yes and booting without a any source of keeping the settings (cmos) active will clear cmos on loads of motherboards.toejam316 said:the battery just makes sure all the BIOS settings stay set when the system is powered down, otherwise they'd have to be configured each boot.lulwut said:actually, booting without a battery works just as wellWever said:I remember switching the cmos battery (didn't work), but the jumper thingy is new to me.![]()
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removing a battery doesn't instantly clear cmos. booting without a battery sure does








