Biostar K8M800 MICRO AM2 Setup Manual - 5.4 T

Motherboard Manual

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5.4 T

ROUBLESHOOTING

Probable Solution 

1. 

No power to the system at all 

Power light don’t illuminate, fan 

inside power supply does not turn 

on.  

2. 

Indicator light on keyboard does 

not turn on. 

1. 

Make sure power cable is 

securely plugged in. 

2. Replace 

cable. 

3. 

Contact technical support. 

System inoperative. Keyboard lights 

are on, power indicator lights are lit, 

and hard drive is spinning. 

Using even pressure on both ends of 

the DIMM, press down firmly until the 

module snaps into place. 

System does not boot from hard disk 

drive, can be booted from optical drive.

1. 

Check cable running from disk to 

disk controller board. Make sure 

both ends are securely plugged 

in; check the drive type in the 

standard CMOS setup. 

2. 

Backing up the hard drive is 

extremely important. All hard 

disks are capable of breaking 

down at any time. 

System only boots from optical drive. 

Hard disk can be read and applications 

can be used but booting from hard disk 

is impossible. 

1. 

Back up data and applications 

files.   

2. 

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. 

1. 

Set master/slave jumpers 

correctly. 

2. 

Run SETUP program and select 

correct drive types. Call the drive 

manufacturers for compatibility 

with other drives.