User`s manual

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Please note that the following troubleshooting guide is designed for people with strong
computer hardware knowledge such as System Administrators and Engineers.
Power is on, but there is no Panel Display
A) Check that the external power adapter LED is on when the power adapter power switch
is in the on position.
Ensure that the correct AC voltage is selected (the voltage switch is located beside the
power switch).
B) Check that the Power and CPU fans are running when system power is on.
B-1) Check whether the ATX power switch cable is properly connected to mainboard
CN21 PIN9 and PIN10 (Please refer to page9 and page20 in the NOVA3710
User’s guide).
B-2) Check that the power cable is connected properly between 9000PB0280
primary I/O board CON1 and mainboard CN25.
C) Please ensure that the IDE cable is properly connected to the HDD and the red stripe on
the ribbon cable should be aligned with PIN 1 on the IDE connector of HDD.
D) Reset CMOS DATA by shorting mainboard JP11 PIN1 and PIN2 for a few seconds
(Please refer to page11 in the NOVA3710 User’s guide).
E) Check if the system is beeping.
E-1) A single long repeated beep indicates that a DRAM error has occurred. Make
sure DRAM is properly installed or replace DRAM.
E-2) One short beep after power on, means the system board is OK, but the LCD
panel or onboard VGA interface could be defective.
E-2-1) INIT display should be set for AGP in the CMOS setup.
E-2-2) LVDS board connection to mainboard CN14 could be defective.
E-2-3) The connection between the LVDS board and the 1
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LCD connector
board is not connected properly.
E-2-4) The 1
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LCD connector board could be defective.
E-2-5) The connection between the 1
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LCD connector board and the LCD
panel is not connected properly or LCD cable could be defective.
E-2-6) The Inverter cannot produce backlight.
E-2-7) The LCD panel could be defective.