Plaese Help! ASAP!!!

Kargen · 10-15-2007, 09:33 AM

I was doing some reading about overclocking and thought it was something i wanted to try. I went into my computers BIOS and changed something from 533 to 667 and the screen instantly went blank, now my computer wont boot up anymore. When i try to boot it i hear it beep 3 times(i think it's 3 times, but it usually doesn't beep like that). Some please help me fix this and i promis to never try overclocking again.

Please help ASAP!!! I will be waiting here for some replys..

ghost · 10-15-2007, 09:48 AM

There should be a jumper near the battery on the mother board. Use that to clear the CMOS. Boot up then turn off the PC again. Then put the jumper back to the way it was. Boot up again and cross ya fingers!

You will find how to do this exactly in the mobo manual.

This will be useful too http://www.cybertechhelp.com/tutoria...clear-the-cmos

Kargen · 10-15-2007, 09:53 AM

Thanks for the reply. What is jumper and how would i do this? I am a noob when it comes to this stuff. sorry. I have a intel d945gtp motherboard.

hermeslyre · 10-15-2007, 10:16 AM

Jumpers are tiny pins located on the motherboard, they are grouped in two's and three's. On top of these jumpers are rectangular connectors called a "shunt", I believe. As the link above describes there are two positions these shunts can be in, open or off, or shorted, closed or on. The CMOS jumpers will likely be a set of three, the 2 pin female connector (shunt) needs to be switched to encompass the open pin on the other side, and the middle pin, so just switch the shunt to the other side. Let it sit for a couple moments and you're done.

As also described in the link above the second option is physically removing the CMOS battery, though this often takes longer to take effect than shorting the jumpers does.

Kargen · 10-15-2007, 10:26 AM

Okay i found the jumper and move it over for a few minutes to clear then put it back and tryd to boot. Still nothing. I found this though, http://support.intel.com/support/mot...tm#bioschanges so i took out the batt. I'll try again in 1 hour. What do you think?

ghost · 10-15-2007, 10:29 AM

It wont take as long as a hour, few mins is more than long enough, all its doing is forgetting its settings...

Kargen · 10-15-2007, 10:32 AM

How come it didn't work when i try moving the jumper to clear the CMOS?

hermeslyre · 10-15-2007, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ghost

It wont take as long as a hour, few mins is more than long enough, all its doing is forgetting its settings...

It might actually. It might even take longer. It took mine more than 45 minutes to function after a BIOS flash.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kargen

How come it didn't work when i try moving the jumper to clear the CMOS?

Probably it needed to stay out longer. The CMOS needs power to hold the user settings, and taking out the battery or playing with the jumpers is the only way to accomplish the reseting. The CMOS probably still held a slight charge, I dunno.

ghost · 10-15-2007, 10:43 AM

It wont hurt to try and wait for longer as said above, so try it.

Kargen · 10-15-2007, 10:47 AM

Would you guys consider this a minor problem? Is there a chance my system is damaged? Thanks for your help guys! The problem isn't fixed yet but i have faith. Is there anyway i can +rep you guys for your time and help?

10-15-2007, 09:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
Kargen Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 33	Plaese Help! ASAP!!! I was doing some reading about overclocking and thought it was something i wanted to try. I went into my computers BIOS and changed something from 533 to 667 and the screen instantly went blank, now my computer wont boot up anymore. When i try to boot it i hear it beep 3 times(i think it's 3 times, but it usually doesn't beep like that). Some please help me fix this and i promis to never try overclocking again. Please help ASAP!!! I will be waiting here for some replys.. Last edited by Kargen; 10-15-2007 at 10:44 AM.

10-15-2007, 09:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
ghost Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,075	There should be a jumper near the battery on the mother board. Use that to clear the CMOS. Boot up then turn off the PC again. Then put the jumper back to the way it was. Boot up again and cross ya fingers! You will find how to do this exactly in the mobo manual. This will be useful too http://www.cybertechhelp.com/tutoria...clear-the-cmos __________________ ASUS A8N SLi Deluxe Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3200XL Pro TwinX (4x512MB) AMD Athlon 64 X2 939 4600+ @ 2.6 Ghz ATi Radeon HD 3850 @ 680/844 80GB SATA HDD/200GB PATA HDD 1x DVDRW DL 485W PSU, Alpha watercooling Last edited by ghost; 10-15-2007 at 09:52 AM.

10-15-2007, 10:29 AM	#6 (permalink)
ghost Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,075	It wont take as long as a hour, few mins is more than long enough, all its doing is forgetting its settings... __________________ ASUS A8N SLi Deluxe Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3200XL Pro TwinX (4x512MB) AMD Athlon 64 X2 939 4600+ @ 2.6 Ghz ATi Radeon HD 3850 @ 680/844 80GB SATA HDD/200GB PATA HDD 1x DVDRW DL 485W PSU, Alpha watercooling

10-15-2007, 10:43 AM	#9 (permalink)
ghost Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,075	It wont hurt to try and wait for longer as said above, so try it. __________________ ASUS A8N SLi Deluxe Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3200XL Pro TwinX (4x512MB) AMD Athlon 64 X2 939 4600+ @ 2.6 Ghz ATi Radeon HD 3850 @ 680/844 80GB SATA HDD/200GB PATA HDD 1x DVDRW DL 485W PSU, Alpha watercooling

10-15-2007, 10:47 AM	#10 (permalink)
Kargen Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 33	Would you guys consider this a minor problem? Is there a chance my system is damaged? Thanks for your help guys! The problem isn't fixed yet but i have faith. Is there anyway i can +rep you guys for your time and help? Last edited by Kargen; 10-15-2007 at 10:53 AM.

10-15-2007, 09:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
Kargen Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 33	Thanks for the reply. What is jumper and how would i do this? I am a noob when it comes to this stuff. sorry. I have a intel d945gtp motherboard.

10-15-2007, 10:16 AM	#4 (permalink)
hermeslyre VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 18 Posts: 4,973	Jumpers are tiny pins located on the motherboard, they are grouped in two's and three's. On top of these jumpers are rectangular connectors called a "shunt", I believe. As the link above describes there are two positions these shunts can be in, open or off, or shorted, closed or on. The CMOS jumpers will likely be a set of three, the 2 pin female connector (shunt) needs to be switched to encompass the open pin on the other side, and the middle pin, so just switch the shunt to the other side. Let it sit for a couple moments and you're done. As also described in the link above the second option is physically removing the CMOS battery, though this often takes longer to take effect than shorting the jumpers does.

10-15-2007, 10:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
Kargen Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 33	Okay i found the jumper and move it over for a few minutes to clear then put it back and tryd to boot. Still nothing. I found this though, http://support.intel.com/support/mot...tm#bioschanges so i took out the batt. I'll try again in 1 hour. What do you think?

10-15-2007, 10:32 AM	#7 (permalink)
Kargen Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 33	How come it didn't work when i try moving the jumper to clear the CMOS?

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