Re-initialize bios by removing battery

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If I take out the battery will the bios return to a factory default state -
and if so how long will it take to do so?

This on an ASUS P4800 with P4 - which refuses to boot... - completely
catatonic.

I want to try to get it to boot from a floppy but it does nothing at all.
Not even POST codes beeps.
 
If I take out the battery will the bios return to a factory default state -
and if so how long will it take to do so?

This on an ASUS P4800 with P4 - which refuses to boot... - completely
catatonic.

I want to try to get it to boot from a floppy but it does nothing at all.
Not even POST codes beeps.
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Removing the battery for a few minutes, with power unpluged, will do that.
There should also be a jumper to clear CMOS settings.

JT
 
If I take out the battery will the bios return to a factory default state -
and if so how long will it take to do so?

This on an ASUS P4800 with P4 - which refuses to boot... - completely
catatonic.

I want to try to get it to boot from a floppy but it does nothing at all.
Not even POST codes beeps.
Click to expand...

If you pull the power cord out of the system.Find and use the clear
CMOS jumper(See Manual) then it's instant.
HTH :)



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Shep© said:
If you pull the power cord out of the system.Find and use the clear
CMOS jumper(See Manual) then it's instant.
HTH :)
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That hasn't fixed it I'm afraid. Still have a dead system. Was working OK
before. Then started giving some vocal POST messages complaining about
overclocking - which I'd never attempted. Now no verbal POST - nno beeps -
nothing at all.

Doesn't even try to boot from floppy..

What do I test next?
 
That hasn't fixed it I'm afraid. Still have a dead system. Was working OK
before. Then started giving some vocal POST messages complaining about
overclocking - which I'd never attempted. Now no verbal POST - nno beeps -
nothing at all.

Doesn't even try to boot from floppy..

What do I test next?
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If you have two RAM sticks try each separately in different slots.



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Shep© said:
If you have two RAM sticks try each separately in different slots.
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Thanks that seems to have fixed it - at leat I can boot by removing one mem
module.. Bravo
 
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