Resetting Bios

[whimp]

i changed the voltage on my processor by accident

and i was just windering if there was a way to rest the bios without pulling my battery

my computer will no longer turn on

 

EDIT

Nevermind

Edited December 8, 2005 by whimp

[bigred]

1: need more info (what motherboard)

 

2: RTFM. read the manual, it's in there

[Kamikaze_Badger]

Clear CMOS jumper, or take the battery out and put it back in.*

 

*And, regarding the rumor that you have to wait ten minutes or so: No, you don't, at least not in my experience. Electricity "decays" VERY fast, so it only takes a second at the MOST to reset your BIOS by taking out the battery.

[bigred]

of course unplug the comp from the wall if you go the battery route

[Kamikaze_Badger]

And that helps too .

[ir_cow]

of course unplug the comp from the wall if you go the battery route

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i wonder if anyone ever forgot that, what a shock that would be

[ady1989]

EDIT

Nevermind

592166[/snapback]

ok

[cheesewiz6]

Actually wouldn't be a bad shock just might damage the comp because it would be a very low current and its the amps that will kill you and since I have never seen a psu with amprage over 40 at 12 volts you would be fine.

[NinjaDude]

Usually you can remove the Battery for several minuites and put it back in and there ya go

[Nerm]

Normally I just pick it up and shake it a little and everything magically resets itself. lol hahaha

[Psychotic_god]

Normally I just pick it up and shake it a little and everything magically resets itself. lol hahaha

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LOL ,

 

My mobo has a jumper that lets me clear Cmos without taking out the battery. Wait....is Cmos and BIOS the same? I thing Cmos is the DFI bios right?

[Ste]

LOL ,

 

My mobo has a jumper that lets me clear Cmos without taking out the battery. Wait....is Cmos and BIOS the same? I thing Cmos is the DFI bios right?

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The CMOS and BIOS are not the same, However most people refer to the CMOS as the BIOS.

 

The BIOS is a separate chip then the CMOS.

 

BIOS= Basic input/out System, the programming on the BIOs is physically burned into the chip. The only way to change anything on the BIOS is if its EEPROM, you would flash the BIOS.

 

CMOS= Complementary Metal Oxide Semi Conductor. The setting in the CMOS can be changed through the CMOS setup. The CMOS stores data ranging from Boot sequence and time to Memory timmings and CPU frequency. The CMOS needs a constant voltage to maintain its settings, this is why there is a lithium coin cell battery near it. This is also why we can clear the CMOS by taking out the battery. Much older computers actualy had double A batteries to maintain the CMOS .

Edited December 12, 2005 by Ste