Where is the CMOS button?

kay911kay

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So recently, I have been having issues with all these red leds.
First it was the DRAM LED, however that fixed itself after a while magically. Now my board goes through this sequence of lights and stops at the boot device led and stays red.
CPU LED> DRAM LED > Boot Device LED.

I heard that resetting the CMOS might resolve the problem however, there is no CMOS button to be found. The manual doesn't point out where it is, it only says it is there.

This is my board
http://cdn4.wccftech.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ASUS-Z97-A-Render1.jpg
An Asus Z97-A, could someone kindly help me resolve my problem or find the cmos button on this board.

I'd like to mention this is a new build and here are the complete specs.
i5-4690k
Cooler Master 212 Evo
Asus Z97-A
2x4Gb A-data XPG V1.0 RAM
Sapphire 280x Dual
CX 750M power supply
1TB Seagate Barracuda
128GB Sandisk SSD
 
Solution
You can try to remove the CMOS battery for a minute or 2.

YELLOW HIGHLIGHT.


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kay911kay

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Yeah, I think I will give that a try, I was scared of removing it at first though since there is a possibility of damaging the battery. Hopefully this will clear the CMOS and fix the boot_device_led problem,

Thanks