To all BIOS Experts:
I sure would appreciate any suggestions as
to how to recover from a checksum failure of my BIOS.
See the original post below.
Wally
On Fri, 12 Jul 2002 18:38:39 -0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Hi:
> When turned on, the computer screen shows this
> message: ROM BIOS checksum failure.
>
> The A: drive is still recognized and the computer will boot
> to an a: prompt. The c: drive is not recognized.
>
> The computer is 2 years old with a tyan S 1854 ATX motherboard and
> a Pent3 600 cpu. 128 Mb. The hard drive has windows 98 SE.
>
> Admittedly the information is sketchy but I am looking
> for suggestions for the best next step.
>
> The machine has never been on-line and never had any
> downloaded programs installed. A couple of store
> purchased programs have been installed
>
> With only the A: drive, is it possible to try to flash the
> ROM BIOS. Where do I get the BIOS update info and
> the flash program?
>
> With the BIOS losing its memory, is it a better idea to
> purchase a replacement BIOS? Where is the best
> place to find a replacement or an update?
>
> Any and all help appreciated.
>
> Wally
>
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