Can't get into the BIOS


  1. Posts : 380
    Windows 7 x64 RC1, Vista Ultimate, XP Pro
       #1

    Can't get into the BIOS


    I added some RAM and the computer just kept rebooting. I finaly put everything back the way it was after 2 hours of troubleshooting and now I get

    BIOS ROM checksum error
    Detecting floppy drive A media
    Drive A error, System halt

    I know my keyboard works because without it, it will tell me
    I can't get into the BOIS so I figure I have a blow motherboard thanks to the additional RAM I tried to put into it.
    The computer is a ADM 3000 with 2700 RAM
    Should I put this computer into the garbage can or does anyone have any ideas?
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  2. Posts : 3,371
    W10 Pro desktop, W11 laptop, W11 Pro tablet (all 64-bit)
       #2

    Try clearing your CMOS. Most mobos have a jumper you can use to clear the CMOS. Typically, you jumper 2 pins momentarily with the power off, then boot the system. If yours doesn't have the jumper you can remove the battery (with the power off) for a few minutes to clear the CMOS.
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  3. Posts : 380
    Windows 7 x64 RC1, Vista Ultimate, XP Pro
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Do new motherboards has A drive in the BIOS?


    I drained the Cmos but still doesn't work so I will somehow have to flash the BIOS by hooking up a floppy and trying to boot into it and see what happens. Is this something I still have to worry about on the new motherboards since I'm planning on building a new computer.
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