If your computer refuses to boot and displays a CMOS Checksum Error, chances are high that the issue is linked to the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System). Along with this message, you are offered various ...

When you make changes to the BIOS settings, these events are saved to the CMOS and it ensures that everything will work fine the next time you boot your computer.

Go into the BIOS and check if your floppy drive is set as primary boot device, if so change it (set the Hard Disk as primary boot device). Go into the BIOS and set your floppy drive A as Disabled or ...

well i took out the battery because it seems like the easiest thing to do. im a graphic designer and a big moron when it comes to hardware and im not familiar with this computer. so im not even sure ...

The error indicates a problem with your computer’s PXE. This error often occurs when your boot sequence is misconfigured in your BIOS, or your boot device (usually ...

Since I last ran a reader Q&A a few weeks ago, I’ve received another compelling question. Reader Robert has an older Emachines desktop that recently developed a problem: “I installed a driver updater ...

The basic input/output system performs several tasks on a computer: it checks the hardware for errors using a program called the power-on self-test; it uses the data stored to the complementary ...

If your laptop cannot find the operating system, it usually displays a message such as No bootable device found or Insert boot media. This indicates a failure of the storage device (HDD or SSD) itself ...

So I turn on my computer in the morning and I get a message saying something like:<BR>award bootblock bios 1.0 (not what it normaly says)<BR>BIOS ROM checksum failed<BR>Detecting floppy drive A ...