Intel PMG41-D2 user manual HOW to Update Bios, Trouble Shooting

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4-5 HOW TO UPDATE BIOS

STEP 1. Prepare a boot floppy disc. (You may make one by click START click RUN type SYS A: click OK)

STEP 2. Download upgrade tools and the latest BIOS files of the motherboard from official website and then make a copy of it to your bootable floppy disk after decompressing these files

STEP 3. Insert the disk into A: start your computer and then type in “A:\xxxxxx.BAT”(xxxxxxx being the file name of the latest BIOS )

STEP 4. Type Enter to update and flash the BIOS. The system will restart automatically when BIOS is upgraded.

4-6 Trouble Shooting

Problem

Solution

 

 

 

No power to the system to the all power light

1.

Make sure power cable is security plugged in.

don’t illuminate, fan inside power supply doesn’t

2.

Replace cable. 3. Contact technical support.

turn on.

 

 

System inoperative. Keyboard lights are on ,

Using ever pressure on both ends of the DIMM ,

power indicator lights are lit, and hard drive is

press down firmly until the module snaps into

spinning.

places.

System doesn’t boot from hard disk drive, can be

1.

Check cable running from disk to disk

booted from optical drive.

controller board. .Make sure both ends are

 

securely plugged in, check the drive type in the

 

standard CMOS setup. 2. Backing up the hard

 

drive is extremely important .All hard disks are

 

capable of breaking down at any time.

 

 

 

System only boots from optical drive .Hard disk

1.

Back up date and applications files. 2.

can be read and applications can be used but

Reformat the hard drive. Reinstall applications

booting from hard disk is impossible.

and date using backup disks.

Screen message says “Invalid Configuration” or

Review system ‘s equipment .Make sure correct

“CMOS Failure”

information on is in setup.

Can not boot system after installing second hard

1.

Set master /slave jumpers correctly. 2. Run

drive.

SETUP program and select correct drive types.

 

Call the drive manufacture for compatibility with

 

other drives.

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Contents PMG41-D2 Table of Content Environmental Protection AnnouncementChapter Special Features of Motherboard Specification Item Checklist Layout Diagram & Jumper SettingValid Memory Configurations Bank Pin Dimm Install LGA 775 Supported Intel ProcessorInstall Memory Total MemoryFor Dual channel Limited Expansion Cards USB Port connector USB1, UL1 ATX 12V Power Connector 4-pin block ATX12VPS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connector KB LAN Port connector UL17Floppy drive Connector 34-pin block Floppy Audio Line-In, Lin-Out, MIC Connector SURROUND1Primary IDE Connector 40-pin block IDE VGA Connector 15-pin D-Sub Connector VGA Headers FAN Power Headers SYSFAN1, SYSFAN2 3-pin, Cpufan 4-pin Power switch PWR BTNCD Audio-In Headers 4-pin Cdin Parallel Port header 25-pin Parallel Spdif Out header Spdif OutDriver & Free Program Installation Windows XP From Menu you may make as selectionsINF Install Intel INF Chipset System Driver VGA VGA Driver LAN LAN Driver Sound Install Audio Driver HOW to Update Bios Trouble Shooting