Not all computer troubleshooting can be handled within your operating system or by troubleshooting specific components. Some ...

PCs have a battery on the motherboard that provides the Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor with a minimal amount of power, even when unplugged. This CMOS battery lets the system clock keep ...

If you have owned your computer for a few years, you may notice certain problems, such as it may no longer remember the current time and date, certain peripherals may ...

CMOS stands for Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor. Even though it’s a small chip on your motherboard, it does a lot ...

I'm working on an old Dell CPx J PIII for a friends kid's and need to replace the CMOS battery. Any ideas on how and where it needs to be replaced? Thanks.

If your Windows laptop doesn’t start when using the battery but starts when plugged in, read this post to learn how to fix the issue. A few Windows users have reported that their laptop doesn’t boot ...

When you start your system, first, it performs the checksum test of the BIOS. If the checksum test is incorrect, it is assumed that the BIOS is corrupt and the hidden ...

Reader Robert has an older Emachines desktop that recently developed a problem: “I installed a driver updater tool, and when I deleted it, it did something that changed my BIOS. The black screen ...

Microsoft has released a new Windows 10 update that forcibly enables the Battery Health Manager UEFI option in HP business laptops to prevent battery swelling. HP Battery Health Manager is a BIOS ...

I feel stupid asking this question, but I honestly don't know. I have a friend who has an old Micron GoBook 2. It is exibiting signs, that in a desktop would indicate a dead battery. Does this old ...