User manual ASUS P4B533-E

[. . . ] P4B533-E User Guide Motherboard E1149 Checklist Revised Edition V2 October 2002 Copyright © 2002 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. [. . . ] If your monitor complies with "green" standards or if it has a "power standby" feature, the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on. While the tests are running, the BIOS beeps or additional messages appear on the screen. If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turned on the power, the system may have failed a power-on test. Check the jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance. Award BIOS Beep Codes Beep One short beep when displaying logo Long beeps in an endless loop One long beep followed by three short beeps High frequency beeps when system is working Meaning No error during POST No DRAM installed or detected Video card not found or video card memory bad CPU overheated; System running at a lower frequency You will not hear the BIOS beeps when the ASUS POST ReporterTM is enabled. ASUS P4B533-E motherboard user guide 3-1 3. 2 Vocal POST Messages This motherboard includes the Winbond speech controller to support a special feature called the ASUS POST ReporterTM. This feature gives you vocal POST messages and alerts to inform you of system events and boot status. In case of a boot failure, you will hear the specific cause of the problem. These POST messages are customizable using the Winbond Voice Editor software that came with your package. Following is a list of the default POST messages and their corresponding actions, if any. POST Message No CPU installed System failed CPU test Action · Install an Intel Pentium 4 Processor into the CPU socket. · Install 184-pin unbuffered PC2100/1600 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets. · Check if the DIMMs on the DIMM sockets are properly installed. · Refer to section "2. 5 System memory" for instruction on installing a DIMM. · Install a PCI VGA card into one of the PCI slots, or a 1. 5V AGP card into the AGP slot. · In JumperFree mode, check your CPU settings in BIOS and make sure you only set to the recommended settings. See section "4. 4 Advanced menu. " · In jumper mode, refer to section "2. 7 Switches and jumpers. " System failed memory test System failed VGA test System failed due to CPU over-clocking 3-2 Chapter 3: Powering up POST Message No keyboard detected Action · Check your keyboard if properly connected to the purple PS/2 connector on the rear panel. · See section "1. 4. 1 Major components" for the location of the connector. · Make sure you have connected a floppy disk to the floppy disk connector on the motherboard. · See section "2. 8 Connectors. " · Make sure you have connected an IDE hard disk drive to the one of the IDE connectors on the motherboard. · See section "2. 8 Connectors. " · Check CPU fan if working properly. · Check the CPU fan and make sure it turns on after you applied power to the system. See the "ASUS contact information" on page x. No floppy disk detected No IDE hard disk detected CPU temperature too high CPU fan failed CPU voltage out of range System completed Power-On Self Test · No action required Computer now booting from operating · No action required system You may disable the ASUS POST ReporterTM in the BIOS setup. [. . . ] The following screen appears. MBFastBuild (tm) Utility 1. 32 (c) 1996-2001 Promise Technology, Inc. [ Auto Setup Options Menu ] Optimize Array for: Performance Typical Application usage: DESKTOP [ Array Setup Configuration ] Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29299 [ Keys Available ] [ ] Up [ ] Down [ , , Space] Change Option [ESC] Exit [CTRL-Y] Save 2. Use the arrow keys to go to the field Optimize Array for and select "Performance" with the space bar. Go to the field Typical Application Usage to select how you wish to use your system. [. . . ]