User manual GIGABYTE GA-F2A68HM-H

[. . . ] GA-F2A68HM-H User's Manual Rev. 1001 Motherboard GA-F2A68HM-H Motherboard GA-F2A68HM-H Nov. 12, 2014 Copyright © 2014 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. [. . . ] Options are: 0. 75 PWM value /oC ~ 2. 50 PWM value /oC. Allows you to determine whether to enable the fan speed control function and adjust the fan speed. Normal Allows the fan to run at different speeds according to the system temperature. You can  adjust the fan speed with EasyTune based on your system requirements. (Default) Silent  Allows the fan to run at slow speeds. Manual  Allows you to control the fan speed under the Fan Speed Percentage item. Full Speed  Allows the fan to run at full speeds. This item is configurable only when 2nd System Fan Speed Control is set to Manual. Options are: 0. 75 PWM value /oC ~ 2. 50 PWM value /oC. && 2nd System Fan Speed Control (SYS_FAN2 Connector) && Fan Speed Percentage `` Miscellaneous Settings && PCIe Slot Configuration && 3DMark01 Boost Allows you to set the operation mode of the PCI Express slots to Gen 1, Gen 2, or Gen 3. Actual operation mode is subject to the hardware specification of each slot. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. (Default: Auto) Allows you to determine whether to enhance some legacy benchmark performance. (Default: Disabled) - 21 - 2-3 System Information This section provides information on your motherboard model and BIOS version. You can also select the default language used by the BIOS and manually set the system time. && System Language && System Date Selects the default language used by the BIOS. && System Time Sets the system date. The date format is week (read-only), month, date, and year. Use <Enter> to switch between the Month, Date, and Year fields and use the <Page Up> or <Page Down> key to set the desired value. The time format is hour, minute, and second. Use <Enter> to switch between the Hour, Minute, and Second fields and use the <Page Up> or <Page Down> key to set the desired value. Displays the current access level depending on the type of password protection used. (If no password is set, the default will display as Administrator. ) The Administrator level allows you to make changes to all BIOS settings; the User level only allows you to make changes to certain BIOS settings but not all. && Access Level - 22 - 2-4 BIOS Features && Boot Option Priorities &&  ard Drive/CD/DVD ROM Drive/Floppy Drive/Network Device BBS Priorities H Specifies the overall boot order from the available devices. For example, you can set hard drive as the first priority (Boot Option #1) and DVD ROM drive as the second priority (Boot Option #2). The list only displays the device with the highest priority for a specific type. [. . . ] Step 3: On the next screen, press <Enter> to continue the driver installation. After the driver installation, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation. 3-2 Drivers Installation •• Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. (The following instructions use Windows 8. 1 as the example operating system. ) •• After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your optical drive. Click on the message "Tap to choose what happens with this disc" on the top-right corner of the screen and select "Run Run. exe. " (Or go to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run. exe program. ) After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your system and then list all the drivers that are recommended to install. [. . . ]