Quick Trouble shoot tips
Whattocheckwhenyouencounter:
Boot-up issue
1.checkifthepowercordisplugtothepowersource
2.checkifthepowerisconnectedtotheM/B
3.checkifthecasepowerbuttonisconnectedtotheM/Bpowerbuttonconnector(see
4.makesurethepowersupplyisnotdefective.Changethepowersupply.
5.removetheM/Bfromthecaseandtestthesystem.TheM/Bmightbeshortedtothecase.
6.ifeverythingelsefail.TheM/Bisdefective
1.clearCMOSbattery.(JP5connector,seeQuickstartguideformoreinfoonhowtoclearthe CMOS)
2.checkallthejumpersettingsontheM/B.(iftheM/Bhaveany)
3.checkiftheCPUisokbyusinganotherCPU(checktheQuickstartguideforCPU supportedonthisM/B)
4.checkifthepowersupplyisok
5.makesuretheCPUfanisconnectedtoCPUFAN1connector(forK7andP4M/Bonly)
6.removetheM/Bfromthecaseandtestthesystem.TheM/Bmightbeshortedtothecase.
7.M/Bisdefective.
Thesystempower-up,novideo,CPUfanisspinningandbeepingheard.
1.clearCMOSbattery.(JP5connector,seeQuickstartguideformoreinfoonhowtoclearthe CMOS)
2.checkthememorymoduleandtheVGA cardifinsertedproperlyontheM/B
3.ifyes,changethememorymodule,itmightbedefective.Makesurethememory specificationissupportedbytheM/B.(formoreinfoonthis,checkourFAQwebsite)
4.changetheVGA card
Thesystemturnsonforsomesecondsthenshutdownbyitself.
1.checkiftheCPUfanisconnectedtotheCPUFAN1connector(ForK7andP4M/Bonly)
2.theCPUmightbeoverheating.ChecktheCPUFANifitisdefectiveorseeiftheCPUfanis incontactwiththeCPU.
3.clearCMOSbattery.(JP5connector,seeQuickstartguideformoreinfoonhowtoclearthe
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