CMOS or Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor is a small amount of memory in the motherboard of your computer and is used to store BIOS settings. They are very important for your computer as they ...

The CMOS chip stores critical system information such as the date, time, and hardware configuration. It is essential for maintaining the BIOS settings that control how your computer interacts with its ...

The silent killers!

A neighbor asked me to wipe their PC hard drive so they could give the PC to a friend.<BR><BR>I took my XP disc over, since they didn't have one, and tried to boot from the CDROM. Wouldn't do it. So I ...

If after changing the CMOS battery your computer won’t boot, this article will help you fix the problem. CMOS battery provides continuous power to the BIOS chip. BIOS chip stores all the BIOS settings ...

When you disconnect your computer’s power supply from the wall, it jumps in to save your BIOS or UEFI settings in your motherboard’s CMOS-RAM (Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor). But even the ...

I've finished my build, but when I boot it up, it first says, "Detect drives done, no any drive found".<BR><BR>Why? I have the hard disk connected by SATA connector and the CD/DVD drive connected by ...

This week, I will discuss advanced features of the BIOS. These include proper configuration of built-in peripherals, as well as power-management issues to consider. Let's dig in. This section of the ...

Entering the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) settings on your Windows computer is essential for managing hardware configurations, setting boot sequences, and troubleshooting issues. Here are seven ...