Ok, I'm getting the infamous BIOS ROM checksum error. However, I'm not fortunate enough to get the "Insert system disk" message. As soon as I power the system on the floppy light goes on and the system will sit indefinitely at "Detecting floppy drive A media..." The floppy light will stay lit until I turn it off.
I have tried 3 different floppy drives, 4 different floppy cables, various configurations of each just to make sure I have a working floppy config. However, nothing I've tried gets it past the detecting floppy message.
The mobo is an Asus A7N8X 2.0 PCB.
Someone please assist.
BootBlock hanging at detecting floppy
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one end connector to the mobo, end connector at twisted section to the floppy, red striping matches pin ONE on both connectors, that should do it. If not, there a chance the floppy disk itself is faulty, try another disk and make sure it contains everything for an emaergency flash per instructions from Asus.
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System error, strike any user to continue...
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System error, strike any user to continue...
Sometimes, there's a bug in the bootblock, preventing it from working properly ![Confused :?](https://www.wimsbios.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_confused.gif)
![Confused :?](https://www.wimsbios.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_confused.gif)
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No, it can only boot from floppy. AFAIK, on some new Asus boards, the bootblock can boot from the Asus CD.
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