Help! i can't POST!

NeoHC421

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i can't do anything on my athlon 650 with an asus k7m. this happened after i set my memory to cas2 using 256 MB of rev.1.5 mushkin ram, so i don't know what the problem is. When i turn on my computer, the HD light stays on, and i do not POST... i cannot even get into my BIOS at all. Anyways, i need to know how to remedy this problem, so if anyone knows how to reset the bios or something... ANYthing to get my box up and running again, i would appreciate it alot. Thanks in advance.
 

Damaged

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To reset the BIOS you need to short two solder points on the board. On that board they are labled R182. They are located b/w PCI slots 3/4 towards the front of the board.

Make sure the machine is off.
 

NeoHC421

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thanks, but how do i short the board? i've never done this before, so if someone could instruct me step by step, i'd be grateful.
 

compuwiz1

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Try holding down the insert key, while powering up. Hold it down first, then power up while holding it....about 10 seconds, it should come back up.
 

Damaged

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Just touch both of the solder points simultaneously with something metallic.