ok, WTF?I powered up my slightly modified secondary rig, after reinstalling the CPU and after if had been off for the last month.BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR... banshee razz. machine is locked ...

All, I recently replaced my motherboard/CPU/power supply. When I turned on the power with the new board, the "CMOS checksum error" showed up and will not go any further. Also, my keyboard and ...

A CMOS checksum error can be frustrating, but it is usually simple to fix. Follow the above steps to reset the BIOS defaults, replace the CMOS battery, and reload the BIOS if necessary.

If you're getting errors when you boot your PC, the problem may be nothing more than a dead CMOS battery. Fortunately, they're cheap and easy to replace--on desktops, anyway.

CMOS checksum error, computer beeps during bootup ijohnson Published June 28, 2006 ...