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From: webb@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Thomas Webb)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: How to reset CMOS configuration that prevents booting?
Summary: holding ins may work, if not try...
Message-ID: <7938@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu>
Date: 29 May 90 17:27:15 GMT
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Several people have noted that with AMI BIOSes and C&T NEAT chip sets
holding down the ins key while doing a hard boot will set the chip set
back to its defaults.  This is true, however, I have run into a few
cases where it didn't work.  If you cannot get back to the setup using
the ins method, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO UNSODER YOUR BATTERY.  Instead
you need to find the jumper that discharges your cmos ram (also the
jumper that lets you use an external battery), set it to discharge and
quickly power up the machine.  Reset the jumper and when you
reboot you should end up in the set-up menu, although it may take a
few trys to get there.  

Good luck,

tom.
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