CMOS Checksum error on GA-7VT600 1394

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Right out of the box, I booted the machine, and it said there was a
problem detecting everything and the BIOS was resetting to its
defaults. I made sure everything was set to 'auto' and reset the
system. From then on I get 'cmos checksum error' and the system hangs
at POST. I flashed the BIOS with the latest version, and it appeared
to have worked - still get cmos checksum error after at boot. Every
now and then, it will get through the POST< but hand at Verifying DMI
pool data.
I am using an Athlon 3000+ with two 512Meg sticks of DDR400. I also
have an MSI nvidia 5800Geforce AGP card. I put PCs together for a
living, and this one has me stumped. I already received an RMA number
from Newegg just in case I can't get it fixed.