CMOS won't save

I was editing some settings,[ overclocking] in the BIOS, now, it won't save and Reboot.
Luckily, I have a RESET button in front of the PC case, and I can hear the beep and able to reboot back to Windows 7


Here is an Overall System snapshot:

 

Hi Niteghost,
Welcome to BBS

Have you tried replacing the cmos battery?

regards Jac

 

you most likely have to clear your BIOS, you should have a jumper on your board to do that, if not remove the battery for a few seconds.
Part of OC lessons.

 

I have seen that if you overclock, the "Clear CMOS" jumper is your friend.

I don't overclock. If I build a computer, I look into it's possible future and get hardware that should cope. I don't believe you should get an underpowered system and try to overclock it to do something it was not supplied to do.

If you try overclocking, you take your own chances in my opinion.

There are websites devoted to overclocking.

I don't see our role as helping with overclocking or the "glitches" that might come with it.

I think you will find the people responding on this website know most about Windows and if you ask in the Hardware forum, the interaction between Windows and hardware.

For overclocking, Clear CMOS is your friend (read in your motherboard manual).

We often try to work out Windows problems when the cause is overclocking. If you overclock and have a problem, don't blame Windows first. [Admittedly, yours is a startup problem, before Windows loads, it seems most likely related to overclocking, but even if you can boot into Windows, it might not work correctly there.]

I expect the Reset button works because the settings you have made are not able to be loaded from a normal startup.

Be cautious with your overclocking (creep up carefully, small steps at a time).

Matt

 

Adding a few more comments to Matt’s advice on overclocking.
It probably should be posted in General Comments, but I will sneak it in here.
For any budding Overclocker, before you make any attempts at overclocking read as much as you possibly can, as Matt mentioned there are many , many sites out there dedicated to overclocking, study it very carefully and be fully aware of the fact that if you can not afford to have your computer down, or you can not afford to buy a new CPU or Motherboard or both, you probably should not do it.
Overclocking can be a very exiting adventure with great satisfaction upon a successful OC, many enthusiasts spend a lot more money on a overclocked rig than it would cost to upgrade to a more powerful CPU.
A possible shorter life span of your equipment is a fact that you have to accept.
Cheers
Hawk22

 

Regardless if using areset button, moving a jumper, or pulling the battery, when you reset the CMOS, you still have to, upon first boot, enter the BIOS Setup Menu, (optional but recommended: verify date and time), then select "Save and Exit" to boot normally. If not doing that, no settings will be saved.

If you are doing that, and your BIOS settings are not being saved, then I would replace the battery and hope/pray that fixes it, or else that likely means the motherboard is bad.