Award Bios Beep Code; Troubleshooting - Biostar P4VTG Manual

2.4 A BIOS
WARD
Beep Sound
One long beep f ollowed by two short
beeps
High-low siren sound
One Short beep when system
boot-up
Long beeps ev ery other second
2.5 T
ROUBLESHOOTING
Probable
1. No power to the system at all
Power light don't illuminate, f an
inside power supply does not
turn on.
2. Indicator light on key board does
not turn on.
System inoperativ e. Keyboard lights
are on, power indicator lights are lit,
and hard driv e is spinning.
System does not boot from hard disk
driv e, can be booted f rom optical
driv e.
System only boots from optical driv e.
Hard disk can be read and
applications can be used but booting
from hard disk is impossible.
Screen message says "Invalid
Conf iguration" or "CMOS Failure."
Cannot boot system after installing
second hard driv e.
P 4 V T G
P 4 V T G
BEEP CODE
Video card not f ound or video card
memory bad
1.
2.
No error found during POST
No DRAM detected or install
1.
2.
3.
Using ev en pressure on both ends of
the DIMM, press down firmly until
the module snaps into place.
1.
2.
1.
2.
Rev iew system's equipment. Make
sure correct inf ormation is in setup.
1.
2.
15
Meaning
CPU overheated
System will shut down
automatically
Solution
Make sure power cable is
securely plugged in.
Replace cable.
Contact technical support.
Check cable running from disk
to disk controller board. Make
sure both ends are securely
plugged in; check the drive ty pe
in the standard CMOS setup.
Backing up the hard drive is
extremely important. All hard
disks are capable of breaking
down at any time.
Back up data and applications
f iles.
Ref ormat the hard driv e.
Re-install applications and data
using backup disks.
Set master/slave jumpers
correctly.
Run SETUP program and select
correct driv e types. Call the
driv e manufacturers f or
compatibility with other driv es.