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... Motherboard Layout 7 GA-880GA-UD3H Motherboard Block Diagram 8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Installation Precautions 9 1-2 Product Specifications 10 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 13 1-3-1 Installing the CPU 13 1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler 15 1-4 Installing the Memory 16 1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration 16 1-4-2 Installing a Memory 17 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 18 1-6 Setup of the ATI Hybrid CrossFireX™ Configuration 19 1-7 Back Panel Connectors 20 1-8 Internal Connectors 23 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 33 2-1 Startup Screen 34 2-2 The Main Menu...
... Motherboard Layout 7 GA-880GA-UD3H Motherboard Block Diagram 8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Installation Precautions 9 1-2 Product Specifications 10 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 13 1-3-1 Installing the CPU 13 1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler 15 1-4 Installing the Memory 16 1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration 16 1-4-2 Installing a Memory 17 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 18 1-6 Setup of the ATI Hybrid CrossFireX™ Configuration 19 1-7 Back Panel Connectors 20 1-8 Internal Connectors 23 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 33 2-1 Startup Screen 34 2-2 The Main Menu...
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... a x4 card, the PCIEX1_2 slot becomes unavailable. (All PCI Express slots conform to the PCI Express 2.0 standard.) ŠŠ 3 x PCI slots Multi-Graphics Technology ŠŠ Support for ATI Hybrid CrossFireX™ technology Storage Interface ŠŠ South Bridge: - 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3_0~SATA3_5) supporting up to 16 GB of system memory * Due to Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB. ŠŠ Dual channel memory architecture ŠŠ Support for...
... a x4 card, the PCIEX1_2 slot becomes unavailable. (All PCI Express slots conform to the PCI Express 2.0 standard.) ŠŠ 3 x PCI slots Multi-Graphics Technology ŠŠ Support for ATI Hybrid CrossFireX™ technology Storage Interface ŠŠ South Bridge: - 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3_0~SATA3_5) supporting up to 16 GB of system memory * Due to Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB. ŠŠ Dual channel memory architecture ŠŠ Support for...
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... 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 2 x system fan headers 1 x power fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x CD In connector 1 x S/PDIF In header 1 x S/PDIF Out header 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers 2 x IEEE 1394a headers 1 x serial port header 1 x clearing CMOS jumper 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port 1 x D-Sub port 1 x DVI-D port 1 x HDMI port 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports 1 x IEEE...
... 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 2 x system fan headers 1 x power fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x CD In connector 1 x S/PDIF In header 1 x S/PDIF Out header 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers 2 x IEEE 1394a headers 1 x serial port header 1 x clearing CMOS jumper 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port 1 x D-Sub port 1 x DVI-D port 1 x HDMI port 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports 1 x IEEE...
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.... - 19 - BIOS Setup Enter BIOS Setup to OnChipVGA. Set Init Display First to set the following instructions on the back panel. D. Hardware Installation Step 2: Plug the display cable into the onboard graphics port on configuring an ATI Hybrid CrossFireX system. Set UMA Frame Buffer Size to UMA. (Note 2) - A. 1-6 Setup of the ATI Hybrid CrossFireX™ Configuration Combining the onboard GPU with a discrete graphics card, ATI Hybrid CrossFireX can provide significantly advanced display performance for AMD platform. Set Internal Graphics Mode to...
.... - 19 - BIOS Setup Enter BIOS Setup to OnChipVGA. Set Init Display First to set the following instructions on the back panel. D. Hardware Installation Step 2: Plug the display cable into the onboard graphics port on configuring an ATI Hybrid CrossFireX system. Set UMA Frame Buffer Size to UMA. (Note 2) - A. 1-6 Setup of the ATI Hybrid CrossFireX™ Configuration Combining the onboard GPU with a discrete graphics card, ATI Hybrid CrossFireX can provide significantly advanced display performance for AMD platform. Set Internal Graphics Mode to...
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... 1394a device. Hardware Installation Dual Display Configurations: This motherboard provides three ports for more information) • Playback software: CyberLink PowerDVD 8.0 or later (Note: Please ensure Hardware Acceleration is compatible to 1 Gbps data rate. RJ-45 LAN Port The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to the USB 2.0/1.1 specification. Use this port for USB devices such as a USB keyboard/mouse, USB printer, USB flash drive and etc. • When removing the cable connected to a back panel connector, first remove the cable...
... 1394a device. Hardware Installation Dual Display Configurations: This motherboard provides three ports for more information) • Playback software: CyberLink PowerDVD 8.0 or later (Note: Please ensure Hardware Acceleration is compatible to 1 Gbps data rate. RJ-45 LAN Port The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to the USB 2.0/1.1 specification. Use this port for USB devices such as a USB keyboard/mouse, USB printer, USB flash drive and etc. • When removing the cable connected to a back panel connector, first remove the cable...
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... two pins or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the two pins for BIOS configurations). Hardware Installation - 32 - Pin No. Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS Values • Always turn off your computer, be sure to clear the CMOS values (e.g. 18) COM (Serial Port Header) The COM header can provide one serial port via an optional COM port cable. For purchasing the optional COM port cable, please contact the local dealer. To clear the CMOS values, place a jumper...
... two pins or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the two pins for BIOS configurations). Hardware Installation - 32 - Pin No. Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS Values • Always turn off your computer, be sure to clear the CMOS values (e.g. 18) COM (Serial Port Header) The COM header can provide one serial port via an optional COM port cable. For purchasing the optional COM port cable, please contact the local dealer. To clear the CMOS values, place a jumper...
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... LOGO Screen (Default) B. To show the BIOS POST screen. A. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-FLASH Press the key to enter BIOS Setup first. The POST Screen Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2010, Award Software, Inc. To exit Boot Menu, press . You can be based on page 47. : BIOS SETUP\Q-FLASH Press the key to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q-Flash utility in BIOS Setup...
... LOGO Screen (Default) B. To show the BIOS POST screen. A. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-FLASH Press the key to enter BIOS Setup first. The POST Screen Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2010, Award Software, Inc. To exit Boot Menu, press . You can be based on page 47. : BIOS SETUP\Q-FLASH Press the key to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q-Flash utility in BIOS Setup...
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... of errors that stop the system boot, etc. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to configure the device boot order, advanced features available on the CPU, and the primary display adapter. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to configure all peripheral devices, such as IDE, SATA, USB, integrated audio, and integrated LAN, etc. Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure all the power-saving functions. PnP/PCI Configurations Use this menu to configure the system's PCI & PnP...
... of errors that stop the system boot, etc. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to configure the device boot order, advanced features available on the CPU, and the primary display adapter. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to configure all peripheral devices, such as IDE, SATA, USB, integrated audio, and integrated LAN, etc. Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure all the power-saving functions. PnP/PCI Configurations Use this menu to configure the system's PCI & PnP...
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... to PEG and an ATI graphics card is installed. (Default: Disabled) Onboard VGA output connect Specifies the graphics display of system memory allocated solely for the onboard graphics controller from the D-SUB/DVI-D or D-SUB/HDMI. IGX Configuration CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award Software IGX Configuration Internal Graphics Mode UMA Frame Buffer Size x Surround View Onboard VGA output connect VGA Core Clock control x VGA Core Clock(MHz) [UMA] [Auto] Disabled [Auto] [Auto] 560 Item Help Menu Level Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU...
... to PEG and an ATI graphics card is installed. (Default: Disabled) Onboard VGA output connect Specifies the graphics display of system memory allocated solely for the onboard graphics controller from the D-SUB/DVI-D or D-SUB/HDMI. IGX Configuration CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award Software IGX Configuration Internal Graphics Mode UMA Frame Buffer Size x Surround View Onboard VGA output connect VGA Core Clock control x VGA Core Clock(MHz) [UMA] [Auto] Disabled [Auto] [Auto] 560 Item Help Menu Level Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU...
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... clear the CMOS values to reset the board to default values. CPU Host Clock Control Enables or disables the control of CPU host clock. Auto (default) allows the BIOS to 500 MHz. The adjustable range is from 100 MHz to X4.00. Auto BIOS will automatically adjust the HT Link Frequency. (Default) x1~x10 Sets HT Link Frequency to x1~x10 (200 MHz~2.0 GHz). Manual allows the memory clock control item below to be configurable. X5.33 Sets Memory Clock...
... clear the CMOS values to reset the board to default values. CPU Host Clock Control Enables or disables the control of CPU host clock. Auto (default) allows the BIOS to 500 MHz. The adjustable range is from 100 MHz to X4.00. Auto BIOS will automatically adjust the HT Link Frequency. (Default) x1~x10 Sets HT Link Frequency to x1~x10 (200 MHz~2.0 GHz). Manual allows the memory clock control item below to be configurable. X5.33 Sets Memory Clock...
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...the CPU being used). (Default) Manual Allows you to reduce heat output from your computer and its power consumption. (Default) Disabled Disables this submenu are synchronous to run multiple operating systems and applications in system halt state. CPU Core 0 is fixed. Capability Away Mode Full Screen LOGO Show Backup BIOS Image to HDD Init Display First [Press Enter] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Auto] [Disabled] [Auto] Enabled Enabled Enabled [Press Enter] [Floppy] [Hard Disk] [CDROM] [Setup] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [PCI Slot] Item Help Menu Level...
...the CPU being used). (Default) Manual Allows you to reduce heat output from your computer and its power consumption. (Default) Disabled Disables this submenu are synchronous to run multiple operating systems and applications in system halt state. CPU Core 0 is fixed. Capability Away Mode Full Screen LOGO Show Backup BIOS Image to HDD Init Display First [Press Enter] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Auto] [Disabled] [Auto] Enabled Enabled Enabled [Press Enter] [Floppy] [Hard Disk] [CDROM] [Setup] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [PCI Slot] Item Help Menu Level...
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... the Set Supervisor/User Password item in the BIOS Main Menu. Options are: Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, USB-HDD, Legacy LAN, Disabled. This feature allows your hard drive. After configuring this menu when finished. Capability Enables or disables the S.M.A.R.T. (Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology) capability of your system to report read/write errors of the hard drive and to accept. PEG Sets the PCI Express graphics card on the PCIEX4 slot as the first display. - 47 - PEG1 Sets the PCI Express graphics card...
... the Set Supervisor/User Password item in the BIOS Main Menu. Options are: Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, USB-HDD, Legacy LAN, Disabled. This feature allows your hard drive. After configuring this menu when finished. Capability Enables or disables the S.M.A.R.T. (Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology) capability of your system to report read/write errors of the hard drive and to accept. PEG Sets the PCI Express graphics card on the PCIEX4 slot as the first display. - 47 - PEG1 Sets the PCI Express graphics card...
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...RAID. RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controller. 2-6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip SATA Controller OnChip SATA Type x OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type x OnChip SATA RAID5 Support OnChip SATA3.0 Support Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode Onboard LAN Function Onboard LAN Boot ROM } SMART LAN Onboard Audio Function Onboard 1394 Function Onboard USB 3.0 Controller USB Controllers USB Legacy Function USB Storage Function Onboard Serial Port 1 [Enabled] [Native IDE] IDE Enabled [Enabled] [Enabled] [IDE...
...RAID. RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controller. 2-6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip SATA Controller OnChip SATA Type x OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type x OnChip SATA RAID5 Support OnChip SATA3.0 Support Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode Onboard LAN Function Onboard LAN Boot ROM } SMART LAN Onboard Audio Function Onboard 1394 Function Onboard USB 3.0 Controller USB Controllers USB Legacy Function USB Storage Function Onboard Serial Port 1 [Enabled] [Native IDE] IDE Enabled [Enabled] [Enabled] [IDE...
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... onboard LAN chip. (Default: Disabled) SMART LAN (LAN Cable Diagnostic Function) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award Software SMART LAN Start detecting at Port..... BIOS Setup Refer to Disabled. This feature will operate at a speed of 10/100/1000 Mbps in Windows mode or when the LAN Boot ROM is attached to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as shown in the figure above. the IDE controller still operates in IDE mode. When LAN Cable Is Functioning Normally... If no LAN cable is activated. - 49 - IDE Configures the SATA controller...
... onboard LAN chip. (Default: Disabled) SMART LAN (LAN Cable Diagnostic Function) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award Software SMART LAN Start detecting at Port..... BIOS Setup Refer to Disabled. This feature will operate at a speed of 10/100/1000 Mbps in Windows mode or when the LAN Boot ROM is attached to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as shown in the figure above. the IDE controller still operates in IDE mode. When LAN Cable Is Functioning Normally... If no LAN cable is activated. - 49 - IDE Configures the SATA controller...
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... that supports wake-up signal from a PCI or PCIe device. S1(POS) Enables the system to be turned off the computer in a low power mode. BIOS Setup If the power button is pressed for 4 seconds to RAM) sleep state (default). 2-7 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type Soft-Off by Power button USB Wake Up from an ACPI sleep state by a wake-up function. (Default: Disabled) PME Event Wake Up Allows the system to enter the ACPI S1 (Power on Windows...
... that supports wake-up signal from a PCI or PCIe device. S1(POS) Enables the system to be turned off the computer in a low power mode. BIOS Setup If the power button is pressed for 4 seconds to RAM) sleep state (default). 2-7 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type Soft-Off by Power button USB Wake Up from an ACPI sleep state by a wake-up function. (Default: Disabled) PME Event Wake Up Allows the system to enter the ACPI S1 (Power on Windows...
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... CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip SATA Controller OnChip SATA Type OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type OnChip SATA RAID5 Support OnChip SATA3.0 Support Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode Onboard LAN Function Onboard LAN Boot ROM } SMART LAN Onboard Audio Function Onboard 1394 Function Onboard USB 3.0 Controller USB Controllers USB Legacy Function USB Storage Function Onboard Serial Port 1 [Enabled] [RAID] [As SATA Type] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [IDE] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Press Enter] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled...
... CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip SATA Controller OnChip SATA Type OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type OnChip SATA RAID5 Support OnChip SATA3.0 Support Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode Onboard LAN Function Onboard LAN Boot ROM } SMART LAN Onboard Audio Function Onboard 1394 Function Onboard USB 3.0 Controller USB Controllers USB Legacy Function USB Storage Function Onboard Serial Port 1 [Enabled] [RAID] [As SATA Type] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [IDE] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Press Enter] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled...
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...to enter BIOS Setup during the POST (Power-On Self-Test). See the table below for your power supply to RAID/IDE. (Default: IDE) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip SATA Controller OnChip SATA Type x OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type x OnChip SATA RAID5 Support OnChip SATA3.0 Support Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode Onboard LAN Function Onboard LAN Boot ROM } SMART LAN Onboard Audio Function Onboard 1394 Function Onboard USB 3.0 Controller USB Controllers USB Legacy Function USB Storage Function Onboard Serial Port 1 [Enabled...
...to enter BIOS Setup during the POST (Power-On Self-Test). See the table below for your power supply to RAID/IDE. (Default: IDE) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip SATA Controller OnChip SATA Type x OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type x OnChip SATA RAID5 Support OnChip SATA3.0 Support Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode Onboard LAN Function Onboard LAN Boot ROM } SMART LAN Onboard Audio Function Onboard 1394 Function Onboard USB 3.0 Controller USB Controllers USB Legacy Function USB Storage Function Onboard Serial Port 1 [Enabled...
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... mode: Prepare a startup disk that the drive letter for your optical drive is /are configured to RAID/AHCI mode, you also can copy the SATA controller driver from the motherboard driver disk to a floppy disk. First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive. sume that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be installed. Press after the command: • For the AMD SB850, type...
... mode: Prepare a startup disk that the drive letter for your optical drive is /are configured to RAID/AHCI mode, you also can copy the SATA controller driver from the motherboard driver disk to a floppy disk. First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive. sume that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be installed. Press after the command: • For the AMD SB850, type...
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Windows Setup You have chosen to the previous screen. Select RAID/AHCI Driver for use with the Windows XP installation. Select the SCSI Adapter you can proceed with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. For the GIGABYTE SATA2: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Then a controller menu similar to continue the driver installation. Appendix - 92 - RAID/AHCI Driver for GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller (x32) ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 3 Step 3: On the next...
Windows Setup You have chosen to the previous screen. Select RAID/AHCI Driver for use with the Windows XP installation. Select the SCSI Adapter you can proceed with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. For the GIGABYTE SATA2: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Then a controller menu similar to continue the driver installation. Appendix - 92 - RAID/AHCI Driver for GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller (x32) ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 3 Step 3: On the next...
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...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, 9 short: BIOS ROM error 1 long, 1 short: Memory or motherboard error Continuous long beeps: Graphics card not inserted properly 1 long, 2 short: Monitor or graphics card error Continuous short beeps: Power error 1 long, 3 short: Keyboard error Appendix - 108 - A: For motherboards that have a clearing CMOS jumper, refer to the instructions on the CLR_CMOS jumper in the BIOS Setup program...
...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, 9 short: BIOS ROM error 1 long, 1 short: Memory or motherboard error Continuous long beeps: Graphics card not inserted properly 1 long, 2 short: Monitor or graphics card error Continuous short beeps: Power error 1 long, 3 short: Keyboard error Appendix - 108 - A: For motherboards that have a clearing CMOS jumper, refer to the instructions on the CLR_CMOS jumper in the BIOS Setup program...
