Table Of Contents - Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-D3H User Manual

Box Contents ...................................................................................................................6
Optional Items .................................................................................................................6
GA-F2A78M-D3H Motherboard Layout ..........................................................................7
GA-F2A78M-D3H Motherboard Block Diagram .............................................................8
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .....................................................................................9
1-1 Installation Precautions ................................................................................... 9
1-2 Product Specifications ................................................................................... 10
1-3 Installing the APU and APU Cooler ............................................................... 13
1-3-1 Installing the APU ..................................................................................................13
1-3-2 Installing the APU Cooler ......................................................................................15
1-4 Installing the Memory .................................................................................... 16
1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration ....................................................................16
1-4-2 Installing a Memory ................................................................................................17
1-5 Installing an Expansion Card ......................................................................... 18
1-6 Setup of the AMD Dual Graphics Configuration ........................................... 19
1-7 Back Panel Connectors ................................................................................. 20
1-8 Internal Connectors ....................................................................................... 22
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................31
2-1 Startup Screen ............................................................................................... 32
2-2 The Main Menu .............................................................................................. 33
2-3 M.I.T. .............................................................................................................. 35
2-4 System Information ........................................................................................ 43
2-5 BIOS Features ............................................................................................... 44
2-6 Peripherals ..................................................................................................... 48
2-7 Power Management ....................................................................................... 52
2-8 Save & Exit .................................................................................................... 54
Chapter 3 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) ..................................................................55
3-1 Configuring SATA Controllers ........................................................................ 55
3-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System ..................... 64

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