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- Page 1 GA-F2A78M-DASH User's Manual Rev. 3001 12ME-F278MDA-3001R...
- Page 2 Jul. 31, 2014 Jul. 31, 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.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents GA-F2A78M-DASH Motherboard Layout ................4 GA-F2A78M-DASH 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 Back Panel Connectors .................. 10 Internal Connectors .................. -
Page 4: Ga-F2A78M-Dash Motherboard Layout
GA-F2A78M-DASH Motherboard Layout KB_MS_USB ATX_12V SYS_FAN2 FM2+ DP_HDMI ® VL805 R_USB30 USB30_LAN ® Super I/O SYS_FAN1 CPU_FAN AUDIO GA-F2A78M-DASH F_USB30_1 Realtek ® PCIEX16 TPM IC GbE LAN M_BIOS PCIEX1 AMD A78 SATA3 CODEC PCIEX4 SPDIF_O CLR_CMOS F_AUDIO COMA COMB F_USB2... -
Page 5: Ga-F2A78M-Dash Motherboard Block Diagram
GA-F2A78M-DASH Motherboard Block Diagram 1 PCI Express x16 PCIe CLK 1 PCI Express x1 RJ45 AMD APU Dual Channel Memory Realtek ® GbE LAN HDMI DVI-D PCI Express Bus Switch DisplayPort D-Sub 1 PCI Express x4 ® VL805 BIOS 4 USB 3.0/2.0... -
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 A78 Memory 4 x DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory the physical memory installed. website when the memory modules are available on the market. Dual channel memory architecture modules Onboard...
- Page 8 Storage Interface Chipset: 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and JBOD Chipset: ® VL805 chip: 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel Internal 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector Connectors 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 1 x APU fan header...
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Page 9: Installing The Apu
Unique Features Support for Smart Recovery2 Support for ON/OFF Charge Bundled ® Norton Software Operating System Form Factor Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 24.4cm prior notice. * Please visit the Support & Downloads\Utility for the software listed in the "Unique Features" and "Bundled Software" columns. Installing the APU Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the APU: Make sure that the motherboard supports the APU. -
Page 10: Installing An Expansion Card
This motherboard provides four DDR3 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology. After the Dual Channel memory mode will double the original memory bandwidth. The four DDR3 memory sockets are divided into two channels and each channel has two memory sockets as following: Channel 0: DDR3_2, DDR3_4 Channel 1: DDR3_1, DDR3_3... - Page 11 HDMI Port The HDMI port is HDCP compliant and supports Dolby True HD and DTS HD audio output. You can use this port to connect your HDMI-supported monitor. The maximum supported resolution is 4096x2160, but the actual resolutions supported are dependent on the monitor being used. After installing the Display or HDMI device, make sure to set it as the default sound playback device.
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Page 12: Internal Connectors
The line out jack. Use this audio jack for a headphone or 2-channel speaker. This jack can be used to Mic In Jack (Pink) The Mic in jack. Microphones must be connected to this jack. multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. Internal Connectors ATX_12V F_PANEL... - Page 13 1/2) ATX_12V/ATX (2x2 12V Power Connector and 2x12 Main Power Connector) 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. The 12V power connector mainly supplies power to the CPU. If the 12V power connector is not connected, the computer will not start.
- Page 14 5) SATA3 0/1/2/3/4/5 (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 supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID array.
- Page 15 8) F_PANEL (Front Panel Header) 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...
- 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
14) LPT (Parallel Port Header) The LPT header can provide one parallel port via an optional LPT port cable. For purchasing the optional LPT port cable, please contact the local dealer. Pin No. Pin No. Pin No. STB- ACK- AFD- BUSY ERR- INIT-... -
Page 18: 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. item to set your system to its defaults. - Page 19 M.I.T. Current Status This screen provides information on CPU/memory frequencies/parameters. Advanced Frequency Settings CPU Clock Control It is highly recommended that the CPU frequency be set in accordance with the CPU Processor Graphics Clock CPU NorthBridge Frequency CPU Clock Ratio Allows you to alter the clock ratio for the installed CPU.
- Page 20 (Note) enabled. (Note) System Memory Multiplier Allows you to set the system memory multiplier. Auto sets memory multiplier according to memory SPD This value is automatically adjusted according to the CPU Clock Control and System Memory Multiplier settings. Advanced Memory Settings (Note) The settings above are synchronous to those under the same items on the Advanced Frequency Settings menu.
- Page 21 PC Health Status Enabled Clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status and the show "No" at next boot. Displays the detection status of the chassis intrusion detection device attached to the motherboard CI clear the chassis intrusion status record, set to Enabled, save the settings to the CMOS, and then restart your system.
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Page 22: System Information
Fan Speed Percentage 2nd System Fan Speed Control is set to Manual 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 This section provides information on your motherboard model and BIOS version. -
Page 23: Bios Features
Hard Drive BBS Priorities submenu will be presented here. string. 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. - 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 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 XHCI Hand-off Determines whether to enable XHCI Hand-off feature for an operating system without XHCI Hand-off EHCI Hand-off Determines whether to enable EHCI Hand-off feature for an operating system without EHCI Hand-off Port 60/64 Emulation... - Page 27 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable when a TPM device is installed. 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
® LAN chip. ® LAN chip. parallel port. Serial Port A/B Parallel Port Device Mode Parallel Port is set to Enabled. Selects an operating mode for the Serial Port Console Redirection This section allows you to enable/disable serial port console redirection for remote server management through a serial port. - Page 29 AC power, or the settings may not be effective. HPET Timer 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.
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Page 30: Save & Exit
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. Select No or press <Esc> to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu. Exit Without Saving Press <Enter>... -
Page 31: Chapter 3 Appendix
Chapter 3 Appendix Motherboard driver disk. A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA port on the motherboard. Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive. refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup,"... - Page 32 Creating a RAID Array succeeded, the message which says "created successfully" will appear. rcadm -C -r0 -d 0 1 -s 40000 s x0000 rcadm -C -r5 -d 1 2 3 4 -s 75000 After you create the array, you can enter the "rcadm -M -qa" commands to see the array information. In addition to the and DISK LIST information, you will see ARRAY LIST information displayed on the screen, too.
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Page 33: Drivers Installation
Step 1: You need to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver during the OS installation. Use an alternative system to copy Hw8_A88 folder under BootDrv in the driver disk. Step 2: you to load the driver appears, select Browse. Step 3: Hw7_A88 folder. -
Page 34: Regulatory Statements
Regulatory Statements Regulatory Notices This document must not be copied without our written permission, and the contents there of must not be imparted 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 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 eSupport http://esupport.gigabyte.com - 36 -...
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