Onboard Buttons; Clear Cmos Button; Reset And Power Button - EVGA Z690 CLASSIFIED User Manual

EVGA Z690 CLASSIFIED (121-AL-E698)

Onboard Buttons

These onboard buttons include RESET, POWER and Clear CMOS. These
functions allow you to easily turn on/off the system, reset the system or clear
the CMOS.

Clear CMOS Button

The motherboard uses CMOS
RAM to store set parameters.
Clear the CMOS by pressing
the button shown on the right. This button has two main uses:
The first is to clear BIOS and power on before updating the BIOS, and the
second is to troubleshoot instances when the motherboard fails to POST (e.g.
after upgrading RAM or CPU, installing new hardware, a failed overclock, etc.)
This button provides a much faster means of resetting CMOS than removing
the battery and discharging power to the board.

RESET and POWER Button

These onboard buttons allow you to easily turn on/off the system. These
buttons allow for easy debugging and testing of the system during
troubleshooting situations.
The POWER button has an integrated LED, indicating the system's status.
When the system is powered on, the LED
remains a solid red.
The RESET button has an integrated LED,
indicating the activity status of the hard disk
drives and will flicker accordingly.
External Clear CMOS Button
Reset
Power
Button
Button
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