Crazy BIOS Behavior

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engo41

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Recently my BIOS has been acting very quirky - I have never heard of an issue quite like this. When restarting the system, I only get a successful boot every other time (successful boot, unsuccessful boot, successful boot, unsuccessful boot, etc.). <-- This is consistent.

When I do get a successful boot, however, I get a message that says "CPU Overclocking failed: Press 1 to reset to default settings and continue. If I press 1, the system continues to boot XP, however it runs very unstable. This is odd behavior, because I am in no way, shape, or form overclocking. The motherboard is at default settings anyway, so I don't even know why it thinks I am overclocking.

I opened the case and reset the jumpers that are supposed to return everything to default, however this did not solve the problem.

Motherboad is an Asus P4S800D-E Deluxe

Suggestions?
 
Odd,

just a shot in the dark, try replacing the battery that backs up the cmos.

If you use a power strip to turn your stuff off and on, take the computer off of it, in other words, make sure there is AC voltage going to the power supply all the time even if the power supply is turned off or the machine is off by the front panel switch.
 
ditto on replacing CMOS battery.
also some of the older/cheaper power strips have surge suppression that actually wears out over time...but this would not explain the boot stutter
 
Where is a good place to purchase a new battery? Mine is a lithium battery, looks like a disc. Somewhere like Fry's or a Microcenter?
 
Radioshack is probably your best bet, but I imagine both of the others will have it too.
 
Ok, I replaced the CMOS battery with a new one, but this did not solve anything.
I have no idea where to proceed from here.
 
You're certain that the bios settings are getting wiped when you set the jumper?

Reflash your BIOS? Memtest86 (since you said it was unstable)?
 
Not only are the BIOS settings getting reset when I reset the jumper, but they are also reset upon a successful boot (along with the annoying "cpu overclocking failed" message).

Yesterday I flashed my BIOS to the most recent version that I found on Asus's website, but it didn't do anything either.
 
alright, all the problems are fixed now. I previously had 2x512 + 1x256 ram, all of them PC3200. I took out the 1x256 MB stick and now everything runs fine.

Thanks for your help.
 
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