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438213 2006-03-15 04:49:00 When I boot-up my Compaq Tower Desktop (SBW), the error is as follows:

Award BootBlock BIOS v1.0
BIOS ROM checksum error
detecting floppy drive a media...
insert system disk and press enter

I've tried clearing the cmos, and pulling the battery... No Go.

Can anybody help me on this? Tnx...
elixir (9986)
438214 2006-03-15 04:52:00 Did you take the floppy out of the disk drive??

And go back into the BIOS and set it to the default settings, and reconfigure the settings in the BIOS.

And change the bootdisk in the BIOS to the hard drive. Then save the settings in the BIOS.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
438215 2006-03-15 05:30:00 Hi Speedy,

I can not enter the BIOS/CMOS setup. When I search in the google they say that the BIOS file on the chip is corrupted and I need to reflash, but I don't know exactly what to do. Please help....
elixir (9986)
438216 2006-03-15 05:44:00 Quote the exact model number of your Compaq, and we'll see if there is a bios flash file on the Compaq site, alternatively you can search here:

h18007.www1.hp.com
Terry Porritt (14)
438217 2006-03-15 06:02:00 Hi Terry,
Compaq Tower Desktop (P4 1.5GHz, 128MB RAM, 32MB TNT2 VGA)
This is the marking on top of the unit near the serial number:
SBW16/128/20/1.5
When I open the casing the board is:
ABIT BL30G
elixir (9986)
438218 2006-03-15 06:03:00 Hi Terry,
Compaq Tower Desktop (P4 1.5GHz, 128MB RAM, 32MB TNT2 VGA)
This is the marking on top of the unit near the serial number:
SBW16/128/20/1.5
When I open the casing the board is:
ABIT BL30G

Also, it is frustrating that HP site does not display any Model of this unit compaq SBW. Tnx for your help...
elixir (9986)
438219 2006-03-15 06:27:00 Somehow, I dont think this is an HP based motherboard. Its an ABIT.

ABIT BL30G is the brand/model.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
438220 2006-03-15 07:03:00 I can't find anything either, but this their bios update info page (h10025.www1.hp.com)

It looks like you have to get the model name like Presario to get properly into the downloads search.

There was a very similar query on Press F1 in 2004, but there was no reported resolution.
Terry Porritt (14)
438221 2006-03-16 01:01:00 Hi,

This is the label on top of the BIOS chip:

Filename: B30GC_59.BIN
Checksum: 0357
Date: 12/3/2001

Could you please help find where to download this BIN file?
TNx....
elixir (9986)
438222 2006-03-16 01:26:00 have you tried REPLACING the battery with a new on ? drcspy (146)
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