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Anyone know.. other than reformat..is there an easy hack into BIOS?
Originally posted by stuff
Remove little battery for 30 min, it worked for old PC,
Originally posted by bidawinner
Umm.. I'll try that Stuff..it's an older 400mhz I was using basically as a back up system..wont hurt any of my harddrive stuff..so I'll give it a try..
Anyone know.. other than reformat..is there an easy hack into BIOS?
Really? The batteries typically only last 3 yearsish - so how do the old computers work if they lose their bioses when the battery dies?
Originally posted by DomainRetriever
The batteries last for 90+ years. Too bad computers become
obsolete after 1 month.
Luc L.
Originally posted by stuff
Remove little battery for 30 min, it worked for old PC,
Originally posted by sornman
With most P1 and greater boards, you use the jumper method described above. It is usually labeled 'CMOS', with 3 pins. You simply unplug your computer, move the jumper from the 2 pins it is on so it includes the remaining pin, leave it for 5-10 secs, then move it back. Then restart your computer. If you can find a copy of the manual for that motherboard, it will explain it better.
As for your computer working without a battery, it will work fine in most cases, but each time you shut it off it will lose your CMOS settings and you will have to redo them (time, etc). Or at least that is how it used to be. Newer systems may even keep the settings even if your battery goes out, as long as you don't unplug the system.
Hehe, you can tell I am a hardware junkie. I have been building and tweaking computers since 1996 or so. That also helped me to get some work with HardOCP.com when they needed some programming done.
Originally posted by bidawinner
Just so everyone knows..I pulled the battery and it worked fine..
but sornaman, .com.net.org is also correct..as I was putting the battery back in I seen the cmos jumper... so either way..
I suspect the older 486 boards pulling the battery was the only way..?
Thansk everyone appreciate the help...