Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H User Manual
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- Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H | User Manual - Page 1
GA-F2A58M-DS2H User's Manual Rev. 3001 12ME-F258D2H-3001R - Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H | User Manual - Page 2
Motherboard GA-F2A58M-DS2H Motherboard GA-F2A58M-DS2H 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 - Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H | User Manual - Page 3
Table of Contents GA-F2A58M-DS2H Motherboard Layout 4 GA-F2A58M-DS2H Motherboard Block Diagram 5 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 6 1-1 Installation Chapter 3 Appendix...29 3-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 29 3-2 Drivers Installation 32 Regulatory Statements 33 Contact Us...36 - 3 - - Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H | User Manual - Page 4
PCIEX1 M_BIOS B_BIOS PCI CODEC F_AUDIO SYS_FAN CLR_CMOS AMD A58 SATA2 0 1 SPDIF_O F_USB1 F_USB2 F_PANEL Box Contents 55 GA-F2A58M-DS2H motherboard 55 Motherboard driver disk 55 User's Manual 55 Two SATA cables 55 I/O Shield * The box contents above are for reference only and the actual - Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H | User Manual - Page 5
GA-F2A58M-DS2H Motherboard Block Diagram 1 PCI Express x16 APU CLK+/- (100 MHz) PCIe CLK (100 MHz) 1 PCI Express x1 AMD APU DISP CLK+/- (100 MHz) DDR3 2133/ - Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H | User Manual - Page 6
of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: •• Prior to installation, make sure the chassis about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the product, please consult a certified computer technician. - 6 - Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H | User Manual - Page 7
GB of system memory can be supported using 16 GB (or above) memory modules. GIGABYTE will update the memory support list on the official website when audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. ŠŠ Support for S/PDIF Out LAN ŠŠ Realtek® GbE LAN chip (10/100 - Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H | User Manual - Page 8
to make any changes to the product specifications and product-related information without prior notice. * Please visit the Support & Downloads\Utility page on GIGABYTE's website to check the supported operating system(s) for the software listed in the "Unique Features" and "Bundled Software" columns - Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H | User Manual - Page 9
Installing the APU Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the APU: •• Make sure that the motherboard supports the APU. (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest APU support list.) •• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the - Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H | User Manual - Page 10
the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual that came driver (make sure the onboard graphics driver version is Rev. 8.982 or above) -- An AMD graphics card that supports AMD Dual Graphics technology (for more details, please visit AMD's official website) and correct driver - Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H | User Manual - Page 11
to connect your HDMI-supported monitor. The maximum supported resolution is 4096x2160 , (Note) but the actual resolutions supported are dependent on the audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. •• When removing the cable connected to a back panel connector, - Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H | User Manual - Page 12
1-8 Internal Connectors 1 2 3 11 5 8 5 7 4 9 6 10 1) ATX_12V 2) ATX 3) CPU_FAN 4) SYS_FAN 5) SATA2 0/1/2/3 6) F_PANEL 7) F_AUDIO 8) SPDIF_O 9) F_USB1/F_USB2 10) CLR_CMOS 11) BAT Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices: •• First make sure your devices are compliant - Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H | User Manual - 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 on the motherboard. Before connecting the power connector, first make sure the power supply is turned off and all - Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H | User Manual - Page 14
supports a single SATA device. The AMD Chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and JBOD. Refer to Chapter 3, "Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions issuing a beep code. One single short beep will be heard if no problem is detected at system startup. •• HD (Hard Drive Activity LED): - Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H | User Manual - Page 15
9 LINE2_L 9 Line Out (L) 10 GND 10 NC •• The front panel audio header supports HD audio by default. •• Audio signals will be present on both of the front about connecting the S/PDIF digital audio cable, carefully read the manual for your expansion card. Pin No. Definition 1 SPDIFO 1 - Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H | User Manual - Page 16
computer before clearing the CMOS values. •• After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," for BIOS configurations). 11) BAT (Battery) The battery provides power to keep the - Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H | User Manual - Page 17
turned on. To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility. •• Q-Flash allows the user is a Windows-based utility that searches and downloads the latest version of BIOS from the Internet potentially risky, if you do not encounter problems using the current version of BIOS, it is - Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H | User Manual - Page 18
. `` Advanced Frequency Settings && CPU Clock Control Allows you to manually set the CPU base clock in 1 MHz increments. (Default: Auto is from 300 MHz to 2000 MHz. && CPU NorthBridge Frequency Allows you to manually set the CPU North Bridge frequency. The adjustable range is from 800 MHz to - Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H | User Manual - Page 19
Quiet function Enabled Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to CPU core Control Allows you to determine whether to manually enable/disable CPU cores. Automatic mode allows the BIOS install a CPU that supports this feature. (Note 2) This item is present - Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H | User Manual - Page 20
. The respective timing setting screens are configurable only when 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 item is present only when you install a CPU and a memory module that support this feature. - 20 - - Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H | User Manual - Page 21
full speeds. && Fan Speed Percentage Allows you to control the fan speed. This item is configurable only when CPU Fan Speed Control is set to Manual. Options are: 0.75 PWM value /oC ~ 2.50 PWM value /oC. && System Fan Speed Control Allows you to determine whether to enable the fan speed control - Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H | User Manual - Page 22
. For example, only hard drive defined as the first priority on the Hard Drive BBS Priorities submenu will be presented here. Removable storage devices that support GPT format will be prefixed with "UEFI:" string on the boot device list. To boot from an operating system that - Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H | User Manual - Page 23
Allows you to determine whether to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. Disabled skips the GIGABYTE Logo when the system starts up. (Default: when Fast Boot is set to Ultra Fast. && NetWork Stack Driver Support Disabled Disables booting from the network. (Default) Enabled Enables - Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H | User Manual - Page 24
Disables or enables booting from the network to install a GPT format OS, such as installing the OS from the Windows Deployment Services server. (Default: Disabled) && Ipv4 PXE Support Enables or disables IPv4 PXE Support. This item is configurable only when Network stack is enabled. && Ipv6 PXE - Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H | User Manual - Page 25
of using the onboard audio, set this item to Disabled. && Legacy USB Support Allows USB keyboard/mouse to be used in MS-DOS. (Default: Enabled) enable EHCI Hand-off feature for an operating system without EHCI Hand-off support. (Default: Disabled) && Port 60/64 Emulation Enables or disables - Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H | User Manual - Page 26
controller. AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. && PORT0 Hot Plug~PORT3 Hot Plug Enables or - Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H | User Manual - Page 27
2-6 Power Management && Resume by Alarm Determines whether to power on the system at a desired time. (Default: Disabled) If enabled, set the date and time as following: Wake up day: Turn on the system at a specific time on each day or on a specific day in a month. Wake up hour/minute/second: - Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H | User Manual - Page 28
&& Power On Password Set the password when Power On By Keyboard is set to Password. Press on this item and set a password with up to 5 characters and then press to accept. To turn on the system, enter the password and press . Note: To cancel the password, press on this - Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H | User Manual - Page 29
model and capacity). If you do not want to create RAID, you may prepare only one hard drive. •• Windows setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB flash drive. •• A USB floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation). •• An empty formatted floppy disk (needed during Windows XP - Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H | User Manual - Page 30
rcadm.efi) in the \BootDrv\UEFI RAID Utility folder in your motherboard driver disk to the flash drive. Then follow the steps below. Steps: In BIOS Setup, go to BIOS Features and set Windows 8 Features to Windows 8 and CSM Support to Never. Save the changes and exit BIOS Setup. Running the UEFI - Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H | User Manual - Page 31
settings, you are ready to install the operating system. A. Installing Windows 8.1/8/7 (The following instructions use Windows 8.1 as the example operating system.) Step 1: You need to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver during the OS installation. Use an alternative system to copy the SATA RAID/AHCI - Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H | User Manual - Page 32
all the drivers that are recommended to install. 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. - 32 - Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H | User Manual - Page 33
product. Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive Statement GIGABYTE products have not intended to add and safe from office, your household waste disposal service or where you purchased the Customer Care number listed in your product's user's manual and we will be glad to help you with - Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H | User Manual - Page 34
. 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. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation - Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2H | User Manual - Page 35
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GA-F2A58M-DS2H
User's Manual
Rev. 3001
12ME-F258D2H-3001R