3.2Vocal POST Messages

This motherboard includes the Winbond speech controller to support a special feature called the ASUS POST Reporter™. This feature gives you vocal POST messages and alerts to inform 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.

Following is a list of the default POST messages and their corresponding actions, if any.

POST Message

 

Action

 

No CPU installed

Install an Intel Pentium 4 Processor

 

 

into the CPU socket.

 

 

 

 

System failed CPU test

Check the CPU if properly installed.

 

• Call ASUS technical support for

 

 

assistance. See the “ASUS contact

 

 

information” on page x.

 

 

 

 

System failed memory test

Install 184-pin unbuffered

 

 

PC3200/2700/2100 DIMMs into

 

 

the DIMM sockets.

 

Check if the DIMMs on the DIMM

 

 

sockets are properly installed.

 

Make sure that your DIMMs are

 

 

not defective.

 

Refer to section “2.5 System

 

 

memory” for instruction on installing

 

 

a DIMM.

 

 

 

 

System failed VGA test

Install a PCI VGA card into one of

 

 

the PCI slots, or a +0.8V/1.5V AGP

 

 

card into the AGP slot.

 

Make sure that your VGA/AGP card

 

 

is not defective.

 

 

 

 

System failed due to CPU over-clocking

Check your CPU settings in BIOS and make sure you only set to the recommended settings.

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