bad system checksum

• dark_snowboy

  31 Aug 06, 08:13

  everytime after i restart my computer for the second time, theres something like a bad system checksum and ask me to press f1 to continue using default settings. then after i reach desktop theres a error message that says that my time is incorrect(my year has been resetted to 198
• dark_snowboy

  31 Aug 06, 08:13

  what can i do to solve this?
• ditzy

  31 Aug 06, 08:23

  your bios battery has decided to say sayonara, gimme SGD$75, and come and pick up a spare batt from me for your bios.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  31 Aug 06, 11:51

  Battery dying soon. Bye a new one.
• zanadu

  31 Aug 06, 13:20

  Why not learn to fix your own PC problems?
  Save repair and maintenance cost. Help your friends with their PC problems. (They will love you)
  You will learn to troubleshoot, repair, maintain, and upgrade PCs and home-networks.
  
• #$%^&*

  2 Sep 06, 20:00

  Originally posted by dark_snowboy:

  everytime after i restart my computer for the second time, theres something like a bad system checksum and ask me to press f1 to continue using default settings. then after i reach desktop theres a error message that says that my time is incorrect(my year has been resetted to 198

  Dear dark_snowboy,
  
  Thank you for contacting us. We have received your call logged as priority 2 call with callID MR003.
  
  We recommend you to take the following steps to address the problem:
  
  1. Buy a new motherboard battery.
  
  2. Before replacing your battery, go into your motherboard BIOS and note down the settings.
  
  3. Replace the battery, then set the same BIOS options as according to your notes.
  
  Should you need further assistance, please don't hesitate to contact us further. Otherwise please let us know whether we can close this call. If there is no confirmation after 2x24 hours, we assume the case is resolved. Thank you.
  
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