Gigabyte GA-A55M-S2HP User manual

GA-A55M-S2HP
User's Manual
Rev. 1001
12ME-A55M2HP-1001R

Motherboard
GA-A55M-S2HP
Jul. 1, 2011
Jul. 1, 2011
Motherboard
GA-A55M-S2HP

Copyright
©2011 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. All rights reserved.
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Disclaimer
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Changes to the specications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE with-
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published in any form or by any means without GIGABYTE's prior written permission.
In order to assist in the use of this product, carefully read the User's Manual.
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Identifying Your Motherboard Revision
The revision number on your motherboard looks like this: "REV: X.X." For example, "REV: 1.0"
means the revision of the motherboard is 1.0. Check your motherboard revision before updating
motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information.
Example:

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Table of Contents
GA-A55M-S2HP Motherboard Layout ............................................................................5
GA-A55M-S2HP Motherboard Block Diagram ...............................................................6
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .....................................................................................7
1-1 Installation Precautions ................................................................................... 7
1-2 Product Specications..................................................................................... 8
1-3 Installing the APU .......................................................................................... 10
1-4 Installing the Memory .....................................................................................11
1-5 Installing an Expansion Card..........................................................................11
1-6 Setup of the AMD Dual Graphics Conguration ........................................... 12
1-7 Back Panel Connectors ................................................................................. 13
1-8 Internal Connectors ....................................................................................... 15
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup..................................................................................................23
2-1 Startup Screen............................................................................................... 23
2-2 The Main Menu.............................................................................................. 24
2-3 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ....................................................................... 25
2-4 Standard CMOS Features ............................................................................. 29
2-5 Advanced BIOS Features.............................................................................. 30
2-6 Integrated Peripherals ................................................................................... 31
2-7 Power Management Setup ............................................................................ 33
2-8 PC Health Status ........................................................................................... 35
2-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ................................................................................. 36
2-10 Load Optimized Defaults ............................................................................... 37
2-11 Set Supervisor/User Password ..................................................................... 37
2-12 Save & Exit Setup.......................................................................................... 38
2-13 Exit Without Saving........................................................................................ 38
Chapter 3 Drivers Installation .......................................................................................39
Chapter 4 Appendix......................................................................................................39
Conguring SATA Hard Drive(s)............................................................................... 39

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GA-A55M-S2HP Motherboard Layout
Box Contents
GA-A55M-S2HP motherboard
Motherboard driver disk Two SATA cables
User's Manual I/O Shield
* The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain.
KB_MS_USB CPU_FAN
ATX
GA-A55M-S2HP
F_AUDIO
AUDIO
B_BIOS
DDR3_1 DDR3_3
BAT
ATX_12V
SATA2_0
SATA2_1
SATA2_2
SATA2_3
OPTICAL
CODEC
CLR_CMOS
M_BIOS
VGA_DVI
USB_LAN
PCIEX16
PCIEX1
PCI
PCIEX4
F_USB1
F_USB2
COM
SYS_FAN
iTE
IT8720
Socket FM1
HDMI
R_USB
Realtek
RTL8111E
AMD A75/A55
SPDIF_O
TPM
SATA2_4
SATA2_5
F_USB3
F_PANEL
DDR3_2 DDR3_4