Now I really screwed it up.

[Dutch_Stallion]

Dear Geeks;

I put my computer (previous post"Ran out of IDE space and Power") into this config...

Put the boot drive on the UATA primary as master, the second HD on the
UATA secondary as master, the CD-RW on IDE 1 as master, and the CD-ROM
on IDE 2 as master. Put the Zip on IDE 1 or 2 as slave.

The computer would not boot up at all, so I then went out and got this PCI IDE card, which I found out had the U-ATA slots, but I thought I would give it a go. Once again, no boot up.

Here is where it gets ugly. I removed the card and went back to my original configuration (IDE1 M-HDD S-HDD and IDE2 CDR-M CDRW-S) and it wouldn't boot, not even start up the monitor. I went to just the M-HDD on IDE1 and the floppy to boot and no luck. Then I got really neophite and reset the CMOS. Then it booted, kinda, but stops at this "CMOS Checksum error - loading defaults" and does not get past that.

Have I just totally screwed the pooch here or what?

Ed

[tjaymadison]

That error message almost always means that you need to replace the battery.

Click here (http://www.pcguide.com/ts/x/comp/mbsys/cmos.htm) for some info and help.


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"I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question."
-- Charles Babbage, mathematician, computer pioneer, analytical engine designer (1791-1871)
-- (Question: 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?')

"Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand."
-- Homer Simpson

[tjaymadison]

Oops!

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"I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question."
-- Charles Babbage, mathematician, computer pioneer, analytical engine designer (1791-1871)
-- (Question: 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?')

"Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand."
-- Homer Simpson

[This message has been edited by tjaymadison (edited 06-18-2001).]

[Dutch_Stallion]

It is a brand new mother board. Do you suggest replacing the battery on a motherboard less than a week old? Don't you think this could have something to do with the UATA card? Did my CMOS reset screw this up?

Thanks. I am really starting to get some pressure from the recipient of this system (Father's Day)

Ed

[tjaymadison]

What is a new motherboard to you may in fact have actually been
manufactured many months ago.

There may be a thin plastic insert preventing the battery from
making contact and discharging. Remove the battery and re-insert.


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"I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question."
-- Charles Babbage, mathematician, computer pioneer, analytical engine designer (1791-1871)
-- (Question: 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?')

"Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand."
-- Homer Simpson