{"id":105,"date":"1997-07-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1997-07-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?p=105"},"modified":"2007-04-27T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-04-27T00:00:00","slug":"resetting-pc-computer-bios","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/resetting-pc-computer-bios\/","title":{"rendered":"Resetting Your PC Computer’s BIOS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s tip is for those PC users out there whose built-in biological RAM is corrupted or failing…On most PCs, CMOS will allow a security password in order to keep unauthorized people from changing important settings. The problem is if you forget your password you can’t get back into CMOS!Solution:§Remove the battery from the motherboard for 5 minutes. (This erases all CMOS memory)§If the battery is difficult to get at and\/or remove, you might have success shorting out the batteries leads from + to -. (Not for the inexperienced or faint of heart – ask for help if you are at all unsure of how to do this!)NOTE: This will erase all settings for hard drive parameters. Be sure you know the parameters settings so you can re-enter them if your BIOS is not self-sensing. We highly recommend that you have an experienced PC tech help you do this if you’re not absolutely sure what’s going on!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[34740],"storecat":[],"itemids":[],"manufacturers":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n