TR -5 Motherboard......MS-5129

[Orlando4all.com]

Has anyone been able to clear the Cmos on this board if so i would like to hear from you....

There is no batteries to take out nor any jumpers that i can see that will clear it! and know that on some boards if you pull the chip out and leave it for anywhere from 2 hrs to a few days, that will have the same effect.

Why i need to know!!!

I am creating another monster and can not get the god for saken think to run properly. I am installing windows 98 v2 and it has taken well the only problems encountered are the serial mouse , for which i have tried a ps2 with adapter with no luck. I have only one conflict on the system and that is the advanced power management system. No update driver available for it, it seems.
I was told by a local puter shop that if i cleared the cmos it would cure my problem!

Will it? or am i barking up the wrong tree?

thanks chaps



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If it aint broke dont fix it !!!

[Reid]

According to this link (http://www.memtek.co.za/msi_faq.htm):

"I'm using MS-5129 & I forgot my password in the BIOS setup, I cannot find a jumper to clear CMOS, what shall I do?

Locate the position JRTC1 on the mainboard (near the BIOS chip), then use a ballpoint pen or anything that can cause static electricity to touch the said location."

(I think they mean to say something that does NOT cause static electricity) http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/smile.gif


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reido@my-deja.com

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[This message has been edited by Reid (edited 01-13-2001).]

[Orlando4all.com]

whilst i am looking for the jrtc1 jumper , up to now unable to find. I found the bios chip but no jumper with that id.

Is it still possible to run win 98 v2.0 on this motherboard based on 2.4gig hdd , pny winchip cpu and usual bag of tricks. I have taken it out where by running a non identifiable mobo and win 98 seems to go well until graphics device shows conflict.

anyway any info on what i should be setting up under the 5129 board?

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If it aint broke dont fix it !!!

[Reid]

The BIOS reset might actually be a push switch, since they say to use a ballpoint pen to reset it. Such a switch could be very small. Even if you find it, as far as I know, there is usually no reason to reset a BIOS before installing an operating system. The RTC (clock) circuit next to the BIOS may have a built-in battery that keeps it running, plus power the BIOS memory.

Here is a link to manuals (http://download.msi.com.tw/manual/oldmanual.htm), but note that in at least the case of your 5129, the downloaded file is a ZIP of JPG images. At first look, I don't see the BIOS reset switch/jumper.

I don't think you should have any problem installing WIN98, but looking for video (and other device) drivers first will help avoid problems later.

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reido@my-deja.com

Friends don't let friends load Windows ME

[This message has been edited by Reid (edited 01-13-2001).]

[Paleo Pete]

Only thing I can add is a note about the battery issue. If you don't see a battery anywhere, look for a DALLAS chip. It will be black, about 1" long, and have DALLAS printed on top. It serves the same purpose as the battery.

I agree with Reid, I see no real reason to clear CMOS, the power management issue may be related instead to power management settings in BIOS. I have a conflict listed in Device Manager pertaining to power management, but the machine has always run well without changing it. I think mine's due to having APM disabled in BIOS. I need to enable it sometime and see, but so far I've had no reason to tinker with it since it basically runs ok, except for a few errors with IE, which shouldn't be related. I let Windows handle power management instead of BIOS, and it seems to work well even though the conflict has been there since day 1, same with my last motherboard...

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