UEFI Boot Menu

alphanumeric said:

Clearing the cmos / reseting the BIOS is alot easier when done with the motherboard jumper. IMHO. Providing you follow the instructions in the manual. The big thing is to make sure its fully powerd off. I make it a habbit to unplug the power supply from the wall outlet. It can't acidentally start up and the AUX supply thats used to boot it up will also be off / discharged.

That's a part of re-flashing BIOS routine, resetting to factory defaults before and after. Once it's flashed in, it's on factory defaults anyway.

alphanumeric said:

Clearing the cmos / reseting the BIOS is alot easier when done with the motherboard jumper. IMHO. Providing you follow the instructions in the manual. The big thing is to make sure its fully powerd off. I make it a habbit to unplug the power supply from the wall outlet. It can't acidentally start up and the AUX supply thats used to boot it up will also be off / discharged.

And drain the capacitors after unplugging by holding in the ACPI Power Button for about 15 seconds.

CountMike said:

That's a part of re-flashing BIOS routine, resetting to factory defaults before and after. Once it's flashed in, it's on factory defaults anyway.

Totally agree, my post was more of if your going to do it anyway, and or again, I'd use the jumper instead of taking the battery out. They don't come out as easy as people think, and can be a pain to put back in with the correct polarity etc.

alphanumeric said:

Totally agree, my post was more of if your going to do it anyway, and or again, I'd use the jumper instead of taking the battery out. They don't come out as easy as people think, and can be a pain to put back in with the correct polarity etc.

Some times both should be done, clearing CMOS thru contacts or button and removing the battery for few minutes. At least that's how it's on this MB. Just using contacts doesn't clear the time and date, therefore it's not full clear.

Nice to hear problem solved.