Floppy disk fail...

When i turn my computer on and before it starts loading windows, a message
appears saying " Floppy disk(s) Fail (40) CMOS checksum error - Defaults
loaded" What does this mean? and what can i do to fix it? thank you

Does the computer have a Floppy drive installed & hooked up ?

Defaults loaded, indicates factory settings have been applied to
the BIOS configuration.

See the following:
http://www.ehow.com/how_8159_change-...-computer.html


"Luis" <Luis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:40F5FFDF-DCCC-4C5B-9063-BC95C57E138F@microsoft.com...
> When i turn my computer on and before it starts loading windows, a message
> appears saying " Floppy disk(s) Fail (40) CMOS checksum error - Defaults
> loaded" What does this mean? and what can i do to fix it? thank you

no the computer doesnt have a floppy drive at all? do i need one in order to
work properly?

thank you




"R. McCarty" wrote:

> Does the computer have a Floppy drive installed & hooked up ?
>
> Defaults loaded, indicates factory settings have been applied to
> the BIOS configuration.
>
> See the following:
> http://www.ehow.com/how_8159_change-...-computer.html
>
>
> "Luis" <Luis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:40F5FFDF-DCCC-4C5B-9063-BC95C57E138F@microsoft.com...
> > When i turn my computer on and before it starts loading windows, a message
> > appears saying " Floppy disk(s) Fail (40) CMOS checksum error - Defaults
> > loaded" What does this mean? and what can i do to fix it? thank you
>
>
>

No, When BIOS settings Default(ed) the sequencing for boot devices
usually has the Floppy drive checked before Optical or hard drives.
The error you noted earlier indicates the BIOS processing attempted
to locate and scan a floppy for bootable media.
Either the battery is weak or some other issue caused the personalized
BIOS settings to be lost. Setting/Configuring BIOS isn't difficult but it
takes a little knowledge/experience to know what values to use.

"Luis" <Luis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F678122F-EA74-4EEE-80C8-93573DB4CB42@microsoft.com...
> no the computer doesnt have a floppy drive at all? do i need one in order
> to
> work properly?
>
> thank you
>
>
>
>
> "R. McCarty" wrote:
>
>> Does the computer have a Floppy drive installed & hooked up ?
>>
>> Defaults loaded, indicates factory settings have been applied to
>> the BIOS configuration.
>>
>> See the following:
>> http://www.ehow.com/how_8159_change-...-computer.html
>>
>>
>> "Luis" <Luis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:40F5FFDF-DCCC-4C5B-9063-BC95C57E138F@microsoft.com...
>> > When i turn my computer on and before it starts loading windows, a
>> > message
>> > appears saying " Floppy disk(s) Fail (40) CMOS checksum error -
>> > Defaults
>> > loaded" What does this mean? and what can i do to fix it? thank you
>>
>>
>>

"Luis" <Luis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> When i turn my computer on and before it starts loading windows, a message
> appears saying " Floppy disk(s) Fail (40) CMOS checksum error - Defaults
> loaded" What does this mean? and what can i do to fix it? thank you

This is a hardware/BIOS issue, not an XP OS issue. You would be better off
posting to a hardware newsgroup, and give more information such as the
make/model of the computer. Have you contacted the computer tech support
for assistance if it's still under warranty?

http://www.microsoft.com/communities...&lang=en&cr=us

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

Luis wrote:
> When i turn my computer on and before it starts loading windows, a
> message appears saying " Floppy disk(s) Fail (40) CMOS checksum error
> - Defaults loaded" What does this mean? and what can i do to fix it?
> thank you

As the machine starts up, invoke the BIOS setup command (how depends on the
machine).

Find the boot sequence parameter and do whatever is necessary to remove the
floppy drive from the list of places from which the bios attempts to boot.

"Luis" <Luis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:40F5FFDF-DCCC-4C5B-9063-BC95C57E138F@microsoft.com...
> When i turn my computer on and before it starts loading windows, a message
> appears saying " Floppy disk(s) Fail (40) CMOS checksum error - Defaults
> loaded" What does this mean? and what can i do to fix it? thank you

Means the PC can't find a floppy drive...
If you don't have a floppy drive, enter the bios setup and disable the
floppy drive. If you have HP/Dell/Compaq without a floppy drive, this ain't
right. If this is a custom PC, the bios setup settings may be customized as
well.
--
Dave

Apathy and denial are close cousins