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Article #2359Re: HELP!!! "BIOS ROM checksum error"
From: BG
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 20:41
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 20:41
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Though this is rare right out of the box don't panic yet. On your motherboard there should be a jumper to reset the CMOS to default. Generally clearing the CMOS with this jumper will clear this error. <u307312011@spawnkill.ip-mobilphone.net> wrote in message news:l.984382500.1162567138@adsl-64-168-53-198.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net... > Brand new mobo, I connected > everything okay (triple-checked > everything). I put in Win98SE > start-up disk and turned the > system on, but then I get the > following message: > > BIOS ROM checksum error > > I think the CMOS might've gotten > flashed before my mobo arrived > (it's supposed to be a brand-new mobo). > My mobo is an Iwill KK266-R > (model #35103-02) and the > RAM & Videocard are good. > > > > > -- > Sent by from yahoo subpart from com > This is a spam protected message. Please answer with reference header. > Posted via http://www.usenet-replayer.com/cgi/content/new
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