🚀 go-pugleaf

ClueLess wrote:

>> After flashing the BIOS, did you short the "CMOS clear" 2-pin header
>> on the motherboard?  The settings saved in the CMOS may not match
>> those now in the EEPROM for the BIOS.  They may not even align to
>> the same byte positions in the BIOS table to those that are saved in
>> CMOS for the old table.  ...  After doing the flash update to the
>> BIOS, clear the old CMOS copy by shorting the 2-pin jumper for
>> clearing the CMOS.  Then do a *cold* reboot.
> 
> When cmos jumpers are left open it is supposed to automatically read
> the *.bio files from either floppy or CD and do a silent flash (no
> display of any notice). 

The 2-pin "CMOS clear" motherboard header of which I speak is always
left open (no shorting jumper) until you decide to wipe the CMOS copy of
the table holding the BIOS settings (that were copied from the EEPROM
and then modified in the CMOS copy of the table).  When you short the 2
pins, it is only momentary, like perhaps a few seconds.  Then you remove
the jumper.

The CMOS clear header isn't just to wipe passwords.  It wipes the CMOS
table.  That forces a reload of the BIOS settings from EEPROM into CMOS.
Well, that's how it works in most mobos.  The manual for your mobo is at
http://downloadmirror.intel.com/15210/eng/D845GVSR_ProductGuide_English.pdf.
Page 37 shows the "BIOS configuration" jumper.  None of the positions it
shows describes a *clearing* of the CMOS copy of the BIOS.  My guess is
that you need to use the Maintenance setting and somewhere in its
screens is an option to revert to defaults or to reload the BIOS from
the EEPROM.  That it says "Use this menu to clear passwords" may be just
one function of the maintenance menu mode.  When you go into maintenance
menu mode, is there any other options other than just clearing
passwords?  On page 49 is described several BIOS config screens.

If the maintenance mode gives you the config screens shown starting on
page 47, did you check if USB was enabled as per the settings shown on
page 63?  I couldn't find a reset or reload function in their BIOS
screens.  The closest was "Load Optimal Defaults".  Maybe that reads the
EEPROM to load the defaults into the CMOS table.  Personally I would've
preferred a 2-pin CMOS Clear jumper on the mobo to get back to scratch
but it doesn't look like Intel gives you that for this mobo.