{"id":3537,"date":"2023-01-08T02:48:06","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T07:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/motherboardsexpert.com\/?p=3537"},"modified":"2023-01-08T02:48:09","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T07:48:09","slug":"how-do-you-reset-the-bios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/motherboardsexpert.com\/how-do-you-reset-the-bios\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you reset the BIOS?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Why you would need to<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Issues relating to the BIOS are uncommon, but problems may still arise. Luckily, there are 2 main ways to reset the BIOS of a computer, and you’ll find them below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note.<\/strong> After resetting the BIOS, it may revert to its last saved configuration after modifications have taken place instead of the default settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Method 1. Resetting internally from the BIOS menu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The easiest way to reset the BIOS is to access and reset it to factory defaults via its menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Specific keys you should press during boot to access the BIOS menu may differ between systems, though common keys include: F1, F2, F10, Delete and Esc.\n
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    • If you can’t access the BIOS menu by pressing those keys, during boot, a message stating what key to press is usually visible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • After you access the menu, locate an option called \u201cLoad Setup Defaults\u201d\n
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      • there may be an alternate name check for phrases similar to: \u201cReset to Default\u201d, \u201cFactory Default\u201d, or \u201cSetup Defaults\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Method 2. Reseating the CMOS battery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        It is possible to reset the BIOS by removing and reseating the CMOS battery.
        To re-seat the CMOS battery, follow the instructions below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        1. Turn off your computer, and remove the power cord to make sure it receives no power (battery connector on laptops)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. Ground yourself properly to prevent accidental damage to your system from static discharges<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. Open up the computer, and find the CMOS battery on the motherboard (it is often located near your PCIe slots)\n
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          • Example images:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Remove the battery\n
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            • Gently pry the battery out if it is in a holder, and make note of which side should be facing up for reinstallation (+ or -)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • If it is attached with wires, disconnect it from the header on the motherboard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Wait 1-5 minutes to make sure the system is fully discharged<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Reconnect the computer to an outlet\/power source (battery on laptops), plug any devices back in<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Turn your computer back on, and configure any settings in the BIOS if needed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              Why you would need to Issues relating to the BIOS are uncommon, but problems may still arise. Luckily, there are 2 main ways to reset the BIOS of a computer, and you’ll find them below. Note. After resetting the BIOS, it may revert to its last saved configuration after modifications have taken place instead of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3538,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/motherboardsexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3537"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/motherboardsexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/motherboardsexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/motherboardsexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/motherboardsexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3537"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/motherboardsexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3537\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3539,"href":"https:\/\/motherboardsexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3537\/revisions\/3539"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/motherboardsexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/motherboardsexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/motherboardsexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/motherboardsexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}