Power down. I can not boot nor reset BIOS in my NUC anymore . 3. Step 3: Replace BIOS jumper. 2. We must of forgot to password protect the BIOS on this one, So therefore one of the students has got into the BIOS and put a password on the Hard Drive so that you cannot boot windows unless the password is typed in. Wait for a few minutes for OS install prompt to appear. The system tells you what key to press during the restart, so pay attention to your screen and be quick at pressing the right key. Power off the NUC. See Technical Product Specifications for Intel® NUC Products for details about the location of the jumper. Sometimes, curiosity and experimentation in BIOS leads to undesirable results. How to Reset an Intel BIOS. Turn on the Intel NUC. The Power Button Menu Update allows you to update the Intel Compute Card's BIOS during the start process and before the operating system loads. Download and save the Recovery BIOS (.cap) file to a USB device. This demo shows how to update the BIOS on an Intel NUC using the Express BIOS Update method. Step 2. Did nothing bad - after getting feedback about other problem, (with the fan, here ) that running with "cool" profile setting for some time can fix the fan I switch to "cool" profile and run AIDA stress testing for 5 min. While the Intel NUC is powered off, plug the USB flash drive into a USB port. Power down. Open the chassis and remove the BIOS security jumper. Next thing I know my screen is blank and I have no boot screen on boot. Nothing visible at all. Plug in OS installation device. Use F9 (followed by Y) to reset the BIOS configuration to defaults. Make desired changes to BIOS. Before that. When bios recovery is completed, switch the power OFF, remove the power adapter and replace the Security Jumper (pins 1-2) . Turn off the Intel NUC and unplug the AC power adapter. Intel support confirmed that there was no user accessible way to recover this NUC. Power up. Example: Plug the USB device into a USB port of the Intel NUC when it is turned off (not in Hibernate or Sleep mode. When POST displays splash screen, use F2 to enter BIOS Setup. Step 1. Reinstall OS. Reboot with BIOS jumper On. We have some Intel NUC's that the students use in lessons. Power up. Step 2 Once you've entered the BIOS settings, use the arrow keys to select Advanced BIOS Features. This includes the download necessary for the BIOS Security Jumper, which should only be attempted by trained personnel. Remove BIOS jumper. F2 into BIOS. Power your NUC ON. Reinstall the LED panel and the upper cover. I have checked online for a way to reset the BIOS but nothing has worked. 5. Use F10 (followed by Y) to save the configuration and exit BIOS Setup. The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) on your Intel motherboard grants access to many advanced features, including enabling/disabling hardware, overclocking the system or setting a boot password. Restore the BIOS Configuration Jumper to pins 1-2 of the header. It should not be possible to destroy the whole PC just by setting one user accessible option in the UEFI/BIOS. Step 1 Restart your computer and press F8 or Del key to enter the BIOS settings. Enter Bios (press F2 during boot process). Decided that a BIOS update was in order and grabbed RY0385.bio and loaded it onto a USB drive. I pulled the security jumper after the other BIOS … Power on the NUC. All the emergency recovery options did not work after that. Bought a NUC5i5RYK and booted it up for the first time. Sometimes, the reset can take a few minutes. Intel has released a concise set of BIOS recovery instructions to help walk you through the process on your NUC. 4. Bios reset with the jumper, and even removing the battery did not work.