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> All,
> I bought an abit BE6 on which I ran a celeron366 at 550mhz for about 3 weeks.
>  I tried overclocking further w/ no luck, and at one point I ended up
> clearing the cmos with the jumper (all cpu settings are done through the
> softmenu option in the bios so no jumpers there).  After clearing the cmos I
> got a "CMOS checksum error - loading default settings".  The system hangs at
> this message and it won't let me into the bios settings.  I tried a new
> celeron, but no dice.  I ordered another BE6, and am shipping the other one
> back.  I just tried it out.  It wouldn't boot the first time, because the
> default cpu setting in the softmenu is 266mhz (the chip is a 366).  I cleared
> the cmos with the jumper and tried to reboot and am getting the same CMOS
> checksum error and can't get into the bios!
>
> Anyone ever hear of such a problem?

Are you setting the jumper back to the default position afterwards? The manual
says that when clearing the CMOS have all power off, including the standby 5
volt. Are you unplugging the power cable before you short the jumpers?

HTH,

Jose

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