-=PCTechTalk=- Re: CMOS
- From: Tori <verse@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2002 13:35:56 -0500
Found this information doing a search on Google.....
Discharging CMOS RAM will cause the hard drive type information and
all other SETUP data to be lost. If the hard drive type information is not
set back to the same values, data may not be able to be recovered from
the drive.
The BIOS code on a PC resides in one or more ROM chips, usually
socketted 256KB EPROM chips.
Look in your motherboard/PC's manual for a jumper that will reset the
CMOS. If you can't find it in the manual, look on your motherboard and
find the battery. There should be a jumper with three (3) pins directly
adjacent to the battery. To reset the CMOS Settings/Password, move
the jumper to the 2-3 position if it is currently 1-2, or 1-2 if it is currently
2-3, then turn on the system, wait a few seconds, then turn the power
off. Now, move the jumper back to the original pins. Password disabled
Haven't tried it, but it seems to give specific instructions for doing as
Darryl suggested.
Tori
Darryl wrote:
> Or putting a jumper across the 2 pins that clear the CMOS
>
> Darryl
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "~OoO~"
>
> > Try taking the battery out for longer than just a few minutes... try a few
> hours.
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