| Wednesday, October 15 2008 |
Coming out of nowhere I just found that SilverStone, a company that specializes in building high-end enclosures, has just launched a neat product that will certainly please all overclockers and computer enthusiasts. SilverStone SST-CLEARCMOS, as it is called, is an universal clear CMOS button on a backplate which works with every motherboard that has 3-pin clear CMOS pinouts. That allows you to quickly clear the CMOS for recovering from failed overclocking attempts, updating BIOS, or resetting BIOS without the need to open your PC. It's pretty cool, all you need to do is take away the CMOS jumper from your motherboard, connect the three SST-CLEARCMOS wires, and fix the backplate to a free PCI slot in your case.
Source: Hardware Secrets
Source: Hardware Secrets
User comments
it looks convenient
What an idea! Props to Silverstone for coming up with this, I'm actually surprised it hasn't happened sooner.
Oh for Christ's sake! I rigged this same thing in a build 8 years ago. Used a 3-pole temporary push button switch from Radio shack mounted to a PC plate.
Nice to see it as a product.
Nice to see it as a product.
I loved how my DFI x38 had the feature that if you pressed the reset and power button (while pressing reset first) at pretty much the same time and held it there for 5 seconds, CMOS would clear. I miss that feature.
honestly guys, this think makes me think that you guys have to clear your bios 10 times a day :wtf:, i clear mine about twice a year -_-
by: panchomanthats what happens when you OC to extreme ends or push the ram just that much too far. Or hell for that matter anytime I update a bios. Some nights when Im on an OC kamakazee run I may have to jump it 10 times that night!
honestly guys, this think makes me think that you guys have to clear your bios 10 times a day :wtf:, i clear mine about twice a year -_-
by: alexp999http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811999181&Tpk=aero%20slots
Doesnt it mess with your airflow though? Or with modern PC's is it now better to have as many ventilation openings as possible?
If so I may get some of these along with it:
http://www.silverstonetek.com/products/p_contents.php?pno=aeroslots&area=usa
:D
Wasnt aware of those. Might have to get some for my dad's computer.
by: sneekypeet
thats what happens when you OC to extreme ends or push the ram just that much too far. Or hell for that matter anytime I update a bios. Some nights when Im on an OC kamakazee run I may have to jump it 10 times that night!
what, am i the only one with a motherboard that resets when you have a failed oc? hell some days i'll do 20 oc'ing attempts and not even touch my cmos at all.
by: panchomanYou have a lot of resets to go to catch up to me. :laugh:
honestly guys, this think makes me think that you guys have to clear your bios 10 times a day :wtf:, i clear mine about twice a year -_-
I wonder when we can expect to see this out?
by: panchomanTry your hand at a DFI...and personally I would rather it not boot than have a false sence it worked until I got to windows:mad:
what, am i the only one with a motherboard that resets when you have a failed oc? hell some days i'll do 20 oc'ing attempts and not even touch my cmos at all.
by: sneekypeetlol, i'll gladly oc on a dfi with my x2 if you wanna send me up :p
Try your hand at a DFI...and personally I would rather it not boot than have a false sence it worked until I got to windows:mad:
as for the false sense, on my trusty biostar, whenever i have a failed oc, it just sits with a blank screen for a few seconds, the bios realizes that there was a failure, resets only the frequencies and what not (not the whole bios) and when i boot, after post, it tells me that that there was a failure and all of that good stuff.
Some motherboards have that feature pancho. Mine does to a degree. However if the OC is bad enough, it wont recover itself and I have to pull the battery which involves me taking out my video card since it sits right under neath it.
by: CrAsHnBuRnXp
Some motherboards have that feature pancho. Mine does to a degree. However if the OC is bad enough, it wont recover itself and I have to pull the battery which involves me taking out my video card since it sits right under neath it.
i mean sure, sometimes my board doesn't recover from somethings that like atrociously horrible, but seriously, for most people, how long does it take to open their case panels with thumb screws and move a jumper?
thats why i was saying, this thing makes it sound like people have to reset the cmos 10 times a day..
oh and btw, move the jumper, it does a better job then taking out the battery.
this is sweet
by: panchomanfor me to move the jumper I have to pull the case out of the corner it's in, take off the side panel, unplug the vid card, unplug the xfi, remove the vid card, etc..... :shadedshu
i mean sure, sometimes my board doesn't recover from somethings that like atrociously horrible, but seriously, for most people, how long does it take to open their case panels with thumb screws and move a jumper?
thats why i was saying, this thing makes it sound like people have to reset the cmos 10 times a day..
oh and btw, move the jumper, it does a better job then taking out the battery.
by: Scrizzto reach a jumper?
for me to move the jumper I have to pull the case out of the corner it's in, take off the side panel, unplug the vid card, unplug the xfi, remove the vid card, etc..... :shadedshu
by: panchomanyup same on the DFI's I think thats why they put em in the I/O in the first place!
to reach a jumper?
by: sneekypeetgot pics?
yup same on the DFI's I think thats why they put em in the I/O in the first place!
google images on the Blood Iron or the P35 DK.
B.I. : http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=blood+iron&gbv=2
DK :http://www.hydro-powered.co.uk/catalog2008/images/dfi/DK20P35-T2R-S.jpg
The DK is a bit more convenient, but if they are in the back why bother?
B.I. : http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=blood+iron&gbv=2
DK :http://www.hydro-powered.co.uk/catalog2008/images/dfi/DK20P35-T2R-S.jpg
The DK is a bit more convenient, but if they are in the back why bother?
the only problem i would see would be if you have 2 long as pci xpress cards or an unfolded hr-03...
in a pic yes, but in reality its a PITA to get to with even a dual slot card, but I do think we may be drifting a bit off topic...slightly!?!?!
Case and point....find the jumper....lol http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/5334/p1010159js7.jpg
Case and point....find the jumper....lol http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/5334/p1010159js7.jpg
how does a dual slot cooler really interfere man? it's got a shit load of clearance....
ehh i dont really like how dfi does their shit anymore though.. they are cutting corners when it comes to quality.. i mean seriously.. a soldered bios chip?
ehh i dont really like how dfi does their shit anymore though.. they are cutting corners when it comes to quality.. i mean seriously.. a soldered bios chip?
by: panchomanEdited with image!^^
how does a dual slot cooler really interfere man? it's got a shit load of clearance....
ehh i dont really like how dfi does their shit anymore though.. they are cutting corners when it comes to quality.. i mean seriously.. a soldered bios chip?
by: alexp999
Doesnt it mess with your airflow though? Or with modern PC's is it now better to have as many ventilation openings as possible?
If so I may get some of these along with it:
http://www.silverstonetek.com/products/p_contents.php?pno=aeroslots&area=usa
If you have solid plate covers, the air flow in the area of the expansion slots can stagnate. Vented covers are better.
by: WeerYou do not have to have more exhaust power than intake power. Both methods have their pros and cons.
Companies have always known that. It's simple. The more heat, the more air-circulation needed to cool it down. But what you need for that aren't tiny vents, but a large amount of out-take fans, with exhaust greater than intake. This.. is mostly for look's sake.
by: sneekypeet
in a pic yes, but in reality its a PITA to get to with even a dual slot card, but I do think we may be drifting a bit off topic...slightly!?!?!
Case and point....find the jumper....lol http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/5334/p1010159js7.jpg
i'd easily find it if you gave me another angle.. its almost 1/2 of the bios battery visible, and with another angle, i could find that jumper, which is on top of the battery, and a little to the right.