Board will not keep bios settings

Deathhorse · 03-03-11, 11:00 AM

My question is why is it everytime i restart the pc the bios settings are lost? I replaced the battery twice. What could cause the memory to be lost? Could it be some bad caps or something?

benny428 · 03-03-11, 12:08 PM

Try replacing the jumper just near your bios battery. Chances are your jumper is dead. Hope this works

Deathhorse · 03-03-11, 05:20 PM

so i put a new jumper over the pins

benny428 · 03-04-11, 08:16 AM

Did that work?

Deathhorse · 03-04-11, 08:44 AM

got home from work really late so not sure but going to try it again tonight

Deathhorse · 03-06-11, 07:41 PM

still is not helping.

benny428 · 03-08-11, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Deathhorse

still is not helping.

Alright, here comes the fun part

. You have to replace your BIOS chip. I think if you call your mobo manufacturer, give them your mobo model and stuff, they should be able to send you a new bios chip. This is a difficult process and could be fatal. If you don't feel comfortable replacing the chip, just buy a new mobo.

Glad I could help

theELVISCERATOR · 03-08-11, 01:07 PM

is this a real thread? or are we being punked?...does anyone know what mobo the OP is even speaking of?

GIXXERGUY6 · 03-08-11, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by benny428

. Chances are your jumper is dead. Hope this works

SERIOUSLY? A little piece of metal that has littlet to no voltage/current/amps going through it just went bad?

Chances are it's in the clear position and needs to be moved.

Can the OP please take a detailed picture of the motherboard for us(preferrably around the Bios batter and jumper)

What brand of motherboard is this?

Deathhorse · 03-08-11, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by benny428

Alright, here comes the fun part

. You have to replace your BIOS chip. I think if you call your mobo manufacturer, give them your mobo model and stuff, they should be able to send you a new bios chip. This is a difficult process and could be fatal. If you don't feel comfortable replacing the chip, just buy a new mobo.

Glad I could help

this board is older and the bios looks like its solder to the board. thinking i will just chuck the board

Deathhorse · 03-08-11, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theELVISCERATOR

is this a real thread? or are we being punked?...does anyone know what mobo the OP is even speaking of?

who are you lmao. This is a real situation and the above guy was extremely helpful

Deathhorse · 03-08-11, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GIXXERGUY6

SERIOUSLY? A little piece of metal that has littlet to no voltage/current/amps going through it just went bad?

Chances are it's in the clear position and needs to be moved.

Can the OP please take a detailed picture of the motherboard for us(preferably around the Bios batter and jumper)

What brand of motherboard is this?

its one of the ca ca ECS boards
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813135052

i tried this board yesterday and now there is nothing on screen. So it went from half working to not working maybe i ESD'it to death. Next i am going to try a new cpu and move the stick of ram to a different slot.

I can take a crap load of pics if you guys want me too???

benny428 · 03-09-11, 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deathhorse

who are you lmao. This is a real situation and the above guy was extremely helpful

Well I am glad I could help...

theELVISCERATOR · 03-09-11, 09:59 AM

Benny jumpers don't go "dead". they were never alive to begin with. They either short two pins out or they don't.

Thats what struck me as so funny...malfunction perhaps.

And his mobo is still toast.

Deathhorse · 03-09-11, 10:03 AM

there werent jumpers to big with and it took me a minute to figure out with using the manual if it was the first 2 pins or the second 2 pins. But if the boards toast oh well i got 3 boards to test and if one works i am happy.

03-03-11, 11:00 AM	Thread Starter #1
Deathhorse Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Roseville, Ca	Board will not keep bios settings My question is why is it everytime i restart the pc the bios settings are lost? I replaced the battery twice. What could cause the memory to be lost? Could it be some bad caps or something? __________________ heatware 136-0-0 xbox live: crackjuice psn:bluedood steam:bluedood Dont take the classies for granted
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03-03-11, 05:20 PM	Thread Starter #3
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03-04-11, 08:16 AM	#4
benny428 Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Pennsylvania	Did that work? __________________ Build 1:<3 May your capacitors rest in peace <3 Build 2: Energy Efficient Build: Intel Core i5 2400S, Gigabyte GA-Z68M-D2H, FSP Group AURUM GOLD 400W, Intel HD Graphics 2000, G.SKILL Sniper Low Voltage 16GB, LG Blu Ray Burner WH12LS38, 2 Crucial M4 256GB, RAID 0, ANTEC 300V2, ASUS VH238H LED Backlit, Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit,
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03-04-11, 08:44 AM	Thread Starter #5
Deathhorse Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Roseville, Ca	got home from work really late so not sure but going to try it again tonight __________________ heatware 136-0-0 xbox live: crackjuice psn:bluedood steam:bluedood Dont take the classies for granted
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03-06-11, 07:41 PM	Thread Starter #6
Deathhorse Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Roseville, Ca	still is not helping. __________________ heatware 136-0-0 xbox live: crackjuice psn:bluedood steam:bluedood Dont take the classies for granted
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03-09-11, 09:59 AM	#14
theELVISCERATOR Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Michiana	Benny jumpers don't go "dead". they were never alive to begin with. They either short two pins out or they don't. Thats what struck me as so funny...malfunction perhaps. And his mobo is still toast. __________________ Intel 2600k @4.5ghz Megahalem/Corsair SP120 Pull Gskill Sniper 8gb DDR3-2133cas8 @ 1866 MSI P67A-GD65 BIOS 2.4 Galaxy Winforce GTX670 @1215/3404 SLI Xfi Fatality Pro Sound Boot /Adata SX900 256gb SSD Storage/ 2x 640GB WDAAK Raid 0 Antec 1200/Corsair 750 TX PSU / Win7 Pro 64bit Yamakasi 30" IPS 2560x1600
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03-09-11, 10:03 AM	Thread Starter #15
Deathhorse Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Roseville, Ca	there werent jumpers to big with and it took me a minute to figure out with using the manual if it was the first 2 pins or the second 2 pins. But if the boards toast oh well i got 3 boards to test and if one works i am happy. __________________ heatware 136-0-0 xbox live: crackjuice psn:bluedood steam:bluedood Dont take the classies for granted
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