Gigabyte GA-F2A55-DS3 User Manual

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1-2 ProductSpecications
APU
 FM2 Socket:
- AMD A series processors
- AMD Athlon
™
series processors
(GotoGIGABYTE'swebsiteforthelatestAPUsupportlist.)
Chipset
 AMD A55
Memory  2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory
* Due to a Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4
GBofphysicalmemoryisinstalled,theactualmemorysizedisplayedwill
belessthanthesizeofthephysicalmemoryinstalled.
* The maximum 64 GB of system memory can be supported using 16 GB (or above)
memory modules. GIGABYTE will update the memory support list on the ofcial
website when the memory modules are available on the market.
 Dual channel memory architecture
 Support for DDR3 1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules
 SupportforAMDMemoryProle(AMP)/ExtremeMemoryProle(XMP)memorymodules
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory
modules.)
Onboard
Graphics
 APU:
* To use the onboard graphics ports, you must install an AMD APU with integrated
graphics.
- 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200
Audio  Realtek ALC887 codec
 High Denition Audio
 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
* To congure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module
and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver.
 Support for S/PDIF Out
LAN
 RealtekGbELANchip(10/100/1000Mbit)
Expansion Slots  1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
 4 x PCI Express x1 slot
(All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
 2 x PCI slot
Multi-Graphics
Technology
 Support for AMD Dual Graphics technology
* Only A series APUs support AMD Dual Graphics.
Storage Interface  Chipset:
- 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices
- Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and JBOD
USB  Chipset:
- Upto14USB2.0/1.1ports(6portsonthebackpanel,8portsavailable
throughtheinternalUSBheaders)
Internal
Connectors
 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
 1 x APU fan header
 3 x system fan headers
 1 x front panel header
 1 x front panel audio header
 1 x S/PDIF Out header

Gigabyte GA-F2A55-DS3 Specifications

General

Brand	Gigabyte
Model	GA-F2A55-DS3
Category	Motherboard
Language	English