Bios Rom Checksum Error

[geezer]

This error message appears on startup. Also the floppy drive led lits up but nothing else happens. After booting (with the reset button) 10-20 times my computer starts normally and works perfectly until next startup.

I didn't install any new hardware nor screwed up with my computer settings. The problem just appeard one day and it has bee bugging me since.

My computer specs:

ASUS A7N8X-X
Athlon XP 2800
Club 3D Radeon 9800 SE

Please if anyone knows what's wrong tell me. Is it the motherboard or CMOS chip or just corrupted BIOS?

[TranceJunkieXL]

Welcome to the PCStats forums geezer.:)
It's possible your CMOS battery has become completely discharged and needs to be replaced.
The other possibility is that a BIOS update was bad/corrupted. Have you flashed the BIOS recently? If replacing the battery doesn't fix it, I would try going into the BIOS, reset everything and then save it, or try flashing the BIOS as a last resort.

[geezer]

No I didn't flash the BIOS recently or ever. The computer is not that old. I'll try the battery changeing. Thanks

[bluegreenshxt]

does your floppy drive work when it does boot up properly??

[geezer]

Yes, it does. But on startup with the error message it doesn't.