Question URGENT!! I tried overclocking my RAM and can't boot. NO CMOS PINS.

[RaZhul]

I overclocked my RAM and now i cant boot. My motherboard does NOT have clear cmos pins!!!!! How do i fix this issue? PLEASE help this is my first ever personal build and im sobbing about it not working.

Ryzen 3 2200g
AsRock b450 PRO4
RX570
Crucial Ballistix Sport (LT??) Memory

 

[boju]

Remove the watch size cmos battery for a minute or so.

Before you do that, disconnect power and hold case power button for 30seconds to drain caps of remaining power. Remember which side the battery cell goes back.

 

[superninja12]

boot in safe mode, by pressing the del key when booting. or f5 sometimes.
after you logged in remove the program that you overclocked with.
If you did it in the bios you can reset it to factory

if it does not boot at all you need to re-seat the cmos battery.

 

[RaZhul]

Remove the watch size cmos battery for a minute or so.

Before you do that, disconnect power and hold case power button for 30seconds to drain caps of remaining power. Remember which side the battery cell goes back.

I already did that, to no result. I've heard that sometimes you have to leave the battery out for a few hours. Should I do that?

 

[RaZhul]

boot in safe mode, by pressing the del key when booting. or f5 sometimes.
after you logged in remove the program that you overclocked with.
If you did it in the bios you can reset it to factory

if it does not boot at all you need to re-seat the cmos battery.

I said it doesn't boot, my screen stays dead black the whole time.

 

[boju]

Checked your manual, there is clear cmos pins. Whether you have a jumper there or not, check motherboard box.

No, removing cmos battery pretty much resets bios immediately but to be sure a minute is good enough.

What is exactly happening, no display / booting up?

Ok i just read your last reply, so no display.

Check manual for the correct procedure to reset cmos using the pins.

 

[RaZhul]

Checked your manual, there is clear cmos pins. Whether you have a jumper there or not, check motherboard box.

No, removing cmos battery pretty much resets bios immediately but to be sure a minute is good enough.

What is exactly happening, no display / booting up?

No display output. just turns on and keeps trying to boot. And to be clear, there are no clear cmos pins, i have seached high and low all over my motherboard and havent found them. I checked every square inch 4 times.

 

[RaZhul]

Checked your manual, there is clear cmos pins. Whether you have a jumper there or not, check motherboard box.

No, removing cmos battery pretty much resets bios immediately but to be sure a minute is good enough.

What is exactly happening, no display / booting up?

Ok i just read your last reply, so no display.

Check manual for the correct procedure to reset cmos using the pins.

Okay, There actually are clear cmos pins, I was looking for both 3 pins and writing that indicated it. but there are neither. Also, my motherboard came with no jumper and it is a 2 pin cmos clear pins. I'm not sure how to clear it..

 

[RaZhul]

Do I just touch a philip's head magnetic tip screwdriver to the 2 pins..? Manual only shows how to with a jumper cap.

 

[boju]

Okay, There actually are clear cmos pins, I was looking for both 3 pins and writing that indicated it. but there are neither. Also, my motherboard came with no jumper and it is a 2 pin cmos clear pins. I'm not sure how to clear it..

Posting this picture because i just used paint while you said that to mark it and didn't want it going to waste lol, anyway, future reference for anyone else. Clear cmos has always been two pins. Check your motherboard box for a jumper. If no other jumpers on board you can borrow then short the two pins with a screw driver.

 

[boju]

In the past cmos had a set of dummy pins so the jumper can be seated, i think that's what you meant, i just thought about that.

 

[RaZhul]

Posting this picture because i just used paint while you said that to mark it and didn't want it going to waste lol, anyway, future reference for anyone else. Clear cmos has always been two pins. Check your motherboard box for a jumper. If no other jumpers on board you can borrow then short the two pins with a screw driver.

Nothing has to be powered on or getting power correct???

 

[RaZhul]

and does the cmos batter have to be in the mobo for the shorting to work? it's been out for like a half hour now.

 

[boju]

Yes short pins with battery in

 

[boju]

What did you do for the overclock to fail?

 

[RaZhul]

What did you do for the overclock to fail?

I brought it to 3466. And also it still wont boot

 

[RaZhul]

Does the power supply have to be on?

 

[boju]

Remove ram, clear cmos again. Try one ram stick in A2 slot - second slot from cpu and try boot. Try both sticks one at a time.

 

[boju]

Does the power supply have to be on?

No

 

[RaZhul]

Remove ram, clear cmos again. Try one ram stick in A2 slot - second slot from cpu and try boot. Try both sticks one at a time.

Step by step please? DO i clear cmos with both ram sticks out and then try to boot or what?

 

[RaZhul]

Sorry I'm being super stubborn. I'm just super worried..

 

[boju]

1 remove ram

2 clear cmos with no ram installed

3 try each stick separately in A2 slot

I brought it to 3466. And also it still wont boot

Was ram frequency only setting you changed?

 

[RaZhul]

1 remove ram

2 clear cmos with no ram installed

3 try each stick separately in A2 slot



Was ram frequency only setting you changed?

Yes, I also put the timings to auto.. There was not a choice to change voltage or else i would have raised it by i tiny bit.

 

[RaZhul]

So what am I looking for in this ram changing procedure?

 

[boju]

To see if the system boots 😀