DIY CMOS Jumper button

[StonedOutlaw]

Hey i recently just started OC'ing. As you can tell i've had to reset my CMOS a few times. But in order to do so i have to take off my GPU. So i was wondering if i plugged in a old fan cord i have that would fit. Remove the thrid wire. Then at the end of the cord attach a button that would clear ( hypothetically ) clear CMOS when said button is pressed. My JBAT1 is only 2 pins.
MSI Gaming Edge X570

[The_russian]

I don’t see why that wouldn’t work, it’s the same idea behind how the power button works, you are just shorting two pins.

[LIGISTX]

Just now, The_russian said:

I don’t see why that wouldn’t work, it’s the same idea behind how the power button works, you are just shorting two pins.

Agree.

[StonedOutlaw]

Just now, The_russian said:

I don’t see why that wouldn’t work, it’s the same idea behind how the power button works, you are just shorting two pins.

Thats what i was thinking, it was the same concept. But i dont want to take the risk and just do it. 

[Skiiwee29]

8 minutes ago, StonedOutlaw said:

Hey i recently just started OC'ing. As you can tell i've had to reset my CMOS a few times. But in order to do so i have to take off my GPU. So i was wondering if i plugged in a old fan cord i have that would fit. Remove the thrid wire. Then at the end of the cord attach a button that would clear ( hypothetically ) clear CMOS when said button is pressed. My JBAT1 is only 2 pins.
MSI Gaming Edge X570

just wire your reset switch button on your case into the clear CMOS jumper. 

[StonedOutlaw]

3 minutes ago, Skiiwee29 said:

just wire your reset switch button on your case into the clear CMOS jumper. 

Thats really smart. I have a corsair c70 case so its not gonna get hit on accident.

[Skiiwee29]

1 minute ago, StonedOutlaw said:

Thats really smart. I have a corsair c70 case so its not gonna get hit on accident.

You can thank Gamers Nexus for that as they highly recommend it. 

[Moonzy]

As long as u short the two pins, doesn't matter how you do it tbh

 

I use two jumper cables and place a push button on a breadboard to do it, it works very well

[dilpickle]

And next time you buy a mobo look for one with a Clear CMOS button on the back panel

[LogicalDrm]

-> Moved to CPUs, Motherboards and Memory

[Guest]

14 hours ago, Skiiwee29 said:

You can thank Gamers Nexus for that as they highly recommend it. 

Thank them for that? It was a thing long before gamer nexus was around lol. 

 

[Skiiwee29]

21 minutes ago, ShrimpBrime said:

Thank them for that? It was a thing long before gamer nexus was around lol. 

 

Well, its where I learned the trick from personally. I am sure others have been doing it much longer, like yourself, but its never really been in a public space until them afaik.