How long must I wait until CMOS clears?

[Nick]

my winfast mobo has them conviently placed in the bottom right corneer, just reach in and switch, niiice

 

[Wverb0783]

i don't even have to move my jumpers to clear, just pull the battery for literally seconds, and presto, clearo

 

[Nick]

yeah that works too

 

[murdocsvan]

yeah i found that if i short circuited the two battery contacts for about 5 seconds that cleared the BIOS.

 

[Nick]

is that recommended? Lol