reseeting bios

**WoOteR** · December 3rd, 2002, 06:30 PM

hey guys still a newbie on these boards so plz go easy on me.

how do u go about resetting bios. i have a processor already in there but the comp wont come on cos it has been clocked too high so i need to know how to reset to default.

btw. the comp wont start at all.

cheers?

**GroundZero3** · December 3rd, 2002, 06:53 PM

depending on who makes the board. some motherboards have a jumper that you switch around

if all failed take the cmos battery out and place it on a metal object to drain the energy from it. replace it and you should be good to go

**RustyGT** · December 4th, 2002, 07:15 AM

quote: "the comp wont start at all."

Surely not a good sign!

Resetting the bios may not help either...

GZ suggested pop the battery, sure try that.

But unless you can get it to POST, its probably not a Bios prob.

Good Luck! ChrsR.

**brucecampbell** · December 4th, 2002, 03:55 PM

yeah try the battery thing first or if it has the jumper reset do that I recently had the same problem recieved a fried cpu from newegg and after several hours before I found that out finally rmaed it still waiting on replacement.

**eclipsera** · December 4th, 2002, 03:57 PM

yeah if theres a cmos reset(i think thats what it is) try that.

prexaspes · December 4th, 2002, 07:57 PM

Actually, I wouldn't try short circuiting anything...

If you pop the battery out, wait about 30 seconds and the CMOS should be cleared. Replace, restart.

And that's only if it doesn't have a CCMOS jumper (which it probably does)