Bios Error?

[DarthRevan]

Hey guys, check this out:

This is my PC --> Core i7 920 | Gigabyte X58-UD5 | OCZ Platinum 3x2GB DDR3 1600Mhz | GeForce BFG GTX280 | Patriot Warp V2 SSD 32GB for OS | WD VelociRaptor 300GB GLFS | Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro | Corsair HX1000 | CM-690 W/ Side window + 7 Fans CM 90CFM

I´ve upgraded the Bios to the F6 version. Everything was perfect, except my Vista, I was having serious problem with it. It was too big for my SSD, but then i figured out that i could move the users folder to another hard drive, freeing up the space in the SSD. So I formated the PC, but when Windows CD was loading it´s files to install, the computer got frozen, even the "caps lock" button in the keyboard was not working (when i pressed it, the green light didn´t show up). So i restarted the PC (resset button in the case). Now my windows is correctly installed and everything is fine, but when I turn on my computer I get: "Main Bios CHECKSUM Error!", then after a little period things are loaded and the computer normally turns on. This is a very strange error, I read in the web that it´s battery problem, but my MoBo is 2 weeks old! The bios update could be the reason for the problem, but this happened long after the update! I didn´t notice, but I think this started just after the freezing screen problem. Tried to clear the CMOS during the boot, a menu appeared and I ordered to "Load Default" (the button is just over the USB ports), but the error screen persists. The strange is that Windows loads correctly and everything works fine! But my memory is workng at 1066MHz and i prettend to configure it to it´s factory spec and to OC my i7, and maybe the bios is getting resset everytime I turn it on, so i´m asking you guys, is this serious or not, cus it´s in the warranty time, and I can replace it, but i´ll be like a month without PC (Brazil SUCKS!). Sorry for the long text, but i´ve been saving money for this PC for over 3 years now, and when it´s ready I keep getting errors like this! I got very mad with it!

thanks you !

 

[DarthRevan]

PLEASSSSSSSSSSSE HELP! THIS THING IS MAKING ME CRAZY!

 

[cdnbum88]

You noted you tried clearing the CMOS during the boot? You don't clear the CMOS during a boot. Turn the system down. Clear the CMOS for 10-15 seconds.
Also, remove the battery for say a minute and put it back in. Even though it is a new board the battery could be 'old'. So go to Walgreens and get another one just to rule that out to.

You may want to flash the BIOS again.

 

[DarthRevan]

But whats the reason for this problem? I love Walgreens, but the problem is the nearest may be like 9000 miles away. As I told you I´m from Brasil =/!
And why would I need to flash the bios again, that´s strange, this problem shouldn´t had happened!

 

[Schmide]

Originally posted by: DarthRevan
But whats the reason for this problem? I love Walgreens, but the problem is the nearest may be like 9000 miles away. As I told you I´m from Brasil =/!
And why would I need to flash the bios again, that´s strange, this problem shouldn´t had happened!

With computers "shouldn't have happened" doesn't compute.

You most likely got a bad battery or a partial flash. Get a new battery, do a good full flash and never try and clear the cmos while power is on.

 

[DarthRevan]

Do you think I try to flash a new bios before I get a new battery, cus if it works i´ll don´t have to buy a new one. It´s very strange, my MoBo is a week old! How can it´s battery have ended?

 

[Schmide]

It could just be a bad battery. It happens. I would eliminate the battery as a problem before I go flashing new bios. They sell them everywhere like drug stores and such. Brazil is hardly third world.

 

[JEFF68005]

After you flashed the BIOS, did you reset the optimum settings in the BIOS or use the defaulted ones. That could be the problem by itself if the checksum problem is solved.
The defaulted settings after a BIOS flash or CMOS pin pull, is the slowest (safest) settings the board is capable of.

DEFINATELY:

• 
  Get out the manual or download it on line. Read the instructions how clear the BIOS and locate the connector / pins.
  power down the machine.
  open the case
  GROUND YOURSELF by touching the metal part of the case.
  Avoid static electricity at all costs.
  PULL the electrical plug.
  Find and pull the CMOS pin connector. Count to 60 backwards. TWICE.
  Replace the battery if you are going to do so.
  I don't care how you do it, I'm just making sure there is plenty of dead time before you
  Put the connector back on --- the same way you found it. same pins are now connected with the connector (jumper).
  Close the case.
  Plug it back in and power it up.
  As it powers up, tap the DELETE key and reset the BIOS to optimum settings. See your screen, there is a single option to set things back to mostly normal.
  Review your BIOS settings to see if anything else needs changing.
  When ready, exit and save your BIOS settings.

Now for the battery issue. Do you have any idea how long that motherboard sat in some warehouse waiting for you to buy it? The battery was in use from the day, the motherboard left the factory. I'm told Brazil and much of the transportation from Taiwan is very warm ... even tropical. Heat is NOT friendly to batteries.
Yes ... it could be the battery, but start with resetting the BIOS correctly.
Reflash the BIOS may be a good idea too. IF you do, you will have to go in and change the BIOS settings.

 

[DarthRevan]

I´ll just call the guys who helped me to build the PC, he knows more than I do, so he´ll have less chance to damage the motherboard. I´ve turned off the PC and clicked the Clear CMOS button for like a minute with it turned off, then I went to the bios and resseted it´s defaults, even though I haven´t changed a thing since I first started to use it. I´ve only upgraded to F6 version, but I haven´t changed anything else in it! So it was already "resset"

 

[JEFF68005]

Okay ... that may be your answer. When you visit with your guy, have him review the BIOS settings. (section by section) Gigabyte has more than one default. The safest default setting is most often not the one to use. I use the optimized settings, but I still have to modify the BIOS settings after that or I loose some functions on my system.

 

[DarthRevan]

But just after updating the BIOS it was working properly, thsi happened about 5 days after the BIOS upgrade! I just can´t find explanation no it. The BIOS update was not the problem, cus It worked fine after it and i didn´t change a thing since it. I´ll try to contact him.

 

[Schmide]

Just wondering. Have you gone to a drug store and picked up a $3 battery yet? I'm betting you're making this a whole lot harder than it could be.

They're 28 cents online here

 

[DarthRevan]

No I haven´t. This is not that easy to find here in Brazil, and today is sunday, all the stores are closed. But I just ask myself, how can they sell a new, expensive and enthusiastic product with that lack of quality?

 

[Schmide]

Dude there is a failure margin for every electronic item. Including batteries. I've had battery failure happen more than once with high end stuff. I've had to RMA some very expensive items as well.

If it is just the battery consider yourself really lucky because it's a simple cheap fix.

 

[DarthRevan]

I remember that my dad had a battery problem, and the date/time got messed. It happened in 2006, but everytime he turned it on the computer resseted to 2002! And this is not happening to me, that´s why I guess it´s not battery...

 

[DarthRevan]

I remember that my dad had a battery problem, and the date/time got messed. It happened in 2006, but everytime he turned it on the computer resseted to 2002! And this is not happening to me, that´s why I guess it´s not battery...

 

[DarthRevan]

I remember that my dad had a battery problem, and the date/time got messed. It happened in 2006, but everytime he turned it on the computer resseted to 2002! And this is not happening to me, that´s why I guess it´s not battery...

 

[taltamir]

1. replace the damn battery, it costs a 1$ and even a "Brand new" mobo could have sat in a warehouse for a year or two...
2. To reset CMOS: UNPLUG your computer from power! REMOVE battery! WAIT a minute! make sure all lights on the mobo "go out" at least 30 seconds before putting battery back in. (its good to have the ethernet cable plugged in to a turned on router. you should see the light on it remain ON for a little while after unplugging the PC, thats the capacitors on the mobo still holding a charge)
3. After resetting CMOS, reflash your bios
4. Then reset CMOS AGAIN.
5. Configure your bios with the settings you want.

Vista and SSD and your story HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH YOUR PROBLEM! Thats like going to a doctor and explaining about how you were thinking about going out with one girl, but then wanted to cheat on her with another, then you decided to do the right thing and dump your current girl, but she was really sad which made you guilty... then you suddenly noticed a pain in your stomach that turns out to be cancer. Its sheer coincidence

 

[DarthRevan]

If it is battery problem, why didn´t it happen in the first boot ?

"4. Then reset CMOS AGAIN."

should I do this just like the second step or just keeping the clear cmos button pressed for some time?