Troubleshooting 
Before sending the motherboard for RMA 
repair, try to go over troubleshooting 
guide first to see if your got similar 
symptoms as mentioned below.
The power is not on.
 ∙ Connect the AC power cord to an 
electrical outlet securely.
 ∙ Check if all ATX power connectors 
like ATX_PWR1, CPU_PWR1 are 
connected from the power supply to the 
motherboard?
 ∙ Some power supply units have a power 
button on the rear side, make sure the 
button is turned on.
 ∙ Check if the power switch cable is 
connected to JFP1 pin header properly.
 ∙ Verify the Clear CMOS jumper JBAT1 is 
set to Keep DATA.
 ∙ Test with another known working 
power supply of equal or greater 
wattage.
The power is on, but no signal to 
monitor
 ∙ Connect the monitor power cord to a 
electrical outlet securely.
 ∙ Make sure the monitor is turned on.
 ∙ Select different inputs on the monitor.
 ∙ If 3 long beeps are heard, remove all 
memory modules and try to install only 
one memory module in the DIMMA2 slot 
first and then restart the computer.
 ∙ If 1 long 2 short beeps are heard, 
remove and reinstall the graphics card 
and then restart the computer.
 ∙ Test with another known working 
graphics card.
The computer does not boot after 
updating the BIOS
 ∙ Clear the CMOS.
 ∙ Use the secondary BIOS to bootup the 
system (Only for motherboard with Dual 
BIOS)
Lost BIOS password
 ∙ Clear the CMOS, but that will cause 
you to lose all customized settings in the 
BIOS.  
There is no audio
 ∙ Adjust the volume.
 ∙ Connect the speakers/headphones to  
audio ports on the motherboard rear IO 
panel.
 ∙ Remove secondary speakers/ 
headphones, HDMI cables, USB audio 
devices.
 ∙ Test with another known working 
speaker or headphone.
There is no network
 ∙ Make sure the network chipset driver 
has been installed.
 ∙ Verify if the network cable is properly 
connected and make sure the LAN port 
LEDs are properly illuminated. 
 ∙ Verify your TCP/IP settings.
 ∙ Restart or reset your router.
 ∙ Test with another known working LAN 
cable.
The USB device is not working
 ∙ Make sure your USB drive driver has 
been installed.
 ∙ Verify if USB device is listed in 
Windows
®
 Device Manager.
 ∙ Connect the USB device to other USB 
port on the motherboard rear IO panel.
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Troubleshooting