Re: "cmos setup wrong"

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After sticking his head out from his XP firewall, NobodyMan had this to say:

> On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 23:13:03 -0700, Andrew E. <eckrichco@xxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>
>>"ami" wrote:
>>
>>> Right after turning on the computer, on the black screen where it first
>>> loads it stops and says CMOS SETUP WRONG and i just continue without the
>>> setup. how should i fix the problem? it changes my time and it wouldn't
>>> let me update now because 'rpc server is unavailable'
>
>>> whats going on! i'm so confused. haha help me please =)
>> Figureing all is set properly in the BIOS,unplug computer,remove the
>> battery,
>> locate the CMOS jumper pin and move from 1-2 position to 2-3 position for
>> 2 minutes,then back to 1-2.Replace battery,start computer,you'll need to
>> reset basic BIOS settings on restart.
>>
> STOP. If this is what you consider good advice, stop giving it out.
>
> 1. Many mainboards don't have jumpers to clear CMOS. Not all those
> that do use the pin configuration you are describing in a tone that
> seems to seem absolute.
>
> 2. If you remove the battery, there is no need to adjust the jumper.
> If you have the jumper, and you use it to clear the CMOS, then there
> is no need to remove the battery.
>
Not true. The procedure for example with the Asus A7V333 is to remove
battery, adjust jumper, put jumper back and then reinsert battery.

> So please, stop giving advice.
I think YOU are the one that should stop giving advice. Especially when you
don't know what you're talking about.

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