Asus A8N-SLI 3.3.1Vocal POST messages, 3.3ASUS POST Reporter™

3.3ASUS POST Reporter™

This motherboard includes the Winbond speech controller to support a special feature called the ASUS POST Reporter™. This feature lets you hear vocal messages during POST that alerts you of system events and boot status. In case of a boot failure, you will hear the specific cause of the problem.

These POST messages are customizable using the Winbond Voice Editor software that came with your package. You can record your own messages to replace the default messages.

3.3.1Vocal POST messages

Following is a list of the default POST messages and the corresponding actions you can take:

POST Message		Action
No CPU installed	•	Install a supported processor to the
		CPU socket. See section “2.3 Central
		Processing Unit (CPU)” for details.
System failed CPU test	•	Check the CPU if properly installed.
	•	Call ASUS technical support for
		assistance. See the ASUS contact
		information on the inside front cover
		of this user guide.
System failed memory test	•	Install supported DDR DIMMs into the
		memory sockets.
	•	Check if the DIMMs on the DIMM
		sockets are properly installed.
	•	Make sure that your DIMMs are not
		defective.
	•	Refer to section “2.4 System memory”
		for instructions on installing a DIMM.
System failed VGA test	•	Install a PCI graphics card into one of
		the PCI slots, or a PCI Express AGP
		card into the PCI Express x16 slot.
	•	Make sure that your graphics card is
		not defective.
System failed due to CPU	•	Check your CPU overclocking settings
		in the BIOS setup and restore the
		default CPU parameters.
No keyboard detected	•	Check if your keyboard is properly
		connected to the purple PS/2
		connector on the rear panel.
	•	See section “2.7.1 Rear panel
		connectors” for the location of the
		connector.
No IDE hard disk detected	•	Make sure you have connected an IDE
		hard disk drive to one of the IDE
		connectors on the motherboard.

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