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SY-KT600 DRAGON Plus Quick Start Guide
Example. If you have a P4 M/B, you need to use a P4 power supply.
5.
If you already checked the power supply specification, change the power supply it might be
defective. The minimum is 350 watts AMD approved.
When I boot up my system, everything works fine, it sees my CPU and memory, detects my hard
drive, floppy drive and CD-ROM but locks up at "Verify DMI pool data... ". It doesn't boot go any
further. What should I do?
1.
Clear CMOS battery. (JP5 connector, see Quick start guide for more info on how to clear the
CMOS).
2.
If still has the problem, remove all other add-on cards (use onboard vga) and see if it boots
further. Then put peripherals in one by one to identify which one of them causes the lockup.
3.
Change the CPU.
During Boot-up, my computer says CMOS memory Checksum error. What can be the problem?
1.
Clear CMOS memory.
2.
Re-flash BIOS. Check on how to flash BIOS on the later part of this guide.
3.
Change the CMOS battery, the battery might be drained.
4.
The BIOS chip might be failing.
I hear a 1-2 beeping sound and then the system shut down, what is the problem?
Verify that the CPU fan is connected to the CPUFAN1 connector.
Stability Issues
My system intermittently locks up, very unstable
1.
Check the CPU Temperature, your CPU might be overheating. Change the CPU FAN.
2.
Do not overclock your CPU
3.
Check the specification of the memory module, maybe the M/B does not support it.
4.
Go to BIOS setup and load fail safe settings. Please check if the system performance in the
BIOS setup is set to Turbo/Maximum. Set it to normal if this is the case
5.
Check the website for the latest BIOS update.
6.
Check the website for FAQ's regarding instability issues.
7.
Change the memory module or CPU.
8.
The power supply might not have enough wattage to support all the peripherals. If your
system has other peripherals connected, like CD-RW, extra HDD, etc. disconnect them, or
use a power supply with a higher wattage.
9.
Install the VIA 4 in 1 driver set.
My system intermittently locks up, during Windows installation.
1.
Go to BIOS and load the "load optimized defaults".
2.
Check the website for any BIOS updates.
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