So last night, i was on my PC and everything runs smoothly. This morning when i woke up and boot up my PC, it prompts something along the lines that BIOS has been reset, etc. So i set it up again. After boot-up, my windows clock is messed up and in 'My Computer', there is a A: Floppy Disk Drive. I don't have any floppy drive since 1832 though. What happened?
Thanks.
My Computer
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
DIY
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x86 7600
CPU
Intel Pentium Dual CPU E2180 @ 2.00 GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte G41M Combo (rev 1.3)
Memory
1 x 2GB | 1 x 1GB Kingston 667
Graphics Card(s)
512MB Nvidia GeForce EN8500GT Silent Magic
Sound Card
Onboard HD 7.1 Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
22" LG W2242T
Screen Resolution
1680 X 1050
Hard Drives
1 x 500GB SATA Hitachi ( Internal )
1 x 1TB SATA Hitachi ( Internal )
1 x 320GB Western Digital ( External )
PSU
500W
Case
Coolermaster
Cooling
Coolermaster
Keyboard
Logitech Media Wireless Keyboard
Mouse
A4Tech G6 Wireless Mouse
Internet Speed
DL : 12MB/s | UL : 1.2MB/s
Other Info
I'm not a gamer. I don't overclock. I use my PC for web browsing, listening to music and watching HD movies.
It sounds as though the motherboard battery has died. Simply replace it, following the instructions in your motherboard manual. The battery is usually a lithium button cell, type CR2032.
4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
Graphics Card(s)
MSI GeForce GTX770 Gaming OC 2GB
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
Monitor(s) Displays
ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen (VGA)
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
OCZ Agility 3 SSD 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0)
Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II
Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0
WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
Alright, so i just changed the battery. Came back with a "Floppy Disk(s) Fail (40). CMOS Checksum error - Defaults loaded. Warning! CPU has been changed, etc etc etc." I went into BIOS and set everything all over again. For now, let's just assume it's fine.
But now, there's another issue; BSOD. I've got this for over 3 weeks now (not all the time but enough to make me kick my CPU for a second). BSOD error attached. Sorry for the quality as i took it with my cell phone. Any idea what could be done to get rid of this BSOD?
My Computer
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
DIY
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x86 7600
CPU
Intel Pentium Dual CPU E2180 @ 2.00 GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte G41M Combo (rev 1.3)
Memory
1 x 2GB | 1 x 1GB Kingston 667
Graphics Card(s)
512MB Nvidia GeForce EN8500GT Silent Magic
Sound Card
Onboard HD 7.1 Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
22" LG W2242T
Screen Resolution
1680 X 1050
Hard Drives
1 x 500GB SATA Hitachi ( Internal )
1 x 1TB SATA Hitachi ( Internal )
1 x 320GB Western Digital ( External )
PSU
500W
Case
Coolermaster
Cooling
Coolermaster
Keyboard
Logitech Media Wireless Keyboard
Mouse
A4Tech G6 Wireless Mouse
Internet Speed
DL : 12MB/s | UL : 1.2MB/s
Other Info
I'm not a gamer. I don't overclock. I use my PC for web browsing, listening to music and watching HD movies.
That can happen when changing a motherboard battery. What happens is that the CMOS (which is what the battery maintains) might end up in an unknown random state due to the loss of power, and you need to reset it to its defaults, usually by means of the motherboard jumper as well as replacing the battery. Apologies for not mentioning this.
4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
Graphics Card(s)
MSI GeForce GTX770 Gaming OC 2GB
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
Monitor(s) Displays
ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen (VGA)
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
OCZ Agility 3 SSD 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0)
Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II
Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0
WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
I don't have any floppy drive since 1832 though. What happened? 
