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Re: Hmmm...Missing Operating System?
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Cliff Rogers <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 16 Mar 1998 15:29:45 +1000
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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]
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Peaks/9176/
Absolute Computers Pty. Ltd. Cairns, Queensland, Australia. [log in to unmask]
http://www.cairns.net.au/~absolute

> 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

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