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  • Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2 | User Manual - Page 1
    GA-F2A78M-HD2 User's Manual Rev. 3001 12ME-F278HD2-3001R
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    Motherboard GA-F2A78M-HD2 Motherboard GA-F2A78M-HD2 Dec. 12, 2013 Dec. 12, 2013 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
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    -F2A78M-HD2 Motherboard Layout 4 GA-F2A78M-HD2 Motherboard Block Diagram 5 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 6 1-1 Installation Precautions 6 1-2 Product Specifications 7 1-3 Installing the APU 9 1-4 Installing the Memory 9 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 10 1-6 Setup of the AMD Dual Graphics
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    PCI CODEC F_AUDIO M_BIOS B_BIOS CLR_CMOS AMD A78 F_USB30 SATA3 0 1 COM F_USB1 SPDIF_O F_USB2 F_PANEL Box Contents 55 GA-F2A78M-HD2 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 items
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    GA-F2A78M-HD2 Motherboard Block Diagram 1 PCI Express x16 PCIe CLK LAN (100 MHz) / 1600/1333 MHz Dual Channel Memory D-Sub DVI-D HDMI UMI 1 x PCI Express x1 PCI Bus AMD A78 Dual BIOS 4 USB 3.0/2.0 6 USB 2.0/1.1 PCI CLK (33 MHz) 1 PCI 4 SATA 6Gb/s CODEC LPC Bus iTE® Super I/O COM PS/2 KB/
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    to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: •• Prior to is best to wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap when handling electronic components such as a motherboard, CPU or memory a problem related to the use of the product, please consult a
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    (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest APU support list.) Chipset Š AMD A78 Memory Onboard Graphics Audio Š 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to the audio driver. Š Support for S/PDIF Out LAN Š Realtek® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) Expansion Slots Š Š Š Multi-Graphics Š
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    mouse port 1 x D-Sub port 1 x DVI-D port 1 x HDMI port 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 x RJ-45 port 3 x audio jacks (Line In, Line Out, Mic BIOS Support for DualBIOS ™ PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, ACPI 2.0a Support for @BIOS Support for Q-Flash Support for Xpress Install Support for
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    the Support & Downloads\Utility page on GIGABYTE's website to check the supported operating system(s) for the software listed in specifications, please do so according to your hardware specifications including the APU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc. Installing the APU Locate the pin one
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    supports AMD Dual Graphics technology (for more details, please visit AMD's official website) and correct driver (For an FM2+ APU, please use an AMD R7 200 series graphics card; for an FM2 APU, please use an AMD Radeon™ HD 6000 graphics card.) B. Installing the Graphics Cards and Configuring BIOS
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    the default sound playback device to HDMI. A. Triple Display Configurations: Triple-display configurations are supported after you install motherboard drivers in OS. Only dual-display configurations are supported during the BIOS Setup or POST process. B. Playback of Blu-ray™ Discs: In order to get
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    USB 3.0/2.0 Port The USB 3.0 port supports the USB 3.0 specification and is compatible to the USB 2.0/1.1 specification. Use this port for USB devices such as a USB keyboard/mouse, USB printer, USB the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. •• When removing the cable connected to a
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    1-8 Internal Connectors 1 4 3 13 14 7 8 1) ATX_12V 2) ATX 3) CPU_FAN 4) SYS_FAN 5) SATA3 0/1/2/3 6) F_PANEL 7) SPDIF_O 2 5 5 11 10 12 6 9 8) F_AUDIO 9) F_USB30 10) F_USB1/F_USB2 11) COM 12) CLR_CMOS 13) CI 14) BAT Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices: •• First make
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    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
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    (S/PDIF Out Header) This header supports digital S/PDIF Out and connects a S/PDIF digital audio cable (provided by expansion cards) for digital audio output from your motherboard to certain expansion cards like graphics cards and sound cards. For example, some graphics cards may require you to use
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    Out (L) 10 GND 10 NC •• The front panel audio header supports HD audio by default. •• Audio signals will be present on USB 2.0/1.1 Headers) The headers conform to USB 2.0/1.1 specification. Each USB header can provide two USB ports via an optional USB bracket. For purchasBi_ng the optional USB
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    CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS Jumper) Use this jumper to clear the BIOS configuration and reset the CMOS values to factory defaults. To clear the CMOS values BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," for BIOS
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    BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility. •• Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily upgrade or back up BIOS without entering the operating system. •• @BIOS is a Windows-based utility that searches and downloads the latest version of BIOS the CMOS values and reset the board to
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    frequency be set in accordance with the CPU specifications. && Processor Graphics Clock Allows you to set the onboard graphics clock. The adjustable range is from 300 MHz to 2000 MHz. && CPU NorthBridge Frequency (Mhz) Allows you to manually set the CPU North Bridge frequency. The adjustable range
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    power-saving state than C1. (Default: Enabled) && CPU Core Control Allows you to determine whether to manually enable/disable CPU cores. Automatic mode allows the BIOS to enable all CPU cores (number of cores available depends on the CPU being used). (Default: Automatic mode) && APM Enables
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    the BIOS 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 by loading optimized defaults or clearing the CMOS values. `` Advanced Voltage Settings This sub-menu allows you to set CPU
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    are: 0.75 PWM value /oC ~ 2.50 PWM value /oC. 2-3 System Information This section provides information on your motherboard model and BIOS version. You can also select the default language used by the BIOS and manually set the system time. && System Language Selects the default language used by the
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    that support GPT format will be prefixed with "UEFI:" string on the boot device list. To boot from an operating system that supports GPT BIOS Setup program. (Default) && Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you to determine whether to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. Disabled skips the GIGABYTE
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    system to be installed. (Default: Other OS) && CSM Support Enables or disables UEFI CSM (Compatibility Support Module) to support a legacy PC boot process. Always Enables UEFI CSM. (Default) Never Disables UEFI CSM and supports UEFI BIOS boot process only. This item is configurable only
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    than the LAN, storage device, and graphics controllers. Legacy OpROM Enables legacy option Services server. (Default: Disable Link) && Ipv4 PXE Support Enables or disables IPv4 PXE Support. entering BIOS Setup. However, the user password only allows you to make changes to certain BIOS settings
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    3rd party add-in audio card instead of using the onboard audio, set this item to Disabled. && Legacy USB Support Allows USB keyboard/mouse to be support USB devices. (Default: Disabled) && USB Storage Devices Displays a list of connected USB mass storage devices. This item appears only when a USB
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    Graphics Enables or disables the onboard graphics function. Auto The BIOS will automatically enable or disable the onboard graphics depending on the graphics card (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command
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    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:
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    Menu. && Exit Without Saving Press on this item and select Yes. This exits the BIOS Setup without saving the changes made in BIOS Setup to the CMOS. Select No or press to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu. && Load Optimized Defaults Press on this item and select Yes to
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    8/7/XP (32-bit) setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB flash drive. •• A USB floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation) BIOS version. C-1. UEFI RAID Configuration This mode supports Windows 8 64-bit installation only. To configure UEFI RAID, you need to prepare a USB flash
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    Support to Never. Save the changes and exit BIOS Setup. Running the UEFI RAID Utility Restart your computer and press to enter the boot device configuration menu. Use the up or down arrow key to select your USB . You will see CONTROLLER LIST and DISK LIST displayed on the screen. rcadm
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    Driver and Operating System With the correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install the operating system. A. Installing Windows 8/7 (The following instructions SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive. Copy the Hw8_A88 folder under BootDrv in the driver disk. Step
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    SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller- list 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
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    product. Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive Statement GIGABYTE products have not intended to add and safe from , your household waste disposal service or where you purchased the contact us at the Customer Care number listed in your product's user's manual and we will be glad to help
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    . 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
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    -Tech. Support (Sales/Marketing) : http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw WEB address (English): http://www.gigabyte.com WEB address (Chinese): http://www.gigabyte.tw 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
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GA-F2A78M-HD2
User's Manual
Rev. 3001
12ME-F278HD2-3001R