This is a brand new computer just put together. I have had it boot up a few times, tweaked some bois settings etc. Today (its second day of existance) One of the bios settings I changed it didn't like. I cleared the CMOS and when i rebooted it said this:
CMOS checksum error: Press F1 to continue of DEL to enter setup. That's normal right?
Anyway, it booted into windows. I had the intent of putting memtest on a floopy. Only I found that I put the floopy cable in backwards. Turned off the machine, switched the cable around and rebooted. It did nothing, the monitor just sat there in standby. So I cleared the CMOS again, this time I forgot to put the jumper back to default position and turned on the computer. Oops! I turned it back off and set it properly. And now when it boots I get the following POST:
Finds CPU: OK
Memory: OK
Memory Frequency of DDR 400
after that line the screen is completly blank. Repeated efforts of clearing the cmos in conjunction with removing the battery have not yielded a different result. I removed everything except a stick of RAM in the first slot, CPU, and video card.
System Specs:
ABIT NF7-S Rev 2.0
1700 DLT3C
x2 256MB Corsair XMSC2
MSI Ti 4400
Lite-on 48x24x48
Samsung CDRW/DVD
80gig seagate barricuda
and.... a insane hsf setup. heh when my computer works ill show pictures. I gutted a 80mm fan and attached that the the SLK900. Ontop of that is a 80-120mm fan adapter. and on that is a120mm delta. This stickes out almost all the way to my door. its... BIG. well back to topic... any ideas? I realize that turning the computer on with the jumper in discharge posisition is not good. Would that damage parts of the bios? Any help would be so greatly appreciated. I can't even describe my level of frustration. Ive had horrible luck during this computers construction HORRIBLE. *reminds self to breathe*
**EDIT**
PSU: 430W Antec truepower
When it boots, everything beeps and blinks like its supposed to. Keyboard leds, hard drive, cdrom, motherboard etc. I did have the RAM overclocked last night. I ran it 210 and looped sandra memory benchmark 30 times. I dropped the multiplier to 5, so the CPU hasn't even been overclocked yet. I can't think of anything else relevent to add. Im going to go back downstairs and leave the jumper in discharge posistion over night... maybe when i wake up it'll want to cooperate.
CMOS checksum error: Press F1 to continue of DEL to enter setup. That's normal right?
Anyway, it booted into windows. I had the intent of putting memtest on a floopy. Only I found that I put the floopy cable in backwards. Turned off the machine, switched the cable around and rebooted. It did nothing, the monitor just sat there in standby. So I cleared the CMOS again, this time I forgot to put the jumper back to default position and turned on the computer. Oops! I turned it back off and set it properly. And now when it boots I get the following POST:
Finds CPU: OK
Memory: OK
Memory Frequency of DDR 400
after that line the screen is completly blank. Repeated efforts of clearing the cmos in conjunction with removing the battery have not yielded a different result. I removed everything except a stick of RAM in the first slot, CPU, and video card.
System Specs:
ABIT NF7-S Rev 2.0
1700 DLT3C
x2 256MB Corsair XMSC2
MSI Ti 4400
Lite-on 48x24x48
Samsung CDRW/DVD
80gig seagate barricuda
and.... a insane hsf setup. heh when my computer works ill show pictures. I gutted a 80mm fan and attached that the the SLK900. Ontop of that is a 80-120mm fan adapter. and on that is a120mm delta. This stickes out almost all the way to my door. its... BIG. well back to topic... any ideas? I realize that turning the computer on with the jumper in discharge posisition is not good. Would that damage parts of the bios? Any help would be so greatly appreciated. I can't even describe my level of frustration. Ive had horrible luck during this computers construction HORRIBLE. *reminds self to breathe*
**EDIT**
PSU: 430W Antec truepower
When it boots, everything beeps and blinks like its supposed to. Keyboard leds, hard drive, cdrom, motherboard etc. I did have the RAM overclocked last night. I ran it 210 and looped sandra memory benchmark 30 times. I dropped the multiplier to 5, so the CPU hasn't even been overclocked yet. I can't think of anything else relevent to add. Im going to go back downstairs and leave the jumper in discharge posistion over night... maybe when i wake up it'll want to cooperate.
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