Gigabyte GA-A55M-S2V - Table of Contents

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Table of Contents
GA-A55M-S2V Motherboard Layout ...............................................................................5
GA-A55M-S2V Motherboard Block Diagram ..................................................................6
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .....................................................................................7
1-1 Installation Precautions ................................................................................... 7
1-2 Product Specications ..................................................................................... 8
1-3 Installing the APU and APU Cooler ............................................................... 10
1-4 Installing the Memory .....................................................................................11
1-5 Installing an Expansion Card ..........................................................................11
1-6 Setup of the AMD Dual Graphics Conguration ........................................... 12
1-7 Back Panel Connectors ................................................................................. 13
1-8 Internal Connectors ....................................................................................... 14
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................22
2-1 Startup Screen ............................................................................................... 22
2-2 The Main Menu .............................................................................................. 23
2-3 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ....................................................................... 24
2-4 Standard CMOS Features ............................................................................. 28
2-5 Advanced BIOS Features .............................................................................. 29
2-6 Integrated Peripherals ................................................................................... 30
2-7 Power Management Setup ............................................................................ 32
2-8 PC Health Status ........................................................................................... 34
2-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ................................................................................. 35
2-10 Load Optimized Defaults ............................................................................... 36
2-11 Set Supervisor/User Password ..................................................................... 36
2-12 Save & Exit Setup .......................................................................................... 37
2-13 Exit Without Saving........................................................................................ 37
Chapter 3 Drivers Installation .......................................................................................38
Chapter 4 Appendix ......................................................................................................38
Conguring SATA Hard Drive(s) ............................................................................... 38