Ok my Boards cmos reset jumper is right under my video card and its very hard to reach with my big clumsy hands.(im 6"6).So i started thinking that maybe i could rig up a reset switch.Well anyway this what i came up with and it works great.

All i needed was a 3 way plunger type switch (pictured)
some wire and some Heat shrink tubing and a 3 pin connector. .Sorry about the horrible pic's .The one you can see the switch and the other you can almost see the wire running to the jumper.Now i have to figure out were i want to mount the switch.I dont really wanna cut a hole in my case so ill probably mod one of the 5.25 covers.

Mini SPDT 3-Amp Momentary Pushbutton Switch
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I'm guessing you might not have needed the "3-way" switch. It's possible the signal line has a pull-up resistor, and the "normal" position is just a "dummy" placeholder for the jumper...and therefore all you would need to do is ground the line that controls reset. However, they might not have implemented it that way.

If the switch doesn't have a built-in physical lock (sometimes provided by rotating the button) you might want to consider a protective cover to prevent accidental resets.

john albrich said:


Yeah your right i didnt think of that.I guess ill just mount it somewhere inside the case. to keep accidental resets to a minimum.Or get a military type switch with a cover built in.But as far as the dummy place holer.Im not sure about that .But i was advised by some with more experience than myself with this stuff to get this switch for this board

I've seen the dummy placeholder used before. When a jumper is provided, I guess it's easier for the user to understand to move the jumper to another set of pins rather than try to explain to them they need to just connect the jumper to one pin when it's not being used to reset the computer or BIOS or drive master/slave or clock or other techno-thingie.

btw-I am SHOCKED that "techno-thingie" isn't in wikipedia, but "widget" is. Even "doohickey" and "thingamabob" get a "placeholder" designation.

john albrich said:
My DFI 965-S has that type jumper.The jumper just sits on 1 pin t until you need to clear the cmos.LOL i should have just spent $30 and i wouldnt have had to worry about a reset switch.The IP35 Pro has a built in reset switch at the i/o shield

What no techno-thingy isnt in wikipedia thats crazy..lol whats the world coming too.

Man, all that trouble... all you need is a long needle nose plier for moving the jumper. But we are geeks, are we? Nice switch. You should get one of those "missle launch" switch, with a protective cover. http://preview.tinyurl.com/24u7dl

BTW, one of my mobo (MSI) has a jumperless setup for CMOS using a buildin switch right on the board.

well i guess you got small hands, even with a pair of pliers its hard to do especially when your tweaking your machine

Shadow_Ops_Airman1 said:
Yeah plus the fact that you might touch something and short out your system,