Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto GA-F2A88X-UP4 (rev. 3.0) del fabbricante Gigabyte
Vai alla pagina of 96
GA-F2A88X-UP4 User's Manual Rev . 30 01 1 2ME -F288 XP4-300 1R.
Motherboard GA-F2A88X-UP4 Aug. 26, 2013 Aug. 26, 2013 Motherboard GA-F2A88X-UP4.
Copyright © 2013 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. All rights reserved. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to their respective owners. Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by copyright laws and is the property of GIGABYTE.
- 4 - T able of Contents Box C ontent s ................................................................................................................... 6 Optional Items ..............................................................................
- 5 - Chapter3 Con guringSA T AHardD rive( s) .................................................................. 55 3 - 1 Con guri ngSA T AC ontro llers ....................................................................
- 6 - Bo x Content s 5 GA-F2A88X-UP4 motherboard 5 Motherboard driver disk 5 User's Manual 5 Quick Installation Guide 5 Six SA T A cables 5 I/O Shield Optional I tems 2-portUSB2.0bracket(PartNo.12CR1-1UB030-6*R) eSA T A bracket(PartNo.
- 7 - GA- F2A88X-UP 4 M other board Lay ou t KB_MS_USB3 CPU_F AN SYS_F AN1 Socket FM2+ AT X F_USB30_1 AUDIO DDR3_4 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_1 B AT A TX_12V AMD A88X CODEC CLR_CMOS VIA ® VL805 M_BIOS DB_POR.
- 8 - GA- F2A88 X-UP 4 Mother board Block Diagram Fordetailedproductinformation/limitation(s),referto"1-2ProductSpecications.
- 9 - Hardware Installation 1- 1 Installation Precautions The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damagedas aresultof electrostaticdischarge (ESD).
- 10 - Hardware Installation 1- 2 P roductSpe cications APU FM2+ Socket: - AMD A series processors - AMD Athlon ™ series processors (GotoGIGABYTE'swebsiteforthelatestCPUsupportlist.) Chipset AMD A88X Memory 4 x 1.
- 1 1 - Hardware Installation Expansion Slots 1xPCIExpressx16slot,runningatx4(PCIEX4) * The PCIEX1_3slot shares bandwidth withthe PCIEX4 slot. Whenthe PCIEX1_3 slot is populated, the PCIEX4 slot will operate at up to x1 mode.
- 12 - Hardware Installation I/O Controller iTE ® I/O Controller Chip Hardware Monitor System voltage detection APU/System temperature detection APU/System fan speed detection APU.
- 13 - Hardware Installation 1-3 Installing the CPU and C PU Cooler Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the APU: • Make sure that the motherboard supports the APU. (GotoGIGABYTE'swebsiteforthelatest APUsupportlist.
- 14 - Hardware Installation B. Follow the steps below to correctly install the APU into the motherboard APU socket. • Before installing the APU, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the APU.
- 15 - Hardware Installation 1-3 -2 Ins tallin g the A PU Cooler Follow the steps below to correctly install the APU cooler on the motherboard. Use extreme care when removing the APU cooler because the thermal grease/tape between the APU cooler and APU may adhere to the APU.
- 16 - Hardware Installation 1- 4 Installing the Memor y Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory: • Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory . It is recommended that memory of the same capacity , brand, speed, and chips be used.
- 17 - Hardware Installation 1- 4 -2 Inst alling a M emor y Before installing a memory module, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module. DDR3 and DDR2 DIMMs are not compatible to each other or DDR DIMMs.
- 18 - Hardware Installation 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before you begin to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual that came with your expansion card.
- 19 - Hardware Installation 1-6 SetupoftheAM DDualGraphicsConguration Combining the onboard GPU with a discrete graphics card, AMD's Dual Graphics technology can provide signicantlyadvanceddisplayperformanceforAMDplatform.
- 20 - Hardware Installation 1- 7 Sett ing up AMD C rossFire ™ Conguration A. System Requirements - Windows8,Windows7orWindowsXPoperatingsystem - A CrossFire-supported .
- 21 - Hardware Installation 1-8 Back Panel Connectors 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.
- 22 - Hardware Installation A. T riple-Display Congurations for the Onboard Graphics: Triple-displaycongurationsaresupported afteryouinstallmotherboarddrivers inOS.Onlydual-display congurationsaresupportedduringtheBIOSSetuporPOSTprocess (Note2) .
- 23 - Hardware Installation Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Jack (Orange) Usethisaudiojacktoconnectcenter/subwooferspeakersina5.1/7.1-channelaudioconguration. Rear Speaker Out Jack (Black) Thisjackcanbeusedtoconnectfrontspeakersina4/5.
- 24 - Hardware Installation 1-9 Internal Connec tors 1) A TX_12V 2) AT X 3) CPU_F AN 4) SYS_F AN1/2/3 5) B AT 6) SA T A3 0/1/2/3/4/5/6 7) CLR_CMOS 8) F_P ANEL 9) F_AUDIO 10) SPDIF_O 11 ) F_USB30_1/F_.
- 25 - Hardware Installation 1/2) A TX_12V/A TX (2x4 12V Power Connector and 2x12 Main Power Connector) With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the components onthe motherboard.
- 26 - Hardware Installation • Be sure to connect fan cables to the fan headers to prevent your APU and system from overheat - ing. Overheating may result in damage to the APU or the system may hang. • These fan headersare not conguration jumper blocks.
- 27 - Hardware Installation 6) SA T A3 0/1/2/3/4/5/6 (SA T A 6Gb/s Connectors) The SA T A connectors conform to SA T A 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SA T A 3Gb/s and SA T A 1.5Gb/s standard. Each SA T A connector supports a single SA T A device.
- 28 - Hardware Installation The front panel design may differ by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists of power switch, resetswitch,powerLED, harddriveactivityLED,speakerandetc.
- 29 - Hardware Installation 9) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header) Thefrontpanel audioheader supportsIntel High Denitionaudio (HD)and AC'97audio. Y oumay connect your chassis front panel audio module to this header .
- 30 - Hardware Installation 12) F_USB1/F_USB2/F_USB3/F_USB4 (USB 2.0/1.1 Headers) The headersconform to USB2.0/1.1 specication.Each USBheader canprovide twoUSB portsvia an optional USB bracket.
- 31 - Hardware Installation 13) COM (Serial Port Header) The COM header can provide one serial port via an optional COM port cable. For purchasing the optional COM port cable, please contact the local dealer .
- 32 - Hardware Installation.
- 33 - BIOS Setup BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) records hardware parameters of the system in the CMOS on the motherboard.
BIOS Setup - 34 - 2-1 Startup Screen The following startup Logo screen will appear when the computer boots. FunctionKeys: <DEL>:BIOSSETUPQ-FLASH Pressthe<Delete>keytoenterBIOSSetuportoaccesstheQ-FlashutilityinBIOSSetup.
- 35 - BIOS Setup 2-2 The Main Menu Onthemain menuoftheBIOS Setupprogram,pressarrow keystomoveamong theitemsandpress<Enter> to accept or enter a sub-menu. Or you can use your mouse to select the item you want.
BIOS Setup - 36 - BIOS Setup Menus M.I.T . Usethismenu tocongure theclock, frequency ,and voltagesof yourCPU andmemory ,etc. Orcheck the system/CPU temperatures, voltages, and fan speeds.
- 37 - BIOS Setup 2-3 M.I.T . Whetherthesystemwill workstablywiththeoverclock/overvoltage settingsyoumadeis dependent onyouroverallsystem congurations.
BIOS Setup - 38 - ` M.I.T . Current Status This screen provides information on CPU/memory frequencies/parameters. ` Advanced Frequency Settings & BCLK/PCIe Clock Control Allows you tomanually set theCPU baseclock and PCIebus frequencyin 1 MHzincrements.
- 39 - BIOS Setup (Note) ThisitemispresentonlywhenyouinstallaCPUthatsupportsthisfeature. & CPU Clock Ratio, CPU Frequency The settings above are synchronous to those under the same items on the Advanced Frequency Settings menu.
BIOS Setup - 40 - & CPU Core Control Allows you to determine whether to manually enable/disable CPU cores. Automatic mode allows the BIOS toenable allCPUcores (numberof coresavailabledepends ontheCPU beingused).
- 41 - BIOS Setup ` Advanced Memory Settings & Extreme Memory Prole (X.M.P .) (Note) , System Memory Multiplier , Memory Frequency(MHz) The settings above are synchronous to those under the same items on the Advanced Frequency Settings menu.
BIOS Setup - 42 - This sub-menu provides memory timing settings for each channel of memory . The respective timing setting screens arecongurable onlywhen DRAM Timing Selectable is set to Quick or Expert .Note: Y our system may become unstable or fail to boot after you make changes on the memory timings.
- 43 - BIOS Setup ` PC Health Status & Reset Case Open Status Disabled Keepsorclearstherecordofpreviouschassisintrusionstatus.(Default) Enabled Clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status and the Case Open eld willshow "No"atnextboot.
BIOS Setup - 44 - & CPU Vcore/Dram V oltage/+3.3V/+5V/+12V Displays the current system voltages. & CPU/System T emperature Displays current CPU/system temperature. & CPU/System Fan Speed Displays current CPU/system fan speeds. & CPU W arning T emperature Setsthe warningthreshold forCPU temperature.
- 45 - BIOS Setup 2-4 System Information This section provides information on your motherboard model and BIOS version. Y ou can also select the default language used by the BIOS and manually set the system time. & System Language Selects the default language used by the BIOS.
BIOS Setup - 46 - 2-5 BIOS Features & Boot Option Priorities Species the overall boot order from the available devices. For example, you can set hard drive as the rstpriority( Boot Option #1 )andDVDROMdriveasthesecond priority( Boot Option #2 ).
- 47 - BIOS Setup & Hard Drive/CD/DVD ROM Drive/Floppy Drive/Network Device BBS Priorities Species thebootorder foraspecicdevice type,suchas harddrives,optical drives,oppydisk drives, and devices that support Boot from LAN function, etc.
BIOS Setup - 48 - & Other PCI Device ROM Priority Allows you to select whether to enable the UEFI or Legacy option ROM for the PCI device controller other thantheLAN,storagedevice,andgraphicscontrollers. Legacy OpROM Enables legacy option ROM only .
- 49 - BIOS Setup 2-6 Peripherals & IOMMU EnablesordisablesAMDIOMMUsupport.(Default:Disabled) & OnChip SA T A Channel EnablesordisablestheintegratedSAT A controllers.
BIOS Setup - 50 - & OnBoard USB3.0 Support (VIA ® VL805 USB Controller) Enables or disables the VIA ® VL805USBcontroller .(Default:Enabled) & Legacy USB Support AllowsUSBkeyboard/mousetobeusedinMS-DOS.
- 51 - BIOS Setup ` A T A Port Information This section provides information on the device connected to each SA T A port controlled by AMD Chipset. & Integrated Graphics Enables or disables the onboard graphics function.
BIOS Setup - 52 - & Resume by Alarm Determineswhethertopoweronthesystematadesiredtime.(Default:Disabled) If enabled, set the date and time as following: Wakeupday: Turnonthesystemataspecictimeoneachdayoronaspecicdayinamonth.
- 53 - BIOS Setup & Power On By Keyboard Allows the system to be turned on by a PS/2 keyboard wake-up event. Note:T ousethisfunction,youneedanA TXpowersupplyprovidingatleast1A onthe+5VSBlead.
BIOS Setup - 54 - 2-8 Save & Exit & Save & Exit Setup Press<Enter> on this itemand select Yes . This saves the changes to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program. Select No orpress<Esc>toreturntotheBIOSSetupMainMenu.
- 55 - Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) Chapter 3 Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SA T A controller .
Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) - 56 - Step 2: Ifyou wantto congureUEFI RAID,follow thestepsin "C-1." T oenter thelegacyRAID ROM,save thesettings and exit BIOS Setup. Refer to "C-2" for more information.
- 57 - Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) C-1.UEFIRAIDConguration ThismodesupportsWindows864-bitinstallationonly . T o congure UEFI RAID, you need .
Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) - 58 - Figure 5 Creating a RAID Array T o create a RAID array , refer to the following examples to enter the commands and press <Enter>. When succeeded, the message which says "created sucessfully" will appear .
- 59 - Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) T oexittheUEFIRAIDutility ,enter"exit"andpress<Enter>. Deleting an Array T odeleteanarray ,enterthefollowingcommandsandpress<Enter>.
Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) - 60 - C-2.ConguringLegacyRAIDROM Enter the legacy RAIDBIOS setup utility to congure a RAID array .Skip this step and proceed with the installation ofWindowsoperatingsystemforanon-RAIDconguration.
- 61 - Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) First, select a RAIDmode and press<Enter>. The selections available dependon the numberof thehard drives being installed.Then follow theon-screen instructions to specify thearray size.
Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) - 62 - Figure 12 AMD-RAID Array Conguration (Build: 6.1.1-00075) Arrays Create Array < h >< i >< f >< g >=Choose, <Esc>=Back <Ente.
- 63 - Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) Deleting an Array The Delete Array(s) menu option allows for deletion of disk array assignments. 1. Select Delete Array(s) in the Main Menu andpress<Enter>.
Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) - 64 - 3-2 Installing the SA T A RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System WiththecorrectBIOSsettings,youarereadytoinstalltheoperatingsystem. A. Installing Windows 8/7 (ThefollowinginstructionsuseWindows8astheexampleoperatingsystem.
- 65 - Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) Figure 2 B. Installing Windows XP (32-bit) Before installing WindowsXP , connect aUSB oppy disk drive to yourcomputer.
Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) - 66 - Figure 3 RefertothefollowingforinstallingthedriverduringtheWindowssetupprocess.
- 67 - Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) RebuildinganArray: Rebuilding is the process of restoring data to a hard drive from other drives in the array . Rebuilding applies only to fault-tolerant arrays such as RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 arrays.
Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) - 68 -.
- 69 - Drivers Installation Chapter 4 Drivers Installation 4-1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your system and then list all the drivers that are recommended to install.
Drivers Installation - 70 - 4-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. Y ou can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 4-3 T echnical Manuals This page provides the content descriptions for this driver disk.
- 71 - Drivers Installation 4-4 Contact For thedetailed contact informationof the GIGABYTET aiwan headquarter orworldwide branch ofces,click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website. 4-5 System This page provides the basic system information.
Drivers Installation - 72 - 4-6 Download Center T o update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE website.
- 73 - Unique Features 5-1 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-Flash ™ and @BIOS ™ . GIGABYTE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to-use and allow you to update the BIOS without the need to enter MS-DOS mode.
Unique Features - 74 - Q-Flash Utility v1.05 Model Name : F2A88X-UP4 BIOS V ersion : F1c BIOS Date : 08/05/2013 Flash T ype/Size : MXIC 25L6465E/6406E 8MB Update BIOS From Drive Save BIOS to Drive Return to BIOS setup Select Device USB Flash Drive B.
- 75 - Unique Features Step 4: DuringthePOST , press<Delete>toenterBIOSSetup. Select Load Optimized Defaults on the Save & Exit screen and press <Enter> to load BIOSdefaults.
Unique Features - 76 - 5-1-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility A. Before Y ou Begin 1. InWindows,close allapplicationsandTSR(T erminateandStayResident) programs.Thishelpsprevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update.
- 77 - Unique Features 5-2 EasyT une 6 GIGABYTE's EasyTune 6 is a simple and easy-to-use interface that allows users to ne-tune their system settings or do overclock/overvoltage in Windows environment.
Unique Features - 78 - 5-3 Smart Recovery 2 SmartRecovery2 allowsyoutoback upapartitionasan imageleeveryhour.Y oucanusethese imagesto restoreyoursystemorleswhenneeded.
- 79 - Unique Features Recovering your system with Smart Recovery 2 (Windows 8/7 only): Steps: 1. Click the File Recovery button on the main menu. 2. Select the location where your backup is saved. 3. Use the time slider to select a time point.
Unique Features - 80 -.
- 81 - Appendix 6-1 Conguring AudioInputandOutput Chapter 6 Appendix 6-1-1 Conguring2/4/5.1/7.1-ChannelAudio The motherboard provides six audio jacks on the back panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel (Note) audio. The picture to the right shows the default audio jack assignments.
Appendix - 82 - Step 2: Connect an audio device to an audio jack. The The current connected device is dialog box appears. Select the device according to the type of device you connect. Then click OK . Step 3: On the Speakers screen, click the SpeakerConguration tab.
- 83 - Appendix 6-1-2 ConguringS/PDIFOut The S/PDIF Out jack can transmit audio signals to an external decoder for decoding to get the best audio quality .
Appendix - 84 - 6-1-3 ConguringMicrophoneRecording Step 2: Connectyour microphoneto theMic injack (pink)on the back panel or the Mic in jack (pink) on the front panel. Thencongurethejackformicrophonefunctionality .
- 85 - Appendix Step 5: T o open the Sounder Recorder , move the mouse cursor to the bottom left corner of the screen, click the Start icon to switch to the Start screen (orpressthe Windows button on the keyboard).
Appendix - 86 - 6-1-4 Using the Sound Recorder A. Recording Sound 1. Makesureyouhaveconnectedthesoundinputdevice(e.g.microphone)tothecomputer . 2. T o record the audio, click the Start Recording button . 3. T o stop recording audio, click the Stop Recording button .
- 87 - Appendix 6-2 T roubleshooting 6-2-1 Frequently Asked Questions T o read more F AQs for your motherboard, please go to the Support & DownloadsFAQ page on GIGABYTE's website.
Appendix - 88 - 6-2-2 T roubleshooting Procedure If you encounter any troubles during system startup, follow the troubleshooting procedure below to solve the problem. ST ART A Turn of f the power. Remove all peripherals, connecting cables, and power cord etc.
- 89 - Appendix If the procedure above is unable to solve your problem, contact the place of purchase or local dealer for help. Or go to the Support & DownloadsT echnical Support page to submit your question. Our customer service staff will reply you as soon as possible.
Appendix - 90 - 6-3 Debug LED Codes Code Description 10 PEI Core is started. 11 Pre-memoryCPUinitializationisstarted. 12~14 Reserved. 15 Pre-memoryNorth-Bridgeinitializationisstarted. 16~18 Reserved. 19 Pre-memorySouth-Bridgeinitializationisstarted.
- 91 - Appendix Code Description 92 PCIBusinitializationisstarted. 93 PCIBushotpluginitialization. 94 PCI Bus enumeration for detecting how many resources are requested. 95 Check PCI device requested resources. 96 Assign PCI device resources.
Appendix - 92 - Code Description B4 USB device hot plug-in. B5 PCI device hot plug. B6 Clean-upofNVRAM. B7 RecongureNVRAMsettings. B8~BF Reserved. C0~CF Reserved. Code Description E0 S3Resumeisstared(calledfromDXEIPL).
- 93 - Appendix Code Description D2 PCHinitializationerror . D3 Some of the Architectural Protocols are not available. D4 PCI resource allocation error . Out of Resources. D5 NoSpaceforLegacyOptionROMinitialization. D6 NoConsoleOutputDevicesarefound.
Appendix - 94 - Regulatory Statements Regulatory Notices This document must not be copied without our written permission, and the contents there of must not be imparted to a thirdparty norbe usedfor anyunauthorized purpose.
- 95 - Appendix Contact Us • GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. Address:No.6,BaoChiangRoad,Hsin-TienDist., NewT aipeiCity231,T aiwan TEL: +886-2-8912-4000 F AX: +886-2-8912-4005 T ech.andNon-T ech.Support(Sales/Marketing): http://ggts.
Appendix - 96 - • GIGABYTE Global Service System T osubmit a technicalor non-technical(Sales/Marketing) question, please link to: http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw Then select your language to enter the system. • G.B.T . TECHNOLOGY TRADING GMBH - Germany WEBaddress:http://www .
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Gigabyte GA-F2A88X-UP4 (rev. 3.0) è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Gigabyte GA-F2A88X-UP4 (rev. 3.0) - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Gigabyte GA-F2A88X-UP4 (rev. 3.0) imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Gigabyte GA-F2A88X-UP4 (rev. 3.0) ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Gigabyte GA-F2A88X-UP4 (rev. 3.0), ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Gigabyte GA-F2A88X-UP4 (rev. 3.0).
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Gigabyte GA-F2A88X-UP4 (rev. 3.0). Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Gigabyte GA-F2A88X-UP4 (rev. 3.0) insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.