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Originally posted by Hivetyrant: First thing I do when the proverbial $hit hits the fan, is reset my BIOS settings, if you are unsure of how to do this with the motherboard (most motherboards have jumper settings to clear the CMOS) then you can do it the old fashion way.... Find the battery on the motherboard, pull er' out and then unplug the power cable from the back of the pc.... Try and turn it on... Depending on your system, this will have various effects, though it should wipe all savings that are kept in static memory. so now you can plug it back in and see if it runs at all....

Sounds extreme. What will if it mean if it don't go? (What will it have achieved if it does go?)