Re: Boot Problem

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there is nothing on the screen except the error message and asks to put boot
disk in a: i cant go into dos, or into bios and change anything because it
doesnt give me any options.

My only option is to turn it off and wait for it to cool down, then i can
reboot and it starts ok.


"Blueicelady" <mereindulgence@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:IDQvf.208621$V7.52260@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi
>
> The problem i have is that when i boot my pc i get an error message, BIOS
> CHECKSUM ERROR. If i allow the computer to cool down a little (sometimes
> up to 5 hours) it will reboot ok, but if i try to reboot it straight away
> i get that message and there is no way of getting to any screen.
>
> I have tried to make up a boot disk without any success. I have tried
> booting from the XP disk and that doesnt work either.
>
> If any one has any suggestions, i would really appreciate it, as i have no
> clue what to do.
>
> thanks
> Yol
>
>


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