Help! CMOS checksum error

[Nash]

For what it's worth, with luck, maybe one of you have run across the same thing and can shed light on this for me.

I can no longer boot up my PC. It runs through the start-up routine (detecting IDE primary master) then gives me a message that says this:

CMOS checksum error, defaults loaded. Then it hangs.

Someone sugested replacing my batery which I did... doesn't fix it.

My computer is basically, dead... Heeelp  

[Skuzzy]

Nash, most motherboards have a jumper on them that allows you to reset the CMOS back to clean.

Check your motherboard docs and find that jumper.  It will clear your CMOS allowing the BIOS to load fresh.

Hope that helps.

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Roy "Skuzzy" Neese
President, AppLink Corp.
http://www.applink.net
skuzzy@applink.net

[Nash]

Thanks Skuzzy! Glad to know there may be a fix. I went looking around last night for documentation on my motherboard and couldn't find it.

Is there a way to describe this jumper so that I may be able to recognize it? Is it a cable that I pull out? Or a switch that I throw?

Again, thanks for your help.

[Nash]

I found a PDF of the manual online...going to give this a try tonight.

<fingers crossed>

[Nash]

I'm baaaaaack!

U de man Skuzzy!

Thanks tons.

[Skuzzy]

No problem, glad to hear it worked.


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Roy "Skuzzy" Neese
President, AppLink Corp.
http://www.applink.net
skuzzy@applink.net