Possible CMOS Problem on Tecra 9000?

Hi,
I have a Tecra 9000 that thus far has been superb. However, in the last couple of days when it boots from cold, I see a message which says "Bad Checksum (ROM), and asking mew to press the F1 key to enter Setup. I do, then press End and Y and the machine then boots fine into XP. Time and date are fine. I have tried flashing the BIOS but I already have the latest version and so it won't let me do it.
Does anyone have any ideas? Whilst its not stopping me working, it is irritating!
Many thanks,
Greg Thomas

Hi ,
Before taking your laptop to an ASP , you can try to leave the computer plugged to the mains adapter for 24 hours ( the computer needs to be on while doing so ) , this will help you to charge the CMOS battery , if not then you can take it to an ASP
Cheers

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