Eco_sw1: eco button, Jbat1: clear cmos jumper, Jumper & button -26 – MSI B85M ECO Manual User Manual

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Chapter 1

1-26

Getting Started

Jumper & Button

JBAT1: Clear CMOS Jumper

There is CMOS RAM onboard that is external powered from a battery located on the

motherboard to save system configuration data. With the CMOS RAM, the system can

automatically boot into the operating system (OS) every time it is turned on. If you

want to clear the system configuration, set the jumpers to clear the CMOS RAM.

Keep Data

Clear Data

1

1

Important

You can clear the CMOS RAM by shorting this jumper while the system is off.

Afterwards, open the jumper . Do not clear the CMOS RAM while the system is on

because it will damage the motherboard.

ECO_SW1: ECO Button

This button is used to automatically reduce power consumption without sacrificing

performance. To enable ECO mode, set this button to ON while the system is in power

off mode. On the next boot, the system power consumption in idle mode will be less

than usual. In addition, the PCI slot will be unavailable. To disable ECO mode, set this

button to OFF while the system is in power off mode.

ON

OFF

Important

If you are using PCI expansion cards, do not enable ECO mode.

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