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P3V133 cmos error
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I just receive a motherboard from a friend when i connect it and switch it on i receive the following message "Award bootblock bios V1.0 Bios Rom Checksum Error Detecting floppy drive A media disk.... Insert system disk and press enter..." Plz help me what to do What i mean i fixed all of my device is that I have removed all of them and refix them Yea i have installed all my hard drives on the other motherboard. the floppy hdd memory and vga card The problem is that i cannot even enter the bios to modify anything. Plz help me,,, Thanks |
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P3V133 cmos error
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wrote: Hi I just receive a motherboard from a friend when i connect it and switch it on i receive the following message "Award bootblock bios V1.0 Bios Rom Checksum Error Detecting floppy drive A media disk.... Insert system disk and press enter..." Plz help me what to do What i mean i fixed all of my device is that I have removed all of them and refix them Yea i have installed all my hard drives on the other motherboard. the floppy hdd memory and vga card The problem is that i cannot even enter the bios to modify anything. Plz help me,,, Thanks First step, is get a manual: ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/sl...p3v133-102.pdf Second step, is don't panic. Your BIOS is complaining, that the BIOS checksum is incorrect. One reason for this, is the BIOS chip contents could really be corrupted. (For example, your friend may have attempted to update the BIOS, and the update failed.) A second reason a BIOS checksum operation can fail, is the CPU is overclocked too high. First, record the position of the "Bus Freq" jumpers. Try reducing the CPU below its current value, while keeping the PCI bus frequency at 33MHz. PDF page 18 of the manual shows the possible positions of the jumper plugs. (Change the jumper plugs, with the computer switched off and unplugged.) Now, restart the computer and see if the BIOS works any better. The BIOS consists of two parts. The majority of the BIOS chip is the "Main" part. There is a tiny portion called the "Boot Block". The functionality of the Boot Block, has changed a bit over the years, but one of its most basic functions, is to allow booting from a floppy. Booting from the floppy, would allow a program to be executed, such as the BIOS flash program. The "Boot Block" code has poor hardware support. Since you are able to see some text on your monitor, we know that the Boot Block is able to use your current video card (maybe it is PCI and that is why it worked - I understand that an AGP card would remain dark). To prepare the floppy, the floppy should have DOS boot files on it. In addition, there should be an "autoexec.bat" file, with a couple lines in the file. This web page: http://www.gadgetbuilder.com/Computer/FlashBios.html shows a sample of an autoexec.bat file, as in: @ECHO OFF Awdflash.exe VN210427.bin /cks9d20 /sn /cc /cd /cp /r /py When the Boot Block BIOS code boots from that DOS floppy, the autoexec.bat is executed automatically, and in that example, two additional files would have to be on the floppy. Awdflash.exe is a BIOS flashing program, and VN210427.bin is a BIOS file downloaded from the nmanufacturer's web site. But those details are for another motherboard, and not for the one you are working on. In your case, you need to determine the name of the flashing program which is used to reflash the BIOS. The manual mentions "Aflash" as the flashing program. Now, I've never done a Boot Block flash, so I don't know what system features work and don't work. Since you can see the screen, that means you can interact with the system, and if the keyboard were to work, you might not even need to prepare an autoexec.bat file. If you are not able to enter any input at the DOS prompt (assuming you get that far), then using an autoexec.bat file would provide a way of automating the flashing process. The flashing program _must_ support command line switches, if the program is to be used in a non-interactive mode. And not all flashing programs do that. Some programs are interactive only, which means an autoexec.bat method won't work properly. (Since you can still see the screen, you are more fortunate than most people who have a BIOS problem.) So, to summarize: 1) Try to stabilize the machine. Reduce any overclock. See if the BIOS recovers and runs. 2) If the BIOS stubbornly reports a checksum error, you need to reflash the BIOS. The "Boot Block" approach involves booting from a DOS floppy. If you can execute and run the flash program (Aflash.exe), do so. Otherwise, you will need to construct an autoexec.bat file, to do the flashing for you. Try to select "do not program boot block" when running the program, to at least try to protect the boot block itself from getting corrupted. In your first attempt to reflash the BIOS, all you want to flash, is the "main" part of the code. 3) If you are making no progress, go to badflash.com and get a new BIOS chip, programmed with a BIOS from the Asus web site. That will cost about $25. Alternately, if a computer store where you live offers a BIOS flashing service, get them to reprogram your BIOS chip. If the chip is in a socket, you can pull the chip out of the socket, and take it to the store. When you pull the chip from the socket (with computer unplugged), try to store the chip in an antistatic bag, such as the bag that the motherboard came in. That will help protect the chip from static electricity. HTH, Paul |
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P3V133 cmos error
On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 11:39:08 GMT, Paul wrote:
In article .com, wrote: Hi I just receive a motherboard from a friend when i connect it and switch it on i receive the following message "Award bootblock bios V1.0 Bios Rom Checksum Error Detecting floppy drive A media disk.... Insert system disk and press enter..." Plz help me what to do What i mean i fixed all of my device is that I have removed all of them and refix them Yea i have installed all my hard drives on the other motherboard. the floppy hdd memory and vga card The problem is that i cannot even enter the bios to modify anything. Plz help me,,, Thanks First step, is get a manual: ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/sl...p3v133-102.pdf Second step, is don't panic. Your BIOS is complaining, that the BIOS checksum is incorrect. One reason for this, is the BIOS chip contents could really be corrupted. (For example, your friend may have attempted to update the BIOS, and the update failed.) A second reason a BIOS checksum operation can fail, is the CPU is overclocked too high. First, record the position of the "Bus Freq" jumpers. Try reducing the CPU below its current value, while keeping the PCI bus frequency at 33MHz. PDF page 18 of the manual shows the possible positions of the jumper plugs. (Change the jumper plugs, with the computer switched off and unplugged.) Now, restart the computer and see if the BIOS works any better. The BIOS consists of two parts. The majority of the BIOS chip is the "Main" part. There is a tiny portion called the "Boot Block". The functionality of the Boot Block, has changed a bit over the years, but one of its most basic functions, is to allow booting from a floppy. Booting from the floppy, would allow a program to be executed, such as the BIOS flash program. The "Boot Block" code has poor hardware support. Since you are able to see some text on your monitor, we know that the Boot Block is able to use your current video card (maybe it is PCI and that is why it worked - I understand that an AGP card would remain dark). To prepare the floppy, the floppy should have DOS boot files on it. In addition, there should be an "autoexec.bat" file, with a couple lines in the file. This web page: http://www.gadgetbuilder.com/Computer/FlashBios.html shows a sample of an autoexec.bat file, as in: @ECHO OFF Awdflash.exe VN210427.bin /cks9d20 /sn /cc /cd /cp /r /py When the Boot Block BIOS code boots from that DOS floppy, the autoexec.bat is executed automatically, and in that example, two additional files would have to be on the floppy. Awdflash.exe is a BIOS flashing program, and VN210427.bin is a BIOS file downloaded from the nmanufacturer's web site. But those details are for another motherboard, and not for the one you are working on. In your case, you need to determine the name of the flashing program which is used to reflash the BIOS. The manual mentions "Aflash" as the flashing program. Now, I've never done a Boot Block flash, so I don't know what system features work and don't work. Since you can see the screen, that means you can interact with the system, and if the keyboard were to work, you might not even need to prepare an autoexec.bat file. If you are not able to enter any input at the DOS prompt (assuming you get that far), then using an autoexec.bat file would provide a way of automating the flashing process. The flashing program _must_ support command line switches, if the program is to be used in a non-interactive mode. And not all flashing programs do that. Some programs are interactive only, which means an autoexec.bat method won't work properly. (Since you can still see the screen, you are more fortunate than most people who have a BIOS problem.) So, to summarize: 1) Try to stabilize the machine. Reduce any overclock. See if the BIOS recovers and runs. 2) If the BIOS stubbornly reports a checksum error, you need to reflash the BIOS. The "Boot Block" approach involves booting from a DOS floppy. If you can execute and run the flash program (Aflash.exe), do so. Otherwise, you will need to construct an autoexec.bat file, to do the flashing for you. Try to select "do not program boot block" when running the program, to at least try to protect the boot block itself from getting corrupted. In your first attempt to reflash the BIOS, all you want to flash, is the "main" part of the code. 3) If you are making no progress, go to badflash.com and get a new BIOS chip, programmed with a BIOS from the Asus web site. That will cost about $25. Alternately, if a computer store where you live offers a BIOS flashing service, get them to reprogram your BIOS chip. If the chip is in a socket, you can pull the chip out of the socket, and take it to the store. When you pull the chip from the socket (with computer unplugged), try to store the chip in an antistatic bag, such as the bag that the motherboard came in. That will help protect the chip from static electricity. HTH, Paul Can't he also get a BIOS checksum error if the BIOS was flashed and then the CMOS was not cleared by using the clear bios jumper setting? Patty |
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P3V133 cmos error
wrote in message oups.com... Hi I just receive a motherboard from a friend when i connect it and switch it on i receive the following message "Award bootblock bios V1.0 Bios Rom Checksum Error Detecting floppy drive A media disk.... Insert system disk and press enter..." Plz help me what to do What i mean i fixed all of my device is that I have removed all of them and refix them Yea i have installed all my hard drives on the other motherboard. the floppy hdd memory and vga card The problem is that i cannot even enter the bios to modify anything. Plz help me,,, Thanks Use clear CMOS jumper! Are you using USB keyboard? Try PS/2 keyboard. MIke. |
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