User manual ASUS P4C800 DELUXE

[. . . ] P4C800 Deluxe User Guide Motherboard E1224 Checklist First Edition V1 April 2003 Copyright © 2003 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. [. . . ] Pressing the power switch turns the system between ON and SLEEP, or ON and SOFT OFF, depending on the BIOS or OS settings. Pressing the power switch while in the ON mode for more than 4 seconds turns the system OFF. · Reset Switch Lead (2-pin RESET) This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting the system without turning off the system power. 2-32 Chapter 2: Hardware information Reset Ground Chapter 3 This chapter describes the power up sequence and gives information on the BIOS beep codes. Powering up Chapter summary 3. 1 3. 2 3. 3 Starting up for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 ASUS P4C800 Deluxe motherboard 3. 1 Starting up for the first time 1. Connect the power cord to the power connector at the back of the system chassis. Connect the power cord to a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector. After applying power, the power LED on the system front panel case lights up. For ATX power supplies, the system LED lights up when you press the ATX power switch. If your monitor complies with "green" standards or if it has a "power standby" feature, the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on. While the tests are running, the BIOS beeps (see BIOS beep codes table below) or additional messages appear on the screen. If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turned on the power, the system may have failed a power-on test. Check the jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance. AMI BIOS beep codes No. of Beeps 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Description Memory refresh timer error Parity error Main memory read/write test error Motherboard timer not operational Processor error Keyboard controller BAT test error General exception error Display memory error ROM checksum error CMOS shutdown register read/write error Cache memory bad 7. Follow the instructions in Chapter 4. ASUS P4C800 Deluxe motherboard user guide 3-1 3. 2 Vocal POST Messages This motherboard includes the Winbond speech controller to support a special feature called the ASUS POST ReporterTM. This feature gives you vocal POST messages and alerts to inform 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. Following is a list of the default POST messages and their corresponding actions, if any. POST Message No CPU installed System failed CPU test Action · Install an Intel Pentium 4 Processor into the CPU socket. · Install 184-pin unbuffered PC3200/2700/2100 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets. · Check if the DIMMs on the DIMM sockets are properly installed. [. . . ] During the boot process, the MBFastTrak376 BIOS checks and displays the disk array information. ASUS P4C800 Deluxe motherboard user guide 5-27 7. Use the FDISK utility and follow the format procedure for installing a new hard drive. After you have formatted the arrayed drives, install an operating system (OS). Install the RAID driver from the support CD that came with the motherboard package. Depending on the operating system you are installing, you may need to install the RAID driver during or after the OS installation. Creating a Security Array with Existing Data Drive If you would like to use an existing drive that already contains data and/or is the bootable drive in your system, make sure that the new hard drive you will use in the array has the same or larger capacity as the existing drive. Backup all important data before creating an array. [. . . ]