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3. Press Y to start the auto-recovery procedure. If you do not press Y, the system still performs the auto-recovery after 30 seconds. The recovered BIOS may not be of the same version as the original BIOS. Visit ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS for this motherboard, and update the BIOS using ASUS AFLASH.EXE, ASUS EZ Flash Utility, or ASUS Live Update. Using the bootable floppy disk: 1. Boot the computer using the bootable floppy disk. 2. Execute the AFLASH.EXE utility. See section 2.1.2 for the procedure. 3. If the BIOS image is newer than the current BIOS, or if the BIOS is corrupted, this confirmation message appears. "Are you sure? (Y/N)" 4. Press Y to update the BIOS. 2.1.4 BIOS beep codes When you turn the power on and the system runs POST (Power On Self Tests), you will hear BIOS beeps. Refer to the following table for the meaning of the beeps. Award BIOS Beep Codes Beep One short beep when displaying logo Long beeps in an endless loop One long beep followed by three short beeps High frequency beeps when system is working 2-8 Meaning No error during POST No DRAM installed or detected Video card not found or video card memory bad CPU overheated; System running at a lower frequency Chapter 2: BIOS information

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2-8
Chapter 2: BIOS information
Award BIOS Beep Codes
Beep
Meaning
One short beep when
No error during POST
displaying logo
Long beeps in an endless loop
No DRAM installed or detected
One long beep followed by
Video card not found or video card
three short beeps
memory bad
High frequency beeps when
CPU overheated;
system is working
System running at a lower frequency
2.1.4
BIOS beep codes
When you turn the power on and the system runs POST (Power On Self Tests),
you will hear BIOS beeps. Refer to the following table for the meaning of the
beeps.
The recovered BIOS may not be of the same version as the original BIOS. Visit
ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS for this
motherboard, and update the BIOS using ASUS AFLASH.EXE, ASUS EZ Flash
Utility, or ASUS Live Update.
3.
Press
Y
to start the auto-recovery procedure. If you do not press Y, the system
still performs the auto-recovery after 30 seconds.
Using the bootable floppy disk:
1.
Boot the computer using the bootable floppy disk.
2.
Execute the AFLASH.EXE utility. See section 2.1.2 for the procedure.
3.
If the BIOS image is newer than the current BIOS, or if the BIOS is corrupted,
this confirmation message appears.
“
Are you sure? (Y/N)
”
4.
Press
Y
to update the BIOS.