If I reset my CMOS do I have to reinstall BIOS updates?

[The Sauce]

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[gogeeta13]

no

 

[MichaelD]

Wow. Gogeeta didn't make fun of you because you're new. Some folks forget that they were once, ignorant. And that's not a cut...I'm ignorant of the Australian Pigmy culture...I have no idea about it, so I'm ignorant. You ask questions; that's how you learn.

No, resetting your CMOS doesn't take away any flashing you've done. What resetting the CMOS chip does is akin to hitting the "reset" button on a home AV receiver; it sets the onboard "computer" back to factory specs, the way it was the very first time you powered it up. Resetting the CMOS is 99% of the time, a cure all for mobo probs. As a matter of fact, when building a new rig, any new rig, I reset the CMOS before installing the board. A good habit to get into.

Why are u resetting it? Did you overclock way too high and it wont' boot or something? I'll help you as much as I can. I was in your position about a year ago.

 

[gogeeta13]

<< Wow. Gogeeta didn't make fun of you because you're new. Some folks forget that they were once, ignorant. And that's not a cut...I'm ignorant of the Australian Pigmy culture...I have no idea about it, so I'm ignorant. You ask questions; that's how you learn.

No, resetting your CMOS doesn't take away any flashing you've done. What resetting the CMOS chip does is akin to hitting the "reset" button on a home AV receiver; it sets the onboard "computer" back to factory specs, the way it was the very first time you powered it up. Resetting the CMOS is 99% of the time, a cure all for mobo probs. As a matter of fact, when building a new rig, any new rig, I reset the CMOS before installing the board. A good habit to get into.

Why are u resetting it? Did you overclock way too high and it wont' boot or something? I'll help you as much as I can. I was in your position about a year ago. >>



Bend over!

 

[Adul]

so is that what you do on your spare time gogeeta

 

[MichaelD]

Teeheeheeheeehee!

 

[John]

OT chat?

 

[gogeeta13]

<< OT chat? >>



asl?

 

[John]

27/M/...

Resetting cmos helps when you have o/c'ed too far on occasion and the system will not post.

 

[The Sauce]

Wow...i haven't been called a newbie before! I guess compared to 4,000+ posts i may seem so. I just lurk here a lot and dont NEF very much Nope, I've been building and repairing systems since the 8088. I just haven't had to reset the CMOS in a while and I wasn't sure if the BIOS updates would stay or if it would reset back to factory installed CMOS.

Not an overclocking problem...I think i just have a bum MSI board here. Sometimes when I change the CPU or even just change the multiplier on it, the system goes no-POST and i have to actually manually take out the CPU and reinstall. Resetting the CMOS does not help. Its happened three times already. I'm just going to RMA the sucker. Thanks for the info anyway.

 

[MichaelD]

Yup, sounds like a dead board. 8088, huh? You are one of the old folk on this forum then. Like me.

 

[BeauJangles]

<< since the 8088. >>



I thought you said since 8088... I was about to say... wtf are you smoking
sorry to hear your board is busted, I had to RMA an Iwill kk266, and the experience was so bad that i will never buy another Iwill board again... well never is a long time. so maybe I will, but notheless, good luck!