User Manual
ASUS Pro WS C621-64L SAGE Series
2-19
Chapter 2
2.4 Starting up for the first time
1. Aftermakingalltheconnections,replacethesystemcasecover.
2. Ensurethatallswitchesareoff.
3. Connectthepowercordtothepowerconnectoratthebackofthesystemchassis.
4. Connectthepowercordtoapoweroutletthatisequippedwithasurgeprotector.
5. Turn on the devices in the following order:
a. Monitor
b. Externalstoragedevices(startingwiththelastdeviceonthechain)
c. Systempower
6. Afterapplyingpower,thesystempowerLEDonthesystemfrontpanelcaselights
up.ForsystemswithATXpowersupplies,thesystemLEDlightsupwhenyoupress
theATXpowerbutton.Ifyourmonitorcomplieswiththe“green”standardsorifithas
a“powerstandby”feature,themonitorLEDmaylightuporchangefromorangeto
greenafterthesystemLEDturnson.
Thesystemthenrunsthepower-onselftests(POST).Whilethetestsarerunning,
theBIOSbeeps(refertotheBIOSbeepcodestable)oradditionalmessagesappear
onthescreen.Ifyoudonotseeanythingwithin30secondsfromthetimeyouturned
onthepower,thesystemmayhavefailedapower-ontest.Checkthejumpersettings
and connections or call your retailer for assistance.
BIOS Beep Description
One short beep VGAdetected
Quickbootsettodisabled
Nokeyboarddetected
One continuous beep followed by two
shortbeepsthenapause(repeated)
No memory detected
One continuous beep followed by three
short beeps
NoVGAdetected
One continuous beep followed by four
short beeps
Hardware component failure
7. Atpoweron,holddownthe<Delete>keytoentertheBIOSSetup.Followthe
instructionsinChapter3.
2.5 Turning off the computer
While the system is ON, press the power button for less than four seconds to put the system
onsleepmodeorsoft-offmode,dependingontheBIOSsetting.Pressthepowerswitch
formorethanfoursecondstoletthesystementerthesoft-offmoderegardlessoftheBIOS
setting.