resetting bios

[hobey19]

i have a question about resetting the bios. can someone explain to me: is it better to do it using the jumpers, or just plain remove the battery. also, this just resets the bios back to default, correct? so, if i updated bios and my computer stopped working, resetting the bios sets it back to the default, correct? thanks

craig

[not important]

Back up your Bios before you update it.

[hobey19]

but what i am saying is which is the correct way to do it?

craig

[imbest123]

To reset the bios just either use the clear jumpers or take the cmos battery out for a while. Just follow the instructions to update your bios. Backing up your bios is a must though if you chose to update your bios.

[hobey19]

actually, i am really just asking this question in regards to the below thread becuase it was not getting a lot of hits. she can't back up the bios b/c the monitor is not there. i did not want to explain it to her, as i don't have the experience, but i wanted to help her out. so, i guess pointing you to the thread would be better than being vague: http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=81615

thanks guys
craig

[glc]

Sounds like she fried her bios, she needs to contact Sony. Sorry.

IF there is a jumper, that's the preferred way to reset the bios to defaults but this will NOT fix a bad flash.