Asus P4PE-X 2.1.3 CrashFree BIOS feature, 2.1.4 BIOS beep codes, Award BIOS Beep Codes

2.1.3 CrashFree BIOS feature

The CrashFree BIOS feature allows you to boot the computer from a floppy disk and update the BIOS in case the original BIOS fails or gets corrupted.

1. You must have a bootable floppy disk ready before updating the BIOS.

2.The bootable floppy disk could be the one that you created following the procedure in section 2.1.2, and should contain the AFLASH.EXE utility.

3.If the BIOS fails (ROM data or codes are corrupted), a message appears during POST indicating the failure.

To update the BIOS:

1.Turn on the computer, and when prompted, place the bootable floppy disk into the floppy drive, so that the computer boots from the floppy disk.

2.Follow the BIOS update procedure in section “2.1.2 Using AFLASH to update the BIOS.”

2.1.4 BIOS beep codes

When you turn the power on and the system runs POST (Power On Self Tests), you will hear BIOS beeps. Refer to the following table for the meaning of the beeps.

Award BIOS Beep Codes

Beep	Meaning
One short beep when	No error during POST
displaying logo
Long beeps in an endless loop	No DRAM installed or detected
One long beep followed by	Video card not found or video card
three short beeps	memory bad
High frequency beeps when	CPU overheated;
system is working	System running at a lower frequency

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