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Sound Device Problem (HELP)

Discussion in 'PC hardware help' started by LightXxX, Oct 24, 2010.

  1. attar

    attar Senior member

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    Can you clear the bios password by removing the cmos battery?
     
  2. LightXxX

    LightXxX Guest

    What's the cmos battery? and what i do after i get into the BIOS settings? (Give me Steps)
     
  3. attar

    attar Senior member

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    On any PC that I had (and I never had one with a restore partition) the way to clear Bios passwords was to clear the RTC RAM.
    The password prompt would then accept 'enter'.

    To clear the RTC RAM.
    Power off and unplug.
    Locate the lithium battery in the motherboard.

    There should be a group of three pins (marked CLRTC) with a jumper joining pins 1 and 2.

    Remove the battery.
    Move the jumper to pins 2 and 3 an wait 30 seconds.
    Move the jumper back to pins 1 and 2.
    Restore the battery.
    Plug in.
    Power up.
    Good luck.

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  4. LightXxX

    LightXxX Guest

    What do i do after i get into the bios settings? Where to go or what to do? BTW i have done that because im tired right now and i might be doing it tomorrow or so :/
     
  5. attar

    attar Senior member

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    I understood you wanted to get into the settings - I don't have anything to offer, except that I think sound drivers either have to be installed from the disk or going into Device Manager and trying to update from there.
    If that fails, you'll have to ask around the forums for someone with the same machine to provide an image file of the original install cd..
     
  6. LightXxX

    LightXxX Guest

    The problem is, No one in here have an eMachine W5243 Recovery Option... 1 out of 99 (Percent) people would have an Emachine like mine... What can i do to ask people? Like Send them message or somethin?
     
  7. LightXxX

    LightXxX Guest

    BTW about your reply up in the thing about the battery thing, Do i have to turn it or pull it to remove or how to remove it? Any Example? or tutorials...? I dont wanna just pull or turn adn break somethin' -_-...
     
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  9. LightXxX

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    I got a CMOS RTC battery so do i just pull it? I cant tell the different if they dont give me a clue :/(Coin and RTC)
     
  10. attar

    attar Senior member

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    Remove it.
     
  11. LightXxX

    LightXxX Guest

    what do i do after i remove it and put it back? like after entering the BIOS settings...
     
  12. ddp

    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    disconnect the power cord from wall then remove the battery. count to 20, put battery back in, reconnect the power cord then turn on the computer. i'd suggest that you get somebody like a friend or whoever to do this as you plain don't know what you are doing.
     
  13. LightXxX

    LightXxX Guest

    THANKS!!! :D, by removing and putting it back in and it helped me :D The speaker are working again!!! Im so happy right now :D Thanks to you, ddp
     
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    no problem, teach & learn.
     
  15. Estuansis

    Estuansis Active member

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    Oh nice. Glad to see you got it sorted.
     

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