BIOS/Clock Issues

SHOguy91 · 10-14-2007, 01:20 AM

I've been having this problem for a few months now and just been ignoring it because the comp works fine. Anyways, for quiet a while when I boot up and the screen where I could go to BIOS I have to push f2 to load defaults to continue or it won't go anywhere, just sits there and tells me to do that. I can never set the BIOS because with each comp restart it auto resets it, so I never have the right time and date set and I can't run more than 1 hard drive. Any help would be appreciated, also as faras comp does running wise, after loading default values blows down pretty much everything.

-Asus M2A-MVP
-AMD 3600+ X2
-Asus x1950Pro
-2GB G.Skill DDR2 800

colt1911 · 10-14-2007, 01:27 AM

Have tried clearing the CMOS and rebooting . You might want to take the cmos battery out for 3 or 4 minutes and let it reset.

ComputerGuru64x2 · 10-14-2007, 01:34 AM

A couple things
1. Make sure you have the latest drivers for you motherboard.
2. Make sure you have set your jumpers to the normal setting and not the reset jumper configuration.
3. If all else fails clear CMOS by carefully removing battery for 30 seconds and consult your manual for jumper placement.

Assuming your using your ASUS Board you have on the post here are the latest drivers page. Oh by the way, It is a ASUS M2R32-MVP I think.
http://support.asus.com/download/dow...Language=en-us

SHOguy91 · 10-14-2007, 01:37 AM

Jumpers in right position, cleared by removal of battery a while back, also up to date drivers.

My bad on Mobo it's Asus M2A-MVP with the 480x chipset.

colt1911 · 10-14-2007, 01:59 AM

You might try updating the Bios if there is a newer version available.

SHOguy91 · 10-14-2007, 02:04 AM

Asus site is really starting to irk me, trying to check out new BIOS drivers and first you must pick class of product, then pick what socket it is, can't pick the socket or the model, had this problem earlier on their page :/

**EDIT** Got the page to work, will update in a bit.

paratwa · 10-14-2007, 02:19 AM

Sounds to me like your cmos battery is dead, try getting a new one.

When your battery is dead it will not keep your settings, so they revert back to defaults.

SHOguy91 · 10-14-2007, 02:30 AM

Actually when I removed the battery to reset it I put in a different battery and it didn't change anything. Anyways I just updated the BIOS and rebooted (with Asus Update tool) but no luck still samething, all it gives me is...

"CMOS Checksum bad" or something to that effect then I gotta push f2 to load defaults once again.

ComputerGuru64x2 · 10-14-2007, 03:56 AM

Did you check your jumpers???

SHOguy91 · 10-14-2007, 04:48 AM

Yep, they're all good, just checked them. on pins 1-2 instead of 2-3. Anyways with it on clear comp won't even fire up I'm pretty sure.

10-14-2007, 01:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
SHOguy91 Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 57	BIOS/Clock Issues I've been having this problem for a few months now and just been ignoring it because the comp works fine. Anyways, for quiet a while when I boot up and the screen where I could go to BIOS I have to push f2 to load defaults to continue or it won't go anywhere, just sits there and tells me to do that. I can never set the BIOS because with each comp restart it auto resets it, so I never have the right time and date set and I can't run more than 1 hard drive. Any help would be appreciated, also as faras comp does running wise, after loading default values blows down pretty much everything. -Asus M2A-MVP -AMD 3600+ X2 -Asus x1950Pro -2GB G.Skill DDR2 800 Last edited by SHOguy91; 10-14-2007 at 01:37 AM.

10-14-2007, 01:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
colt1911 Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 655	Have tried clearing the CMOS and rebooting . You might want to take the cmos battery out for 3 or 4 minutes and let it reset. __________________ Vista Home Premium 64bit Asus P5K Premium Black Pearl Intel Q9450 w/ Zalman 9700 cooler Corsair XMS2 PC 6400C4 DDR2 -800 ( 4 gigs ) Evga 8800GTS 512mb ( G92 ) w/ Acer P221w 22" LCD Seagate 500Gb 32mb cache Sata 2 WD 500gb 16mb cache Sata 2 w/ WD 250 Sata 2 2 Asus Sata DVD Burners Ultra Aluminus Full Tower w/ Antec Neopower 650 watt PSU Asus Xonar 7.1 Pci card w/ Logitech Z5500 speakers

10-14-2007, 01:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
ComputerGuru64x2 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 431	A couple things 1. Make sure you have the latest drivers for you motherboard. 2. Make sure you have set your jumpers to the normal setting and not the reset jumper configuration. 3. If all else fails clear CMOS by carefully removing battery for 30 seconds and consult your manual for jumper placement. Assuming your using your ASUS Board you have on the post here are the latest drivers page. Oh by the way, It is a ASUS M2R32-MVP I think. http://support.asus.com/download/dow...Language=en-us __________________ Gaming System/Media Center CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Windsor @ 2.2Ghz Socket AM2 MB: Abit AN-M2HD nVidia GeForce 7050PV nForce 630a HDMI mATX RAM: 2Gb(2 X 1Gb) OCZ Platinum Revivsion 2 PC2 6400 @ DDR2 880 (3-4-4-15) HDD: Western Digital Caviar 80Gb 7200RPM IDE GPU: MSI GeForce 8600GT 256Mb DDR3 128bit OD: LG DVD-RAM Black Sata Case: nMEDIAPC HTPC 200BA Black Speakers: Logitech X-240 2.1

10-14-2007, 01:59 AM	#5 (permalink)
colt1911 Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 655	You might try updating the Bios if there is a newer version available. __________________ Vista Home Premium 64bit Asus P5K Premium Black Pearl Intel Q9450 w/ Zalman 9700 cooler Corsair XMS2 PC 6400C4 DDR2 -800 ( 4 gigs ) Evga 8800GTS 512mb ( G92 ) w/ Acer P221w 22" LCD Seagate 500Gb 32mb cache Sata 2 WD 500gb 16mb cache Sata 2 w/ WD 250 Sata 2 2 Asus Sata DVD Burners Ultra Aluminus Full Tower w/ Antec Neopower 650 watt PSU Asus Xonar 7.1 Pci card w/ Logitech Z5500 speakers

10-14-2007, 03:56 AM	#9 (permalink)
ComputerGuru64x2 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 431	Did you check your jumpers??? __________________ Gaming System/Media Center CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Windsor @ 2.2Ghz Socket AM2 MB: Abit AN-M2HD nVidia GeForce 7050PV nForce 630a HDMI mATX RAM: 2Gb(2 X 1Gb) OCZ Platinum Revivsion 2 PC2 6400 @ DDR2 880 (3-4-4-15) HDD: Western Digital Caviar 80Gb 7200RPM IDE GPU: MSI GeForce 8600GT 256Mb DDR3 128bit OD: LG DVD-RAM Black Sata Case: nMEDIAPC HTPC 200BA Black Speakers: Logitech X-240 2.1

10-14-2007, 01:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
SHOguy91 Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 57	Jumpers in right position, cleared by removal of battery a while back, also up to date drivers. My bad on Mobo it's Asus M2A-MVP with the 480x chipset.

10-14-2007, 02:04 AM	#6 (permalink)
SHOguy91 Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 57	Asus site is really starting to irk me, trying to check out new BIOS drivers and first you must pick class of product, then pick what socket it is, can't pick the socket or the model, had this problem earlier on their page :/ EDIT Got the page to work, will update in a bit.

10-14-2007, 02:19 AM	#7 (permalink)
paratwa Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,969	Sounds to me like your cmos battery is dead, try getting a new one. When your battery is dead it will not keep your settings, so they revert back to defaults.

10-14-2007, 02:30 AM	#8 (permalink)
SHOguy91 Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 57	Actually when I removed the battery to reset it I put in a different battery and it didn't change anything. Anyways I just updated the BIOS and rebooted (with Asus Update tool) but no luck still samething, all it gives me is... "CMOS Checksum bad" or something to that effect then I gotta push f2 to load defaults once again.

10-14-2007, 04:48 AM	#10 (permalink)
SHOguy91 Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 57	Yep, they're all good, just checked them. on pins 1-2 instead of 2-3. Anyways with it on clear comp won't even fire up I'm pretty sure.

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