User manual GIGABYTE GA-F2A55M-HD2

[. . . ] 1001 12ME-F255HD2-1001R Motherboard GA-F2A55M-HD2 Motherboard GA-F2A55M-HD2 Sept. 14, 2012 Copyright ©©2012 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO. , LTD. 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. [. . . ] This page is for advanced users only and we recommend you not to alter the default settings to prevent system instability or other unexpected results. (Inadequately altering the settings may result in system's failure to boot. If this occurs, clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values. ) This section provides information on the BIOS version, CPU base clock, CPU frequency, memory frequency, total memory size, CPU temperature, Vcore, and memory voltage. - 26 - `` M. I. T. Current Status This screen provides information on CPU/memory frequencies/parameters. `` Advanced Frequency Settings && BCLK/PCIe Clock Control Allows you to manually set the CPU base clock and PCIe bus frequency in 1 MHz increments. (Default: Auto) Important: It is highly recommended that the CPU frequency be set in accordance with the CPU specifications. (Default: Auto) && Processor Graphics Clock && NB Clock Control && NB Clock (Mhz) Allows you to manually set the CPU North Bridge frequency. This item is configurable only when NB Clock Control is set to Manual. && CPU Clock Ratio Allows you to alter the clock ratio for the installed CPU. Displays the current operating CPU frequency. && CPU Frequency - 27 - `` Advanced CPU Core Features && CPU Clock Ratio, CPU Frequency The settings above are synchronous to those under the same items on the Advanced Frequency Settings menu. Allows you to determine whether to enable the Core Performance Boost (CPB) technology, a CPU performance-boost technology. (Default: Auto) Allows you to determine whether to improve CPU performance. (Default: Auto) Enabled   Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to reduce heat output from your computer and its power consumption.  Virtualization enhanced by Virtualization Technology will allow a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions. With virtualization, one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems. (Default: Enabled) && Core Performance Boost (Note) && Turbo CPB (Note) && CPB Ratio (Note) && Cool&Quiet && SVM Mode && C6 Mode  Allows you to determine whether to let the CPU enter C6 mode in system halt state. When enabled, the CPU core frequency will be reduced during system halt state to decrease power consumption. (Default: Enabled) (Note) This item is present only when you install a CPU that supports this feature. - 28 - && Extreme Memory Profile (X. M. P. ) (Note) Allows the BIOS to read the SPD data on XMP memory module(s) to enhance memory performance when enabled. (Default: Auto) This value is automatically adjusted according to the BCLK/PCIe Clock Control and System Memory Multiplier settings. && System Memory Multiplier && Memory Frequency (MHz) `` Advanced Memory Settings && Extreme Memory Profile (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. Quick and Expert allows the memory timing settings below to be configurable. When using a non-XMP memory module or Extreme Memory Profile (X. M. P. ) is set to Disabled, this item will display as 1. 50V. When Extreme Memory Profile (X. M. P. ) is set to Profile1 or Profile2, this item will display the value based on the SPD data on the XMP memory. && DRAM Timing Selectable && Profile DDR Voltage (Note) This item is present only when you install a memory module that supports this feature. - 29 - && Profile VTT Voltage The value displayed here is dependent on the CPU being used. && Rank Interleaving Enables or disables memory rank interleaving. [. . . ] 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. When completed, proceed with the Windows XP installation. (The following instructions use Windows 7 as the example operating system. ) Boot from the Windows 7 setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. When the screen requesting you to load the driver appears, select Browse. [. . . ]