Hello all Had a system for over a year that suddenly I am now getting an error message at BIOS POST that says the following: CPU is unworkable or has been changed. Press F1 to continue or DEL to enter SOFT MENU. I looked at the BIOS settings and everything looks OK--right CPU is detected, etc. If I press F1, the computer boots up and seems to operate OK. Here is my system: Abit IC7-G v1.1, BIOS 27 Pentium 4 3.0C @ stock Corsair TwinX 1024 3200LL Pro @ SPD 2 x WD 120GB SATA HD Windows XP Pro SP2 Any ideas as to what is causing this? Thanks Randy Schroder
| Hello all | | Had a system for over a year that suddenly I am now getting an error message | at BIOS POST that says the following: | | CPU is unworkable or has been changed. Press F1 to continue or DEL to enter | SOFT MENU. | | | I looked at the BIOS settings and everything looks OK--right CPU is | detected, etc. If I press F1, the computer boots up and seems to operate | OK. | | Here is my system: | | Abit IC7-G v1.1, BIOS 27 | Pentium 4 3.0C @ stock | Corsair TwinX 1024 3200LL Pro @ SPD | 2 x WD 120GB SATA HD | Windows XP Pro SP2 | | | Any ideas as to what is causing this? | | Thanks | Randy Schroder | | Hi Randy - Meter your motherboard battery. It may be on the weak side. Jef
after making notes about your current settings on all pertinent screens in the bios setup, clear the CMOS with all power removed and then go in and reprogram the settings. you might want to get a new battery to swap out the existing one prior to moving ahead as the current battery might be going dead. -- Thomas Geery Network+ certified ftp://geerynet.d2g.com ftp://68.98.180.8 Abit Mirror <----- Cable modem IP This IP is dynamic so it *could* change!... over 130,000 FTP users served! ^^^^^^^
Hey Tom OK, thanks. Since I'm one rev behind in the BIOS (and have to go through and reset all the CMOS settings anyway), I'll flash 28 and put a new battery in it and see what happens. Thanks for the input. Randy
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Tom/Jef Flashed 28 and replaced the battery today. All is well. Metered the battery, and it was reading 3.05V, so I'm not sure that the battery was the culprit. Thanks for the help. Randy
| Tom/Jef | | Flashed 28 and replaced the battery today. All is well. | | Metered the battery, and it was reading 3.05V, so I'm not sure that the | battery was the culprit. | | Thanks for the help. | Randy | | | Hi Randy - Glad to hear you're sorted. Your battery was certainly within spec. Perhaps the contact with the clip was oxidizing. In any event, it probably wasn't an expensive fix. Jef
good luck with it. time will tell... -- Thomas Geery Network+ certified ftp://geerynet.d2g.com ftp://68.98.180.8 Abit Mirror <----- Cable modem IP This IP is dynamic so it *could* change!... over 130,000 FTP users served! ^^^^^^^
