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Table of Contents
Box Contents
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Optional Items
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GA-F2A88X-D3HP Motherboard Layout
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Chapter 1 Hardware Installation
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9
1-1
Installation Precautions
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9
1-2
Product Specifications
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10
1-3
Installing the APU and APU Cooler
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13
1-3-1
Installing the APU
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13
1-3-2
Installing the APU Cooler
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15
1-4
Installing the Memory
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16
1-4-1
Dual Channel Memory Configuration
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1-4-2
Installing a Memory
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1-5
Installing an Expansion Card
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1-6
Setup of the AMD Dual Graphics Configuration
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1-7
Back Panel Connectors
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1-8
Internal Connectors
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Chapter 2 BIOS Setup
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2-1
Startup Screen
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2-2
The Main Menu
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2-3
M.I.T.
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2-4
System Information
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2-5
BIOS Features
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2-6
Peripherals
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2-7
Power Management
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50
2-8
Save & Exit
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52
Chapter 3 Configuring a RAID Set
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53
3-1
Configuring SATA Controllers
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3-2
Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System
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Chapter 4 Drivers Installation
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4-1
Drivers & Software
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4-2
Application Software
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4-3
Information
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