Wednesday, October 15th 2008

SilverStone Launches SST Clear CMOS Button for Everyone

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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
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69 Comments on SilverStone Launches SST Clear CMOS Button for Everyone

#27
gvblake22
What an idea! Props to Silverstone for coming up with this, I'm actually surprised it hasn't happened sooner.
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#28
Sasqui
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.
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#29
CrAsHnBuRnXp
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.
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#30
panchoman
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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 -_-
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#31
sneekypeet
not-so supermod
panchomanhonestly 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 -_-
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!
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#33
panchoman
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sneekypeetthats 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.
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#34
CrAsHnBuRnXp
panchomanhonestly 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 -_-
You have a lot of resets to go to catch up to me. :laugh:

I wonder when we can expect to see this out?
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#35
sneekypeet
not-so supermod
panchomanwhat, 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.
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:
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#36
panchoman
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sneekypeetTry 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:
lol, i'll gladly oc on a dfi with my x2 if you wanna send me up :p

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.
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#37
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.
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#38
panchoman
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CrAsHnBuRnXpSome 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.
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#40
Scrizz
panchomani 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.
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
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#41
panchoman
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Scrizzfor 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
to reach a jumper?
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#42
sneekypeet
not-so supermod
panchomanto reach a jumper?
yup same on the DFI's I think thats why they put em in the I/O in the first place!
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#43
panchoman
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sneekypeetyup same on the DFI's I think thats why they put em in the I/O in the first place!
got pics?
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#45
panchoman
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the only problem i would see would be if you have 2 long as pci xpress cards or an unfolded hr-03...
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#47
panchoman
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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?
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#48
sneekypeet
not-so supermod
panchomanhow 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?
Edited with image!^^
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#49
Wile E
Power User
alexp999Doesnt 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:

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.
WeerCompanies 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.
You do not have to have more exhaust power than intake power. Both methods have their pros and cons.
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#50
panchoman
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sneekypeetin 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 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.
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