Cmos

[tombofsoldier]

Need to reset my motherboards cmos chip. Can't figure out how to do it with my mobo though, there's nothing I can readily identify by the batter and just a pair of pins next to a label that says clr_cmos. Any help? Yes, I tried looking the useless manual.

[violent]

Try pulling the cmos battery out.

[Spectre-7]

Need to reset my motherboards cmos chip. Can't figure out how to do it with my mobo though, there's nothing I can readily identify by the batter and just a pair of pins next to a label that says clr_cmos. Any help? Yes, I tried looking the useless manual.

Unless I'm misreading you, those pins are the key. I don't suppose you have a spare jumper around, do you?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Jumperblock-shunts.jpg/180px-Jumperblock-shunts.jpg

[Wackman3000]

IIRC, my manual says to use a penny across the clr_cmos pins. I wouldnt try it though.

[violent]

If you don't have a jumper, just pull the battery, unplug the power, hold down the power button for 5 seconds and give it a good two minutes. Put the battery back in and turn that puppy on.

Or you could use a jumper from a cd drive.

[Spectre-7]

Or a pin, or a paperclip, or the tip of a screwdriver, or the hair of an angel. Nearly anything will do the trick.

[Stmfuller]

IIRC, my manual says to use a penny across the clr_cmos pins. I wouldnt try it though.
this will work and is completely ok to do. But I agree with the later poster that said flat head screw driver...those are best.

[Talanvor]

Anything that will bridge the connection is fine, just don't touch anything else with it!

Safest thing to do would be to pull a jumper off of the CD drive, or even a floppy drive if you've got it (I think they have jumpers, been so long since I've looked at one).

Or, yeah, pull the battery.