This sub-menu provides memory timing settings for each channel of memory. This sub-menu provides memory Memory Timing Mode 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 Advanced Voltage Settings This sub-menu allows you to set CPU, chipset and memory voltages.

  • Page 21: System Information

    Fan Speed Percentage System Fan Speed Control is set to Manual. Options are: 0.75 PWM value / C ~ 2.50 PWM value / Miscellaneous Settings Allows you to set the operation mode of the PCI Express slots to Gen 1, Gen 2, or Gen 3. Actual operation Auto 3DMark01 Boost System Information...

  • Page 22: Bios Features

    Hard Drive BBS Priorities submenu will be presented here. string. Or if you want to install an operating system that supports GPT partitioning such as Windows 7 64-bit, select 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.
  • Page 23 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 24 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. Legacy OpROM Enables legacy option ROM only. CSM Support is set to Always. Disables or enables booting from the network to install a GPT format OS, such as installing the OS from Ipv4 PXE Support is enabled.

  • 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 on 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 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. 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 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.

  • Page 35: 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 eSupport http://esupport.gigabyte.com - 35 -...

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