SOLVED: How To Reset BIOS Without Display

PC users often encounter BIOS-related issues that cause their PC not to pass the booting process smoothly. Most of these issues call for a BIOS reset. However, for that to happen, the users must learn how to reset their PC BIOS without display. 

Key Takeaways

• The BIOS reset may be needed without display due to hardware issues, security lock-out issues, overclocking issues, and corrupted BIOS settings.
• The BIOS can be reset without display using the CMOS battery removal method and CMOS jumper pin removal method.
• The BIOS key combination method ultimately requires a display but fixes the problem.

What Situations May Call For A BIOS Reset Without Display

Having to reset your BIOS without a display might be confusing to many. However, there are still many situations that you may come across which may require you to perform a BIOS reset without display. Given below are some situations that may require you to take this action.

• There may be a corrupted BIOS setting that may be preventing you from accessing it.
• There may be newly installed hardware that may be incompatible with the current setting of your BIOS. This may prevent the display on the monitor. 
• A security setting may cause the user from getting locked out. This may require a BIOS reset without display.
• Incorrect overclocking may cause booting issues, requiring the BIOS to be reset without display.

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How To Reset BIOS Without Display?

As mentioned above, certain situations may call for a BIOS reset even when you cannot use the display. Therefore, I have collected some effective methods that may aid you when trying to perform the BIOS reset.

The CMOS Battery Removal Method

To reset the BIOS without display, you may have to do a little work which will require you to remove the CMOS battery attached to your motherboard for a while.

Here’s how to remove your CMOS battery to reset BIOS without display:

1. You must power your PC off and ensure its power cable is no longer in the power outlet. 
2. Ensure no current flows (You must wait a few minutes) before opening the PC case.
3. Look for the CMOS battery attached to the motherboard of your PC. You will likely find it near the PCI/PCIe slots on the motherboard. However, the CMOS battery’s location varies with the motherboard’s manufacturer.
4. Very carefully remove the CMOS battery from where it sits on the motherboard and wait for 5 minutes to pass. 
5. Push the power button on the PC tower to drain any remaining power inside (You’ll have to press the button for at least 10 seconds).
6. Reattach the CMOS battery with its smaller side facing towards the motherboard.
7. This process will result in the reset of your BIOS.

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The CMOS Jumper Removal Method

This method is quite similar to the CMOS battery removal method. It’ll require you to remove the CMOS jumper from its place to reset the BIOS.

Here’s how to remove your CMOS jumper to reset BIOS without display:

1. You must power your PC off and ensure its power cable is no longer in the power outlet. 
2. Ensure no current flows (You must wait a few minutes) before opening the PC case.
3. Look for the small jumper that is located near the CMOS battery on the motherboard. The jumper originally sat on 2 pins out of the 3 in total. 
4. Carefully pick the jumper out of pin 1 and pin 2 and proceed to make it sit on pin 2 and pin 3.
5. Push the power button on the PC tower to drain any remaining power inside (You’ll have to press the button for at least 10 seconds).
6. Proceed to make the jumper sit on the pins it initially sat on (Pin 1 and Pin 2).
7. This process will result in the reset of your BIOS.

The BIOS Key Combination Method

This is the last method that you can try to reset your BIOS. However, in this method, you still may end up using a little bit of display. 

Here’s how to reset BIOS using BIOS key combination method:

1. You must power your PC off and ensure its power cable is no longer in the power outlet.
2. Press the keys depending on the BIOS key combination provided by your motherboard’s manufacturer (you can find the key combination in the manual).
3. While pressing the keys, you’ll have to turn on your PC.
4. When the BIOS appears when the PC is booting, release those keys.
5. Reset the BIOS settings by ‘Loading Optimized Defaults‘ or just ‘Reset to Default.’
6. Confirm the BIOS reset in the confirmation window.