Any computer wizards out there?

judderod · Post by **judderod** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 5:13 pm

Have a look in your motherboard manual to find out where the jumper is on your board, it's usually not too far from a silver coin shaped battery.

First you might need to make a note of your BIOS settings, unless you already know what they all should be.

The process for a reset is power down PC, remove power cord, move BIOS reset jumper from 1-2 to 2-3. Wait a minute. Move jumper back from 2-3 to 1-2. Plug power cord back in, power on, go into BIOS and set time, date and any other settings as necessary. Most modern boards will auto detect everything, but if for some reason it doesn't you'll need to know what settings to use or it might not work properly.

BMCC · Post by **BMCC** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 6:24 pm

Thread revival

So I finally got pissed off enough and took the computer to PC world for them to tell me whats going wrong with the PC. 2 weeks later they say the motherboard is knackered but can't get a replacement.

I might be able to get a 2nd hand one on ebay but are there any other options? All the rest is working fine so might I be able to buy a motherboard (and cpu if needed) and get it going that way. What should I be looking for in a cpu/motherboard combo?

Cheers,

BMCC

A1ex · Post by **A1ex** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 6:48 pm

You need to check what RAM, CPU, graphics card & power supply you have to make sure they're compatable with the board you buy is probably the best place to start

Slashdotdash · Post by **Slashdotdash** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:47 pm

fresh install of windows does the trick, i back up and wipe mine every 12 months, keeps it fresh as a daisy! that said i think one of my solid state drives is on the way out, drive fails and crashed the pc once every 1-2 weeks, ill get round to changing it when ive got some cash

Post by **Drax** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:59 am

BMCC wrote:Thread revival

So I finally got pissed off enough and took the computer to PC world for them to tell me whats going wrong with the PC. 2 weeks later they say the motherboard is knackered but can't get a replacement.

I might be able to get a 2nd hand one on ebay but are there any other options? All the rest is working fine so might I be able to buy a motherboard (and cpu if needed) and get it going that way. What should I be looking for in a cpu/motherboard combo?

Cheers,

BMCC

if i were you i'd just look at the markings on the motherboard and find out the make & model and simply get a replacement on ebay