Cmos

[stb1swat]

So after a number of power outages and an apparently crappy surge protector, my CMOS is broken. I have to short circuit it to even get the PC running, otherwise I get no visuals at all and my GPU fan just sits there spinning madly. If I do chose to short circuit it it says "CMOS settings wrong" and prompts me to set them in bios. Well, if I do change a single thing it crashes and restarts with the GPU madly spinning and again no visuals. This question is pretty easily answered: Is there any fix? If not...no biggy...I wasn't too fond of that Mboard anyway.

 

[KSoD]

No way to fix that. Mobo got fried.

 

[Ethan_Kaizer]

No way to fix that. Mobo got fried.

Yep. Not much you can do after bad power surges :\

If you need help picking a new board, you're at the right forums though

 

[stb1swat]

Newegg.com - ASRock P45R2000-WiFi LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards
or
Newegg.com - EVGA 123-YW-E175-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i FTW SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards
???

oh, forgot my system.
Core2duo wofldale E8400 3.0GHz fsb@1333
MSI 8800GTS G92
4GB Mushkin 1066 ram.

 

[KurrentEweser]

I see you're willing to spend good money on nice boards. To protect that new board, I would invest in a good UPS with AVR. I in my opinion surge protectors are useless in areas where the power is bad. They take a hit a few times and then they don't protect any more.

 

[stb1swat]

Yes, I was thinking about that. What sort of money do those run at? $50-$100?

 

[KurrentEweser]

Yes, I was thinking about that. What sort of money do those run at? $50-$100?

UPS come in all price ranges. Keep your eyes open for free shipping deals as they aren't cheap to ship. Getting one locally may be cheaper. When you get your computer up and running, open up a new thread in the appropriate forum and we'll help you out. They are good investments. You don't want a crappy one.