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BIOS defaulted after CPU removed?
Name: Andre Date: September 26, 2003 at 09:55:39 Pacific OS: XP Home CPU/Ram: P4 2.4b / 1GB
Comment:
I removed my HSF and CPU to reapply some Arctic Silver III thermal grease, and when I reinstalled them both and booted, my BIOS settings were back to default.
Name: gary Date: September 26, 2003 at 10:16:28 Pacific
Reply:
I don't think so. Did you unplug the AC power before removing the CPU?
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Response Number 2
Name: Andre Date: September 26, 2003 at 10:32:46 Pacific
Reply:
I always use a grounding wrist strap and unplug the power cord to my PC before touching anything inside.
I set my BIOS settings back to my preferences, and everything seems to be okay for the past 2 days, no glitches or crashes or slowdowns, etc.
I just thought BIOS settings were held by the battery on the mobo. Maybe I'll replace that battery just to be sure.
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Response Number 3
Name: gary Date: September 26, 2003 at 11:40:49 Pacific
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That sounds good to me also.
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Response Number 4
Name: Free Weasel Date: September 26, 2003 at 14:02:32 Pacific
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I don't think it's the battery because it would have been a very big coincidence with changing the cpu if it never happened before or since then. But changing it doesn't hurt besides the cost for a new one!
Is it possible that you shortcut the clear CMOS contacts or pins without realising it while working on the board ??? It would be an explaination. Or it's an security feature of the board.
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Response Number 5
Name: jam Date: September 26, 2003 at 17:19:09 Pacific
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Just curious...what did you have, a thermal pad? any significant change in temps since applying AS-3?
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Response Number 6
Name: Andre Date: September 27, 2003 at 17:48:53 Pacific
Reply:
Hmmm, might of touched/shorted something by accident... well, it's still running w/ no problems, so I'm happy.
I had just the original Intel HSF, it has a thin aluminum like contact surface. There was some blackish grease when I first took it off, so I applied some ASIII.
As far as temps, probably dropped maybe 2 degrees C. Not much, but every bit helps.
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