SOYO SY-P4VDA quick start System turns on forsome secondsthen shutdown byitself

SY-P4VDAQuick Start Guide

5. Change theVGAcard.

The system turns on forsome secondsthen shutdown byitself.

1.Check if the CPU fan is connected to the CPUFAN1 connector.

2.TheCPU mightbe overheating. Check theCPUFANifitisdefectiveorseeiftheCPU fan is in contact with the CPU.

3.Clear CMOS battery. (JP5 connector, see Quick start guide for more info on how to clear the CMOS).

4.Make sure the power supply you have on your systemsupport the M/B specification. Example. If you have a P4 M/B, you need to use a P4 power supply.

5.If you already checked the power supply specification, change the power supply it might be defective.The minimumis 250 watts.

6.Remove the M/B fromthe case and test the system.The M/B might be shorted to the case.

When I boot up my system, everything worksfine,it sees myCPU and memory, detectsmy hard drive,floppydriveandCD-ROMbutlocks up at "Verify DMI pool data... ". Don't go any further.What shouldI do?

1.Clear CMOS battery. (JP5 connector, see Quick start guide for more info on how to clear the CMOS).

2.Ifstillhastheproblem,removeallotheradd-oncardsexceptvideocardandfloppydrive see if it can boot fromfloppy.Then put peripherals in one by one to identify which one cause the lockup.

3.Change the CPU.

During Boot-up,mycomputersaysCMOS memory Checksum error.What isthe problem?

1.Clear CMOS memory.

2.Re-flash BIOS. Check on how to flash BIOS on the later part of this book.

3.Change the CMOS battery, the battery might be drained.

4.The BIOS chip might be failing.

5.This message will come up if the CMOS has been reset, try go to BIOS setup and load setup defaults, save and exit.

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