cmos checksum error

#1 PROBLEMCHYLD

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Posted 16 February 2006 - 12:44 AM

I have a monorail modular bios v4.51pg
monorail bios v1.22
pentium 3 450 mhz
memory test 131072 ok
cmos checksum error

Now ive been 2 tha the tyan website and flash bios that didn't work
i also change battery and that didn't work can n e 1 help me please?

#2 RJARRRPCGP

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Posted 16 February 2006 - 03:04 PM

PROBLEMCHYLD, on Feb 16 2006, 01:44 AM, said:

If you get that error message, just re-entering the BIOS setup then saving the changes can solve the problem.
This is normal for that error message to appear until you enter the BIOS setup then save the changes if you recently resetted the CMOS.

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Posted 16 February 2006 - 08:07 PM

Yeah, I've seen that problem before too, it's really nothing to worry about. Just do what RJARRRPCGP said, and you'll be fine.

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Posted 22 February 2006 - 03:26 AM

Try loading default settings.

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Posted 23 February 2006 - 05:05 PM

kartel, on Feb 22 2006, 03:26 AM, said:

Try loading default settings.

still not workin i get a error not detecting ide primary and so on
But thank u for all of ur support
I really appreciate it.

#6 kartel

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Posted 23 February 2006 - 10:13 PM

Then your hard drive is not being detected, try ide detection, and make sure your jumpers are set right.
also boot sequence is ide 0 first

This post has been edited by kartel: 23 February 2006 - 10:15 PM

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Posted 23 April 2006 - 12:23 AM

Me to facing similar problem as PROBLEMCHYLD, Battery Repalacement of no use. tried all factory defaults, optimized defaults. no use.. anyone for our help???

my sys is
AMD 3000+ 939pins
A8N-E mobo
nVidia 6600 LE PCI-x card
200 GB SATA Seagate
80 GB IDE Seagate
512 MB RAM

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Posted 23 April 2006 - 12:26 PM

Hmmmmmm

Just removing the old battery and then sticking in a new one won't reset the entire bios.

You must leave the battery out for at least 20 minutes or more.

Then after going through the battery replacement and a reboot, enter the bios and manually reset the time & date and all the drive settings, boot up sequence, etc.

There's always the possibility that on a mobo that old, that the bios chip is defective and no amount of fiddlin' with it is going to make it work properly.

Cheers!

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Posted 17 June 2006 - 06:24 AM

Thanks Andromeda43, for your suggestions.

OK guys, it was a defective BIOS i guess. I tried flashing it using the provided software from within windows and the system didnt boot thereafter. Finaly, i had to take it to the Asus authorized shop and asked him to 'reflash' the BIOS. He obliged and its working fine now.. thank you guys, for your time.

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Posted 06 February 2012 - 08:50 PM

I'm getting "CMOS Checksum Error, press F1 to continue" etc.. on a dell desktop w/vista ... I changed the battery and it didn't correct the problem but the main problem is that my keyboard doesn't work either. (USB ONLY)

So I can't press anything.. Anyone ?

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