Gigabyte GA-F2A85X-UP4 User Manual

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Appendix
A. Installing Windows 7/Vista
(ThefollowinginstructionsuseWindows7astheexampleoperatingsystem.)
5-1-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System
WiththecorrectBIOSsettings,youarereadytoinstallWindows7/Vista/XP.
Step 1:
BootfromtheWindows7setupdiskandperformstandardOSinstallationsteps.Whenyouarriveatthe"Where
doyouwanttoinstallWindows?"screen,select Load Driver.
Step 2:
Insert the motherboard driver disk and then browse to the location of the driver. The locations of the drivers
are as follows:
RAIDdriverforWindows32-bit:\BootDrv\Hw7\RAID\x86
RAIDdriverforWindows64-bit:\BootDrv\Hw7\RAID\x64
AHCIdriverforWindows32-bit:\BootDrv\Hw7\AHCI\W7
AHCIdriverforWindows64-bit:\BootDrv\Hw7\AHCI\W764A
Step 3:
WhenascreenasshowninFigure1appears,selectAMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller and click Next
to load the driver and continue the OS installation
Figure 1

Gigabyte GA-F2A85X-UP4 Specifications

General

Memory voltage	1.5 V
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	64 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1066, 1333, 1600, 1866 MHz
Processor socket	-
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Compatible processor series	AMD Athlon
Power fan connector	Yes
Number of SATA III connectors	7
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0
Audio chip	Realtek ALC892
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	AMD A85X
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA III
PCI Express x1 slots	3
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	AMI

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	244 mm
Width	305 mm