I think I killed my computer... X((
Hello guys,...
I think...
That maybe...
Inexplicably to me...
I killed my computer...
So, yesterday, I played with the ASUS' overclocking software...
Did this... did that... crashed it once or twice...
Anyways, after the last crash, the software reverted back to default settings...
Fine.
So I left her downloading stuff for the night.
When morning comes, she doesn't respond... monitor was off... hard disk LED on the case was solid-lit.
The optical mouse's led light was off... hmmm....
So I "rebooted" ... nothing... tried all kinds of good-procedure rebooting.... all to no avail.
So I shut her off.
Waited one minute... started her back up.
Well... She doesn't want to come up.
She's inside a "loop" between powerON and the BIOS.
If I start it up, sometimes it displays the "Hit Del for Setup" screen.... sometime it just re-reboots.
Peanuts.
On various of those screens, I've gotten
"""""
CMOS Checksum Bad
Press F1 to Run SETUP
Press F2 to load default values and continue
"""""""""""""""""""""
I've tried both ways (F1, and F2) ... with the same re-reboot result.
I've unplugged the hdd and cd drive... and nothing.
Only the mouse (USB) and the keyboard (PS/2) connected.
I tried the ASUS procedure for "Clear RTC RAM"...
(( it's power cable out, battery out, change jumpers 5-10sec, battery on, cable on ))
And... nothing.
Erm... when possible... if anybody has an idea... help. Please. :)
Thanks guys... :) :)
Peace
AJ
I have no idea.
Re: I think I killed my computer... X((
Assassin!!!
Just to make sure,
have you flash your BIOS?
You can get to the BIOS, so I assume it's not the PSU, but,
Have you tried with only 1 stick of RAM?
I dont think you killed it, keep us updae, so we can help you
OH! And I almost forget, check the hour on your machine, change your battery, most of the time this error comes up when your time is wrong...
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^^^ Thanks for the reply !:)
I "think" that when you say 'flash the BIOS'... is that the "Clear RTC RAM" process?
For clearing/ereasing the BIOS of the clock's time?
That's what I did.
Yeah, I don't think it's the PSU, as it's able to move all the fans, lights, hard drive, cd drive and beer cooler (Erm... scratch that...)
I'm going to remove one stick of RAM now and give it a go. :)
Update in a couple 1 minute. :)
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Checksum Bad=low voltage on the battery...just replace it. Many times a mobo will drain the battery after a crash for some strange reason. Also, try rebooting without any USB devices attached. When clearing CMOS, sometimes the "USB device Enable" is set to NO in the BIOS and causes a hang when you have periphs plugged in.
Re: I think I killed my computer... X((
On an MSI board I put in a computer at work, there's a spot on the mobo that has jumpers. In one position, it'll "flash" the BIOS, resetting all settings in the BIOS. In that position, press the power button once. The computer shouldn't turn on. Put the jumper back the way it was, and turn it on.
Hope this helps you.
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CPR did not work.
I remove one stick of RAM (the one in the second position), and tried it... nothing.
I interchanged the RAM sticks to try in position-1 the other one, tried it... nothing.
... I'm unsure. Thanks for the help!
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What he said. Replace the battery, check the RAM, and look for the "red light(s) of doom". If theres only one, theres something wrong in general. If there's two lights, then you're RAM is suspended or your PCI slots are suspended.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Crimson Sky
Checksum Bad=low voltage on the battery...just replace it. Many times a mobo will drain the battery after a crash for some strange reason. Also, try rebooting without any USB devices attached. When clearing CMOS, sometimes the "USB device Enable" is set to NO in the BIOS and causes a hang when you have periphs plugged in.
I unplugged all USB stuff...
Rebooted.. hmm....
Gonna try a couple of more times.
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Mitternacht
On an MSI board I put in a computer at work, there's a spot on the mobo that has jumpers. In one position, it'll "flash" the BIOS, resetting all settings in the BIOS. In that position, press the power button once. The computer shouldn't turn on. Put the jumper back the way it was, and turn it on.
Hope this helps you.
I didn't try it like that... I'm going to try pressing the power button with the jumper in the other position...
Although I followed ASUS' instructions, and it just said to change the jumper for 5-10seconds.... what do you think?
Thanks guys!!! :) :) :)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
progbuddy
What he said. Replace the battery, check the RAM, and look for the "red light(s) of doom". If theres only one, theres something wrong in general. If there's two lights, then you're RAM is suspended or your PCI slots are suspended.
Well, so far... I think I'm going to go with the battery as Crimson Sky and yourself have suggested.
I unplugged USB stuff...
Still in the limbo...
Oddly, the hard disk 'access' light is solid.
I don't have a "red light of doom"... I've got the light ... but it's green... the green light of hope? :D
So, I'm going to remove the battery, and go buy one.
I'm going to update ASAP on the situation. :)
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I'm pretty sure, as we all mentionned, it's the battery
referring to this manual, LINK on page 7, The CMOS must be corrupt, and it may have been caused by a faaulty battery