Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-DS2 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 D-Sub port
- 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 2560x1600
* Support for 2560x1600 resolution requires both a monitor and cable that support
Dual Link DVI.
* The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter.
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
 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
(All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
 1 x PCI slot
Multi-Graphics
Technology
 Support for AMD Dual Graphics technology
* Only A series APUs support AMD Dual Graphics.
Storage Interface  Chipset:
- 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
- Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and JBOD
USB  Chipset:
- Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through
the internal USB headers)

Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-DS2 Specifications

General

Memory voltage	1.5 V
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	2
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	64 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1066, 1333, 1600, 1866 MHz
Processor socket	Socket FM2
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Compatible processor series	AMD A
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes
Number of SATA II connectors	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887
Cooling type	Passive
Component for	PC
Power source type	ATX
Motherboard chipset	AMD A55
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
RAID levels	0, 1, 10, JBOD
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II
PCI Express slots version	2.0
PCI Express configurations	1x1, 1x16
Graphics card	Radeon HD 7000
DirectX version	11
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported
Trial software	Norton Internet Security
Cables included	SATA
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	AMI
ACPI version	2.0a
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	174 mm
Width	225 mm