Battery Removal

• 1). Start up the computer and enter "System Setup."
  
  
• 2). Write down the information you find in "System Configuration" so you can restore the proper settings after resetting the CMOS.
  
  
• 3). Unplug all power and telecommunications cables from your PC. Put on your antistatic wrist band. If you are not using an antistatic band, place one hand on a nonpainted metal (usually the opened side of the case) in order to prevent static electricity discharge.
  
  
• 4). Locate the battery, to the right of the main power connector on the motherboard.
  
  
• 5). Remove the battery from its socket with the plastic (nonconductive) screwdriver.
  
  
• 6). Wait 5 minutes before reinserting the battery, positive (plus sign) side up.
  
  
• 7). Close the computer. Reconnect the power cables.
  
  

Check to See if BIOS Reset

• 1). Turn on the computer, and enter "System Setup."
  
  
• 2). Enter the correct time and date in their respective areas. Enter the configuration information that you copied in Step 1 of the section "Battery Removal."
  
  
• 3). Save the settings, and exit "System Setup."
  
  
• 4). Shut down the computer, unplug the power cables and leave unplugged for 5 to 10 minutes.
  
  
• 5). Plug in the power cables, turn on the computer and enter the "System Setup." You have sucessfully reset BIOS if the system saved your settings.