Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-DS2 (rev. 3.0) AMD Chipset Driver 14.502.1013

Specifications:

APU:

- FM2+ Socket:
- AMD A series processors
- AMD Athlon series processors

Chipset:

- AMD A78

Memory:

- 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory
- Dual channel memory architecture
- Support for DDR3 2400(OC)/2133/1866/1600/1333 MHz memory modules
- Support for AMD Memory Profile (AMP)/Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

Onboard Graphics:

- Integrated Graphics Processor
- 1 x D-Sub port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200
- 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 2560x1600
- Maximum shared memory of 2 GB

Audio:

- Realtek ALC887 codec
- High Definition Audio
- 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
- Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN:

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

Expansion Slots:

- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
- 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
- 1 x PCI slot

Multi-Graphics Technology:

- Support for AMD Dual Graphics technology
- Support for AMD Eyefinity technology

Storage Interface:

- 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
- Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and JBOD

USB:

- 4 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
- 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
- 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
- 1 x APU fan header
- 1 x system fan header
- 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 chassis intrusion header

Back Panel Connectors:

- 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
- 1 x D-Sub port
- 1 x DVI-D port
- 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
- 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
- 1 x RJ-45 port
- 3 x audio jacks (Line In, Line Out, Mic In)

I/O Controller:

- iTE I/O Controller Chip

H/W Monitoring:

- System voltage detection
- APU/System temperature detection
- APU/System fan speed detection
- APU/System fan speed control

Form Factor:

- Micro ATX Form Factor: 22.6cm x 17.4cm

About Chipset Drivers:

Windows OS automatically installs a generic driver that allows computers to recognize basic motherboard functions. However, to make use of all board components, appropriate chipset drivers must be applied.

If you install this package, the system will receive related information regarding the chipset. Also, this step might improve compatibility and bus transfer speeds, add various changes for sleep state behavior, power saving functionality and others, or include support for new features.

To apply this release, simply make sure your system configuration is supported by this package, get the file, run the available setup, and follow the on-screen instructions. Bear in mind that installing inappropriate chipset drivers can cause computers to malfunction.

In addition to that, do perform a system restart after you have completely applied the present release so that all changes take effect. Despite the off-chance that other OSes might be compatible, we do not recommend installing any software on platforms other than the highlighted ones.

That being said, check the supported platforms, click the download button and apply the chipset driver. Moreover, don’t forget to check with our website as often as possible to stay up to date with the latest releases.