ANSWER: A desktop computer’s CMOS battery – or complementary metal-oxide semiconductor – is used to maintain the time and date. When you turn on the PC, it will think the date is Jan. 1 if the battery ...

CMOS stands for Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor and despite its size, it does much more than you think. Let’s clarify a few things first. A CMOS chip is vastly different than the CMOS battery ...

I've got a 7 year old Lenovo Thinkpad x230 and my gf has the same year Dell Inspiron. Thinking of replacing the CMOS batteries. They both work just fine after replacing spinning rust with SSDs. The ...

The complementary metal-oxide semiconductor, or CMOS, stores the system date and time as well as other settings on your Gateway laptop. The CMOS is powered by a small battery. If this battery runs low ...

My computer’s clock resets every time I turn it on. A: Your computer hasn't run out of time, but a small backup battery on its motherboard has run out of a charge. That battery — often called the ...

This week continues our look at common PC problems that might seem serious but, with a little patience and understanding, can be resolved by average users. Problem: My computer keeps losing its ...

There appears to be no single solution for ‘Alert, System battery voltage is low’ error message which you may see during boot. It flashes on your computer screen ...

How often should I change the battery? Ideally, this battery is due for a replacement once every five years and must be replaced with great care to avoid causing other problems in the PC. Saving BIOS ...