SilverStone Launches SST Clear CMOS Button for Everyone

ASharp · Oct 16, 2008

Yeah the CMOS jumper on the I/O panel is handy but it's still tough as you actually still have to move the jumper to clear and then put it back. It takes a few seconds but no where near as easy as flipping a switch which literally takes a second or two.

KainXS · Oct 16, 2008

it looks convenient

gvblake22 · Oct 16, 2008

What an idea! Props to Silverstone for coming up with this, I'm actually surprised it hasn't happened sooner.

Sasqui · Oct 16, 2008

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.

CrAsHnBuRnXp · Oct 16, 2008

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.

panchoman · Oct 16, 2008

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 -_-

sneekypeet · Oct 16, 2008

panchoman said:
honestly guys, this think makes me think that you guys have to clear your bios 10 times a day , 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!

CrAsHnBuRnXp · Oct 16, 2008

alexp999 said:
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

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811999181&Tpk=aero slots

Wasnt aware of those. Might have to get some for my dad's computer.

panchoman · Oct 16, 2008

sneekypeet said:
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.

CrAsHnBuRnXp · Oct 16, 2008

panchoman said:
honestly guys, this think makes me think that you guys have to clear your bios 10 times a day , 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?

sneekypeet · Oct 16, 2008

panchoman said:
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.

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:

panchoman · Oct 16, 2008

sneekypeet said:
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

lol, i'll gladly oc on a dfi with my x2 if you wanna send me up

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.

CrAsHnBuRnXp · Oct 16, 2008

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.

panchoman · Oct 16, 2008

CrAsHnBuRnXp said:
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.

Scrizz · Oct 16, 2008

this is sweet

Scrizz · Oct 16, 2008

panchoman said:
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.

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

panchoman · Oct 16, 2008

Scrizz said:
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

to reach a jumper?

sneekypeet · Oct 16, 2008

panchoman said:
to reach a jumper?

yup same on the DFI's I think thats why they put em in the I/O in the first place!

panchoman · Oct 16, 2008

sneekypeet said:
yup same on the DFI's I think thats why they put em in the I/O in the first place!

got pics?

sneekypeet · Oct 16, 2008

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?

panchoman · Oct 16, 2008

the only problem i would see would be if you have 2 long as pci xpress cards or an unfolded hr-03...

sneekypeet · Oct 16, 2008

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

panchoman · Oct 16, 2008

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?

sneekypeet · Oct 16, 2008

panchoman said:
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?

Edited with image!^^

Wile E · Oct 16, 2008

alexp999 said:
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.

Weer said:
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.

You do not have to have more exhaust power than intake power. Both methods have their pros and cons.

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