won't reboot without clearing cmos

[nate39]

just set this system up and runs great with one big problem. If I turn it off or need to reboot, it won't. I have to clear cmos everytime. then I get a checksum error and have to hit f1 to continue. Can anyone help. Have I missed a setting? When I flashed my bios from windows it rebooted fine, but no other time. thanks

 

[rise]

memtest your ram yet?

 

[nate39]

no, could my ram do this? The system seems to run very well other wise.

 

[keeleysam]

I bet the problem is the CMOS battery.

 

[nate39]

changed ram timings and will boot and reboot but will crash after a minute

 

[nate39]

have to write short notes before it freezes

 

[rise]

might be the battery but memtest your ram at default speeds. up the volts a bit to get a little stability if its that bad.

 

[nate39]

I have upped the ram volts but hasn't helped. I just cleared cmos again and has lasted longer

 

[nate39]

does any of this make sense?

 

[rise]

well, memory can go bad. i think its that myself. you should try memtest and see if its errorring. it may or may not, but its a start.

are you getting any beeps on your failed posts?

 

[nate39]

ok, it has been running ok for a while now, I will try memtest, thanks

 

[nate39]

After flashing to bios 14 and installing the lastest drivers, everything is running great. now I have an "remove device sately" icon that stays on my tray. any body know how to get rid of it. thanks.

 

[Mesaeus]

You get that icon probably because of the presence of a hot swappable SATA drive. Click on the icon and see if it mentions which device you can "unplug", and if you want to get rid of that icon, try hiding it (taskbar properties, "Customize")

 

[nate39]

it tells me I can remove my harddrive, but I would rather not do that!