CMOS checksum error and Abit KR7A-133

And a 3rd suspicion:

Check the capacitors on your board.

If any are domed or are leaking reddish/brownish crud, you're a victim of
bad capacitors. This was a common problem among every manufacturers boards
for a period of time due to a bad electrolyte formulation being in
circulation.

If you're a victim of bad caps, you'll need to have them replaced on the
board. Abit had a class action lawsuit settlement on the bad caps issue,
but the settlement period has passed. I've heard they're still accepting
RMA's for the affected boards in the United States (it was a USA only
settlement) .. and may also be elsewhere in the world. You might check with
Abit's RMA department to see if you can get the board repaired under an
extended warranty.

Another option is a 3rd-party service, like our own member "Homie" .. see
his website at http://www.motherboardrepair.com.

Jef
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Caps are ok. I did change the battery cause it was bad (didn't keep the time
when the comp was off) but problem remained. Power supply is a decent one
but not up to today's standards. Maybe that's it although there's been no
other symptoms that might indicate a ps going south. I've a spare but not at
this location so it'll have to wait to see. Thanks very much bird.

"Bird Janitor®" <birdjanitor_REMOVE_YOUR_SHORTS_ DeleteThis @sbcglobal.net> wrote in
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> And a 3rd suspicion:
>
> Check the capacitors on your board.
>
> If any are domed or are leaking reddish/brownish crud, you're a victim of
> bad capacitors. This was a common problem among every manufacturers
> boards
> for a period of time due to a bad electrolyte formulation being in
> circulation.
>
> If you're a victim of bad caps, you'll need to have them replaced on the
> board. Abit had a class action lawsuit settlement on the bad caps issue,
> but the settlement period has passed. I've heard they're still accepting
> RMA's for the affected boards in the United States (it was a USA only
> settlement) .. and may also be elsewhere in the world. You might check
> with
> Abit's RMA department to see if you can get the board repaired under an
> extended warranty.
>
> Another option is a 3rd-party service, like our own member "Homie" .. see
> his website at http://www.motherboardrepair.com.
>
> Jef
>
>
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