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Power Bu

on is pressed

but PC fails to start.

Yes

Check if Power Supply

Unit

(PSU) is working

Any Beep sound？

CLR CMOS and check

if CPU 12V power

is connected

art the PC stRe

Problem with PSU or board?

If board problem -> contact RMA

AC power cord is plu ed gg

and PSU switch is turned on?

Yes

oblem rBoard p

-> contact RMA

- If 3 short beeps:

DIMM memory not properly

inserted or memory failure

- If 1 long beep and 8 short beeps:

VGA not detected

Yes

Halt at POST screen？

Yes

R CMOLC S and restart.

If fail, contact RMA

Yes

Peripheral device issue

- HDD problem.

- CMOS setup error,

dnee to CLRCMOS.

System fail to start or unstable

er modify BIOS se

ng.

MCLR C OS and restart

Turn on PSU switch

or connect to wall socket

start. eand r

Check if monitor h sa

dis

play

Check if monitor

has display

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ECS A880GM-AD3 Specifications

General

Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory clock speeds	800, 1066, 1333, 1600 MHz
Processor socket	Socket AM3
Processor manufacturer	AMD
CPU fan connector	Yes
USB 2.0 connectors	3
Number of SATA connectors	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	-
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0
Audio chip	Realtek ALC888S
Motherboard chipset	AMD 880G
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Compatible operating systems	Windows XP/Vista/7
Graphics card	Radeon HD 4250
Maximum graphics card memory	512 MB
Parallel processing technology support	Hybrid CrossFireX
PCI Express x1 slots	2
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	AMI
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit