3.3ASUS POST Reporter™ (Deluxe model only)

This motherboard includes the Winbond speech controller to support a special feature called the ASUS POST Reporterª. 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 Ò2.3 Central

 

 

Processing Unit (CPU)Ó 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 DDR2 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 Ò2.4 System memoryÓ

 

 

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 Ò2.7.1 Rear panel

 

 

connectorsÓ 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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