Biostar P4VMA-M P4VMA-M user's manual - Page 22

Trouble Shooting PROBABLE SOLUTION No power to the system at all; power light * Make sure power cable is securely doesn't illuminate; fan inside power supply plugged in.* Replace cable. does not turn on. Indicator light on keyboard * Contact technical support. does not turn on. System inoperative. Keyboard lights are on, * Using even pressure on both ends of power indicator lights are lit, and hard drive the DIMM, press down firmly until the is spinning. module snaps back in places. System does not boot from hard disk drive, * Check cable running from disk to disk but it can be booted from CD-ROM drive. controller board. Make sure both ends are securely plugged in; check the drive type in the standard CMOS setup. * Backing up the hard drive is extremely important. All hard disks are capable of breaking down at any time. System only boots from CD-ROM. Hard disk can be read and applications can be used but booting from hard disk is impossible. * Back up data and applications files. Reformat the hard drive. Re-install applications and data using backup disks. Screen message says "Invalid Configuration" or "CMOS Failure." * Review system's equipment. Make sure correct information is in setup. Cannot boot system after installing second hard drive. * Set master/slave jumpers correctly. * Run SETUP program and select correct drive types. Call drive manufacturers for compatibility with other drives. * Back up any salvageable data. Then, Error message reading "SECTOR NOT low-level format, partition, and high- FOUND" or other error messages not level format the hard drive. Re-install allowing certain data to be retrieved. all saved data when completed. English 22