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    GA-F2A88X-UP4 User's Manual Rev . 30 01 1 2ME -F288 XP4-300 1R[...]

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    Motherboard GA-F2A88X-UP4 Aug. 26, 2013 Aug. 26, 2013 Motherboard GA-F2A88X-UP4[...]

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    Copyright © 2013 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. 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. Changes to the specications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE wit[...]

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    - 4 - T able of Contents Box C ontent s ................................................................................................................... 6 Optional Items ................................................................................................................. 6 GA -F2 A88X-U P 4 M otherboard L ay out .....................[...]

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    - 5 - Chapter3 Con guringSA T AHardD rive( s) .................................................................. 55 3 - 1 Con guri ngSA T AC ontro llers ........................................................................ 55 3 -2 Inst alling th e SA T A R AI D/AHCI D river and O perat ing System ...................[...]

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    - 6 - Bo x Content s 5 GA-F2A88X-UP4 motherboard 5 Motherboard driver disk 5 User's Manual 5 Quick Installation Guide 5 Six SA T A cables 5 I/O Shield Optional I tems  2-portUSB2.0bracket(PartNo.12CR1-1UB030-6*R)  eSA T A bracket(PartNo.12CF1-3SA TPW-4*R)  3.5"FrontPanelwith2USB3.0/[...]

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    - 7 - GA- F2A88X-UP 4 M other board Lay ou t KB_MS_USB3 CPU_F AN SYS_F AN1 Socket FM2+ AT X F_USB30_1 AUDIO DDR3_4 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_1 B AT A TX_12V AMD A88X CODEC CLR_CMOS VIA ® VL805 M_BIOS DB_PORT (Note) B_BIOS DVI_VGA USB30_LAN Realtek ® GbELAN PCIEX16 PCIEX1_2 PCIEX4 PCI PCIEX1_3 SYS_F AN3 RST_SW PW_SW CMOS_SW iTE ® Super I/O GA-F2A88X-[...]

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    - 8 - GA- F2A88 X-UP 4 Mother board Block Diagram Fordetailedproductinformation/limitation(s),referto"1-2ProductSpecications." AMD APU UMI APUCLK+/-(100MHz) Dual Channel Memory PCI Express Bus PCI Express Bus COM LPC Bus 1 PCI PCI Bus Dual BIOS PCI CLK (33MHz) PCIe CLK (100MHz) PS/2 KB/Mouse 10 US[...]

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    - 9 - Hardware Installation 1- 1 Installation Precautions The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damagedas aresultof electrostaticdischarge (ESD).Priorto installation,carefullyread theuser's manual and follow these procedures: • Prior to inst[...]

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    - 10 - Hardware Installation 1- 2 P roductSpe cications APU  FM2+ Socket: - AMD A series processors - AMD Athlon ™ series processors (GotoGIGABYTE'swebsiteforthelatestCPUsupportlist.) Chipset  AMD A88X Memory  4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory *  Due to[...]

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    - 1 1 - Hardware Installation Expansion Slots  1xPCIExpressx16slot,runningatx4(PCIEX4) *  The PCIEX1_3slot shares bandwidth withthe PCIEX4 slot. Whenthe PCIEX1_3 slot is populated, the PCIEX4 slot will operate at up to x1 mode.  3 x PCI Express x1 slots  (ThePCIEX4a[...]

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    - 12 - Hardware Installation I/O Controller  iTE ® I/O Controller Chip Hardware Monitor  System voltage detection  APU/System temperature detection  APU/System fan speed detection  APU overheating warning  APU/System fan fail warning  APU/System fan speed control * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depen[...]

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    - 13 - Hardware Installation 1-3 Installing the CPU and C PU Cooler 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 outl[...]

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    - 14 - Hardware Installation B. Follow the steps below to correctly install the APU into the motherboard APU socket. • Before installing the APU, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the APU. • Do not forcetheAPU into theAPU socket.TheAPU cannot?[...]

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    - 15 - Hardware Installation 1-3 -2 Ins tallin g the A PU Cooler Follow the steps below to correctly install the APU cooler on the motherboard. Use extreme care when removing the APU cooler because the thermal grease/tape between the APU cooler and APU may adhere to the APU. Inadequately removing the APU cooler may damage the APU. Step 1: Apply an [...]

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    - 16 - Hardware Installation 1- 4 Installing the Memor y Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory: • Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory . It is recommended that memory of the same capacity , brand, speed, and chips be used. (GotoGIGABYTE'swebsiteforthelatestsupportedmemory?[...]

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    - 17 - Hardware Installation 1- 4 -2 Inst alling a M emor y Before installing a memory module, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module. DDR3 and DDR2 DIMMs are not compatible to each other or DDR DIMMs. Be sure to install DDR3 DIMMs on this motherboard. A  DDR3 [...]

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    - 18 - Hardware Installation 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before you begin to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual that came with your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before in[...]

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    - 19 - Hardware Installation 1-6 SetupoftheAM DDualGraphicsConguration Combining the onboard GPU with a discrete graphics card, AMD's Dual Graphics technology can provide signicantlyadvanceddisplayperformanceforAMDplatform.Readthefollowinginstructionsonconguringa Dual Grap[...]

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    - 20 - Hardware Installation 1- 7 Sett ing up AMD C rossFire ™ Conguration A. System Requirements - Windows8,Windows7orWindowsXPoperatingsystem - A CrossFire-supported motherboard with two PCI Express x16 slots and correct driver - T wo CrossFire-ready graphics cards of identical brand and chip and correct driver - C[...]

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    - 21 - Hardware Installation 1-8 Back Panel Connectors After installing the HDMI device, make sure to set the default sound playback device to HDMI. (The item name may differ depending on your operating system. The screenshot below is from Windows 8.) In Windows 8, select All apps>Control Panel>Hardware and Sound>Sound>Playback, set AMD[...]

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    - 22 - Hardware Installation A. T riple-Display Congurations for the Onboard Graphics:  Triple-displaycongurationsaresupported afteryouinstallmotherboarddrivers inOS.Onlydual-display congurationsaresupportedduringtheBIOSSetuporPOSTprocess (Note2) . Triple-display co[...]

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    - 23 - Hardware Installation Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Jack (Orange) Usethisaudiojacktoconnectcenter/subwooferspeakersina5.1/7.1-channelaudioconguration. Rear Speaker Out Jack (Black) Thisjackcanbeusedtoconnectfrontspeakersina4/5.1/7.1-channelaudioconguration. Side [...]

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    - 24 - Hardware Installation 1-9 Internal Connec tors 1) A TX_12V 2) AT X 3) CPU_F AN 4) SYS_F AN1/2/3 5) B AT 6) SA T A3 0/1/2/3/4/5/6 7) CLR_CMOS 8) F_P ANEL 9) F_AUDIO 10) SPDIF_O 11 ) F_USB30_1/F_USB30_2 12) F_USB1/F_USB2/F_USB3/F_USB4 13) COM 14) PW_SW 15) RST_SW 16) CMOS_SW 12 11 5 4 10 1 16 3 2 4 14 15 7 6 6 13 9 11 8 4 Read the following gu[...]

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    - 25 - Hardware Installation 1/2) A TX_12V/A TX (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 ,?[...]

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    - 26 - Hardware Installation • Be sure to connect fan cables to the fan headers to prevent your APU and system from overheat - ing. Overheating may result in damage to the APU or the system may hang. • These fan headersare not conguration jumper blocks.Do not place a jumper capon the headers. 3[...]

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    - 27 - Hardware Installation 6) SA T A3 0/1/2/3/4/5/6 (SA T A 6Gb/s Connectors) The SA T A connectors conform to SA T A 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SA T A 3Gb/s and SA T A 1.5Gb/s standard. Each SA T A connector supports a single SA T A device. The AMD A88X Chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD. Refer to Chapter 3, &[...]

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    - 28 - Hardware Installation The front panel design may differ by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists of power switch, resetswitch,powerLED, harddriveactivityLED,speakerandetc. Whenconnectingyourchassis front panel module to this header , make sure the wire assignments and the pin assignments a[...]

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    - 29 - Hardware Installation 9) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header)  Thefrontpanel audioheader supportsIntel High Denitionaudio (HD)and AC'97audio. Y oumay connect your chassis front panel audio module to this header . Make sure the wire assignments of the module con - nector match the pi[...]

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    - 30 - Hardware Installation 12) F_USB1/F_USB2/F_USB3/F_USB4 (USB 2.0/1.1 Headers)  The headersconform to USB2.0/1.1 specication.Each USBheader canprovide twoUSB portsvia an optional USB bracket. For purchasing the optional USB bracket, please contact the local dealer . • Donotplug[...]

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    - 31 - Hardware Installation 13) COM (Serial Port Header) The COM header can provide one serial port via an optional COM port cable. For purchasing the optional COM port cable, please contact the local dealer . 10 9 2 1 PinNo. Denition 1 NDCD- 2 NSIN 3 NSOUT 4 NDTR- 5 GND 6 NDSR- 7 NRTS- 8 NCTS- 9 NRI- 10 NoPin 14/15/16) PW_SW/ RST_SW/ [...]

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    - 32 - Hardware Installation[...]

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    - 33 - BIOS Setup BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) records hardware parameters of the system in the CMOS on the motherboard. Its major functions include conducting the Power-On Self-T est (POST) during system startup, saving system parameters and loading o[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 34 - 2-1 Startup Screen The following startup Logo screen will appear when the computer boots. FunctionKeys: <DEL>:BIOSSETUPQ-FLASH  Pressthe<Delete>keytoenterBIOSSetuportoaccesstheQ-FlashutilityinBIOSSetup. <F9>:SYSTEMINFORMA TION  Pressthe&l[...]

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    - 35 - BIOS Setup 2-2 The Main Menu 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. (SampleBIOSV ersion:F1d) Setup Menus Function Keys Help Enter Q-F[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 36 - BIOS Setup Menus  M.I.T .  Usethismenu tocongure theclock, frequency ,and voltagesof yourCPU andmemory ,etc. Orcheck the system/CPU temperatures, voltages, and fan speeds.  System  Usethismenutocongurethedefaultlanguageusedbyth[...]

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    - 37 - BIOS Setup 2-3 M.I.T . Whetherthesystemwill workstablywiththeoverclock/overvoltage settingsyoumadeis dependent onyouroverallsystem congurations.Incorrectlydoingoverclock/overvoltagemayresultin damage to CPU, chipset, or memory and reduce the useful life of these[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 38 - ` M.I.T . Current Status This screen provides information on CPU/memory frequencies/parameters. ` Advanced Frequency Settings & BCLK/PCIe Clock Control  Allows you tomanually set theCPU baseclock and PCIebus frequencyin 1 MHzincrements. (Default: Auto) Important: It is h[...]

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    - 39 - BIOS Setup (Note) ThisitemispresentonlywhenyouinstallaCPUthatsupportsthisfeature. & CPU Clock Ratio, CPU Frequency The settings above are synchronous to those under the same items on the Advanced Frequency Settings menu. & Core Performance Boost (Note)  Allows you to determine [...]

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    BIOS Setup - 40 - & 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ordisablesApplicationPow[...]

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    - 41 - BIOS Setup ` Advanced Memory Settings & Extreme Memory Prole (X.M.P .) (Note) , System Memory Multiplier , Memory Frequency(MHz) The settings above are synchronous to those under the same items on the Advanced Frequency Settings menu. & DRAM Timing Selectable Quick and Expert allows the memory timingsett[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 42 - This sub-menu provides memory timing settings for each channel of memory . The respective timing setting screens arecongurable onlywhen DRAM Timing Selectable is set to Quick or Expert .Note: Y our system may become unstable or fail to boot after you make changes on the memory timings. If this occurs,[...]

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    - 43 - BIOS Setup ` PC Health Status & Reset Case Open Status  Disabled Keepsorclearstherecordofpreviouschassisintrusionstatus.(Default)  Enabled Clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status and the Case Open  eld willshow "No"atnextboot. & Case Open Displays[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 44 - & CPU Vcore/Dram V oltage/+3.3V/+5V/+12V Displays the current system voltages. & CPU/System T emperature Displays current CPU/system temperature. & CPU/System Fan Speed Displays current CPU/system fan speeds. & CPU W arning T emperature  Setsthe warningthreshold forCPU temperature.When te[...]

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    - 45 - BIOS Setup 2-4 System Information This section provides information on your motherboard model and BIOS version. Y ou 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 BIOS. & System Date  Sets the system date. The date?[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 46 - 2-5 BIOS Features & Boot Option Priorities  Species the overall boot order from the available devices. For example, you can set hard drive as the rstpriority( Boot Option #1 )andDVDROMdriveasthesecond priority( Boot Option #2 ).T[...]

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    - 47 - BIOS Setup & Hard Drive/CD/DVD ROM Drive/Floppy Drive/Network Device BBS Priorities  Species thebootorder foraspecicdevice type,suchas harddrives,optical drives,oppydisk drives, and devices that support Boot from LAN function, etc. Press <E[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 48 - & Other PCI Device ROM Priority 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.  Legacy OpROM Enables legacy option ROM only .  UEFIOpROM  EnablesUEFIoptionROMonly .(Defau[...]

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    - 49 - BIOS Setup 2-6 Peripherals & IOMMU  EnablesordisablesAMDIOMMUsupport.(Default:Disabled) & OnChip SA T A Channel  EnablesordisablestheintegratedSAT A controllers.(Default:Enabled) & OnChip SA T A T ype  Enables or disables RAID for the SAT A  controllers[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 50 - & OnBoard USB3.0 Support (VIA ® VL805 USB Controller) Enables or disables the VIA ® VL805USBcontroller .(Default:Enabled) & Legacy USB Support  AllowsUSBkeyboard/mousetobeusedinMS-DOS.(Default:Enabled) & XHCI Hand-off Determines whether to enable XHCI Hand-off feature for [...]

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    - 51 - BIOS Setup ` A T A Port Information This section provides information on the device connected to each SA T A port controlled by AMD Chipset. & Integrated Graphics Enables or disables the onboard graphics function.  Auto The BIOS will automatically enable or disable the onboard graphics depending on thegraphicscardbeinginst[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 52 - & 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specictimeoneachdayoronaspecicdayinamonth.  Wake[...]

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    - 53 - BIOS Setup & Power On By Keyboard Allows the system to be turned on by a PS/2 keyboard wake-up event.  Note:T ousethisfunction,youneedanA TXpowersupplyprovidingatleast1A onthe+5VSBlead.  Disabled  Disablesthisfunction.(Default)  Password  Setapasswo[...]

  • Page 54

    BIOS Setup - 54 - 2-8 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 55

    - 55 - Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) Chapter 3 Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SA T A controller . (Note 2) Required when the SA T A controller is set to AHCI or RAID mode. RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 Minimum Number of Hard Drives ≥2 2 ≥3 ≥4 Array Capacity Number of[...]

  • Page 56

    Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) - 56 - Step 2: Ifyou wantto congureUEFI RAID,follow thestepsin "C-1." T oenter thelegacyRAID ROM,save thesettings and exit BIOS Setup. Refer to "C-2" for more information. The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ [...]

  • Page 57

    - 57 - Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) C-1.UEFIRAIDConguration ThismodesupportsWindows864-bitinstallationonly . T o congure UEFI RAID, you need to prepare a USB ash drive using F A T 32 le format and copy all les (includingthe UEFI[...]

  • Page 58

    Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) - 58 - Figure 5 Creating a RAID Array T o create a RAID array , refer to the following examples to enter the commands and press <Enter>. When succeeded, the message which says "created sucessfully" will appear . fs0:>rcadm -C -r0 -d 0 1 -s 40[...]

  • Page 59

    - 59 - Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) T oexittheUEFIRAIDutility ,enter"exit"andpress<Enter>. Deleting an Array T odeleteanarray ,enterthefollowingcommandsandpress<Enter>. rcadm -D -a 1(Figure 7) ( "D" = Deleteaarray ,"a1"=Array[...]

  • Page 60

    Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) - 60 - C-2.ConguringLegacyRAIDROM Enter the legacy RAIDBIOS setup utility to congure a RAID array .Skip this step and proceed with the installation  ofWindowsoperatingsystemforanon-RAIDconguration. Steps: After the[...]

  • Page 61

    - 61 - Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) First, select a RAIDmode and press<Enter>. The selections available dependon the numberof thehard drives being installed.Then follow theon-screen instructions to specify thearray size. Y ou canselect A[...]

  • Page 62

    Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) - 62 - Figure 12 AMD-RAID Array Conguration (Build: 6.1.1-00075) Arrays Create Array < h >< i >< f >< g >=Choose, <Esc>=Back <Enter>=Select Menu Item 0-00, 79GB, Ready 1-01, 79GB, Ready User Input Disks: 0, 1 T ype: RAID 0 T otal Size: 158GB Cachin Mode: Read/Write Selecta?[...]

  • Page 63

    - 63 - Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) Deleting an Array The Delete Array(s) menu option allows for deletion of disk array assignments. 1. Select Delete Array(s) in the Main Menu andpress<Enter>. 2. In the Arrays  section, press the <Insert> key on the array you want to delete and the[...]

  • Page 64

    Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) - 64 - 3-2 Installing the SA T A RAID/AHCI 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useWindows8astheexampleoperatingsystem.) Step 1: Y ou need to[...]

  • Page 65

    - 65 - Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) Figure 2 B. Installing Windows XP (32-bit) Before installing WindowsXP , connect aUSB oppy disk drive to yourcomputer rst because you needto install theSAT A  RAID/AHCIdriver froma oppy diskthat containsthe dri[...]

  • Page 66

    Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) - 66 - Figure 3 RefertothefollowingforinstallingthedriverduringtheWindowssetupprocess. Step 1: Restartyour systemto bootfrom the WindowsXP setupdisk andpress <F6>as soonas yousee themessage "Press F6 if you[...]

  • Page 67

    - 67 - Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) RebuildinganArray: Rebuilding is the process of restoring data to a hard drive from other drives in the array . Rebuilding applies only to fault-tolerant arrays such as RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 arrays. T o replace the old drive, make sure to use a new drive of equal or greater capacity . The procedu[...]

  • Page 68

    Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) - 68 -[...]

  • Page 69

    - 69 - Drivers Installation Chapter 4 Drivers Installation 4-1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your system and then list all the drivers that are recommended to install. Y ou can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will install all the rec - ommen[...]

  • Page 70

    Drivers Installation - 70 - 4-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. Y ou can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 4-3 T echnical Manuals This page provides the content descriptions for this driver disk.[...]

  • Page 71

    - 71 - Drivers Installation 4-4 Contact For thedetailed contact informationof the GIGABYTET aiwan headquarter orworldwide branch ofces,click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website. 4-5 System This page provides the basic system information.[...]

  • Page 72

    Drivers Installation - 72 - 4-6 Download Center T o update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE website. The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed.[...]

  • Page 73

    - 73 - Unique Features 5-1 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-Flash ™ and @BIOS ™ . GIGABYTE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to-use and allow you to update the BIOS without the need to enter MS-DOS mode. Additionally , this motherboard features the DualBIOS ™ design, which enhances protection for th[...]

  • Page 74

    Unique Features - 74 - Q-Flash Utility v1.05 Model Name : F2A88X-UP4 BIOS V ersion : F1c BIOS Date : 08/05/2013 Flash T ype/Size : MXIC 25L6465E/6406E 8MB Update BIOS From Drive Save BIOS to Drive Return to BIOS setup Select Device USB Flash Drive B. Updating the BIOS In the main menu of Q-Flash, use the keyboard or mo[...]

  • Page 75

    - 75 - Unique Features Step 4: DuringthePOST , press<Delete>toenterBIOSSetup. Select Load Optimized Defaults on the Save & Exit screen and press <Enter> to load BIOSdefaults. System will re-detect all peripheral devices after a BIOS update, so we rec[...]

  • Page 76

    Unique Features - 76 - 5-1-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility A. Before Y ou Begin 1. InWindows,close allapplicationsandTSR(T erminateandStayResident) programs.Thishelpsprevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2. During the BIOS updateprocess, ensure the?[...]

  • Page 77

    - 77 - Unique Features 5-2 EasyT une 6 GIGABYTE's EasyTune 6 is a simple and easy-to-use interface that allows users to ne-tune their system settings or do overclock/overvoltage in Windows environment. The user-friendly EasyTune 6 interface also includes [...]

  • Page 78

    Unique Features - 78 - 5-3 Smart Recovery 2 SmartRecovery2 allowsyoutoback upapartitionasan imageleeveryhour.Y oucanusethese imagesto restoreyoursystemorleswhenneeded. • Supportedoperatingsystems:Windows8,7andVista. • SmartRecovery?[...]

  • Page 79

    - 79 - Unique Features Recovering your system with Smart Recovery 2 (Windows 8/7 only): Steps: 1. Click the File Recovery button on the main menu. 2. Select the location where your backup is saved. 3. Use the time slider to select a time point. 4. Select a partition backup created on the selected time point and click Rest[...]

  • Page 80

    Unique Features - 80 -[...]

  • Page 81

    - 81 - Appendix 6-1 Conguring AudioInputandOutput Chapter 6 Appendix 6-1-1 Conguring2/4/5.1/7.1-ChannelAudio The motherboard provides six audio jacks on the back panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel  (Note) audio. The picture to the right shows the default audio jack assignments. The integrated HD (High?[...]

  • Page 82

    Appendix - 82 - Step 2: Connect an audio device to an audio jack. The The current connected device is dialog box appears. Select the device according to the type of device you connect. Then click OK . Step 3: On the Speakers screen, click the SpeakerConguration tab. In the Speaker Configuration list, select Stereo , Quadraphonic , 5.1 Speaker[...]

  • Page 83

    - 83 - Appendix 6-1-2 ConguringS/PDIFOut The S/PDIF Out jack can transmit audio signals to an external decoder for decoding to get the best audio quality . 1.ConnectingaS/PDIFOutCable: Connect a S/PDIF optical cable to the corresponding S/PDIF out connector as shown below and an external decoder for transmitting the S/PDI[...]

  • Page 84

    Appendix - 84 - 6-1-3 ConguringMicrophoneRecording Step 2: Connectyour microphoneto theMic injack (pink)on the back panel or the Mic in jack (pink) on the front panel. Thencongurethejackformicrophonefunctionality . Note: Themicrophone f[...]

  • Page 85

    - 85 - Appendix Step 5: T o open the Sounder Recorder , move the mouse cursor to the bottom left corner of the screen, click the Start icon to switch to the Start screen (orpressthe Windows button on the keyboard). Right-click on the screen and click the All apps icon on the bottom right corner of the sc[...]

  • Page 86

    Appendix - 86 - 6-1-4 Using the Sound Recorder A. Recording Sound 1. Makesureyouhaveconnectedthesoundinputdevice(e.g.microphone)tothecomputer . 2. T o record the audio, click the Start Recording button . 3. T o stop recording audio, click the Stop Recording button . Besuretosavetherecordedaud[...]

  • Page 87

    - 87 - Appendix 6-2 T roubleshooting 6-2-1 Frequently Asked Questions T o read more F AQs for your motherboard, please go to the Support & DownloadsFAQ page on GIGABYTE's website. Q: Whyisthelightofmykeyboard/opticalmousestillonafterthecomputershutsdown? A: Some motherboards provide a sma[...]

  • Page 88

    Appendix - 88 - 6-2-2 T roubleshooting Procedure If you encounter any troubles during system startup, follow the troubleshooting procedure below to solve the problem. ST ART A Turn of f the power. Remove all peripherals, connecting cables, and power cord etc. Isolate the short circuit. Secure the CPU cooler on the CPU. Connect the CPU cooler power [...]

  • Page 89

    - 89 - Appendix If the procedure above is unable to solve your problem, contact the place of purchase or local dealer for help. Or go to the Support & DownloadsT echnical Support page to submit your question. Our customer service staff will reply you as soon as possible. The power supply , CPU or CPU socket might fail. The keyboard or keyboard[...]

  • Page 90

    Appendix - 90 - 6-3 Debug LED Codes Code Description 10 PEI Core is started. 11 Pre-memoryCPUinitializationisstarted. 12~14 Reserved. 15 Pre-memoryNorth-Bridgeinitializationisstarted. 16~18 Reserved. 19 Pre-memorySouth-Bridgeinitializationisstarted. 1A~2A Reserved. 2B~2F Memoryinitialization. 31 Memory install[...]

  • Page 91

    - 91 - Appendix Code Description 92 PCIBusinitializationisstarted. 93 PCIBushotpluginitialization. 94 PCI Bus enumeration for detecting how many resources are requested. 95 Check PCI device requested resources. 96 Assign PCI device resources. 97 ConsoleOutputdevicesconnect(ex.Monitorislighted). 98 Consol[...]

  • Page 92

    Appendix - 92 - Code Description B4 USB device hot plug-in. B5 PCI device hot plug. B6 Clean-upofNVRAM. B7 RecongureNVRAMsettings. B8~BF Reserved. C0~CF Reserved. Code Description E0 S3Resumeisstared(calledfromDXEIPL). E1 Fill boot script data for S3 resume. E2 InitializesVGA forS3resume. E3 OS S3 wak[...]

  • Page 93

    - 93 - Appendix Code Description D2 PCHinitializationerror . D3 Some of the Architectural Protocols are not available. D4 PCI resource allocation error . Out of Resources. D5 NoSpaceforLegacyOptionROMinitialization. D6 NoConsoleOutputDevicesarefound. D7 NoConsoleInputDevicesarefound. D8 It is an[...]

  • Page 94

    Appendix - 94 - Regulatory Statements Regulatory Notices This document must not be copied without our written permission, and the contents there of must not be imparted to a thirdparty norbe usedfor anyunauthorized purpose.Contravention willbe prosecuted.W ebelieve thatthe information contain[...]

  • Page 95

    - 95 - Appendix Contact Us • GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. Address:No.6,BaoChiangRoad,Hsin-TienDist., NewT aipeiCity231,T aiwan TEL: +886-2-8912-4000 F AX: +886-2-8912-4005 T ech.andNon-T ech.Support(Sales/Marketing): http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw WEBaddress(English):http://www .gigabyte.com WEB?[...]

  • Page 96

    Appendix - 96 - • GIGABYTE Global Service System T osubmit a technicalor non-technical(Sales/Marketing) question, please link to: http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw Then select your language to enter the system. • G.B.T . TECHNOLOGY TRADING GMBH - Germany WEBaddress:http://www .gigabyte.de • G.B.T . TECH. CO., L TD. [...]