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... product, please verify that all cables and power connectors of your hardware components are connected. • To prevent damage to the motherboard, do not have a problem related to the use of the product, please consult a certified computer technician. - 9 - Hardware Installation Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 1-1 Installation Precautions The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic...
... product, please verify that all cables and power connectors of your hardware components are connected. • To prevent damage to the motherboard, do not have a problem related to the use of the product, please consult a certified computer technician. - 9 - Hardware Installation Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 1-1 Installation Precautions The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic...
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... Connector MSG+ MSG- The LED keeps blinking when S1 Blinking the system is detected at system startup. GA-X38-DS4 Motherboard - 28 - The system reports system startup status by chassis. If a problem is reading or writing data. • RES (Reset Switch, Green): Connects to the reset switch on...off (S5). • PW (Power Switch, Red): Connects to the power switch on when the system is in different patterns to indicate the problem. A front panel module mainly consists of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED, speaker and etc. 13) F_PANEL (Front...
... Connector MSG+ MSG- The LED keeps blinking when S1 Blinking the system is detected at system startup. GA-X38-DS4 Motherboard - 28 - The system reports system startup status by chassis. If a problem is reading or writing data. • RES (Reset Switch, Green): Connects to the reset switch on...off (S5). • PW (Power Switch, Red): Connects to the power switch on when the system is in different patterns to indicate the problem. A front panel module mainly consists of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED, speaker and etc. 13) F_PANEL (Front...
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...allows the user to modify basic system configuration settings or to prevent system instability or other unexpected results. To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility. • Q-Flash allows the user to Chapter 5, "Troubleshooting," for how to boot. For instructions on the ...Setup program that you can press + in the main menu of the BIOS Setup program. BIOS Setup To flash the BIOS, do not encounter problems using the Q-Flash and @BIOS utilities, refer to Chapter 4, "BIOS Update Utilities." • Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky, if you ...
...allows the user to modify basic system configuration settings or to prevent system instability or other unexpected results. To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility. • Q-Flash allows the user to Chapter 5, "Troubleshooting," for how to boot. For instructions on the ...Setup program that you can press + in the main menu of the BIOS Setup program. BIOS Setup To flash the BIOS, do not encounter problems using the Q-Flash and @BIOS utilities, refer to Chapter 4, "BIOS Update Utilities." • Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky, if you ...
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...field will show Short and thenlength shown will show Open, and the length shown is the approximate length of 10/100/1000 Mbps in the GIGABYTE SATA2 chip. (Default: Enabled) Onboard Serial Port 1 Enables or disables the first serial port and specifies its base I /O address and ..., Disabled. Options are : SPP (Standard Parallel Port)(default), EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port), ECP (Extended Capabilities Port), ECP+EPP. - 45 - If no cable problem is activated. Example: Pair1-2 Status = Short / Length = 1.6m Explanation: A fault or short might occur at a normal speed of the attached LAN cable....
...field will show Short and thenlength shown will show Open, and the length shown is the approximate length of 10/100/1000 Mbps in the GIGABYTE SATA2 chip. (Default: Enabled) Onboard Serial Port 1 Enables or disables the first serial port and specifies its base I /O address and ..., Disabled. Options are : SPP (Standard Parallel Port)(default), EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port), ECP (Extended Capabilities Port), ECP+EPP. - 45 - If no cable problem is activated. Example: Pair1-2 Status = Short / Length = 1.6m Explanation: A fault or short might occur at a normal speed of the attached LAN cable....
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... shuts down? Replace the battery. 4. Q: What do I have this jumper, refer to the Support\Motherboard\FAQ page on GIGABYTE's website. A: The following Award BIOS beep code descriptions may help you identify possible computer problems. (For reference only.) 1 short: System boots successfully 2 short: CMOS setting error 1 long, 1 short: Memory or motherboard error 1 long...
... shuts down? Replace the battery. 4. Q: What do I have this jumper, refer to the Support\Motherboard\FAQ page on GIGABYTE's website. A: The following Award BIOS beep code descriptions may help you identify possible computer problems. (For reference only.) 1 short: System boots successfully 2 short: CMOS setting error 1 long, 1 short: Memory or motherboard error 1 long...
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... main power cable and the 12V power cable. Secure the CPU No cooler on the memory slot. Yes Isolate the short circuit. The problem is verified and solved. A (Continued...) GA-X38-DS4 Motherboard - 96 - 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure If you encounter any troubles during system startup, follow the troubleshooting procedure below to start the computer. Yes...
... main power cable and the 12V power cable. Secure the CPU No cooler on the memory slot. Yes Isolate the short circuit. The problem is verified and solved. A (Continued...) GA-X38-DS4 Motherboard - 96 - 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure If you encounter any troubles during system startup, follow the troubleshooting procedure below to start the computer. Yes...
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...The power supply, CPU or CPU socket might fail. Check if the keyboard is the CPU cooler running? Yes Press to solve your problem, contact the place of purchase or local dealer for help. Turn off the computer. No The IDE/SATA device, connector, or cable... and mouse and restart the computer. Select "Load Fail-Safe Defaults" (or "Load Optimized Defaults"). The problem is verified and solved. Check if the system can boot successfully. The problem is verified and solved. Select "Save & Exit Setup" to see if the device works successfully). Appendix The...
...The power supply, CPU or CPU socket might fail. Check if the keyboard is the CPU cooler running? Yes Press to solve your problem, contact the place of purchase or local dealer for help. Turn off the computer. No The IDE/SATA device, connector, or cable... and mouse and restart the computer. Select "Load Fail-Safe Defaults" (or "Load Optimized Defaults"). The problem is verified and solved. Check if the system can boot successfully. The problem is verified and solved. Select "Save & Exit Setup" to see if the device works successfully). Appendix The...