GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-D3H Rev.1.0 No I/O

GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-D3H Rev.1.0 AMD A85X Socket FM2 DDR3 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Motherboard. GIGABYTE FM2 motherboards are the latest range of next-generation desktop motherboards based on the AMD A85X chipset, supporting a new generation socket FM2 of 32nm AMD A-series APUs with DirectX11 graphics integrated. Not only delivering AMD’s industry-leading performance and advanced graphics capabilities, GIGABYTE motherboards are equipped with a comprehensive range of unique features that offer mainstream PC users the most compelling platform on the market today.

Features:

- GIGABYTE 3D BIOS technology with UEFI DualBIOS™ design
- GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™4 Classic technology
- Supports socket FM2 AMD A-series/ Athlon-series processors
- Enhanced AMD Radeon HD 8000/7000-series graphics (DX11) integrated with the APU
- 2 PCI-E 2.0 x16 interfaces with AMD Dual Graphics, Eyefinity and CrossFire support
- Features HDMI/ Dual-link DVI/ D-sub ports for Triple-Monitor support
- 4 native USB 3.0 ports with transfer rates of up to 5Gbps
- 8 native SATA3 ports with up to 6Gbps link speed and RAID 0,1,5,10 support
- GIGABYTE On/Off Charge technology
 

Specifications:

APU
FM2 Socket:
- AAMD A series processors
- AMD Athlon™ series processors

Chipset
- AMD A85X

Memory
- 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory
  * The maximum 64 GB of system memory can be supported using 16 GB (or above) memory modules. GIGABYTE will update the memory support list on the official website when the memory modules are available on the market.
  * Due to a Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than the size of the physical memory installed.
- Dual channel memory architecture
- Support for DDR3 2400(OC)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules
- Support for AMD Memory Profile (AMP)/ Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

Onboard Graphics
APU with integrated AMD Radeon™ HD 8000/7000 series graphics:
   * To use the onboard graphics ports, you must install an AMD APU with integrated graphics.
- 1 x D-Sub port
- 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 2560x1600
  * Support for 2560x1600 resolution requires both a monitor and cable that support Dual Link DVI.
  * The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter.
- 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200

Audio
- Realtek ALC892 codec
- High Definition Audio
- 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
- Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN
- 1 x Realtek GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
  * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
- 3 x PCI Express x1 slots
  (All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
- 2 x PCI slots

Storage Interface
Chipset:
- 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors supporting up to 8 SATA 6Gb/s devices
- Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD

Multi-Graphics Technology
- Support for AMD CrossFire™ technology
- Support for AMD Dual Graphics technology
  * Only A series APUs support AMD Dual Graphics

USB
Chipset:
- Up to 4 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
- Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

Internal I/O Connectors
- 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
- 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
- 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
- 1 x APU fan header
- 3 x system fan headers
- 1 x front panel header
- 1 x front panel audio header
- 1 x S/PDIF Out header
- 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
- 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
- 1 x serial port header
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
- 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header

Back Panel Connectors
- 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
- 1 x D-Sub port
- 1 x DVI-D port
- 1 x HDMI port
- 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
- 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
- 1 x RJ-45 port
- 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
- 5 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In/Mic In, Line Out, Headphone)

I/O Controller
iTE® I/O Controller Chip

H/W Monitoring
- System voltage detection
- APU/System temperature detection
- APU/System fan speed detection
- APU overheating warning
- APU/System fan fail warning
- APU/System fan speed control
  * Whether the APU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the APU/system cooler you install

BIOS
- 2 x 64 Mbit flash
- Use of licensed AMI EFI BIOS
- Support for DualBIOS™
- PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

Unique Features
- Support for @BIOS
- Support for Q-Flash
- Support for Xpress Install
- Support for EasyTune
  * Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.
- Support for Smart Recovery 2
- Support for Auto Green
- Support for ON/OFF Charge
- Support for 3TB+ Unlock
- Support for Q-Share

Operating System
- Support for Windows 8/7/Vista/XP
  * Windows Vista/XP supported only with AMD FM2 Trinity APU
  * It requires Service Pack 3 to support Windows XP driver installation

Form Factor
- ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 22.5cm


 

CPU Support