Name: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI
Brand: Gigabyte
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Table of Contents

Box Contents ...................................................................................................................6

Optional Items .................................................................................................................6

GA-F2A88XN-WIFI Motherboard Layout ........................................................................7

GA-F2A88XN-WIFI Motherboard Block Diagram ...........................................................8

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .....................................................................................9

1-1 Installation Precautions ................................................................................... 9

1-2 ProductSpecications ................................................................................... 10

1-3 Installing the APU and APU Cooler ............................................................... 13

1-3-1 Installing the APU ..................................................................................................13

1-3-2 Installing the APU Cooler ......................................................................................15

1-4 Installing the Memory .................................................................................... 16

1-4-1 DualChannelMemoryConguration ....................................................................16

1-4-2 Installing a Memory ................................................................................................17

1-5 Installing an Expansion Card ......................................................................... 18

1-6 SetupoftheAMDDualGraphicsConguration ........................................... 19

1-7 Back Panel Connectors ................................................................................. 20

1-8 Internal Connectors ....................................................................................... 23

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................31

2-1 Startup Screen ............................................................................................... 32

2-2 The Main Menu .............................................................................................. 33

2-3 M.I.T. .............................................................................................................. 35

2-4 System Information ........................................................................................ 43

2-5 BIOS Features ............................................................................................... 44

2-6 Peripherals ..................................................................................................... 47

2-7 Power Management ....................................................................................... 50

2-8 Save & Exit .................................................................................................... 52

Chapter3 ConguringSATAHardDrive(s) ..................................................................53

3-1 ConguringSATAControllers ........................................................................ 53

3-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System ..................... 62

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Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI Specifications

General

Memory voltage	1.5 V
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	2
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	64 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1333, 1600, 1866, 2133 MHz
Processor socket	Socket FM2+
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Compatible processor series	AMD A
USB 2.0 connectors	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes
Number of SATA connectors	-
Number of SATA III connectors	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0
HDMI version	1.4a
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Audio chip	Realtek ALC892
Cooling type	Passive
Component for	PC
Power source type	ATX
Motherboard chipset	AMD A88X
PC health monitoring	CPU, FAN, Power supply, Temperature
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	mini ITX
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 x64, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA III
Maximum resolution	4096 x 2160 pixels
Maximum graphics card memory	2048 MB
Bundled software	Norton Internet Security
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth version	4.0
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	EFI AMI
ACPI version	2.0a
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit