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On Friday 08 February 2002 06:37 pm, you wrote:
> While working in Bios I turned off computer to reboot before exiting and
> saving the changes I made. now the computer will not boot at all. Looks
> like mother board may be dead or something. is there a way to reset
> mothreboard back to default setting? Now I have nothing so can not boot to
> floppy Disk to reinstall bios software.
Rick:
Most newer motherboards have a jumper which is used to clear the CMOS and
restore the default settings. You will find the procedure in the motherboard
manual. I have vague recollection that it can also be done on older boards by
pulling the battery, waiting a while (20 minutes?) to make sure that the
memory is completely discharged, replace the battery and boot. With either
method, the power cord should not be plugged into the wall -- otherwise the
memory won't be erased.
HTH,
Carroll Grigsby
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