Cant BOOT !!!

[fLying_MaGGoT]

when i switch on the mechine ... TAaDAAAaa........!!!!:D

Award BootBlock BIOS v1.0
Copyright (c) 1998, Award Software, Inc

BIOS ROM Checksum error

Detecting floppy drive A media
Drive A error, System hault

There is a continous Beep!!!!
D-Led says---> 1 0 1 1 (Memory detection problem)


The system is as follows, (i removed every thing except da stuff bellow)


MSI K7T Turbo KT133A mobo
AMD TBird 1000Mhz (266 type)
one 256 MB SDRAM dimm module
PCI display adopter
key board
300W PSU

it seems to me that the BIOS is screwed up or some thing!!
if so,
Wut do i do now???
can it be fixed??:confused:

Thanx in advance

Maggot

[fishybawb]

Have you flashed the BIOS recently? It sounds like the BIOS was either flashed with the wrong ROM image, or has been corrupted somehow.
Get the correct BIOS ROM from here (http://www.msi.com.tw/program/support/bios/bos/spt_bos_detail.php?UID=100), then follow the instructions under "Award" found here (http://www.msi.com.tw/html/support/bios/note/boot.htm).
Hope that helps.

[fLying_MaGGoT]

nope !! didnt flash the BIOS recently!!

however i tried recovery thing as told in the MSI site but, it dosent seem to boot from da floppy drive :confused:

is there any way of flashing the BIOS other than using a floppy drive.

any comments would be apreciated

and thanks again !!

[BipolarBill]

Have you tried flipping the floppy cable over at the drive end? It sounds like it's misconnected.

[fLying_MaGGoT]

i tried it with different floppy drives and cables !!!

but it doesent seem to detect the floppy drive!!:(

is there any allternative??

or would i have to buy a new mobo!!

thank you!

[BipolarBill]

Originally posted by BipolarBill
Have you tried flipping the floppy cable over at the drive end? It sounds like it's misconnected. Answer the question please.

[fLying_MaGGoT]

Originally posted by BipolarBill
Answer the question please.

well yes !!
i did fliped it both ways

but still da same result

it dosent seem to detect it!!

i gues i have ta buy a new mobo

thank you for all da help!!

[fishybawb]

You were trying to use a bootable floppy weren't you? You can get a program to make one from BootDisk.com (http://ftp.sanguine.net/pub/sahughes/drivers/via/VIA_EPIA_Mini_ITX_Mainboard_BIOS_update/drdflash.exe) if not.

[fLying_MaGGoT]

fishybawb-->yep it's a bootable floppy !!!

i ve given up on fixing it !!!

Me, looking for a new Mobo!!

thank you for ya help ppl

realy apriciate it!!

Maggot