ashman70 Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Can someone with this board, or even a variant, explain how to reset the BIOS? The manual seems to indicate there is a clear CMOS jumper, but I can't find it. I tried taking the battery out, but that didn't help. Thanks Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 It's not a jumper, it's a pad, you need to short it with a screwdriver or similar, it's on the manual a few inches below the battery, though removing the battery for a minute or so (with the PSU unplugged) will accomplish the same. Quote Link to comment
ashman70 Posted September 24, 2018 Author Share Posted September 24, 2018 Thanks, the manual is crap. I've attached a photo of a section of my board, I've disconnected the power and pulled the battery, I'm still not sure what I have to do next? Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Wait a minute, re-insert the battery and power on. Quote Link to comment
ashman70 Posted September 24, 2018 Author Share Posted September 24, 2018 I did that already and it didn't help my situation. But I'll do it again. Quote Link to comment
ashman70 Posted September 24, 2018 Author Share Posted September 24, 2018 Yep, nothing, no power just blinking green lights on the board, one in the top left corder which I think is IPMI and one by the power connector. Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Means there's a problem a CMOS reset can't fix. Quote Link to comment
ashman70 Posted September 24, 2018 Author Share Posted September 24, 2018 I think I am going to take the board out of the chassis and hook it up to another power supply just to see if I can get it to power up. I can't imagine why anything would be shorting the board as the board this replaced was the same size. I did use different screws though to attach the motherboard to the stand offs as some of the ones I removed were stripped, could that cause a short? Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Al long as they are the standard screws, i.e., if they stay inside the little white circle, it won't short, though it's good to check there aren't any standoffs in the wrong place. Quote Link to comment
ashman70 Posted September 24, 2018 Author Share Posted September 24, 2018 (edited) All fixed, was motherboard standoffs shorting the board. I feel like such a fool falling for such a rookie mistake. Thanks everyone for their help. Edited September 24, 2018 by ashman70 Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 59 minutes ago, ashman70 said: I feel like such a fool falling for such a rooking mistake. 👍 It can happen to anyone, It happened to me no so long a long. Quote Link to comment
ashman70 Posted September 24, 2018 Author Share Posted September 24, 2018 Yeah I guess, still feel stupid though. Quote Link to comment
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