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My forgetful BIOS

Started by I love my vans , Dec 19 2005 04:50 PM

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I love my vans
Posted 19 December 2005 - 04:50 PM

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Well recently my BIOS has started to forget its settings, for example i set my IDE drives up, and it wont remember that a 160gig is pri master etc.

Everytime i boot up i have to reinstate the settigns.

Whats the problem, CMOS battery? Im not sure.

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Posted 19 December 2005 - 05:42 PM

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Are the drives jumpered properly.
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Posted 20 December 2005 - 08:50 AM

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are you getting an NVCHECKSUM error on boot?
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Posted 20 December 2005 - 08:52 AM

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:tazz: nope, looks as if my jumpers were not set correctly. I have 3 CD drives and a hard disk, and they were all in a pickle. ITs all sorted now

Thanks guys
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