Hi,

today a colleague from me came across with a PC which he upgraded from a "old" P4 2.4Ghz to a new one with 3.0Ghz using a new bought Asus P4P800SE and a new CPU.

But there is a little problem:

Every time the system starts up a BIOS Message appears:

"New CPU installed, press F1 to enter BIOS or F2 to reset settings to default".

When pressing F1, changing all entries to proper settings, saving and exiting the same message appears again. First i thought maybe the CR2032 Battery on the MoBo is defective so i changed them to a new one - problem is still here. Then i tried to replace the 3.0Ghz CPU with a 2.4Ghz Model for testing purpose - same problem.

I think the MoBo is defective, but he's not willing to accept this answer....

Any ideas what else this problem could be?

Thanks, Egon

Every time you install new core hardware (video card, CPU, etc) it's always a good idea to clear the CMOS.

Some motherboards have a jumper that you can move over for 10-20 seconds to clear the CMOS. Otherwise, you have to remove the CMOS battery (a round battery about 1.5cm in diameter) for that period of time. Put it back to normal and start up the computer and enter BIOS. You'll have to reset all your settings, but at least now the mobo doesn't "remember" the old CPU.

you could try that and also make sure you have the latest bios on that motherboard to to make sure it can recognize the new processor correctly.