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Run your fingers through the carpet to find the screws you dropped.<br \/>7.) Reinstall casing.<br \/>8.) Put the CPU back in the rack.<br \/>9.) Plug all the cables back into it.<br \/>10.) RESETTING THE CMOS:<br \/>11.) While powering up, press and hold the <Delete> key to get the CMOS screen to appear. If it asks to press <F1> then do so.<br \/>12.) Use the attached BIOS document to verify and change all settings.  Do NOT load any preferred settings or optimal settings.  Use <arrow> keys to select parameters, use <Page Up>\/ <Page Down> to change parameters. Use <Esc> key to exit to previous page.<br \/>13.) Select SAVE SETTINGS &#038; EXIT, <Enter>, <Y> &#038; <Enter>.<br \/>14.) At this point the console should reboot, and life will be good. 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