Booting Problem

[saharika]

Well
the problem is when i boot the computer it doesnt boot up gives the mesage
BIOS ROM CHECK SUM ERROR
DETECTING DRIVE A
INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER

what is the problem with the computer?
The computer some times restart pressing that reset button again and again
i manually change the bois setting once but didnt work
does any body has efficient solution for it.

[ttodd]

well to start with, you should have a boot disk on hand ., you may have to reninstall O/S from software disc..

what is the O/S ??

[saharika]

thanks for reply
its win 98
do i need to put 98 cd ROM and reinstall
i must reinstall os?
and what changes in bios?

[ttodd]

You can try and reboot from CD but if it fails, then use boot up disk,, it will then assign your CDrom player to a letter drive such as E: or F:,, then type in after that : " win98/setup.exe" ( without quotes).

Bios? if it has't been changed , leave it.., if it has been changed,, then during inital reboot press F1 or control key .., then find area of bios to fix/adjust, if not sure, ,there is a default setting there, use that.

[fink]

Hi... something else to consider...

I did a search for that error and came up with a number of hits.. this one seems to be the most authoratative but almost all point to the bios as the source of the problem..

http://support.octek.com.au/FAQ/faq_0007.htm


Most of the responses on this error like this one recommend flashing the bios to sort out the error. Not a straight forward procedure. Wait for some more ideas for sure but if you need to flash the bios I'd strongly suggest getting some on site assistance from someone who's done it before if you haven't or are unfamiliar with the procedure. A mistake can mean having to buy new hardware.

[saharika]

wel after numrous reset i am finally in the computer and every thing is working fine for now
may be again while rebooting next time the prob....again.
Thanks for mr fink seems like diff problem than mr tood suggest and seems like os reinstall can do nothing
it says bois is currupted
so it is repairable ok they say even mother board can be damaged so i think i would be better not do those steps
sp dont know what to do
may be buy another bois
dont see any option than other
i think it is partially corrupted as with 100 rest button i can get in
an yway tks
still if there is an ything go on
tks
saha

[Train]

from this link http://forum.pcstats.com/showthread....299#post222299

And the first thing I do with a computer is to change the BIOS{CMOS} bTTERY AND SEE IF THAT FIXES IT.

[saharika]

Originally posted by Train
from this link http://forum.pcstats.com/showthread....299#post222299

And the first thing I do with a computer is to change the BIOS{CMOS} bTTERY AND SEE IF THAT FIXES IT.

well u gave how it is caused but there was no solution
if u say changing battery then i have tried no help
an yway the probel is my bois is named as
2a6i1PCA(TL-SI21)
WINBOND-29/01/2000
fink suggested some thing but i am not being able to download files for it
is it name of bios
what can i do?
help
tks
saha

[fink]

Just to close out this thread for anyone searching for this problem in the future Saharika PM'd me and said she installed a new bios chip and solved the problem.