What Are Bios Defaults?
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Your BIOS also contains a Load Setup Defaults or Load Optimized Defaults option. This option resets your BIOS to its factory-default settings, loading default settings optimized for your hardware.

What happens if I reset BIOS to default?

Resetting the BIOS configuration to the default values may require the settings for any added hardware devices to be reconfigured but will not affect the data stored on the computer.

Is it safe to reset BIOS to default?

Resetting the bios shouldn’t have any effect or damage your computer in any way. All it does is reset everything to it’s default. As for your old CPU being frequency locked to what your old one was, it could be settings, or it could also be a CPU which is not (fully) supported by your current bios.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

Environmental Science & Climate Journalist

James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.

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