Solution
Make sure all cables are connected well and the power is on:
Clear the CMOS
Keep the necessary components (a CPU, a memory module, and a graphic card) on board to test:
If the PC does POST well with the minimum system components:
Please plug in the other components one by one to find out which one may cause this problem.
If the PC still cannot POST at all:
The power LED on the motherboard is on and the CPU fan works well, please connect the speaker connector to check if there are any beeps
Memory issue: Beep (1 long 2 short)
Graphics card issue: Beep (1 long 3 short)
Clean the golden contacts of the graphics card
Clean the graphics card slots
Try to test the onboard graphics card if there is onboard video integrated
If convenient, please change to a different graphic card to test again
CPU (processor) issue: Beep (5 short)
Check whether the CPU is in the motherboard manufacturer's CPU support list
Check whether there is any damage to your CPU or CPU socket.
Check whether the CPU fan is correctly connected
Check whether the ATX_12V power cable is connected well
If possible try to test with another CPU
The power LED on the motherboard is off and the CPU fan does not work well
Check the power pin
Check the power supply, try exchanging the power supply for another good one
Solution
During POST
Un-plug any newly added devices to see if the issue disappears.
Keep the necessary components (a CPU, a memory module, and a graphic card) on board to test
If the problem is solved with minimum system hardware, please add the devices one by one and find out which part is at fault
If the problem still remains with minimum system hardware, please contact your Service Center
During Windows LOGO loading
If the PC can enter safe mode successfully, please enter OS safe mode and uninstall the newly installed driver or software
If the PC cannot enter safe mode, please try re-installing the OS. Before re-installing, please back up the important data first.
Solution
Different areas have different voltage supplies, please check the voltage selector on the power supply (115v/230v).
The power cable works fine: When power is on, the power LED on the motherboard is on:
When power is on, the power LED on the motherboard is still off: If convenient, please test the power supply in another PC which is working fine.
The power cable is faulty, please change the power cable to check if this might be the problem.
Solution
Before entering the Operating System
Hangs at the Windows Login
Enter safe mode to see if the issue is still evident
Re-install the drivers
Re-install a new "clean" Operating System
After entering the OS, it takes a long time to see the desktop
Only runs slowly when using some special software
Check if the system configuration fulfils the minimum requirement of the software
End the process which takes up the most CPU usage
Please optimize the system
Only runs slowly when connect to the internet
An abnormally high temperature causes the slow speed
Check the fan settings in the BIOS
Improve the heat transfer conditions
Please optimize the system
Solution
Check if the CPU fan is damaged and whether the fan is well connected to the motherboard
Please clean the CPU fan since this problem may be caused by dust. Please put on some CPU lube if necessary
Please check if the CPU fan always runs at a high speed
Check if the settings in the BIOS is correct
Please check if the problem only appears when the CPU load is high.
Solution
If some new hardware has been installed, please un-plug the new hardware for a test
If there is no new hardware added, please only keep the necessary components to have a check
If you could enter safe mode successfully, please enter safe mode to un-install the drivers and the software
If not, please re-install a new clean OS
Freezes/Hangs frequently and unpredictably
If the Temperature is abnormal, please check the CPU temperature and the heat transfer of the chassis.
If the temperature is OK, please scan your PC for any virus
Freezes/Hangs when running certain applications or games
Please update by loading any new patch available from the corresponding website
Solution
Check the LAN settings in the BIOS
Install a new clean OS and install the chipset and LAN drivers downloaded from the official website
The network adapter might not be recognized in Device Manager
If there is yellow question mark or exclamation mark before the network card in the Device Manager, please re-install the OS and drivers. If the problem persists, please contact our service center.
If there is no yellow question mark or exclamation mark before the network card:
In Control Panel/Network Connections/Local Area Connection, the network cable is shown as “un-plugged(X)”, please check the network cable/router/switch/modem/other network peripherals and network port, or plug network cable to another system
In Control Panel/Network Connections/Local Area Connection is disabled (grey), please enable(right click and choose “Enable”) it for a test. If the problem persists, please turn off the firewall, search for and kill any virus, reinstall the OS and drivers. If the problem still exists, please contact our service center
In Control Panel/Network Connections/Local Area Connection is shown as “Limited or no connectivity” (yellow exclamation mark)”, please do some troubleshooting using the following steps:
Right click and choose ”repair”
Un-plug and re-plug the network cable
Check server DHCP settings, IP configuration, seek advice from your Internet Service Provider
Restart
Re-connect the network or access IP
Skip the router and connect to the Modem directly
Turn off other computers in the same network to avoid any IP conflicts
There is no abnormal situation in Control Panel/Network Connections/Local Area Connection, please do some troubleshooting using the following steps:
Try to access the IP or Static IP automatically
Un-plug and re-plug the network cable
Check server DHCP settings, IP configuration, seek advice from ISP
Restart
Re-connect the network or access IP
Turn off other computers in the same network to avoid any IP conflicts
Check the MAC address (You can follow the commands: “ Start”—“ All Programs”—“ Run”,
Please input “ cmd”, and then input “ ipconfig/all” to check MAC address
If the network card is not recognized in Device Manager, please contact our service center
Solution
If you installed a total of 4GB of memory, the system will detect less than 4GB of total memory because of address space allocation for other critical functions, such as:
Different onboard devices and different add-on cards (devices) will result in a different total memory size.
On an SLI system, since PCI Express graphic cards will occupy around 256MB, another 256MB will be occupied after you install a 2nd PCI Express graphic card. Hence, only 2.75GB of memory is left if two SLI cards are installed while 3.0GB memory is left with one graphic card.
This limitation applies to most chipsets and to Microsoft Windows 32-bit version operating systems.
With a Windows 32-bit version of the operating system, we recommend that you have less than 3GB of total memory installed. If more than 3GB memory is required for your system, then these two conditions must be met:
The memory controller which supports memory swap functionality must used. Chipsets later than Intel 975X, 955X, Nvidia NF4 SLI Intel Edition, Nvidia NF4 SLI X16, and AMD K8 CPU architecture support memory swap function.
Installation of a Windows 64-bit Operating System, which can address more than 4GB of memory.
Solution
Abnormal input/output
There is a yellow question mark before the audio device in Device Manager
First please install the patch "MICROSOFT UAA Function Driver for High Definition Audio" for the Operating System
Re-install the audio driver
There is a yellow exclamation mark before the audio device in Device Manager
First un-install all the drivers related to the audio device and install the patch "MICROSOFT UAA Function Driver for High Definition Audio" for the Operating System
Restart the PC, if the problem still persists, please recover the system or re-install the Operating System and load the latest audio device driver
The audio device could not be recognized in Device Manager
Load the default BIOS, making sure the onboard audio function is enabled in BIOS
Re-install a new clean Operating System
No output or input from the rear panel
Adjust the audio settings in the Control Panel
Update the Audio driver
Change the Audio device, such as the microphone, earphone or speaker
No output or input from the front panel
Please check if there is any output/ input from the rear panel, if not, please do some troubleshooting
Change to [AC97] mode in the BIOS (if the front panel module is AC97 compliant)
Adjust the audio settings in the control panel
Check if the front panel is connected correctly
Try swapping for another chassis front panel connector
Abnormal Sound: Sound is low
Adjust the audio settings in the control panel
Close some sound resources which have not been used for a while, such as SPDI/F, MIC
Update the audio driver
Change the Audio device, such as the microphone, earphone or speaker
Sound with Noise:
If caused by a magnetic field, please move the computer away from the field to see if that is the problem
Adjust the audio settings in the control panel
Close some sound resources which have not been used for a while, such as SPDI/F, MIC
Update the audio driver
Change the Audio device, such as the microphone, earphone or speaker
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Connect one end of the cables to the two different monitors and the other ends to the video ports on the back of the computer. If the connections of your monitors do not match the video connections of your computer, you may require a cable adapter that allows you to get the video signal to the monitor. At the bottom of this page there are photos of the various cables and some popular cable adapters.
How to set the output mode in system:
Connect two monitors to your computer and connect the power cords to the monitors for the system to detect automatically. If only one monitor receives the signal, please right click on desktop and select Screen resolution.

Select the Duplicate these displays in Multiple displays scroll down list:

Then it will show the same desktop on your monitors. The maximum resolution is limited by the highest resolution support of your monitors.
If you select “Extend these displays”, it will allow you set the resolution of each monitor separately.
In this mode, it allows you to show different information on two monitors. Just drag the window out of the current desktop then you will see it in the second desktop.
Display on Monitor 1: Display on Monitor 2:

VGA to VGA
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HDMI to HDMI
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DisplayPort to DisplayPort
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DVI-I to VGA
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DVI to HDMI
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BIOS errors will cause beeping sounds when the computer is trying to POST. The quantity and duration of the beeps indicate where the error occurs. The following table gives the most common beep patterns.
BIOS Beep |
Description |
Troubleshooting Techniques |
| One short beep | No
keyboard detected
Graphics Card detected |
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| Two short beeps | When using Asus Crashfree to recover BIOS, the new BIOS is successfully recognized |
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| One continuous beep followed by two short beeps then a pause (repeated) | No RAM memory detected |
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| One continuous beep followed by three short beeps | No graphics card or integrated graphics detected |
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| One continuous beep followed by four short beeps | Failure of hardware component |
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