Re: Hardware or Software Problem?????

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From: Alex (acps87_at_msn.com)
Date: 07/16/04


Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 12:51:37 -0700

ok iv made some progress, my computer does now boot up
and loads, it trys to detect my hardrives but it cant, i
get the error" CMOS checksum error - Defaults loaded
Warning! CPU has been changed. Please re-enter CPU
settings in the CMOS setup and remeber to save before
quit!:" It just hangs there, any help on what i need to
change or how to do it, any help thanx in adavance.
>-----Original Message-----
>Hello,
>
>The error you are mention is related to the bios, you
need to get a new
>battery for your motherboard :( Donīt worry itīs not
expensive... Open your
>computer and check in the motherboard to locate a
battery (itīs like a watch
>battery) it should be something like CR2025 or CR2030 or
something like that
>you can get a replace one at any photo store.
>
>After you replace the battery on startup you should get
into bios and change
>the hour/date that is reverted to when the motherboard
was built, and save.
>
><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>news:2e43501c46b4c$cdb711f0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> also forgot to mention i got an error ones of the times
>> it didnt start up it was "Checksum Bios error: thanx
>> again in advance
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Ok i been having lots of problems with my compute
>> lately,
>>>it has just started recently. At first my computer
would
>>>just lock up , simple restart would fix it every time,
>> it
>>>usually didnt occur very often. But then it got more
>>>frequent, then i had more problems, my computer had
>>>problems starting up, it would freeze during various
>>>stages of booting up, if i made it to windows i was
fine
>>>unless it locked up while i was using it. It wasnt as
>> bad
>>>i just reset it and it would go correctly again, but it
>>>got progressively worse, to the point where my video
>> card
>>>isnt even regeistering anymore, i turn on my computer
>> and
>>>alls i have is a black screen and i think my har drive
>> is
>>>trying to spin but its not working, i could get on my
>>>computer by ids have to reset it till it finally wen
>>>through and i got into windows, i then ran virus scan,
>>>and it came up clean, prblem persistested so i
>>>reformatted. That seemed to do the trick worked fine
for
>>>a few days and then dejavu all over, did the exect
same
>>>thing this time, to the point i cant even get it on
>>>anymore? can anyone please help me with this, i built
he
>>>computer a year ago and this just started past month or
>>>so, and help is greattly appreciate, thanx in advance
>>>.
>>>
>
>
>.
>



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