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Which operating system can support nVidia RAID?

Windows 2000 Windows XP Home Windows XP Pro Windows 2003 server

Why does my M7NCD Ultra version 8.x motherboard cannot recognize AMD Sempron CPU at correct string name?

Please update the latest BIOS which support AMD Sempron CPU for the motherboard. https://www.biostar.com.tw/support/bios/bios.php3?model=M7NCD%20Ultra%20(8.x)

How to make Intel RAID volume restoration on Windows XP and 2000?

Please go to Intel website for detail instructions about RAID volume restoration. http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets/sb/cs-010507-prd40.htm

Why does my P4VMA-M system cannot run 3D games or 3D benchmark programs when use ATI 9200SE VGA card?

This problem can be solve by update the latest ATI Catalyst VGA driver. Please go to www.ati.com for download the VGA driver.

Why does my iDEQ200V only stable at FSB 200 or 266 MHz when use FSB 333 MHz CPU?

iDEQ200V need to manually set the CPU clock jumper.
By factory default, CPU clock jumper is set to FSB 266 MHz.
If use FSB 333 MHz CPU on the iDEQ200V, all yellow jumper caps on JCLK1 need to remove. FSB 333 MHz CPU will run stable when the FSB setting is correct.

Please refer the picture for JCLK1!|s location.

Why system will not boot properly from Serial ATA HDD after Windows installation copied the files?

When motherboard has VIA SATA controller, it needs to turn on SATA RAID ROM for using as first boot device. Otherwise, Windows cannot recognize the SATA HDD properly and have problem to boot-up. Please refer the picture for enable RAID ROM in BIOS.

How to restart the system when hear siren sound from PC speaker and screen is black?

If CPU is over-heated or CPU cooler is not connect properly with CPU surface, motherboard will shutdown power to protect CPU. PC speaker will have siren warning sound. Users can follow procedure below. System will be able to boot-up again. 1.Clear the CMOS by connect JCMOS pin 2-3 for 15 seconds. Then put the JCMOS pin back to pin 1-2. 2.Remove the power cord from power supply for 15 seconds. Then put the power cord back on power supply.

How to recover BIOS after BIOS update failure?

If BIOS update is not successful or failed, system cannot boot properly and Boot Blocker function will be activated. Users can recover the BIOS back when following error message appear on the screen. If motherboard has on-board VGA, the screen might go black. Then it needs to use AGP or PCI VGA card on the motherboard to see the screen output. BIOS ROM checksum error Detecting floppy drive A media!K INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER To recover the BIOS, follow the procedure for backup. 1.Make a bootable DOS floppy disk then copy AWDFLASH.exe utility and correct BIOS file. 2.Insert the disk into floppy drive and press Enter key. 3.System will boot-up to DOS prompt. 4.Type Awdflash xxxxxxx.bf /sn/py/r in DOS prompt. 5.System will update the BIOS automatically and restart. 6.After restart, BIOS has been recovered and system will work properly. Note: xxxxxxx.bf will be the BIOS file name. It can also support the BIOS format other then BF/BS extention. For example to use P4TSE's BIOS for recovering. Type Awdflash TSE0319.BF /sn/py/r in DOS prompt. For example to use U8668D's BIOS for recovering. Type Awdflash U8668R23.DDR /sn/py/r in DOS prompt.

Why does my iDEQ200S cannot recognize hard drive or CDROM device?

The default IDE detect time on iDEQ200S might be too short for some of the IDE hard drive or CDROM. The IDE detect time can set longer to help detect the IDE devices. To set the IDE detect time longer, please follow these steps. 1. Press Delete key go to CMOS during system boot-up. 2. Go to Advanced BIOS Features. 3. Set the Delay for HDD to 5 seconds. 4. Save and Exit the CMOS setting.

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Why does my system have no screen output after over-clock?

If your system does not have screen output after over-clock. This might be caused by the CPU!|s Front-Side -Bus (FSB) over the chipset!|s limitation. You can restore the BIOS default setting by clear the CMOS setting. Once the CMOS goes back to default setting, the System will able to boot-up properly. Following show the procedure how to Clear the CMOS Setting: 1. Turn off the system and remove AC power cord from the power supply. 2. Set JCMOS1 to Pin 2-3. 3. Wait for 10 seconds. 4. Set JCMOS1 back to Pin 1-2. 5. Connect AC power cord back to power supply and power on the system.