clearing the c-mos

ikillyou61 · 01-10-2006, 01:55 PM

what does clearing the c-mos do?

SHAWN · 01-10-2006, 01:58 PM

Your motherboard isn't the only one that causes this confusion. If you're prone to tweaking your system BIOS settings (e.g., overclocking, aggressively tuning RAM timing) you may need to reset everything to the default settings.

http://www.windowsitpro.com/Windows/...414/40414.html

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SHAWN FDISK Certified Tech Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,655	Your motherboard isn't the only one that causes this confusion. If you're prone to tweaking your system BIOS settings (e.g., overclocking, aggressively tuning RAM timing) you may need to reset everything to the default settings. http://www.windowsitpro.com/Windows/...414/40414.html __________________ Tech Forums Announcements: - Forum Rules - Profanity - Downloads: View CPU, RAM, Cache and Speed specs w/CPU-ID ~ Memory Tester ~ Fraps ~ Free Spyware Scan ~ Spy Sweeper - Trial ~ Free Virus Scan ~ Diskeeper (Defrag Tool) ~ Firefox Browser ~ How to do a Repair Install for Windows 2000/XP ~ CPU's: Intel vs AMD ~

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