Posted 22 February 2010 - 02:10 PM
Posted 22 February 2010 - 02:55 PM
My Packard Bell iPower is great but it does something very annoying every time I turn it on.
Basically, I turn it on and it begins to boot up and I see the PB splash screen. Then in the blink of eye I sometimes manage to catch a glimpse of a black & white DOS error message “ CMOS Checksum Bad “ then the machine mimics a re-start and once again displays the PB splash screen then proceeds to boot into Windows 7 just fine.
Bizarre..but annoying..very annoying.
Any ideas of how I can resolve this?
Posted 22 February 2010 - 04:12 PM
My Packard Bell iPower is great but it does something very annoying every time I turn it on.
Basically, I turn it on and it begins to boot up and I see the PB splash screen. Then in the blink of eye I sometimes manage to catch a glimpse of a black & white DOS error message “ CMOS Checksum Bad “ then the machine mimics a re-start and once again displays the PB splash screen then proceeds to boot into Windows 7 just fine.
Bizarre..but annoying..very annoying.
Any ideas of how I can resolve this?
Replace the CMOS Battery: http://www.infopackets.com/graphics/cmos+battery.gif
Posted 22 February 2010 - 04:19 PM
Thanks - if I take the battery out then would it lose any info inbetween me putting a new one back in?
Posted 22 February 2010 - 04:38 PM
Thanks - if I take the battery out then would it lose any info inbetween me putting a new one back in?
Nope it wouldn't, but I would go buy one and replace it when you do remove it.
Posted 22 February 2010 - 08:30 PM
Posted 23 February 2010 - 03:21 PM
Posted 23 February 2010 - 03:31 PM
but would if affect my BIOS settings by taking the battery out?
Posted 16 March 2010 - 01:57 PM
Posted 17 March 2010 - 05:08 PM
Edited by B_o_b_o, 17 March 2010 - 05:08 PM.
Posted 17 March 2010 - 05:56 PM
Posted 19 March 2010 - 02:02 PM
Try resetting BIOS settings to defaults, and also removing the power cord for several minutes.
Posted 19 March 2010 - 07:01 PM
Try resetting BIOS settings to defaults, and also removing the power cord for several minutes.
doh! how do I do that?
Edited by MrBruce1959, 19 March 2010 - 07:02 PM.
Posted 19 March 2010 - 07:20 PM
Try resetting BIOS settings to defaults, and also removing the power cord for several minutes.
doh! how do I do that?
There should be a jumper on your motherboard and next to that jumper it should say CLR CMOS
If you have the motherboard owners manual handy, it should show you a map lay out of where the various jumpers are located on the board.
Caution: Please remove the battery before doing this, because sometimes these jumpers short the battery out if it is still installed.
If you continue having problems, a BIOS chip ROM "flash upgrade" might be needed.
Be advised, my suggestion above regarding a BIOS ROM "flash upgrade" should not be performed unless you really know the risks involved or really know what you are doing, as a bad flash can render your computer un-bootable.
Posted 19 March 2010 - 07:33 PM
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