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Originally Posted by al Asaad
Just reading this (4-21-08).
Next time, before you do anything else-clear your MOBO CMOS.
In some cases, the CMOS memory may contain wrong/corrupt data.
Follow the steps below to clear the CMOS memory.
Assuming you have a new battery installed:
go to your MOBO CMOS jumper: it is usually set on pins 1 & 2.
Unplug the ATX power cable from the power supply first.
Move the jumper to pins 2 & 3 (shorts MOBO) for about 2-3 seconds (or 10).
Move jumper back to pins 1 & 2.
Plug in ATX power cable.
Restart.
Doing so resets your CMOS and clears a lot of detrius from previous install attempts.
This pertains to any install-any WIN9x OS (don't know about VISTA)
**Even long-running, trouble free old computers can benefit from clearing the CMOS.
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All is good now Al Asaad, and thanks.
Yeah clearing the cmos is an option and I did it a lot in the last 3 weeks. For all 4 mobos I tried.
Got things going now, although there's an annoying propensity for this gigabyte to not come up from a cold start the first time. But their site says the new bios fixes that. Gonna flash it this week end.
I would have flashed it by now, but getting the bios was a pain, and there's about 4 different ways of doing it, and I researched them all. Turns out the good ole' fashion way is still the most reliable. Hardest but most reliable.