Asus P/I-AP6N - Manual (Page 14)

14 ASUS P/I-AP6N User’s Manual
III. INSTALLATION
(Jumpers)
III. INST
ALLA
TION
2. Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM (RTCLR)
The CMOS RAM is powered by the onboard button cell battery. To clear the
RTC data: (1) Turn off your computer, (2) Move this jumper to “Clear Data,”
(3) Power on your computer, (4) Turn off your computer, (5) Move the jumper
back to “Operation,” (6) Turn on your computer, (7) Hold down during
bootup and enter BIOS setup to re-enter user preferences.
Battery Test Jumper (RTCLR)
You can test the battery’s current by removing this jumper and attaching a cur-
rent meter to pins 2&3. WARNING: You must unplug the power cord to
your power supply to ensure that there is no power to your motherboard.
The CMOS RAM containing BIOS setup information may be cleared by
this action. You should enter BIOS to “Load Setup Defaults” and re-enter
any user information after removing and reapplying this jumper.
RTC RAM RTCLR
Operation [2-3] (Default)
Clear Data [1-2] (momentarily)
R
Real Time Clock RAM (Operation / Clear CMOS Data)
Clear CMOS Data Operation
(Default)
RTCLR
1
2
3 1
2
3
RTCLR