Asus P5W: 3.2.4 FAQs

4. Iftheproblemcomesfromcomputervirusinfectionorlescorruption,follow

theinstructionsbelowtoxtheproblem.

a. Entertheoperatingsysteminsafemodeanddoafullsystemvirusscan

using an anti‑virus application.

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b. Contacttheoperatingsystemcompanyforfurthersupport.

c. Ifthepreviousinstructionsfailtoxtheproblem,youmayneedtoformat

yourharddiskdriveandreinstallanewoperatingsystem.

3.2.4 FAQs

Q1: ThememoryreportedinPOSTisdifferentfromthememoryinstalled.

A1: Thememoryreporteddifferencemayresultfromdefectivememorymodules

orincorrectDIMMinstallation.MakesuretheDIMMsareingoodcondition

andtheDIMMsareinstalledcorrectly.Refertothemotherboarduserguide

fordetails.Ifyouinstall4.0GBmemoryanditreports3.XGB,itisnormal.

Q2. Thesystemcannotdetecttheoppydiskdrive,buttheoopydiskstayslit.

A2: Theoopydiskcablesaremis-isntalled.Makesurethetheredstripeonthe

cable(pin1end)andshouldmatchpin1ontheoppydiskdrive.

Q3: FailtoentertheoperatingsystemaftertheUSBashdiskorexternalhard

dsik drives.

A3: WhenthesystemdetectsUSBashdiskorUSBinterfaceharddisks,itmay

changethebootingdevicepriority.RemovetheUSBdevicesandrestartthe

system.

Q4: WheninstallingWindowsXP,itfailstolocatetheharddiskdrivesinstalledto

theRAIDcontroller.

A4: WindowsXPdoesnotincludetheRAIDcontrollerdriversotheharddisk

drivesarenotdetected.CopytheRAIDcontrollerdrivertoaoppydiskand

whenbootthesystemwiththeWindowsXPdisk,press<F6>toreadthe

driverfromtheoppydisk.Refertothemotherboarduserguidefordetails.

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