BIOS ROM checksum error - help!

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runbird05

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Alright, so I just powered up my first build for the first time; everything seems to be running fine, all of my LEDs and fans work, et cetera, but the monitor shows a screen saying:

Award BootBlock BIOS v1.0

BIOS ROM checksum error

Detecting floppy drive A media...
INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER

It just stays at this screen, and I never get a chance to enter BIOS or the boot menu. I'm a newb, so I have no idea what's going on here.

If it's neccessary to know, I'm running the non-SLI MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum with a 3500+ Venice, 6800gt, Hitachi SATA II HDD, 2x512mb PQI PC3200 RAM, Antec smartpower 2.0 400w. Thanks a ton for any help.
 
Also, I can't tell if any type of beeping is going on, because my TT Tsunami has no speaker.
 
Generally related to a problem with the motherboard failing or some other component.

Of course, you will probably have to go through the tedious process of isolating the problem.

First off, check all connections to mobo. Perhaps you have a loose connection. Power on and see if that fixed it.

If not, remove all expansion cards like sound cards, and see if that worked.

If not, then it's probably best to remove everything, and boot up with just the CPU and vid card. If this works, add the RAM, then the hard drive, and keep going.
 
Bios is corrupt and needs to be reflashed with the floppy / autoexec procedure, i suggest rma the board if possible :(

oldmx
 
I'm confused...if I can just flash the BIOS, why do I have to RMA the motherboard? Can you explain this process please?

Edit: MSI's site says something about a BIOS recovery here .
 
I got once a mainboard with the same problem, it was easier to rma because mine was flopyless :(

Anyway, if you feel lucky, see if this helps:

biosrecovery5ha.png


Good Luck

oldmx
 
Alright, well I think I may have found the problem...I originally had both sticks of RAM installed, but after pulling one and leaving only one stick in the first slot, I'm able to get into the BIOS. Do you think I should just send the RAM back and try a different brand (I'm currently using this RAM). I think I'll try the other stick by itself to see if that stick is possible bad. I'm just excited that I got to the BIOS afterall, and that this is probably a smaller problem than a totally shot motherboard.
 
First try with each stick, then both.

It could be entirely possible that one of the sticks wasn't inserted properly.
 
I'm pretty much certain it's that one stick...when I put the bad stick in by itself, nothing appears on the screen at all. When the good stick is in by itself, the system POSTs as normal and lets me into the BIOS and such. I even tried different combos of each in different slots, and still get problems whenever the bad stick is involved. Looks like I'll have to RMA both though, as they came in a dual channel kit. So, I guess it's kind of good and bad...good in the sense that something bigger like my CPU or mobo isn't fried, bad in that I'm going to have to wait to play BF2 on my new rig.....although, I just may have to replace the x600pro in my Dell with my new 6800gt temporarily to get a little bit of a taste of what's awaiting me.
 
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