CMOS checksum error-defults loaded

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i received this message after booting my computer up for the first time. the message occurs and i cant use the keyboard. it says F1 to continue or DEL to enter setup and none work. what are possible soultions to this problem?

comp specs:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+(65W) Windsor 2.2GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADO4200CUBOX

ASUS M2N4-SLI Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard

eVGA 256-P2-N554-AX Geforce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16

Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-500 500W Power Supply

SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R Burner, LightScribe Technology, IDE, Model SH-S182M/BEBN - OEM

Kingston HyperX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM