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From: Bob Horton on 9 Feb 2007 17:39 Hi! I have an A8N32-SLI Deluxe system (4800+ processor, 2 sticks of 1 GB PC 3200 RAM, 256 MB NVIDIA PCI-E video, 2 500 GB SATA drives in a JBOD array, one ATA storage drive, 500 Watt power supply) that has been rock solid for around a year. When I came in to work this AM, the machine had a text screen that said something like "BIOS Checksum error, looking for floppy, looking for CD". I inserted the ASUS CD to activate the automatic BIOS repair. The machine seemed to do the repair, then left the message on the screen (paraphrasing) to power down the machine to get your system back. I did so, but I then got the original error message back. I repeated the process about a dozen times, then decided (after Google research) to reset the CMOS by using the procedure in the manual (unplug the machine, pull the battery, move the jumper position for ten seconds, reset jumper, reinstall battery). At that point all that would happen when I powered up the machine is that the fans would all power up, the HDD and CD lights would come on, and the green light on the MB would come on. Nothing else happened (no beeps, blank screen). I tried reseating all connections. I tried only using one stick of memory (trying all combinations of slots and alternating which stick I used). I did not have by voltmeter at work so I couldn't check the battery voltage or the output on the power supply. I am hoping someone here has a suggestion as to what to try next. Also, FWIW, the BIOS on this machine has never been flashed; I wasn't doing anything to the machine when this happened, as this apparently occurred sometime during the night. TIA. -- Bob Horton
From: Paul G on 10 Feb 2007 07:32 It could be a bad battery. Try replacing it and see what happens. Also, this link might be helpful: http://www-new.experts-exchange.com/Hardware/Misc/Q_21031498.html Paul "Bob Horton" <no_re_horton_jr_maps(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:zK6zh.25767$yC5.7578(a)newssvr27.news.prodigy.net... > Hi! > > I have an A8N32-SLI Deluxe system (4800+ processor, 2 sticks of 1 GB PC > 3200 RAM, 256 MB NVIDIA PCI-E video, 2 500 GB SATA drives in a JBOD array, > one ATA storage drive, 500 Watt power supply) that has been rock solid for > around a year. When I came in to work this AM, the machine had a text > screen that said something like "BIOS Checksum error, looking for floppy, > looking for CD". I inserted the ASUS CD to activate the automatic BIOS > repair. The machine seemed to do the repair, then left the message on the > screen (paraphrasing) to power down the machine to get your system back. > I did so, but I then got the original error message back. I repeated the > process about a dozen times, then decided (after Google research) to reset > the CMOS by using the procedure in the manual (unplug the machine, pull > the battery, move the jumper position for ten seconds, reset jumper, > reinstall battery). At that point all that would happen when I powered up > the machine is that the fans would all power up, the HDD and CD lights > would come on, and the green light on the MB would come on. Nothing else > happened (no beeps, blank screen). I tried reseating all connections. I > tried only using one stick of memory (trying all combinations of slots and > alternating which stick I used). I did not have by voltmeter at work so I > couldn't check the battery voltage or the output on the power supply. I > am hoping someone here has a suggestion as to what to try next. Also, > FWIW, the BIOS on this machine has never been flashed; I wasn't doing > anything to the machine when this happened, as this apparently occurred > sometime during the night. > > TIA. > > -- > Bob Horton
From: Bob Horton on 10 Feb 2007 18:13 "Paul G" <paul_gnr(a)yahooooo.com> wrote in message news:NXizh.671$H77.165(a)trndny08... > It could be a bad battery. Try replacing it and see what happens. > Also, this link might be helpful: > http://www-new.experts-exchange.com/Hardware/Misc/Q_21031498.html > > Paul > > "Bob Horton" <no_re_horton_jr_maps(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:zK6zh.25767$yC5.7578(a)newssvr27.news.prodigy.net... >> Hi! >> >> I have an A8N32-SLI Deluxe system (4800+ processor, 2 sticks of 1 GB PC >> 3200 RAM, 256 MB NVIDIA PCI-E video, 2 500 GB SATA drives in a JBOD >> array, one ATA storage drive, 500 Watt power supply) that has been rock >> solid for around a year. When I came in to work this AM, the machine had >> a text screen that said something like "BIOS Checksum error, looking for >> floppy, looking for CD". I inserted the ASUS CD to activate the >> automatic BIOS repair. The machine seemed to do the repair, then left >> the message on the screen (paraphrasing) to power down the machine to get >> your system back. I did so, but I then got the original error message >> back. I repeated the process about a dozen times, then decided (after >> Google research) to reset the CMOS by using the procedure in the manual >> (unplug the machine, pull the battery, move the jumper position for ten >> seconds, reset jumper, reinstall battery). At that point all that would >> happen when I powered up the machine is that the fans would all power up, >> the HDD and CD lights would come on, and the green light on the MB would >> come on. Nothing else happened (no beeps, blank screen). I tried >> reseating all connections. I tried only using one stick of memory (trying >> all combinations of slots and alternating which stick I used). I did not >> have by voltmeter at work so I couldn't check the battery voltage or the >> output on the power supply. I am hoping someone here has a suggestion as >> to what to try next. Also, FWIW, the BIOS on this machine has never been >> flashed; I wasn't doing anything to the machine when this happened, as >> this apparently occurred sometime during the night. >> >> TIA. >> >> -- >> Bob Horton Thanks Paul. I am a member of Experts Exchange, so I had checked out that lead. I picked up a battery today and will try it tomorrow. I would be (pleasantly!) surprised if a one year old battery died, but it sure beats the alternatives. I', also taking my multi-meter so I can thoroughly check out the power supply. It figures that this would be my own personal machine, thus the Sunday OT! -- Bob Horton
From: Bill on 10 Feb 2007 19:51 In article <Ukszh.26001$yC5.5210(a)newssvr27.news.prodigy.net>, no_re_horton_jr_maps(a)hotmail.com says... > <snip> > Thanks Paul. I am a member of Experts Exchange, so I had checked out that > lead. I picked up a battery today and will try it tomorrow. I would be > (pleasantly!) surprised if a one year old battery died, but it sure beats > the alternatives. <snip> I won't be a bit surprised if it says KTS on the back of the battery and it's your problem. Crappiest batteries in the world. I've seen them dead in brand new boards. Anymore I just rip it out if it says KTS on it and replace it with a Duracell, Panasonic, or Eveready. Bill -- Gmail and Google Groups. This century's answer to AOL and WebTV.
From: Bob Horton on 11 Feb 2007 18:30
"Bill" <spamtrap(a)tinlc.lumbercartel.com> wrote in message news:MPG.20380870d8199939897a3(a)localhost... > In article <Ukszh.26001$yC5.5210(a)newssvr27.news.prodigy.net>, > no_re_horton_jr_maps(a)hotmail.com says... >> > <snip> >> Thanks Paul. I am a member of Experts Exchange, so I had checked out >> that >> lead. I picked up a battery today and will try it tomorrow. I would be >> (pleasantly!) surprised if a one year old battery died, but it sure beats >> the alternatives. > <snip> > > I won't be a bit surprised if it says KTS on the back of the battery > and it's your problem. Crappiest batteries in the world. I've seen them > dead in brand new boards. Anymore I just rip it out if it says KTS on > it and replace it with a Duracell, Panasonic, or Eveready. > > Bill > > -- > Gmail and Google Groups. This century's answer to AOL and WebTV. Well, no joy. The battery was at 3.15 volts. I changed it anyway but as you would expect, nothing happened. I took the machine down to the MB, a stick of known-good 512 RAM, the video card, the HDD's, the DVD, and the floppy and nothing happened. I checked out the power supply with the voltmeter and everything looked OK there. Watching closely, though, the busy light on the floppy never comes on now (it did when this whole thing started). The floppy has 5 volts on one side of the power cord and 12 volts on the other and the cabling is correct (heck, it worked for a year). I tried once more to reseat all the cables and no joy. I took a look at the processor and there is no visual sign of overheating. My guess at this point is that the board is dead. It is just now coming up on a year old, so I guess I'll see what ASUS has to say on this. Any other suggestions are gratefully appreciated. Once again, TIA (and thanks again to all who have helped thus far). -- Bob Horton |