Asus P5W: 1.11 Startingupforthersttime Troubleshooting

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)

English

BIOS Beep Description

Onecontinuousbeepfollowedbythree

NoVGAdetected

short beeps

Onecontinuousbeepfollowedbytwo

Nomemorydetected

short beeps then a pause (repeated)

Onecontinuousbeepfollowedbyfour

Hardwarecomponentfailure

short beeps

(AMI BIOS)

Four short beeps Hardwarecomponentfailure

(AWARDBIOS)

Troubleshooting

Trouble Action

• Can't turn on the computer

Makesurethepowercordisconnectedcorrectly.

•PowerLEDisnotlit.

•Powersupplyfanisnot

working.

The computer is on but the

•MakesurethemonitorpowerisonandtheVGAcableis

monitor is black.

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

•ChecktheBIOScongurationaboutoppydiskdrive.

(Theindicatorisalwayslitor

•Makesurethecablesfortheoppydiskdriveisplugged

a warning message pops on

correctly.

the screen.)

Hard/opticaldiskdriveerror

•Makesurethejumpersettingiscorrect.(Master/Slave)

(notrecognizedordetected)

•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.

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