BioStar P4M800 manual Bios Update, Award Bios Beep Code, Extra Information

P4M800 Pro-M7

CHAPTER 4: USEFUL HELP

4.1		AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE
		Beep Sound	Meaning
	One long beep followed by two short		Video card not found or video card
	beeps		memory bad
	High-low siren sound		CPU overheated
			System will shut down automatically
	One Short beep when system boot-up		No error found during POST
	Long beeps every other second		No DRAM detected or install

4.2EXTRA INFORMATION

A.BIOS Update

After you fail to update BIOS or BIOS is invaded by virus, the Boot-Block function will help to restore BIOS. If the following message is shown after boot-up the system, it means the BIOS contents are corrupted.

In this Case, please follow the procedure below to restore the BIOS:

1.Make a bootable floppy disk.

2.Download the Flash Utility “AWDFLASH.exe” from the Biostar website: www.biostar.com.tw

3.Confirm motherboard model and download the respectively BIOS from Biostar website.

4.Copy “AWDFLASH.exe” and respectively BIOS into floppy disk.

5.Insert the bootable disk into floppy drive and press Enter.

6.System will boot-up to DOS prompt.

7.Type “Awdflash xxxx.bf/sn/py/r” in DOS prompt. (xxxx means BIOS name.)

8.System will update BIOS automatically and restart.

9.The BIOS has been recovered and will work properly.

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