Cmos checksum error on older Soyo

blackhawk

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Setting up this older soyo v6be+ board and running into checksum errors occasionally. Its running a stable overclocked C2 but it sometimes hangs up then on reboot, resets itself including the date. My other boards dont reset the date. I was thinking a battery problem and swapped it out but no change.
Anyone use these boards or can point me somewhere with more info.
Its just irritating to reset everything and I missed the date reset a few times which goes over to file dating problems loading software.
 

DaddyG

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If the battery that you swapped in was good, then you probably need a new BIOS chip. Badflash.com can probably provide one, or maybe Soyo direct.
 

blackhawk

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Battery's good and I reflashed the bios to latest without problem. When its left for a few hours, the bios settings disappear and defaults come up. When I got it there was a small bit of damage to the clear cmos jumper right beside the battery. The pins were bent over so gonna disconnect and try new jumper. Nice mb otherwise.
 

blackhawk

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Tried new jumper but still no change. Dont know if its worth the 25usd for a new chip if that's not the problem. Anything else I can try?