"BIOS ROM checksum error." I've got a motherboard that's
been acting flakyI. One rare occasions it boots,<br>
but doesn't stay running for long. On most other occasions I get the checksum error message.<br>
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I've looked on Google for the error message, and it can mean a lot of things. <br>
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* I have replaced the memory with a few different units, and that does nothing.<br>
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* I reloaded the default values ( I hope ), and that didn't fix anything.<br>
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The motherboard is not very old, and is a good one, so I hate to give up too easily, but<br>
this kind of thing can also make one grow old faster. I think it's the first time I've actually<br>
had trouble with an ASUS board, out of perhaps a half dozen of them over the years.<br>
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Depending on cost, I suppose I could upgrade ( read replace ) the BIOS if it makes any<br>
economic sense. Clearly I can't update it over the Internet. <br>
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So one question would be whether anyone here on the list knows of a place local to GR <br>
that has the facilities and licenses to sell me a replacement BIOS? The device itself <br>
shouldn't cost much, and pops right out for replacement. <br>
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How does one doe this? Do you have to bring the old one in, to prove you have a board?<br>
Are there any advantages to just dealing with ASUS directly? Usually that's not the case.<br>
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Anyway, this is probably a rather specialized, and I hope rare, problem, but if anyone <br>
here has any information or suggestions I'd appreciate hearing them.<br>
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-Bob<br>
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