Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3HP - Back Panel Connectors Overview

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Hardware Installation
1-7 Back Panel Connectors
USB 2.0/1.1 Port
TheUSBportsupportstheUSB2.0/1.1specication.UsethisportforUSBdevices.
PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port
UsethisporttoconnectaPS/2mouseorkeyboard.
D-Sub Port
The D-Sub port supports a 15-pin D-Sub connector and supports a maximum resolution of 1920x1200
(theactualresolutionssupporteddependonthemonitorbeingused).Connectamonitorthatsupports
D-Sub connection to this port.
DVI-D Port
(Note 1)
TheDVI-DportconformstotheDVI-Dspecicationandsupportsamaximumresolutionof2560x1600.
Connect a monitor that supports DVI-D connection to this port. Please note that the actual resolutions
supported are dependent on the monitor being used and support for 2560x1600 resolution requires both
a monitor and cable that support Dual Link DVI.
USB 3.1 Type A Port (Red)
TheUSB3.1portsupportstheUSB3.1specicationandiscompatibletotheUSB3.0/2.0/1.1specication.
Use this port for USB devices.
USB Type-C
™
Port
Thereversible USBport supportstheUSB 3.1 specication and is compatible to the USB 3.0/2.0
specication.UsethisportforUSBdevices.
HDMI Port
The HDMI port is HDCP compliant and supports Dolby True HD and DTS HD
MasterAudioformats.Italsosupportsupto192KHz/24bit8-channelLPCMaudio
output. You can use this port to connect your HDMI-supported monitor. The maximum supported resolution
is 4096x2160
(Note2)
, but the actual resolutions supported are dependent on the monitor being used.
(Note1) TheDVI-DportdoesnotsupportD-Subconnection
by adapter.
(Note2) Theresolutionof4096x2160 can besupported
when using an FM2+ APU; the maximum resolution
supported is 1920x1200 when using an FM2 APU.
After installing the HDMI device, make sure to set the default sound playback device to HDMI. (The
itemnamemaydifferdependingonyouroperatingsystem.)
In Windows 8.1, select Start>Control Panel>Hardware and
Sound>Sound>Playback, set AMD High Definition Audio
Device to the default playback device.