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1.2.6 Onboard buttons
Onboard buttons allow you to fine-tune performance when working on a bare or open-case system. This is ideal for overclockers and gamers who continually c\
hange settings to enhance system performance.
1. Power-on button \(START\)
The motherboard comes with a power-on button that allows you to power up\
 or wake up the system. The button also lights up when the system is plugged to a\
 power source indicating that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cab\
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• Refer to section Onboard LEDs for the location of the MEMOK_LED.
• The DRAM_LED also lights up when the DIMM is not properly installed. Turn off the system and reinstall the DIMM before using the MemOK! function.
• The MemOK! button does not function under Windows® OS environment.
• During the tuning process, the system loads and tests failsafe memory settings. It takes about 30 seconds for the system to test one set of failsafe settin\
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4. Clear CMOS button \(CLR_CMOS\)
Press this button to clear the BIOS setup information only when the syst\
ems hangs due to overclocking.
5. KeyBot button \(KeyBot\)
Press this button to activate the KeyBot feature.  
•  The KeyBot feature supports USB keyboards only.
•  For more information about the KeyBot feature, refer to the Software Sup\
port chapter of this user guide.
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6. Sonic SoundStage button \(SOUNDSTAGE\)
Press this button to activate the Sonic SoundStage feature. 
• The debug code on the Q-Code LED shows the current Sonic SoundStage profile when you press the Sonic SoundStage button.
• For more information about Sonic SoundStage, refer to the Software Support chapter of this user guide.
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1.2.7 Onboard LEDs
1. Hard Disk LED \(HD_LED\)
The Hard Disk LED is designed to indicate the hard disk activity. It bli\
nks when data is being written into or read from the hard disk drive. The LED does not\
 light up when there is no hard disk drive connected to the motherboard or when the har\
d disk drive does not function.
2. Q LEDs \(BOOT_DEVICE_LED, VGA_LED, DRAM_LED, CPU_LED\)
Q LEDs check key components (CPU, DRAM, VGA card, and booting devices)\
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3. KeyBot LED \(KEYBOT_LED\)
This LED lights up when the KeyBot button is pressed.
4. USB BIOS Flashback LED \(FLBK_LED\)
This LED flashes when you press the BIOS Flashback button for BIOS update.
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5. Q-Code LEDs
The Q-Code LED design provides you with a 2-digit error code that displa\
ys the system status. Refer to the Q-Code table on the following page for details.
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Q-Code table
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CodeDescription
00Not used
01Power on. Reset type detection (soft/hard).
02AP initialization before microcode loading
03System Agent initialization before microcode loading
04PCH initialization before microcode loading
06Microcode loading
07AP initialization after microcode loading
08System Agent initialization after microcode loading
09PCH initialization after microcode loading
0BCache initialization
0C \226 0DReserved for future AMI SEC error codes...

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Q-Code table
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CodeDescription
10PEI Core is started 
11 \226 14Pre-memory CPU initialization is started
15 \226 18Pre-memory System Agent initialization is started 
19 \226 1CPre-memory PCH initialization is started
2B \226 2FMemory initialization
30Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes section below)
31Memory Installed
32 \226 36CPU post-memory initialization
37 \226 3APost-Memory System Agent initialization is started
3B \226 3EPost-Memory PCH initialization is...

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CodeDescription
F0Recovery condition triggered by firmware (Auto recovery)
F1Recovery condition triggered by user (Forced recovery)
F2Recovery process started
F3Recovery firmware image is found
F4Recovery firmware image is loaded
F5 \226 F7Reserved for future AMI progress codes
F8Recovery PPI is not available
F9Recovery capsule is not found
FAInvalid recovery capsule
FB \226 FFReserved for future AMI error codes
60DXE Core is started
61NVRAM initialization
62Installation of the PCH Runtime Services...