Gigabyte GA-F2A85X-UP4 User Manual

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B. Installing Windows XP
BeforeinstallingWindowsXP,connectaUSBoppydiskdrivetoyourcomputerrstbecauseyouneedtoinstall
theSATARAID/AHCIdriverfromaoppydiskthatcontainsthedriverduringtheOSinstallation.Withoutthe
driver,theharddrive(s)maynotberecognizedduringtheWindowssetupprocess.First,copythedriverfrom
themotherboarddriverdisktoaoppydisk.Refertothemethodsbelow.
Method A:
• FortheAMDA85XChipset,copyalllesinthe\BootDrv\Hxpfoldertoyouroppydisk.
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 similar to that in Figure 2.
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, from the menu in Figure 2, for the AMD A85X Chipset, 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.
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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