On Mon, 19 Nov 2001, Matt - wrote:
> Hi Sluggers,
>
> I have a Gigabyte motherboard (GA-686BX) - quite old,
> and I have tried reflashing the bios with an update
> from the Gigabyte website gigabyte.com.tw .. the Flash
> update froze half way through and I now can not start
> my system. Nothing comes up on my monitor either.
>
> A few friends have already suggested looking for a
> "reset jumper" or removing the little round battery,
> waiting five minutes, and replacing it ..
>
> What do you guys think I should do ? The manual for
> the motherboard (available from the site) doesn't mention
> anything about resetting the bios, it mentions a
> "hardware reset" by "shorting" a jumper labelled "RES".
> How do I "short" a jumper ? ("short" is opposite to
> "open" in the manual)
Shorting the hardware reset jumper is what you want to do. In this context
"short" means short circuit or in other words hold a metal screwdriver or
perhaps a paperclip accross the pins, tweezers or pliers also work a
treat. The real trick in any case is finding the actual pair of pins as
finding the wrong ones can be unhealthy.
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