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ASUS A7V266-MX motherboard user guide

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2.3 BIOS Setup program

This motherboard supports a programmable FLASH ROM that you can update

using the provided utility described in section “2.1 Managing and updating your

BIOS.”

Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring

your system, or prompted to “Run Setup”. This section explains how to configure

your system using this utility.

Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, you may want to change

the configuration of your computer in the future. For example, you may want to

enable the security password feature or make changes to the power management

settings. This requires you to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup

program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the

CMOS RAM of the FLASH ROM.

The FLASH ROM on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you start up

the computer, the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program.

Press <Delete> during the Power-On Self Test (POST) to enter the Setup utility,

otherwise, POST continues with its test routines.

If you wish to enter Setup after POST, restart the system by pressing <Ctrl> +

<Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis. You can

also restart by turning the system off and then back on. Do this last option only if

the first two failed.

The Setup program is designed to make it as easy to use as possible. It is a menu-

driven program, which means you can scroll through the various sub-menus and

make your selections among the predetermined choices.

2.2 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 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

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