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Green Man

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There's no way for you to change your BIOS configuration if the computer won't POST. Well, technically, you could change it with the clear CMOS jumper....Have you tried resetting the BIOS configuration to the default setting with the clear CMOS jumper?
 

microAmp

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Since you can't get into the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) I think that S is System, changing the CPU speed might be a problem... but any how, to see if this works you'll have to clear the BIOS.

To do this... you'll need the manual that came with the motherboard, look through all the pictures of the motherboard (overall pictures of the motherboard and zoomed in ones) Look for something that'll say something that'll give a description of 'Reset CMOS' or 'Clear CMOS' or it might use BIOS instead of CMOS.

What you will end up doing is using a little itty bitty black jumper that goes across 2 pins.

I'm going to try to give a poor visual aid. A 'o' is a pin and a '[]' is a the jumper covering a pin. Seen down below there are 3 pins and the jumper covers 2 of them.

o[][] <----- Let's say this is how it came when you bought it.
[][]o <----- This is when you move the jumper to the other two pins to clear the CMOS/BIOS

So after you do that, I would recommend pulling the battery out : (looks like an oversize watch battery) and unplug the power supply, let it sit for 30 minutes to 60 minutes to ensure that it gets cleared.

Put everything back in it's place including the jumper and battery. Turn it on and when it POST (where it shows RAM info. CPU info. detecting hard drives, etc.) Press the 'delete' key. (delete key is the usual for getting into the CMOS/BIOS, it maybe different for that motherboard).

If you can't find the jumper to clear the CMOS/BIOS, just skip that and do the battery and power supply.

If you do happen to get in the CMOS/BIOS look around in there for your CPU speed and set it to a lower speed that what you have.

Another way is to change the CPU speed is to move switches (if any are on the motherboard). But let's see if the above works or not.

 

Sephiroth

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May 31, 2001
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I don't quite remember what BIOS stands for but when your computer first boots up, you should be able to click on either F2, or Del, or a keyboard combination to get to the BIOS.

You can change a lot of computer settings here. If you changed your FSB, which may work, be prepared for a much slower computer.

If your computer only boots up for a couple of seconds, you may not have enough time to get to the BIOS. You may need to check if you can change the FSB using jumpers on your motherboard.

Please consult the manual for that.
 

qbrms

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Apr 26, 2003
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The manual is definitely lacking with not much info at all.

Surprisingly, I didn't have any jumpers on the board. I took the jumpers off my old board and put them on this one. Now, my system will boot up and stay up. But I am getting no signals through to either my monitor (my monitor light remains yellow) or my mouse (I know this because my mouse lights up when it gets power).

?????????
 

qbrms

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Apr 26, 2003
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The Technical Support/RMA people at Accubyte contend that they are compatible so I don't know what is going on.
 

mechBgon

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Look in the manual for the motherboard and tell me what chipset it says the board has, and what frontside-bus speeds it supports. If it doesn't support the frontside bus speed (and voltage needs) of your CPU, then you can beat your head against the wall all you want, but it won't help anything. You need a different motherboard.

By the way, I suggest using Resellerratings.com to research online vendors before buying anything from them. That would've saved you from Accubyte's clutches. Look at their dismal rating!
 

qbrms

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Like I have said, the manual is deeply lacking and it doesn't contain this information.
 

mechBgon

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At this point, the cheapest way out is to buy a 1.2GHz Duron and use it in the motherboard you've got. If you don't need onboard video, then an ECS K7S5A motherboard is better, while still using PC133 memory. Better yet would be to get an Asus A7N266-VM and some Crucial PC2100 DDR memory, and best of all would be an nForce2 board.
 

qbrms

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I have been out of town and haven't had time to reply.

Upon my return home I thought "what the hell" and tried my new cpu in my old motherboard. To my surprise, it worked.

But now it makes a distinct "humming" sound?????