MSI P35 PLATINUM COMBO User Guide - Page 39

Hardware Setup LED 7, 8, 9 ,10, 11, 12, 13, 14 These four LEDs allow users to identify system problems through 16 various combinations of LED signals. LED14 LED13 LED12 LED11 LED10 LED9 LED8 LED7 Group4 Group3 Group2 Group1 Red LED Signal Group4 Group3 Group2 Group1 Green Description System Power ON The D-LED will hang here if the processor is damaged ornot installed properly. LED Signal Description Group4 Group3 Group2 Group1 Initializing Video Interface This will start detecting CPU clock, checking type ofvideo onboard. Then, detect and initialize the video adapter. Group4 Group3 Group2 Group1 Early Chipset Initialization Group4 Group3 Group2 Group1 Group4 Group3 Group2 Group1 MemoryDetection Test Testing onboard memory size. The D-LED will hang if the memory module is damaged or not installed properly. Decompressing BIOS image to RAM for fast booting. Group4 Group3 Group2 Group1 BIOS Sign On This will start showing information about logo, processor brand name, etc... Group4 Group3 Group2 Group1 Testing Base and Extended Memory Testing base memory from 240K to 640K and extended memory above 1MB using various patterns. Group4 Group3 Group2 Group1 Assign Resources to all ISA. Group4 Group3 Group2 Group1 Initializing Keyboard Controller. Group4 Group3 Group2 Group1 Testing VGA BIOS This will start writing VGA sign-on message to the screen. Group4 Group3 Group2 Group1 Processor Initialization This will show information regarding the processor (like brand name, system bus, etc...) Group4 Group3 Group2 Group1 Testing RTC (Real Time Clock) Group4 Group3 Group2 Group1 Initializing Hard Drive Controller This will initialize IDE drive and controller. Group4 Initializing Floppy Drive Controller Group3 This will initialize Floppy Drive and Group2 Group1 controller. Group4 Group3 Group2 Group1 BootAttempt This will set low stack and boot via INT 19h. Group4 Group3 Group2 Group1 Operating System Booting 2-25