User manual GIGABYTE GA-A55M-DS2

[. . . ] 1001 12ME-A55MDS2-1001R Motherboard GA-A55M-DS2 Motherboard GA-A55M-DS2 Aug. 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. Changes to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without prior notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in any form or by any means without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. [. . . ] If this occurs, clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values. ) · When the System Voltage Optimized item blinks in red, it is recommended that you set the System Voltage Control item to Auto to optimize the system voltage settings. IGXConfiguration CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software IGXConfiguration UMAFrameBufferSize VGACoreClockcontrol x VGA Core Clock(MHz) [Auto] [Auto] 600 Item Help Menu Level Enter: Select : Move F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults UMAFrameBufferSize VGA Core Clock control VGACoreClock(MHz) Frame buffer size is the total amount of system memory allocated solely for the onboard graphics controller. This item is configurable only if the VGA Core Clock control option is set to Manual. This item is present only when you install a CPU that supports this feature. - 23 - (Note) CPU Clock Ratio Core Performance Boost(Note) CPB Ratio(Note) Allows you to alter the clock ratio for the installed CPU. Allows you to determine whether to enable the Core Performance Boost (CPB) technology, a CPU performance-boost technology. Auto (default) allows the BIOS to automatically adjust the CPU host frequency. Note: If your system fails to boot after overclocking, please wait for 20 seconds to allow for automated system reboot, or clear the CMOS values to reset the board to default values. This option is configurable only when CPU Host Clock Control is set to Manual. Important It is highly recommended that the CPU frequency be set in accordance with the CPU specifications. (Default: Disabled) CPU Host Clock Control CPU Host Clock PCIe Spread Spectrum Set Memory Clock Memory Clock Determines whether to manually set the memory clock. (Default: Auto) This option is configurable only when Set Memory Clock is set to Manual. X9. 33 Sets Memory Clock to X9. 33. (Note) This item is present only when you install a CPU that supports this feature. - 24 - DRAMConfiguration x x x x x x x x x x x x x CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software DRAMConfiguration [Auto] Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto [Enabled] SPD -9T 9T 9T 24T 5T 110ns -10T 5T 33T 4T -Auto -9T 9T 9T 24T 5T 110ns -6T 4T 20T 4T -Item Help Menu Level DDR3TimingItems 1T/2T Command Timing CAS# latency RAS to CAS R/W Delay Row Precharge Time Minimum RAS Active Time TwTr Command Delay Trfc0 for DIMM2 Trfc1 for DIMM1 Write Recovery Time Precharge Time Row Cycle Time RAS to RAS Delay Four Bank Activate Windows BankInterleaving Enter: Select : Move F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults DDR3 Timing Items 1T/2T Command Timing CAS# latency Manual allows all DDR3 Timing items below to be configurable. - 25 - RAS to CAS R/W Delay Row Precharge Time Minimum RAS Active Time TwTr Command Delay Trfc0 for DIMM2 Trfc1 for DIMM2 Write Recovery Time Precharge Time Row Cycle Time RAS to RAS Delay FourBankActivateWindow Bank Interleaving Enables or disables memory bank interleaving. Enabled allows the system to simultaneously access different banks of the memory to increase memory performance and stability. (Default: Enabled) ********SystemVoltageOptimized******** System Voltage Control DDR3 Voltage Control Determines whether to manually set the system voltages. Note: Increasing memory voltage may result in damage to the memory or reduce the useful life of the memory. Note: Increasing APU voltage may result in damage to your APU or reduce the useful life of the APU. (Default) -0. 600V ~ +0. 300V The adjustable range is from -0. 600V to +0. 300V. (Default) -0. 600V ~ +0. 400V The adjustable range is from -0. 600V to +0. 400V. Displays the normal operating voltage of your CPU. FCHVoltageControl APU VDDP Voltage Control CPUVCORENBControl CPUVCOREControl NormalCPUVcore - 26 - 2-4 StandardCMOSFeatures CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss) IDEChannel0Master IDEChannel0Slave IDEChannel1Master IDEChannel1Slave HaltOn Wed, Jul 20 2011 22:31:24 [None] [None] [None] [None] [All, ButKeyboard] 640K 941M Item Help Menu Level BaseMemory Extended Memory Enter: Select : Move F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Date(mm:dd:yy) Time(hh:mm:ss) Sets the system date. Sets the system time. IDE Channel 0, 1 Master/Slave HaltOn IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press <Enter> to autodetect the parameters of the SATA device on this channel. [. . . ] To copy the RAID/AHCI driver for Windows XP, copy all files in the \BootDrv\Hxp folder in the motherboard driver disk to your floppy disk. InstallingtheSATARAID/AHCIDriverandOperatingSystem A. Installing Windows XP Restart your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk and press <F6> as soon as you see the message "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver. " Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the driver that suits your operating system. Installing Windows 7/Vista Restart your system to boot from the Windows 7/Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. [. . . ]