G'day.

You leave it for anything upto 15 minutes on some machines.

Do not power on.

The "set jumper, power on & off, unset jumper" routine is used to clear EEPROM
settings in peripherals.

Cliff Rogers   (Computer Technician)  email  [log in to unmask]
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> What exactly is the proper method to clear the CMOS using the Jumper?  Do
> you power up the computer with the jumper shorted, then power down and
> change it back.  Or just leave it on for a few minutes, then remove it and
> boot as normal?
>
> Darrell Hefley