> On Sun Nov 7 7:06 , Sarfaraz Kazi
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent:
>
> >the motherboard manual says that you have to short
the
> >solder points in order to clear the cmos before you
> >put in the new battery. can anybody please guide as
to
> >how to locate these solder points and how to short
> >them.
>
> Clearing the CMOS is usually done by shorting two
pins on the
> motherboard using
> a jumper. Details of where these two pins should be
found
> will/should be in the
> motherboard manual. In certain motherboard types the
CMOS is
> cleared by keeping a
> designated key depressed and switching it on.
> In case you cannot locate the pins, CMOS can also
be cleared
> by removing the
> CMOS battery.
> Vivek
IT WORKS....IT WORKS....IT WORKS!!!!
Whew!! got the machine to run, at last. the contact
between the cpu and the
heatsink turned out to be the culprit. just took out
the heatsink/fan,
re-applied some thermal compound and put it back in.
Voila! everything's
fine with the world again!!
Thanks to all of you for your kind help, advice and
suggestions. ilug-bom
rocks!!! yooohoooo :-).
Sarfaraz.
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