I just got a new Gigabyte H61M-S2P motherboard and found that when the computer starts there is no POST screen that tells me how to enter BIOS and all. I ignored it because I didn’t need the BIOS. But it all happened today, I left my computer on and went to do something and when I came back I found a message saying there is no storage device and when I pressed OK it went to the BIOS menu by itself. I know what the whole no-storage-device thing was, I just adjusted the hard disk cables and it worked, but let’s go back 5 minutes before that. I found an option to change the amount of Internal Graphics Memory, it was set on 64MB (I’m using the onboard graphics card) I didn’t know that the dedicated video memory could be changed so I changed it to 1024 MB (Yes, I know it’s stupid now but didn’t know then). The problem is: I have only 2GB of RAM and now it’s 1GB due to the increase in the graphics card video ram and I can’t reenter the BIOS to readjust it.
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Are you deliberately trying to fry something? NEVER plug or unplug anything while the system is running (except for USB devices).
“As for clearing CMOS it seems like a risky process”
Not at all. Just unplug the power cord, remove the side panel from the case, move the clear CMOS jumper cap from it’s normal position to the clear position, wait a few seconds, then move it back again. Replace the side panel, plug in the power cord, then boot up. You’ll probably be prompted immediately to enter the BIOS to correct the settings.
Here’s an example: http://www.justanswer.com/uploads/s…