BIOS ROM Checksum Error

[bexta]

I installed RedHat Linux on a seperate HD on my other machine and did my work. Now I turned the computer off, came back an hour later and put my origional HD in. I boot her up and what do i see?

AWARD BOOTBLOCK BIOS v1.0
BIOS ROM Checksum Error
Detecting floppy drive A media
insert system disk and press enter.

I have an Albatron PX848PV/Pro and i've tried EVERYTHING! I work at a small computer repair shop fixing minor spyware and virus's but never any indepth BIOS.

How the hell do i boot my pc

I've searched google all day and had a look on your forums yet to no avail. If anyone is willing to help it would be very appreciated.

Cheers,

Nick

[ajzchips]

It's looking for a bootable floppy, so try flashing its BIOS then.

[Rainbow]

Also check if the memory is OK.

[bexta]

Thanks for your replies!

I half knew i had to flash the bios - just needed some reassurance

Anyway, I got the utility off the Albatron site and put it on a floppy, I then started my computer and got the same thing:

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AWARD BOOTBLOCK BIOS v1.0 
BIOS ROM Checksum Error 
Detecting floppy drive A media 

Drive media is : 1.4MB

Remove all disks and other media
Press any key to restart

*remove disk*

DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER

I rekon my BIOS is just stuffed


Any suggestions as to what I should do?

[Amiboot]

Hi,

the Boot Block BIOS is requesting flash recovery.

Most probably there's some hardware causing the issue (memory) or the System Block / Main Block of the BIOS is corrupted.

Restore the BIOS by using flash recovery routine for Award BIOS:

www.ruisch.tk or
http://members.home.nl/jsruisch/BIOS_Fl ... yguide.htm

[dariopower]

I have an old pc is Biostar M6VLR PIII and I don't know how to fix it
In the screen apears biosrom checksum error but the disket it dosen't work and I don't know why somebody help me what can i do?

[Amiboot]

Try another floppy/floppydrive/fddcable.
If your ob floppycontroller is bad then you're in really bad luck since there seems no way of recovering possible in that case. Only a hotswap or new BIOS chip could be a solution.

Btw: there are also v6.00PG Boot Block BIOS'ses that may request a CD, DVD or Hard Disk with the recovery stuff on it.
This is, however, only for some newer boards (2003 or later I guess).

[ElPeque]

Hi, ive had a similar problem.

But is just says "Flash Recovery" and nothing else happens.

I have a KT600 with a Barton XP2600 and this error does not occur when un plug my ATI 9600XT. But it happens when i plug in my GF6 6600GT.

Is it possible that the power supply (300 watt, which i know its waayyy too low for this system) can cause this proiblem?.

I checked the 4 leds in the back and looked at the motherboards manual and it says it gets getting hanged up at the "Boot Attempt: This will set low stack and boot via INT 19h".

Please help, and thanks in advance.

[Amiboot]

Most likely it is the power supply.

What's the Ampare rating at the +12V rail?

You should have at least 20~25A @ 12V for adequate power (the wattage of most psu's isn't relevant: for example, a 350W Enermax PSU powers up to 27A@12V while a 550W Qtec has only 15A@12V).

[ElPeque]

i tryed 2 power supplyes. one has 12a and the other 13.

that should be it. ill let you know when i try a better power supply .

I have a 650watt (or at least supposed to be) that says it provides only 16a to the 12v line. Is that possible?

[ElPeque]

i forgot to tell.

i also have 2 Hds. one is 40gb maxtor 7200 IDE, and another 160gb maxtor SATA, and a liteon dvdrecorder.

i add this because they also sum up to the power consumption.