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PhoenixBIOS beep code question

I have an Epson ActionTower that boots with no video output and beeps with a 1-2-2-3 error code. I checked Phoenix's website and that code indicates a ROM BIOS Checksum error.

My question is, what is a ROM BOIS Checksum error? And, what can I do, if anything, to fix this problem.

Thanks in advance,
Kris

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Check your vedio card, and memory, make sure they are press all the way down to the slots.

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Already done that, video is on board and memory is in. Any other ideas?

ROM-BIOS Checksum failure.  The ROM checksum value does not match the value encoded in the BIOS.  This usally means that the BIOS is bad.  Try booting the machine with nothing connected to the motherboard but the video card.  No hard drive, floppy, sound cdrom, anything.  Just the videocard memory and the power connectors.  If you still get the error you will need to replace your BIOS chip.  If you don't start adding one device at a time starting with you hard drive.  Unless you have a PEntium Motherboard you would want to just buy a new motherboard.


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from theh95, that is
Blast the BIOS with an update.  If you can not locate one, buy a new BIOS chip.
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Bios check sum error means bad content of the bios eprom, or bad logic interface to the bios chip. If you can find an exact replacement of the bios chip, try it. If it does not work you have a bad motherboard.

You need to face the fact that you have a bad motherboard or a bad BIOS chip.  The information you have been given is good information, your just going to have to get off of your wallent and do something.