Stability Issues - SOYO SY-P4VTE User Manual

SY-P4VTE Quick Start Guide
The system turns on for some seconds then shuts down by itself.
1. Check if the CPU fan is connected to the CPUFAN1 connector.
2. The CPU might be overheating. Check the CPU FAN if it is defective or see if the CPU fan
is in contact with the CPU.
3. Clear CMOS battery. (JP5 connector, see the Quick start guide for more info on how to
clear the CMOS).
4. Make sure the power supply you have on your system supports the M/B specification.
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 watt for a minimally loaded system or 400 watt for a fully
loaded system.
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... ". Don't 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 except the video cards see if it boots
further. Then put peripherals in one by one to identify which one causes the lockup.
3. Change the CPU.
4. Make sure the boot device (Harddisk, CDROM, Floppy, etc...) you are trying to boot from
contains a valid, bootable medium or is bootable.
During Boot-up, my computer says CMOS memory Checksum error. What is the
problem?
1. Clear CMOS memory.
2. Redo your CMOS setup settings. If your battery is empty, the error will occur more
frequently. You will need to replace the battery in this case. If the problem persists, re-flash
the BIOS. If all fails your BIOS chip is failing and needs to be replaced.
3. Change the CMOS battery.
4. Re-flash BIOS.
5. The BIOS chip might be failing.

Stability Issues

My system intermittently locks up, very unstable.
1. Check the CPU Temp, it might be overheating. Change the CPU FAN.
2. Do not overclock your CPU.
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