Chapter 4
Useful Help
4-1 How to Update BIOS
STEP 1. Prepare a bootable floppy disk. (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.
4-2 Trouble Shooting
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No power to the system to the all power | 1. Make sure power cable is security plugged in. 2. | |||
light don’t illuminate, fan inside power | Replace cable. 3. Contact technical support. | |||
supply doesn’t turn on. |
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System inoperative. Keyboard lights are | Using ever pressure on both ends of the DIMM , | |||
on, power indicator lights are lit, and hard | press down firmly until the module snaps into | |||
drive is spinning. |
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System doesn’t boot from hard disk drive, | 1. Check cable running from disk to disk controller | |||
can be booted from optical drive. |
| board. .Make sure both ends are securely plugged in, | ||
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| check the drive type in the standard CMOS setup. 2. |
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| Backing up the hard drive is extremely |
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System only boots from optical drive .Hard | 1. Back up date and applications files. 2. Reformat | |||
disk can be read and applications can be | the hard drive. Reinstall applications and date using | |||
used but booting from hard disk is | backup disks. | |||
impossible. |
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Screen | message | says | “Invalid | Review system’s equipment. Make sure correct |
Configuration” or “CMOS Failure” |
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Can not boot system after installing second | 1. Set master /slave jumpers correctly. | |||
hard drive. |
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| 2. Run SETUP program and select correct drive |
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| types. Call the drive manufacture for compatibility |
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