Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H User Manual

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Table of Contents
GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Motherboard Layout ......................................................................4
GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Motherboard Block Diagram .........................................................5
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .....................................................................................6
1-1 Installation Precautions .................................................................................... 6
1-2 Product Specications ...................................................................................... 7
1-3 Installing the APU ............................................................................................. 9
1-4 Installing the Memory ....................................................................................... 9
1-5 Installing an Expansion Card ......................................................................... 10
1-6 Setup of the AMD Dual Graphics Conguration ............................................. 10
1-7 Back Panel Connectors .................................................................................. 11
1-8 Internal Connectors ........................................................................................ 12
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................17
2-1 Startup Screen ............................................................................................... 17
2-2 M.I.T. .............................................................................................................. 18
2-3 System Information ........................................................................................ 22
2-4 BIOS Features ............................................................................................... 23
2-5 Peripherals ..................................................................................................... 26
2-6 Power Management ....................................................................................... 28
2-7 Save & Exit ..................................................................................................... 29
Chapter 3 Appendix ......................................................................................................30
3-1 Conguring SATA Hard Drive(s) ..................................................................... 30
3-2 Drivers Installation .......................................................................................... 33
Regulatory Statements .............................................................................................. 34
Contact Us ................................................................................................................ 36

Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Specifications

General

Non-ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Maximum RDIMM memory	64 GB
Number of memory slots	2
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Supported memory clock speeds	1333, 1600, 1866, 2133, 2400 MHz
Supported memory module capacities	2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
Processor socket	Socket FM2+
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Compatible processor series	AMD A
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
RAID levels	0, 1, 10, JBOD
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA III
Ethernet interface type	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Cooling type	Passive
Component for	PC
Power source type	ATX
Motherboard chipset	AMD A68H
PC health monitoring	CPU, FAN
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, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 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
Number of SATA 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.
Maximum resolution	4096 x 2160 pixels
Maximum graphics card memory	2048 MB
Parallel processing technology support	2-Way SLI
BIOS type	UEFI AMI
ACPI version	5.0
BIOS memory size	16 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	182 mm
Width	226 mm