New computer, not yet completely set up (No OS yet, HDD not FDISKed or formatted yet)
The Problem:
When I initially fire it up, BIOS POST correctly reports the RAM and identifies the primary master (WD 120Gb) and secondary master (Pioneer DVD) drives. Then, I get:
"CMOS checksum error - defaults loaded"
"F1 to continue - DEL to enter setup"
If I press DEL, and go into BIOS setup, no matter what I do (no changes, load system defaut settings, load system turbo settings, load CMOS from BIOS) and then save and exit, the system then cycles through auto shutdown, power up for 3 seconds, auto shutdown, power up for 3 seconds... infinite loop
The one other option available in BIOS "Save CMOS to BIOS" is one I have not tried, because logically, if I have a checksum error in the existing CMOS, I wouldn't want to write that to the BIOS.
or, if I hit F1 to continue, I get:
"Initializing MBA, press ctrl+alt+B to configure..." (then system hangs) I don't know mush about MBA other than that it is the Managed PC Boot Agent. I tried changing the boot sequence in BIOS, but the changes are not being written.
No changes that I have made to the BIOS (even changing the current date) are being written.
What the heck is going on? How do I proceed? Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
Dennis
- BIOS: Phoenix Award 6.00PG
- Chieftec case w/450 watt PS (DX01WD SPX2 U2F 450W)
- Albatron PX845PEV Pro motherboard
- P4 2.4Gb
- Speeze CPU fan (9T207B1H3G)
- 2 sticks Kingston 512 MB 333Mhz PC2700 DDR RAM (KVR333X64C25/512)
- Western Digital 120Gb HDD (WD1200JB)
- Teac FDD
- Pioneer DVD/CD drive (DVD-117)
- and an old Asus AGP V7100 video card
The Problem:
When I initially fire it up, BIOS POST correctly reports the RAM and identifies the primary master (WD 120Gb) and secondary master (Pioneer DVD) drives. Then, I get:
"CMOS checksum error - defaults loaded"
"F1 to continue - DEL to enter setup"
If I press DEL, and go into BIOS setup, no matter what I do (no changes, load system defaut settings, load system turbo settings, load CMOS from BIOS) and then save and exit, the system then cycles through auto shutdown, power up for 3 seconds, auto shutdown, power up for 3 seconds... infinite loop
The one other option available in BIOS "Save CMOS to BIOS" is one I have not tried, because logically, if I have a checksum error in the existing CMOS, I wouldn't want to write that to the BIOS.
or, if I hit F1 to continue, I get:
"Initializing MBA, press ctrl+alt+B to configure..." (then system hangs) I don't know mush about MBA other than that it is the Managed PC Boot Agent. I tried changing the boot sequence in BIOS, but the changes are not being written.
No changes that I have made to the BIOS (even changing the current date) are being written.
What the heck is going on? How do I proceed? Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
Dennis
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