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  1. 11th August 2008, 06:34 PM #1
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    Default bios advice needed

    I let myself get dragged into an MSI motherboard upgrade and it told me there was a bios patch available. (bios update CPU module 3.A0)

    So I tried.

    Now when I boot up I get a drive error message.
    CMOS checksum bad.
    Press F1 to run set up, which I do.
    Press F2 to load default, (nothing happens)

    Bios comes up and to proceed I Press Esc. and then accept OK (use Enter)

    Can anyone please tell me how to proceed otherwise I shall have to go to the doctor again?
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  3. 11th August 2008, 09:14 PM #2
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    I wish you good luck...my last BIOS flash (where I accidentally used the wrong BIOS) was less than a resounding success, and that was on a twin BIOS motherboard.

    The 'wrong' BIOS just worked well enough to fool the controller chip that it was working correctly...so it wouldn't fail over to the good one. I ended up cutting the power connections on the stuffed BIOS chip to get rid of it.

    Have a look on the MSI site for BIOS recovery - often there are tools or techniques for recovering from a stuffed flash.

    Since my attempt, I have run on the 'if you don't have a problem, leave it alone' approach for the BIOS!
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  4. 11th August 2008, 09:29 PM #3
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    Yeh, I should have used that principle as well.
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