Re: BIOS boot problem

On Mon, 8/3/2026 4:06 PM, Shadow wrote:
> On Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:12:56 -0400, [email protected] wrote:
> 
>> I think my old 2008 homebuilt Abit pc is finally coming to the end of
>> its journey. It has started hanging on the boot at the truck picture
>> logo (where you have the option of Delete-ing into the BIOS). I could
>> press Enter or Tab a few times and it would stagger on, get to my BCD
>> menu and then boot successfully any OS I wanted.
>>
>> I replaced the CMOS battery and all was well -  for a day, next AM it
>> hung again, first boot of the day. The  old battery measured 3.2v
>> after I removed it. The new one had measured 3.3v before I put it in. 
>>
>> I don't think I cleared the BIOS, just stuck the new battery in.
>>
>> Anyone, (Paul?) have any ideas how to save my precious old sweetheart?
> 
> 	Dunno if BIOS software can suffer from Bit Rot. If it can,
> maybe, just maybe re-flashing with a good image could correct it.
> 	Paul probably knows...
> 	[]'s
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I think the main BIOS block has a checksum.

The block that starts before the main BIOS
block, checks the checksum of the main one,
before jumping to it.

   Paul