[H-GEN] can't get past "Award BootBlock Bios v1.0"

[Tony Nugent]

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Thanks for the replies...

On Sun Jun 30 2002 at 21:08, Shane Ravenn wrote:

> On Sun, 30 Jun 2002 20:27:45 +1000
> Tony Nugent <tony at linuxworks.com.au> wrote:
> 
> > It seems that I'm stuck here...
>
> I wouldn't rule out a dead battery. I say so because it won't even
> go into the BIOS or any of the low-level loaders.
> 
> But then, I may be totally wrong, too.

That is the next thing I should to look at, I'll replace it tomorrow
and see what happens (fingers crossed).  There is very little
explaination for why the box has died like this, an exhaused battery
could very well be the cause.

On Sun Jun 30 2002 at 21:00, "Patrick Nichols" wrote:

> > BIOS ROM checksum error
> 
> Since I've been overclocking a bit as well, this comes up
> sometimes when you push the cpu too hard and try to boot above
> what the chip can do.

Ok thanks, that's interesting to know.

> Are you sure it's a p200mmx?  Some unscrupulous people sold
> p166mmx chips as 200mmx because it was a relatively easy
> overclock.

Yep, clearly stamped underneath the chip, and the jumpers on the
m'board are set correctly.  As I said, it was apparently working
fine before I got my hands on it :)

> Is your cpu fan running properly/clogged full of dust?  Has it
> been like this for some time?
> 
> I'm sure you can see the point I'm getting at.

Yes, and yes, I have been through all that :)  They do tend to get
very dusty after a while, but I cleaned out this box only a few
weeks ago anyway.

> Regards,
> Patrick.

We'll see what a $5 battery does for it...

Cheers
Tony

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