Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2 User Manual

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• Before installingthe drivers,rst installthe operating system. (The following instructions use
Windows 8 as the example operating system.)
• After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your optical drive. Click
on the message "Tap to choose what happens with this disc" on the top-right corner of the screen
and select "Run Run.exe." (Or go to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the
Run.exe program.)
After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your system and then list all the drivers that
are recommended to install. You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will install all the recommended
drivers. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you wish to install.
3-2 Drivers Installation
Method B:
Steps:
1. Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk.
2. From your optical drive folder, double click the Menu.exeleintheBootDrvfolder.ACommandPrompt
window will open.
3. Inserttheblankformatteddisk(ifyou'reusingaUSBoppydiskdrive,makesureitisdesignatedasdrive
A). Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu and press <Enter>. For
example, for the AMD A78, select 6) hseries AHCI/RAID for XP.
Yoursystemwillthenautomaticallycopythedriverlestotheoppydisk.Pressanykeytoexitwhennished.
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needtoinstalla3rdpartySCSIorRAIDdriver."Ascreenwillthenappearaskingyoutospecify
anadditionalSCSIadapter.Press<S>.
Step 2:
InserttheoppydiskcontainingtheSATARAID/AHCIdriverandpress<Enter>.SelectAMD AHCI Compatible
RAID Controller-x86 platform and press <Enter>.
Step 3:
On the next screen, press <Enter> to continue the driver installation. After the driver installation, you can proceed
withtheWindowsXPinstallation.

Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2 Specifications

General

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	1333, 1600, 1866, 2133, 2400 MHz
Processor socket	Socket FM2+
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Compatible processor series	AMD A
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes
Number of SATA II connectors	0
Number of SATA III connectors	4
RAID levels	0, 1, 10, JBOD
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA III
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.
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
Component for	PC
Power source type	ATX
Motherboard chipset	AMD A68H
PC health monitoring	CPU, FAN, Temperature, Voltage
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 x64, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional
Maximum graphics card memory	2000 MB
BIOS type	UEFI AMI
ACPI version	5.0
BIOS memory size	16 Mbit
Bundled software	Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	226 mm
Width	174 mm