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[Kouki Crisp]

i did not turn the power on while the jumper was off/switched over/or anything. as a matter of fact i unplugged the PSU while i did it.

[AcidiCyn_]

When you switched the jumpers I always thought you were supposed to turn on the PC for 5-10 seconds.

[Kouki Crisp]

i was talking to efftwobe on the phone an he walked me through his way of doing it and said to not have the PSU plugged in.. maybe ur right. ill try that again when i get home. as of now i gotta run to yonke racing

[SayWhaa?]

i did not turn the power on while the jumper was off/switched over/or anything. as a matter of fact i unplugged the PSU while i did it.

ahhh ya turn the comp on for like 5 seconds i thought u were asking me on the phone if u should unplug it while take the jumper off.

[FrodoGT]

Ati cards are great! Never had an issue..nvidia on the other has given me nothing but crap. Too bad ati hasnt released a good competitor in like a year.

Ill keep running my x1950xtx *pimp* Top of the line ATI card for directx9. still runs all my ish at 60fps solid. (monitor refresh cap)

[FrodoGT]

Oh btw, to reset the bios you can A: pull the cmos battery out (flat lithium cell) while the psu is unplugged from the mobo. or B: change the bios jumper to reset or clear and then power the computer on, it might tell you when you can turn it off..it might not do anything, considering your cpu may be fried lol.

I used software overclocking on my core2duo and it did this..scared me shitless since it was a brand new build. I had to reset the bios each time I screwed up. Turns out the software everyone said would work, didnt.

[Ares]

alright i guess im going to try and find a new chip and ill let u guys know how it went. will my older mobo support a AM2 socket tho? my mobo has to be from like 2000-2002

no

[74javelin]

your not supost to turn it on when you clear the cmos. you can mess up the board so it won't keep the bios setting. you'll have to reload them everytime you start the computer. don't ask me how i know this.

won't happen all the time but it can as it did to me. but if you read any manual they don't say anything about turning it on.

PS: my last post about it

[EliteZ]

^Exactly.

Also, I was always told to keep the PSU plugged in, and as long as you held on to the case while working with it, you'd be grounded and safe to mess with things inside. I've built 3 computers, and worked on several others that way w/o problems.

[sheWANTSaKAWI]

hey dude im reading in ur sig that u infact love bianca. is she black by any chance? not trying to make a joke cuz the black bianca i know is fucking HOTTTTT jus wondering cuz i know her.

/offtopic

Good luck with your cpu. :] Mikey's a genius. =P And part nerd.

[Kouki Crisp]

^ he's been a big help BIANCAAAA rofl -_- thanks for teh kind werdz tho.. but im about ready to put my foot thru the damn thing.. the only thing stopping me is i DO NOT want to have to reformat my HDD i have so much baller stuff collected on it and i'd really hate to lose it all... =[

[SayWhaa?]

aka porn

[Kouki Crisp]

nah rofl im teh pr0n commander im no n00b for one i dont download pr0n i stream it off videobox (best site in the world btw) and for 2 i know where and how to download the shit without getting shitty viruses in the first damn place.. i have NEVER had a virus on ANY computer i have ever owned that only I had access too

[BUILT RB25]

Just an FYI, You dont clear the BIOS by turning the computer on and moving the jumper. You plug ONLY the power cord to the back of the computer and make sure the PSU is on, then wait 10 seconds. Even though your computer is not "ON" the motherboard is powered in several places, the BIOS reset jumper is one of them. If you reset your bios while the computer was powered "ON" most likely you fried your board. Also, the easiest way to ground yourself is to wear shoes with a rubber sole and stand on tile or concrete, put the middle of your forearms against the bottom piece of metal on the case and work on any part that has a board. I've built and repaired hundreds of computers this way with no issues.

[Kouki Crisp]

^ thanks for the info. but i didnt try to switch the bumpers with the power on. that woulda been retarded obviously. but ill try ur suggestion and let u know how it went