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3.2 Vocal POST Messages This motherboard includes the Winbond speech controller to support a special feature called the ASUS POST Reporter™. 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. You can record your own messages to replace the default messages. Following is a list of the default POST messages and their corresponding actions, if any. POST Message No CPU installed System failed CPU test System failed memory test System failed VGA test System failed due to CPU over-clocking Action • Install an Intel Pentium 4 478/Northwood Processor into the CPU socket. • Check the CPU if properly installed. • Call ASUS technical support for assistance. See the "ASUS contact information" and www.asus.com. • Install 184-pin unbuffered DDR SDRAM DIMMs into the DIMM sockets. • Check if the DIMMs on the DIMM sockets are properly installed. • Make sure that your DIMMs are not defective. • Refer to section "2.5 System memory" for instruction on installing a DIMM. • Install a PCI VGA card into one of the PCI slots, or a 1.5V AGP card into the AGP slot. • Make sure that your VGA/AGP card is not defective. • In JumperFree mode, check your CPU settings in BIOS and make sure you only set to the recommended settings. See section "4.4 Advanced menu." • In jumper mode, refer to section "2.7 Jumpers." 46 Chapter 3: Powering up

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Chapter 3: Powering up
3.2
Vocal POST Messages
This motherboard includes the Winbond speech controller to support a
special feature called the ASUS POST Reporter™. 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. You can record your own
messages to replace the default messages.
Following is a list of the default POST messages and their corresponding
actions, if any.
POST Message
Action
No CPU installed
•
Install an Intel Pentium 4
478/Northwood Processor into the
CPU socket.
System failed CPU test
•
Check the CPU if properly installed.
•
Call ASUS technical support for
assistance. See the “ASUS contact
information” and
www.asus.com.
System failed memory test
•
Install 184-pin unbuffered
DDR SDRAM DIMMs into the DIMM
sockets.
•
Check if the DIMMs on the DIMM
sockets are properly installed.
•
Make sure that your DIMMs are
not defective.
•
Refer to section “2.5 System
memory” for instruction on installing
a DIMM.
System failed VGA test
•
Install a PCI VGA card into one of
the PCI slots, or a 1.5V AGP card
into the AGP slot.
•
Make sure that your VGA/AGP card
is not defective.
System failed due to CPU
•
In JumperFree mode, check your
over-clocking
CPU settings in BIOS and make
sure you only set to the
recom-
mended settings. See section “4.4
Advanced menu.”
•
In jumper mode, refer to section
“2.7 Jumpers.”