BIOS ROM Checksum error

[crazychicken]

when i turn on my computer it says this and stops.

if i take out the floppy , it gives high pitch squeaks
if i leave the floppy in w/o a disk, it makes a very wierd noise
if i leave a boot disk in, it boots

when i run the Western Digital disk, it says no western digital drives detected, even though i'm sure the drive works.

what do i do?

this is really annoying

i would appreciate whatever advice you have to offer

david

 

[cremator]

checksum errors aren't that bad...just go into ur bios and save your config..if that doesnt work,get a new cmos battery

 

[crazychicken]

i am going to flash it, because i can't even get into the bios at this point

lmk if you have any other ideas

thanks
david
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[NesuD]

make sure the cmos jumper isn't in the wrong position. booting with it in the clear position can cause all those things you are experiencing.

 

[crazychicken]

it is in the right position.

anyone else?

david
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[DARRIN]

If your floppy drive is making all these funky noises it could be bad.