Installation Guide

ASUS Motherboard installation guide
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1.11 Startingupforthersttime
Thesystemthenrunsthepower-onselftestsorPOST.Whilethetestsarerunning,
the BIOS beeps (see BIOS beep codes table below)
BIOS Beep Description
Onecontinuousbeepfollowedbythree
short beeps
NoVGAdetected
Onecontinuousbeepfollowedbytwo
short beeps then a pause (repeated)
Nomemorydetected
Onecontinuousbeepfollowedbyfour
short beeps
Hardwarecomponentfailure
(AMI BIOS)
Four short beeps Hardwarecomponentfailure
(AWARDBIOS)
Troubleshooting
Trouble Action
• Can't turn on the computer
•PowerLEDisnotlit.
•Powersupplyfanisnot
working.
Makesurethepowercordisconnectedcorrectly.
The computer is on but the
monitor is black.
•MakesurethemonitorpowerisonandtheVGAcableis
connectedcorrectly.
•Adjustthemonitorbrightnessandcontrast.
• Shut down the computer and remove the power cord.
CheckwhethertheVGAcardisinstalledrmly.
Nomemorydetected •Makesurethememorymoduleiscorrect.
•MakesuretheDIMMSarermlyseatedontheDIMM
socket.
•Makesurethememorymoduleisfromthequaliedvedor
list.RefertotheuserguidefortheQVL.
FloppyError
(Theindicatorisalwayslitor
a warning message pops on
the screen.)
•ChecktheBIOScongurationaboutoppydiskdrive.
•Makesurethecablesfortheoppydiskdriveisplugged
correctly.
Hard/opticaldiskdriveerror
(notrecognizedordetected)
•Makesurethejumpersettingiscorrect.(Master/Slave)
•ChecktheBIOScongurationabouthard/opticaldisk
drive.
•Makesurethedevicecablesarermlyattached.
• Make sure the device drivers are installed.