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by Placebos, Aug 19, 2009.    1. raybay TechSpot Evangelist
Posts: 10,717   +6      You better know what you are doing, and
why, before you touch those pins with a screwdriver.     Who
told you to do that, and for what purpose?   2. red1776
Omnipotent Ruler of the Universe Posts: 5,834   +54      he
means that he originally thought the 6 pin PCIE connector was
for the Motherboard power supply (the four pin) and plugged it
in. then he turned it on. he heard a couple of beeps and some
hissing, and it hasn't worked since then. that was why he
originally posted.     the screwdriver thing is what i guess his
MB manual says to do to clear the CMOS. (its default is open-no
jumper) and you put a jumper on them to clear the bios. i guess
his manual says to touch across the jumper pins with a
screwdriver for a few seconds.   3. Placebos Newcomer, in
training Posts: 42       Took the comp is back and the problem
is fixed. The problem in actually really emba