Ok, so here is what happened...
My computer is several months old and I have never had a problem until today. I was working and my monitor started to flicker. It would go out of focus for a second and then get back in focus over and over again.
When that happened I decided maybe I should update the bios for my P4C800 Deluxe. The Bios I was using was what was included on the setup cd. I hadn't updated it.
So I opened up the Asus Update and flashed the Bios. I had never done this before. I am now running 1011.007. The machine restarted and now states CMOS CHECKSUM BAD.
I then pulled out the manual and started reading. I realized that the method I used to update the BIOS is not how you are supposed to do it. I tried to follow their guidelines but now my floppy drive isn't showing up in My Computer.
I haven't used the floppy for months. But I know I used it when I setup the drivers for my harddrive.
So what is going on? The flashing of the monitor is better...but still there...and now I have a CMOS warning and no floppy drive.
What should I do?
Thanks
Jon
My computer is several months old and I have never had a problem until today. I was working and my monitor started to flicker. It would go out of focus for a second and then get back in focus over and over again.
When that happened I decided maybe I should update the bios for my P4C800 Deluxe. The Bios I was using was what was included on the setup cd. I hadn't updated it.
So I opened up the Asus Update and flashed the Bios. I had never done this before. I am now running 1011.007. The machine restarted and now states CMOS CHECKSUM BAD.
I then pulled out the manual and started reading. I realized that the method I used to update the BIOS is not how you are supposed to do it. I tried to follow their guidelines but now my floppy drive isn't showing up in My Computer.
I haven't used the floppy for months. But I know I used it when I setup the drivers for my harddrive.
So what is going on? The flashing of the monitor is better...but still there...and now I have a CMOS warning and no floppy drive.
What should I do?
Thanks
Jon