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Can I use a USB cable to clear CMOS?

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Why would you do that?

 

Unplug computer from mains (so that 5v standby of your power supply which is always on) and either use the reset cmos jumper (short it or change setting for a few seconds) or press reset cmos button if there is any, or remove the battery for around 20-30 seconds then put it back in.

 

 

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17 minutes ago, alatron978 said:

Yes you can.

care to elaberate? CMOS is usually cleared via jumper - how does it have anything to do with USB?

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Anything that can conduct electricity will do. USB cable, screwdriver, bolt, anything.

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6 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Anything that can conduct electricity will do. USB cable, screwdriver, bolt, anything.

oh i assumed they meant clear CMOS via USB!!! silly me :s

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Yeah, back in the old days, motherboards used to come with a clear CMOS shorting jumper, usually attached to 1 of the two pins to be bridged. Then I think they started saving money and not shipping jumpers anymore. Gotta save those 20 cents those jumpers cost !!

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It wasn't necessarily saving cost, a jumper is less than 1 cent (here's an example , 0.0041$ each if you buy 500 - 2.05$ for 500 jumpers) ... 

 

Some stupid guy in an office came up with "jumper-free motherboard" , "all digital motherboard" , "100% bios configurable motherboard", claims like these... so you couldn't have the "jumper free" claim while having a jumper for the reset cmos on the motherboard... they just left the pins there and told you to either short the pins with a flat head screwdriver for a few seconds, or to remove the battery for a few seconds (while power cable is unplugged because otherwise power supply will keep powering the chip).

 

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