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ASUS POST Reporter™

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3.3 ASUS POST Reporter™ This motherboard includes the Winbond speech controller to support a special feature called the ASUS POST Reporter™. This feature lets you hear vocal messages during POST that alerts 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. You can record your own messages to replace the default messages. 3.3.1 Vocal POST messages Following is a list of the default POST messages and the corresponding actions you can take: POST Message System failed CPU test System failed memory test System failed VGA test System failed due to CPU No keyboard detected No IDE hard disk detected Action • Check the CPU if properly installed. • Call ASUS technical support for assistance. See the ASUS contact information on the inside front cover of this user guide. • Install supported DDR2 DIMMs into the memory sockets. • Check if the DIMMs on the DIMM sockets are properly installed. • Make sure that your DIMMs are not defective. • Refer to section "2.4 System memory" for instructions on installing a DIMM. • Install a PCI graphics card into one of the PCI slots, or a PCI Express AGP card into the PCI Express x16 slot. • Make sure that your graphics card is not defective. • Check your CPU overclocking settings in the BIOS setup and restore the default CPU parameters. • Check if your keyboard is properly connected to the purple PS/2 connector on the rear panel. • See section "2.7.1 Rear panel connectors" for the location of the connector. • Make sure you have connected an IDE hard disk drive to one of the IDE connectors on the motherboard. ASUS NCT-D 3-3

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3.3
ASUS POST Reporter™
This motherboard includes the Winbond speech controller to support a
special feature called the ASUS POST Reporter™. This feature lets you hear
vocal messages during POST that alerts 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. You can record your own messages
to replace the default messages.
3.3.1
3.3.1
3.3.1
3.3.1
3.3.1
Vocal POST messages
Vocal POST messages
Vocal POST messages
Vocal POST messages
Vocal POST messages
Following is a list of the default POST messages and the corresponding
actions you can take:
POST Message
POST Message
POST Message
POST Message
POST Message
Action
Action
Action
Action
Action
System failed CPU test
Check the CPU if properly installed.
Call ASUS technical support for
assistance. See the ASUS contact
information on the inside front cover
of this user guide.
System failed memory test
Install supported DDR2 DIMMs into the
memory sockets.
Check if the DIMMs on the DIMM
sockets are properly installed.
Make sure that your DIMMs are not
defective.
Refer to section “2.4 System memory”
for instructions on installing a DIMM.
System failed VGA test
Install a PCI graphics card into one of
the PCI slots, or a PCI Express AGP
card into the PCI Express x16 slot.
Make sure that your graphics card is
not defective.
System failed due to CPU
Check your CPU overclocking settings
in the BIOS setup and restore the
default CPU parameters.
No keyboard detected
Check if your keyboard is properly
connected to the purple PS/2
connector on the rear panel.
See section “2.7.1 Rear panel
connectors” for the location of the
connector.
No IDE hard disk detected
Make sure you have connected an IDE
hard disk drive to one of the IDE
connectors on the motherboard.