Experts, I'm in need of help.
I've got an old (about 10 years) laptop that I still use to type on. I have a new desktop, though.
So, I'm trying to give my old laptop a bit of a new lease on life and bought some memory and a new CPU. As I need to upgrade the BIOS, I needed to clear the CMOS. Well, I have absolutely no clue where the jumper pins or dipswitches are! This is an 855GM Intel MoBo. I've got the entire thing stripped down completely. The computer itself is a ACER Travelmate 290. I've also heard that some older systems require a jumpwire between two solders - again no idea where these are.
I have searched endlessly on google to see if someone, somewhere has more information on this and I even looked at the very lengthy pdf file on the chipset, but can make neither heads nor tails of that stuff.
Is there anyone that has a clue more than me (I have none!)
Many thanks in advance.
I've got an old (about 10 years) laptop that I still use to type on. I have a new desktop, though.
So, I'm trying to give my old laptop a bit of a new lease on life and bought some memory and a new CPU. As I need to upgrade the BIOS, I needed to clear the CMOS. Well, I have absolutely no clue where the jumper pins or dipswitches are! This is an 855GM Intel MoBo. I've got the entire thing stripped down completely. The computer itself is a ACER Travelmate 290. I've also heard that some older systems require a jumpwire between two solders - again no idea where these are.
I have searched endlessly on google to see if someone, somewhere has more information on this and I even looked at the very lengthy pdf file on the chipset, but can make neither heads nor tails of that stuff.
Is there anyone that has a clue more than me (I have none!)
Many thanks in advance.
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