Can't find jumper to clear cmos on H-Joshua.-h61-atx

[bushranger28]

I am looking to reset CMOS but cannot work where the jumper is. I have an image on this link but not sure part to move?

http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c03135925

Could someone please point me in the right direction?

 

[glamdringfh]

Hi bushranger,

The easiest way to clear your cmos would be to remove the circular battery on the motherboard and wait for 10-15 minutes. Put the battery back in and you should be set.

 

[mjslakeridge]

Do what glamdringfh said, but don't forget to also unplug the computer from the wall outlet also.

 

[bushranger28]

Thanks I took it 2 days ago, so should have reset.

 

[glamdringfh]

Yep, 2 days is defnintley long enough for it to reset.

 

[bushranger28]

Thanks PC managed to restart after testing for faulty RAM. The problem before this was done was that the PC was not booting and had no video display.

I restarted it a couple of times and was a bit sluggish but not too bad. On the next occasion the PC showed no Video display but did eventually boot after a few minutes. What would be the likely cause of the PC is slow booting.

Is there a programme that can diagnose the fault?

I did notice that when I tested the RAM I got 5 beeps when both cards were removed. When I put the first back in the fan stopped and started a couple of times before kicking in and the PC restarting

 

[glamdringfh]

That sounds to me like the most likely culprits are the motherboard or RAM. I looked up your PC from the motherboard link you provided, is this correct?

http://www.pc-specs.com/mobo/HP/HP_H-Joshua-H61-uATX/2198

HP has posted all the possible BIOS beep codes on this page:

http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/bph07107#N1031

Without knowing your BIOS type I can't be 100% sure, if you have the AMI BIOS then 5 beeps = Fatal errors related to the operation of critical motherboard components.

-Have you modded your PC in any other way than adding new RAM?
-What type of RAM did you add?

 

[bushranger28]

I have managed to:
1 reset the CMOS
2 Take out both RAM cards (was standard RAM which was in when I bought the PC) 5 beep sequence
3 placed back in one card and PC restarted but fan stopped and started a couple of times
4 placed in both RAM card and restarted
5 PC Restarted sluggishly a couple to times
6 Next time no video input but did kick in after a few minutes

I have installed the free version of Speccy to see what the RAM specs are:
Total Memory Slots: 2
Used Memory Slots: 2
Type DDR3
Size 8192 MB
Channels Dual
DRAM Freq 798.4
CAS# Latency 11 clocks
tRCD 11 clocks
tRAS 28 clocks
Total Physical memory 7.96
Available Physical mem 4.61
Total virtual 9.21
Available virtual 5.31
Number of SPD Modules 2

BIOS version AMI 8.15 05/02/2013

 

[mjslakeridge]

It sounds like your motherboard is failing. To rule out RAM as the issue, download the free program Memtest86. I believe you have to then burn it to a CD (Or possibly a USB flash drive), then change the boot order in the BIOS. Restart the computer and run Memtest86 for 10 -20 cycles. It will take quite a while.

 

[bushranger28]

Thanks for the help. It seems like its a fault in the motherboard as the PC is slower to boot up. Looking to built a new PC but can still use this one for awhile.