BIOS Settings Keep Changing, and Other Weird Stuff

[DKlein]

Well every time my computer starts up, the FSB is set to 100. When I go into the BIOS though, it's set correctly at 200 and I save and quit and it loads up right next time, but then if I power off it changes again. Sometimes my computer starts for no good reason at all.... which is odd. Also when I try to put my computer into suspend mode, it beeps a lot. Any suggestions as to what to do?

Abit NF7-S v2.0
AMD Athlon XP 2500+ @ 200x11, 1.7V
Windows XP Pro
Kingston VRAM DDR333 512MB @ 333 6-2-2-2
Samsung DDR333 512MB
NVidia GeForce3 Ti200

 

[BustaBust]

That beeping is code for something. Read your mobo book. Also, check the watch battery on your board, it might be running down.

 

[DKlein]

How do I check battery?

 

[DKlein]

Also the beeping seems random, like: beep bo - - - beep bo - bo bo-- beep -- beep bo beep -- bo beep --- beep beep beep bo -- and so on. Maybe it's trying to talk to me...?

 

[amdskip]

Originally posted by: DKlein
How do I check battery?

Replace it with one from another spare motherboard or go to walmart and buy one for $3.

 

[DKlein]

Was hoping there was a battery checking utility.... but thanks.

 

[Zepper]

beeping can be overheat alarm from the BIOS. You may have the warning level set too low. All could be effects of a low battery - Just replace it, clear the CMOS, check/reset all your BIOS settings and relax.
.bh.

 

[DKlein]

Well I have the overheat temp set at 65, which my CPU never gets close to. Anyway I switched batteries, cleared the CMOS, checked settings. I even clocked my processor back a bit, but the same problems persist.