Shut down your computer. Unplug the power cord from the power supply.
Press the power button on the front of the case to discharge any remaining charge in the Power Supply.
The green led should be off, if your motherboard has one.
Make sure you ground yourself to the case, or use an anti-static wrist strap, to reduce the static potential.
Look for a jumper near the battery, it will be labelled clrrtc, CMOS, or something similar. Consult your motherboard manual for the specifics on your board.
Some boards do not have a jumper, just two solder points that need to be bridged/shorted.
Most jumpers have three pins, with 2 of them covered. Switch the 'cover' to short the other two pins. (In other words, if Pins 2 and 3 are covered, remove the jumper and cover Pins 1 and 2). Leave the jumper in the 'clear' position for a few seconds.
Put the jumper back to its original position.
Replace power cord and try booting now.
You should (hopefully) see the bios screen, where you can choose the cpu speeds etc. f-10 to save. All BIOS settings have been reset to factory DEFAULTS by using this process!
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