Computer will not boot

When trying to turn on the computer the screen goes to an error screen. If I
try to use a boot disc or diagnostic disc that came with the computer the
screen goes black and then nothing happens... ever. I thought the hard drive
could be messed up, but I dont know. Thank you in advance for any help. The
message that appears is...

Award Modular BIOS v6.00 PG

SNC302eeh - Biostar BIOS v 1.0/1213f

PROCESSOR: AMD Athalon XP 1700+
Memory: 655360k
HHD: Samsung
DVD
RW

CMOS checksum Error - defaults loaded

Press F9 to select Booting device after POST
Press F1 to continue or delete to enter setup

12/13/2001 - VT8366-8233-6A6LVB0BC00

"JD" <JD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:74D3BCF6-8CC5-4F54-BC28-20004D78B7B7@microsoft.com...
> When trying to turn on the computer the screen goes to an error screen.
> If I
> try to use a boot disc or diagnostic disc that came with the computer the
> screen goes black and then nothing happens... ever. I thought the hard
> drive
> could be messed up, but I dont know. Thank you in advance for any help.
> The
> message that appears is...
>
> Award Modular BIOS v6.00 PG
>
> SNC302eeh - Biostar BIOS v 1.0/1213f
>
> PROCESSOR: AMD Athalon XP 1700+
> Memory: 655360k
> HHD: Samsung
> DVD
> RW
>
> CMOS checksum Error - defaults loaded
>
> Press F9 to select Booting device after POST
> Press F1 to continue or delete to enter setup
>
> 12/13/2001 - VT8366-8233-6A6LVB0BC00

Although you posted your question in a Windows newsgroup,
your problem most likely related to your BIOS and not to
Windows. Press the Delete key when prompted, then look for
the menu item that lets you load the BIOS factory values.
Now press the key to save your settings (it's often F10),
then reboot the machine.

You might have to replace the motherboard battery to
fix the problem permanently.

If you need more detailed instructions, try posting in a
hardware newsgroup.