Start up error....

Techy111 · Post by **Techy111** » 29 Jul 2008, 13:57

Every now and again on start up i get a bad checksum error and Bios resets.....?

Says date and time not set....i have to set them again...!

Is this a bad battery or is it in need of replacing....or is it something more worrying...?

Tony

Post by **DaveB** » 29 Jul 2008, 14:00

Hi Tony..

Lee had this problem on a Biostar board for just about the entire life of the mobo. In fact.. the only time it stopped is when he got a new system!!! I think he did eventually change the battery (the mobo wouldn't post by this time) but can't remember if the prob continued :think:

ATB

DaveB :tab:

Techy111 · Post by **Techy111** » 29 Jul 2008, 14:30

Hi Dave....its an ASUS P5KE WiFi Deluxe board and its only 7 months old......

Bit worried about this and was thinking of just buying a better board.....My 1 Gig 3870 X2 card barely fits on it anyway..... :think:

Anyone else had this...or know of this problem...?

Tony

speedbird591 · Post by **speedbird591** » 29 Jul 2008, 15:10

Hi Tony. I usually pop along to the PC Advisor forum helproom if I'm looking for PC help. So I did a search for 'checksum errors' and this first post may well answer your question. If not, there are plenty more posts to choose from!

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/forums/index ... &forumid=1

Ian

Techy111 · Post by **Techy111** » 29 Jul 2008, 15:14

Thanks Ian....heading over there now mate....

Tony

Techy111 · Post by **Techy111** » 29 Jul 2008, 15:27

Ohhhhh........its scary reading....better not be my new CPU.......

Tony

Post by **Garry Russell** » 29 Jul 2008, 16:01

Hi Tony

7 months old but didn't you have a lot of trouble before on this new setup??

Garry

Techy111 · Post by **Techy111** » 29 Jul 2008, 16:04

Yes Mr Russell.......seems like its come back to bite me in the assss......

Got a real sneaky feeling something is going to let go..... :-(

Tony

Post by **Garry Russell** » 29 Jul 2008, 16:13

That's what I'm thinking.....something in there that's never going to behave :think:

Garry

speedbird591 · Post by **speedbird591** » 29 Jul 2008, 18:20

Techy111 wrote:Ohhhhh........its scary reading....better not be my new CPU.......

Hmmm. I read it as being most likely the battery and far less likely to be the other possibilities. Did you try this to check the battery?

PCAdvisor wrote:If you turn off the computer and then pull the power socket from the wall. If the bios says it's gone back to defaults, mainly the clock and date. You need a new battery. If the bios holds the time and date. You don't need a battery.

If you don't like the answer it gives , try another search in the helproom using "checksum error" until you find an answer you like

Keeping my fingers crossed...

Ian

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