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paulmars

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4 year old foxconn diy box.
flashed bios successfully 3.5 years ago and everything was fine.

I have wiped HDD and reinstalled xp pro sp3 several times over the years. I decided that it was time again. Unplugged everything and air compressor blew out the box. plugged everything back in. On boot:
cmos checksum error
f1 run setup
f2 load defaults and continue

Ive never seen this before.

f2 usually lets it boot into xp

f1 I make changes, but on reboot it gives me the same error. On entering f1 again I see that no changes that I make stick.

moved jumper to reset. Put jumper back and still have this issue. Battery was 3.08 volts. Still I tried a new battery. Still have the issue.

old install of xp getting slower and more buggy, so decided to reinstall despite this issue. Reinstalled xp pro sp3 and my other programs early last month. Its much faster now and not buggy anymore, however I still have the checksum error, not that I expected this to fix it.

ideas to fix checksum error??

tks,
pa
 
check the bios jumper, also you might need a new bios chip...
 
Or a new hard drive
 
4 years old and won't save changes... Replace your CMOS battery.
Or, make sure you didn't blow it loose or anything.
 
Reseat the memory, change the battery and try again.
 
95Viper said:
4 years old and won't save changes... Replace your CMOS battery.
Or, make sure you didn't blow it loose or anything.
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This. Make sure your CMOS and clock batteries aren't dead.
 
Did you change battery or you not listening?
 
Did you read my post or are you not comprehending? "Battery was 3.08 volts. Still I tried a new battery"
 
I wouldn't act like a dick while asking for help. Tends to turn people off of your case.

Bios could be corrupt have you tried updating it?
 
I agree, it sounds like the bios chip is shot, if you've tried all of the suggestions in this thread and it still doesn't work properly. Since it's a 4 year old board you might just be best off replacing it. My first thought would be a possible bad flash too, but if you've used it for 3.5 years since the last flash that can't be it.
 
Its the same message you get when you use a generic BIOS to save a board. Buy a new BIOS and Hotflash it
 
cdawall said:
I wouldn't act like a dick while asking for help. Tends to turn people off of your case.

Bios could be corrupt have you tried updating it?
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"Did you change battery or you not listening?"

not yet since that one time 3.5 years ago.
 
something else:
when I hit F1 and make any changes and save and exit, it looses the changes and hangs up on the bad checksum screen again. Also, if i hit f1 and make no changes and save and exit, it does the same. HOWEVER, if I hit f1, then make no changes and discard changes and exit, it boots to windows. That is ODD!
 
try these
1. inspect the battery socket for corrosion or damage make sure the contacts aren't broken or bent out of place
2. pull the battery and ac power press the power button once after removing ac power and allow it to sit overnight
3. ensure that the date and time is set in the bios
else you may need to reflash the bios or your use of the compressor damaged/shorted something
finally the voltage doesn't mean shit the battery may register 3.0V and still be crappy enough to not keep the RTC running ESPECIALLY on older systems
 
try to reprogram the eeprom (flash the BIOS)
i came across few similar cases with old motherboards, some were fixed with reprogramming eeprom chip, the rest require new chip.
 
paulmars said:
"Did you change battery or you not listening?"

not yet since that one time 3.5 years ago.
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Perhaps if you pull the bios chip out and plug it into your wazoo itll start working right or youll realize the battery or chip is bad itself. Checksum errors come from the battery not holding the info or the chip has reached its storage limit.
 
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eidairaman1 said:
Perhaps if you pull the bios chip out and plug it into your wazoo itll start working right or youll realize the battery or chip is bad itself. Checksum errors come from the battery not holding the info or the chip has reached its storage limit.
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ha,ha he said "wazoo!!" huhuh...;)
 
chip is gone.
 
What cards do you have plugged in the motherboard?
Unplug them and try booting.

Does the CMOS save the correct time and date, when you change it?

Look for the CLR CMOS pins and make sure the jumper is in the correct position; if there is no jumper,,, make sure that there is not supposed to be one.
If there is suppose to be one it may have been dislodged or blown off during the cleaning.

Check the MB and see if any caps look bulged or leaking.

Yep, Try a BIOS flashing, like was stated in a previous post.

I am of the feeling that the writable portion (CMOS) of that chip is given up the ghost.
Hopefully you have a chip that is replaceable (plug/unplug). You should be able to find on online...
 
OneMoar said:
try these
1. inspect the battery socket for corrosion or damage make sure the contacts aren't broken or bent out of place
2. pull the battery and ac power press the power button once after removing ac power and allow it to sit overnight
3. ensure that the date and time is set in the bios
else you may need to reflash the bios or your use of the compressor damaged/shorted something
finally the voltage doesn't mean shit the battery may register 3.0V and still be crappy enough to not keep the RTC running ESPECIALLY on older systems
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1 already done. making good contact.
2 done
3 time was 00:01;03, year 2010
 
Have you tried reflashing the bios
 
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