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Please Help: I have problem accessing Setup

Oct 24, 2004 6:50AM PDT

My system kept hanging with the error message "CMOS/GPNV Checksum BAD". Initially, I thought it was the CMOS battery and after changing it I still have the same problem and I cant seem to enter the setup by pressing the DEL key or F1 key. Eash time I press either of the 2 keys the screen will just go blank. The system is a P4, system with 256MB DDR memory running on Windows XP. The motherboard is PCChips533M925 V7.3.
Thank you for your assistance

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Re: Please Help: I have problem accessing Setup
Oct 24, 2004 7:27AM PDT
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&q=gpnv

This appears to be an error message relating to your updating the bios itself. Have you done that update recently? And if you did, you may have gotten the wrong update......and hopefully you followed the instructions and made a backup copy of your previous bios.

More info required..........

TONI
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Re: Please Help: I have problem accessing Setup
Oct 24, 2004 10:40PM PDT

The motherboard was but new about 8months and the system was working fine till this problem start.I did not carry out any update of any sort on it

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Possibly your BIOS chip is defective. Contact
Oct 25, 2004 11:45AM PDT

PC Chips to see about getting a replacement. Mobo should be warranteed for 1 year.

They may call it the RTC chip [Real Time Clock]

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Have you tried to
Oct 25, 2004 11:49AM PDT

use the jumper to reset the BIOS to the default??? The manual should give you the instructions.

Simply move a jumper for a short period of time and then return it. Don't remember whether this is done with power OFF or ON.

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marked as CMOS on the motherboard
Oct 25, 2004 6:40PM PDT

jumper positions are covered 1-2 equals ON, 2-3 equals OFF.

I would move the jumper (power off on the computer) to 2-3 pins, leave it for about ten minutes or so, then move it back to the 1-2 position and reboot the computer. Bios/setup should now be at the factory defaults.

TONI

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Re: marked as CMOS on the motherboard
Oct 29, 2004 11:46PM PDT

Thank you very much everybody.I tried your idea of clearing CMOS which I have done before but without waiting for more than a few seconds before I put the jumper back to the normal position. I moved the jumper to the clear CMOS position and waited for more than 10mins before moving it back to the normal position.I am pleased to inform you that the system have booted normally and this is just to show my appreciation to everybody. Once again, thank you very much

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(NT) (NT) Great News....thanks for the update
Oct 30, 2004 3:25AM PDT