F1 to start up

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Is this comming from the Windows boot-up or the bios (when you first
turn on, before Windows starts to boot)?

It sounds like a bios warning, in which case it would seem to be
either the memory is suspect or you have the bios setup wrong (testing
for a checksum on non-checksum memory).

Barry wrote:
>
> Windows2000
> When I turn the computer on a checksum error 101 comes up
> asking me to press F1 to continue.
> Pressing F1 allows normal start up.
> It didnt use to come up with the error message.
> How do I correct it?

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup (More info?)

WoofWoof wrote:
> Is this comming from the Windows boot-up or the bios (when you first
> turn on, before Windows starts to boot)?
>
> It sounds like a bios warning, in which case it would seem to be
> either the memory is suspect or you have the bios setup wrong (testing
> for a checksum on non-checksum memory).
>


or possibly just a dead cmos battery