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**Deleted090308** · 11-07-2007, 04:58 PM

Clear CMOS. To do that:

First ground yourself by touching a radiator or the computer case.
Then unplug the computer from the wall outlet and open the case.
Remove the little "coin-like" battery on the motherboard.
Move the "clear CMOS" jumper on the motherboard from pins 1&2 to pins 2&3.
Wait 30 minutes.
Replace the jumper to pins 1&2.
Put the battery back.
Close the case and start the computer.
Enter BIOS and choose "Load setup defaults" (or something similar).

While in BIOS - the CD drive should be set to first boot device, hard drive set to second.
Save and exit BIOS.

11-07-2007, 04:58 PM	#18 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: Unable to Boot Computer Clear CMOS. To do that: First ground yourself by touching a radiator or the computer case. Then unplug the computer from the wall outlet and open the case. Remove the little "coin-like" battery on the motherboard. Move the "clear CMOS" jumper on the motherboard from pins 1&2 to pins 2&3. Wait 30 minutes. Replace the jumper to pins 1&2. Put the battery back. Close the case and start the computer. Enter BIOS and choose "Load setup defaults" (or something similar). While in BIOS - the CD drive should be set to first boot device, hard drive set to second. Save and exit BIOS.