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I Have to Clear Cmos Every Boot!
I recently tried updating my BIOS using Winflash, but unfortunatly didnt realise that my PC thought it had a FDD (even though one dosent exist), and my PC wouldent boot up upon restarting, after theBIOS update.
I cleared the Cmos via jumper cables, everything was running fine - my motherboard went to the default settings ect.
However when ever I shut down my PC, or restrart it, I get the same dead screen, and beeping pattern from my PC, forcing my to clear the CMOS AGAIN.
So I bought a new FDD, and updated the BIOS update via floppy properly and guess what... I STILL have to clear the CMOS every time I boot.
This is annoying the hell out of me, what can I do?????
Mobo - DFI Lanparty Nf4 Ultra-D UT
CPU - AMD X2 4800 939
RAM - 1gb OCZ DDR 400 Performance
Thanks for ANY replies!!!
I cleared the Cmos via jumper cables, everything was running fine - my motherboard went to the default settings ect.
However when ever I shut down my PC, or restrart it, I get the same dead screen, and beeping pattern from my PC, forcing my to clear the CMOS AGAIN.
So I bought a new FDD, and updated the BIOS update via floppy properly and guess what... I STILL have to clear the CMOS every time I boot.
This is annoying the hell out of me, what can I do?????
Mobo - DFI Lanparty Nf4 Ultra-D UT
CPU - AMD X2 4800 939
RAM - 1gb OCZ DDR 400 Performance
Thanks for ANY replies!!!
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Recheck where you left the cmos-clear jumper on the mainboard. You might not be putting it back on the default pins.
Otherwise I would replace the cmos battery.
Otherwise I would replace the cmos battery.
No ive done it properly on the 1,2 pins - its on it right now...Recheck where you left the cmos-clear jumper on the mainboard. You might not be putting it back on the default pins.
Otherwise I would replace the cmos battery.
Replacing the battery dosent make sense... Ive only had the mobo for almsot 12 months.........
I even reverted back to the original BIOS - not helping.
NOTE*
After I startup the computer after clearing the CMOS (to boot up) I get a Cmos checksum error....
Hi,
I agree with Speedster. I know you said changing the batter didn't make sense because it was less than a year old, but in my shop here at Marlin Computers, I have gotten a few NEW motherboards through the years that had a bad battery. Well worth the small cost to try that.
I agree with Speedster. I know you said changing the batter didn't make sense because it was less than a year old, but in my shop here at Marlin Computers, I have gotten a few NEW motherboards through the years that had a bad battery. Well worth the small cost to try that.
I`ll see about the battery as I just did a cmos battey clean - if problem persists i buy a new battery...
nope still screwing up - even worse now.....
Time to get a new mobo........
Time to get a new mobo........
Hi muscrat,
So you have bought a battery for it (the correct one i hope) and it still doesn't work? It's very unlikely that it will be a fault with your motherboard - even if this is so, you can always try and replace the ROM.
Can you give us more information on this "dead screen" and the beeping pattern you talk of. The more specific and detailed you are, the more it will help with identifying the correct problem.
Regards,
Nick.
So you have bought a battery for it (the correct one i hope) and it still doesn't work? It's very unlikely that it will be a fault with your motherboard - even if this is so, you can always try and replace the ROM.
Can you give us more information on this "dead screen" and the beeping pattern you talk of. The more specific and detailed you are, the more it will help with identifying the correct problem.
Regards,
Nick.
Nah man I didnt buy a new battery, I took the current one out for 1/2 an hour, and put it back in.
Seemed to work - only when I reset my PC it began to behave oddly, not booting up correctly in a variety of ways.
I only can get it working if I clear the Cmos - though I get a checksum error when booting.
Seemed to work - only when I reset my PC it began to behave oddly, not booting up correctly in a variety of ways.
I only can get it working if I clear the Cmos - though I get a checksum error when booting.
The 1st beeping pattern was two long beeps.
Now there sometimes is a single beep, and the PC boots, sometimes the PC dosent even boot at all...
Only when I clear the Cmos it works..
Now there sometimes is a single beep, and the PC boots, sometimes the PC dosent even boot at all...
Only when I clear the Cmos it works..
I never had this Cmos problem before I flashed my BIOS with winflash, and cleared the Cmos, fixing the bios problem............
I guess I should hunt for a new battery?
I guess I should hunt for a new battery?
Check the time and dates on the BIOS, are they current or are they back-dated? If they're current then that would suggest there's no problem with the battery - although by no means does it mean there's definately not a problem with it.
Could you tell me what BIOS version you are using please? I'm guessing at AMI. I suggest getting a new battery regardless of what the BIOS comes back with, it may just be losing power as to lost power.
Goto your BIOS and go to load optimised settings and save and then exit, restart the computer once it has loaded up and see what happens from there. I would suggest doing this first before you do any of the above, as it may save you money and time if it does work.
Can you check that all connections are plugged in securely and correctly, in terms of everything - from the CPU to the power connections for the CD/DVD, floppy, video etc. Did you install any new hardware recently? This could be the cause of the checksum error and indeed the whole thing. Test your RAM with memtest86 and let it check a few times over - if it comes back okay then good.
Regards,
Nick.
Could you tell me what BIOS version you are using please? I'm guessing at AMI. I suggest getting a new battery regardless of what the BIOS comes back with, it may just be losing power as to lost power.
Goto your BIOS and go to load optimised settings and save and then exit, restart the computer once it has loaded up and see what happens from there. I would suggest doing this first before you do any of the above, as it may save you money and time if it does work.
Can you check that all connections are plugged in securely and correctly, in terms of everything - from the CPU to the power connections for the CD/DVD, floppy, video etc. Did you install any new hardware recently? This could be the cause of the checksum error and indeed the whole thing. Test your RAM with memtest86 and let it check a few times over - if it comes back okay then good.
Regards,
Nick.
Hi,Nah man I didnt buy a new battery, I took the current one out for 1/2 an hour, and put it back in.
Seemed to work - only when I reset my PC it began to behave oddly, not booting up correctly in a variety of ways.
I only can get it working if I clear the Cmos - though I get a checksum error when booting.
I will say nothing further about this issue, but you really need to try a NEW battery. Hope you get this thing going.
Also DOUBLE CHECK that the jumper is acrossthe 2 pins .. I have frequently had teh problem of being fooled into thinking that the jumper was correct because of the proximity of the jumper to the pin .. it LOOKED correct!
1. MMkay well the Date and time has been reset to 2005..........Hmmm....
2. My BIOS version is the original one that shipped with my motherboard - I flashed it back to it, from a later version. Im at work now so I cant say exactly what it is....... I`ll check later..
3.When I load the optimised BIOS settings nothing changes - I still have to clear the CMOS at every boot.
4. Everything is plugged in correctly, and I doubt it is the RAM, ad I bought
my OCZ's about 7 months ago, and did I RAM test (I had fault ram before hand) - and It turned out to be okay.
5. Yep the jumper is in the correct postion when I boot and clear the CMOS.
Im 100% positive - I double check all the time
When I first cleared the Cmos thoughg, I left it on the 2,3 pins - jsut t let you know. Everything to do witht he jumper normal now though.
Thanks for all the relplies so far! Much appreciated!
2. My BIOS version is the original one that shipped with my motherboard - I flashed it back to it, from a later version. Im at work now so I cant say exactly what it is....... I`ll check later..
3.When I load the optimised BIOS settings nothing changes - I still have to clear the CMOS at every boot.
4. Everything is plugged in correctly, and I doubt it is the RAM, ad I bought
my OCZ's about 7 months ago, and did I RAM test (I had fault ram before hand) - and It turned out to be okay.
5. Yep the jumper is in the correct postion when I boot and clear the CMOS.
Im 100% positive - I double check all the time
When I first cleared the Cmos thoughg, I left it on the 2,3 pins - jsut t let you know. Everything to do witht he jumper normal now though.
Thanks for all the relplies so far! Much appreciated!
sigh, new battery didnt work......
Usually we reccomend that users do not flash their bios using windows based flash utilities. We have found them to highly prone to failure. While I understand you have not had issues in the past, I suggest you reflash the bios using the DFI dos based utility. Your computer exhibits the classic symtoms of a bad flash, reflash the bios using the DFI dos utility, and keep the new cmos battery in....they usualy have a 3 year life anyway. And it is not uncommon to purchase a new mobo with a bad battery, nor is it uncommon to purchase a new battery that is also no good. The beeps you are getting are post beep codes, check your manual for the mobo to find out what they say is failing during post.
wait a sec, u mean a normal bios flash?
I'm not quite sure what you mean by "normal", typically there are only three ways to flash a bios on a consumer level....dos utility (highly reccomended and most common), widows utility (not reccomended but common) and over a network (typical for corporations with large networks and not really for home users) Normal in my book is a dos based utility.
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