BIOS problem
Hallo.
Ive got a problem with an Gigabyte MOBO with Pentium 3 450 MHZ.
First I got a "checksum error" I presumed this was caused by an empty battery so I renewed it and reset the BIOS, then changed a few things which I knew were correct.
Now I get a "Unknown CPU ID or Missing U-Code" error
I attempted to install XP but this went bad, then attempted Win 2000 after an acpi error I pressed F5 and selected "standard PC", the install started but after about 50% of the installation I got a "can´t copy *.dll "
I cleaned the cd etc. tried "ignore file" but it couldn´t copy any more files.
Ive tried the CPU, RAM and Video card in an identical PC where the Bios Battery wasn´t empty and everything runs OK.
Any Ideas
Ive got a problem with an Gigabyte MOBO with Pentium 3 450 MHZ.
First I got a "checksum error" I presumed this was caused by an empty battery so I renewed it and reset the BIOS, then changed a few things which I knew were correct.
Now I get a "Unknown CPU ID or Missing U-Code" error
I attempted to install XP but this went bad, then attempted Win 2000 after an acpi error I pressed F5 and selected "standard PC", the install started but after about 50% of the installation I got a "can´t copy *.dll "
I cleaned the cd etc. tried "ignore file" but it couldn´t copy any more files.
Ive tried the CPU, RAM and Video card in an identical PC where the Bios Battery wasn´t empty and everything runs OK.
Any Ideas
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2) I have known that sometimes it's the CD drive combined with a particular motherboard. I have had a perfectly good CD drive work in one system...but not in another during installation. It just "did" that with no explanation.
3) Most importantly you did check the ram in a functioning PC but RAM can operate in a system that is already installed but may cause installation errors. Download MEMTEST86 from our downloads section (see www.short-media.com and our downloads section) and run MEMTEST86 to determine if the ram is okay.
4) You may also try installation with just one stick of RAM.
I hope one of those give you a solution.
was the checksum error on the bios? 'cause i had that message after a bad flash...
Ive Checked the RAM CPU etc in an IDENTICAL motherboard, pc etc. There are four of them all the same make but two have this problem caused by the bios battery the other two work fine.
There was a ACPI error at one point as well.
I have never had a bad flash. I hear they do happen from time to time but I bet most folks that have flashed BIOS's tons of time would agree, if you follow all the precautions there's really nothing to worry about.
BIOS updates can and are for the most part good for your systems stability as well as extending feature sets of systems to provide for future componets to opperate properly in your existing system.
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