Gigabyte GA-A320M-HD2 [10/38] 5 installing an expansion card

1-5 Installing an Expansion Card

Readthefollowingguidelinesbeforeyoubegintoinstallanexpansioncard:

• Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual that came

with your expansion card.

• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing an

expansion card to prevent hardware damage.

1-6 Back Panel Connectors

PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Port

Use the upper port (green) to connect a PS/2 mouse and the lower port (purple) to connect a PS/2 keyboard.

D-Sub Port

TheD-Subportsupportsa15-pinD-Subconnectorandsupportsamaximumresolutionof1920x1200@60Hz

(the actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor being used). Connect a monitor that supports D-Sub

connection to this port.

DVI-D Port

(Note)

TheDVI-DportconformstotheDVI-Dspecicationandsupportsamaximumresolutionof1920x1200@60Hz

(the actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor being used). Connect a monitor that supports DVI-D

connection to this port.

HDMI Port

The HDMI port is HDCP compliant and supports Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD

MasterAudio formats.Italsosupports upto 192KHz/24bit 8-channelLPCM

audio output. You can use this port to connect your HDMI-supported monitor. The maximum supported

resolutionis 4096x2160@24Hz, but theactual resolutionssupportedare dependenton the monitor

being used.

USB 3.1 Gen 1 Port

TheUSB3.1Gen1portsupportstheUSB3.1Gen1specicationandiscompatibletotheUSB2.0

specication.UsethisportforUSBdevices.

USB 2.0/1.1 Port

TheUSBportsupportstheUSB2.0/1.1specication.UsethisportforUSBdevices.

• After installing the HDMI device, make sure to set the default sound playback device to HDMI. (The

item name may differ depending on your operating system.)

• Toset up a triple-display conguration, youmust install motherboard drivers in theoperating

systemrst.

Due to CPU limitations, read the following guidelines before installing the memory in Dual Channel mode.

1. DualChannelmodecannotbeenabledifonlyoneDDR4memorymoduleisinstalled.

2. When enabling Dual Channel mode with two memory modules, it is recommended that memory of

the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used.

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