CMOS Checksum Error & Floppy not Found Error

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After flashing the bios, installing Windows 7 on top of Windows XP (which ate up more than half my harddrive), upgraded to an Intel Core 2 Quad Processor, and added 6 Gigz of ddr2 800 memory.

I get 2 errors.
1. cannot find floppy drive (don't have one and have told the bios not to look for one)
2. CMOS checksum error

I can press F1 and it will boot allowing me to use it without problems.
But, when I shut it down or reboot the error is still there.
Never had this problem with XP.
I've checked the jumpers to make sure the bios isn't being reset. The battery is new. Nothing is overclocked.

Any suggestions?
 
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It's not a dell. The mobo is an EVGA Nforce i680 LT GTS with the most current bios. I would not own nor upgrade a Dell!

As I already stated I've changed the bios because I don't have a floppy drive and I've saved the change.

This may have something to do with the problem. The memory installed and bios do not match.
The memory in CPU-Z shows 2 gigs (2 x1) is dual channel PC2-6400 memory. This is ddr2-800mhz right.
Then the other 4 gigs are (2 x 2) (not dual channel) PC2-6400. Again ddr2-800mhz memory.
The bios shows that the memory is 667 mhz not 800mhz. The bios shows that the FSB is 1333mhz. CPU-Z shows the same but as 333mhz. (333 x 4).

This is a 1:1 ratio but, why would it automatically select these settings instead of using the actual memory speed?
If the memory was overclocked then it could cause voltage issues but, it's under clocking if anything. Making this unlikely to be a voltage issue. Or at least I wouldn't think it would be an issue.

Could this be contributing to the errors and the bios not retaining changes?


 
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jamthis1

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Dec 13, 2013
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10,510


It's not a dell. The mobo is an EVGA Nforce i680 LT GTS with the most current bios. I would not own nor upgrade a Dell!

As I already stated I've changed the bios because I don't have a floppy drive and I've saved the change.

This may have something to do with the problem. The memory installed and bios do not match.
The memory in CPU-Z shows 2 gigs (2 x1) is dual channel PC2-6400 memory. This is ddr2-800mhz right.
Then the other 4 gigs are (2 x 2) (not dual channel) PC2-6400. Again ddr2-800mhz memory.
The bios shows that the memory is 667 mhz not 800mhz. The bios shows that the FSB is 1333mhz. CPU-Z shows the same but as 333mhz. (333 x 4).

This is a 1:1 ratio but, why would it automatically select these settings instead of using the actual memory speed?
If the memory was overclocked then it could cause voltage issues but, it's under clocking if anything. Making this unlikely to be a voltage issue. Or at least I wouldn't think it would be an issue.

Could this be contributing to the errors and the bios not retaining changes?


 
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