anyway to reset motherboards

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hey, i know this is about windows, but to be honest, i'm not sure where else
to post this.

i've made some stupid changes in my BIOS settings and now the computer will
not start up. Does anyone know how to reset the mother board? I know there
is a way, but unaware of it. It's a VIA motherboard, that's all i know. be
very grateful of any support.

Thanks

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jamie taylor wrote:
> hey, i know this is about windows, but to be honest, i'm not sure where else
> to post this.
>
> i've made some stupid changes in my BIOS settings and now the computer will
> not start up. Does anyone know how to reset the mother board? I know there
> is a way, but unaware of it. It's a VIA motherboard, that's all i know. be
> very grateful of any support.
>
> Thanks
>
>

Most (if not all) BIOS's have an option to use default settings or
"failsafe" settings or something like that, which you can choose and
reboot. This should give you the settings that "blanking" the BIOS by
taking out the battery or using the reset jumper would do, however it
would not change the date and time or the parameters for the disk drives.

Rodney