Intel PMG41-D2 user manual HOW to Update Bios, Trouble Shooting

4-5 HOW TO UPDATE BIOS

STEP 1. Prepare a boot floppy disc. (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.

4-6 Trouble Shooting

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

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