Re: I really don't want to drive back up to North Houston!

I wouldn't want to drive in Houston under any circumstances, either.

JTH
"Strontium" <> wrote in message
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> It's a bad CMOS chip. The board is going back. I've cleared CMOS, till
the
> cows came home. Thanks for your input, anyway.
> -
> tomcas stood up, at show-n-tell, and said:
>
> > You need to unplug the PS before you short with the clear jumper. Then
> > remove the jumper before plugging the the PS back in. Also reinstall
> > the battery after you clear the CMOS. I've never had to remove the
> > battery
> > before clearing the CMOS on other Asus boards but I can't see as it
> > would hurt as long as you reinstall it after clearing. If you still
> > have trouble, try changing the position of the auto/manual JEN jumper
> > if
> > there is one on this board. Better to start with one memory stick at
> > first and trying different slots can help sometimes. If you still have
> > trouble, try removing any cards in the pci slots. Once you get to bios
> > setup go and load setup defaults.
> > Tom
> >
> > Strontium wrote:
> >
> >> PS beforehand: Sorry for the crosspost, but I'm very sure that
> >> someone in these two groups (homebuilt, and overclocking) has
> >> experienced the same issue???
> >>
> >> Ok, I've been looking for posts on this subject. While I continue
> >> to look, I'll pose my problem: This is the Asus P4C800
> >> motherboard. I cannot, for the life of me,
> >> get into CMOS. This is an initial build. It detects all the
> >> drives, yada, yada, then gives 4 rapid beeps (No BIOS timer,
> >> according to the manual). The message displayed says "BIOS clock not
> >> set" "Incorrect BIOS settings" and "Overclocking Failed" What
> >> gives? CPU is a P42.4C, memory is Samsung PC3200. I've tried about
> >> everything. Pulled one of the memory modules out, 'cleared'
> >> CMOS...to no avail. On boot, the status says my memory is running
> >> at 266MHz!!!!
> >>
> >> The final insult: It tells me to enter setup to change settings. I
> >> can't get there!
> >>
> >> Currently, am leaving the battery out and leaving the clearcmos
> >> jumper shorted. From reading (I posted this to the group) the Asus
> >> MB group, this seems to be a recurring theme with the later
> >> generation boards with respect to CMOS not discharging like it
> >> should.
> >>
> >> Anyone?
> >>
> >> TIA
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Strontium
> >>
> >> "It's no surprise, to me. I am my own worst enemy. `Cause every
> >> now, and then, I kick the livin' **** `outta me." - Lit
>
> --
> Strontium
>
> "It's no surprise, to me. I am my own worst enemy. `Cause every
> now, and then, I kick the livin' **** `outta me." - Lit
>
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