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Offline Gil

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GRRRR!
« on: May 07, 2008, 06:13:06 PM »
Boy am I stupid...So I thought I had screwed up one of my computer BIG TIME, when I could not get passed the BIOS screen on bootup. I nearly pulled my hair out trying to figure it out. Then I opened it up and found this little button and has a label around it named "CMOS". So i pressed it like a billion times and held it for 10 seconds, and now it works! I am the biggest idiot in the world. Has anyone ever used this before?

It now says that the system clock is innaccurate, and needs to be reset. How do I do this???

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Re: GRRRR!
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2008, 06:18:28 PM »
Yes, I've reset the CMOS before.  Usually it's just a jumper on the motherboard you have to short out for ten seconds.  It really helps when dealing with bad bootups and BIOS :yes:

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Re: GRRRR!
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2008, 06:49:40 PM »
Nope, you don't have to do that. In the BIOS somewhere is the date and time. Just make sure its accurate.