Asus P10S-M WS Series - Starting Up for the First Time; Turning Off the Computer

ASUS P10S-M WS Series
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Chapter 2
2.4 Starting up for the first time
1. Aftermakingalltheconnections,replacethesystemcasecover.
2. Ensurethatallswitchesareoff.
3. Connectthepowercordtothepowerconnectoratthebackofthesystemchassis.
4. Connectthepowercordtoapoweroutletthatisequippedwithasurgeprotector.
5. Turnonthedevicesinthefollowingorder:
a. Monitor
b. ExternalSCSIdevices(startingwiththelastdeviceonthechain)
c. System power
6. Afterapplyingpower,thesystempowerLEDonthesystemfrontpanelcaselightsup.
ForsystemswithATXpowersupplies,thesystemLEDlightsupwhenyoupressthe
ATX power button. If your monitor complies with the “green” standards or if it has a
“powerstandby”feature,themonitorLEDmaylightuporchangefromorangetogreen
afterthesystemLEDturnson.
 Thesystemthenrunsthepower-onselftests(POST).Whilethetestsarerunning,the
BIOS beeps (refer to the BIOS beep codes table) or additional messages appear on
the screen. If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turned on
thepower,thesystemmayhavefailedapower-ontest.Checkthejumpersettingsand
connections or call your retailer for assistance.
BIOS Beep Description
One short beep VGAdetected
Quickbootsettodisabled
Nokeyboarddetected
One continuous beep followed by two
short beeps then a pause (repeated)
No memory detected
One continuous beep followed by three
short beeps
NoVGAdetected
One continuous beep followed by four
short beeps
Hardware component failure
7. Atpoweron,holddownthe<Delete>keytoentertheBIOSSetup.Followthe
instructionsinChapter3.
2.5 Turning off the computer
WhilethesystemisON,pressthepowerbuttonforlessthanfoursecondstoputthesystem
on sleep mode or soft-off mode, depending on the BIOS setting. Press the power switch
for more than four seconds to let the system enter the soft-off mode regardless of the BIOS
setting.