If your computer refuses to boot and displays a CMOS Checksum Error, chances are high that the issue is linked to the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System). Along with this message, you are offered various ...

PC owners aren't strangers to the usual hardware debacle. If you’ve been using a PC for more than a year, chances are you have probably encountered some common hardware hiccups. Whether it’s an ...

Not all computer troubleshooting can be handled within your operating system or by troubleshooting specific components. Some key computer functions are governed by the CMOS (Complementary ...

If your business or home computer refuses to start up, especially after changing any of the basic boot settings or updating firmware, you may need to reset settings in the basic input-output system or ...

If when you power-on or boot your Windows computer and you encounter the black screen with the error message Invalid Configuration Information, then this post is ...

Ever played around in the BIOS on your computer and messed up the settings? Sometimes even the most novice user to the most hardcore overclocker will at some point need to reset CMOS. The most common ...

well i took out the battery because it seems like the easiest thing to do. im a graphic designer and a big moron when it comes to hardware and im not familiar with this computer. so im not even sure ...

When a computer powers on, it configures its hardware components prior to loading the operating system. The settings it needs to configure the hardware make up the computer's Basic Input Output System ...

You can reset your BIOS in a few different ways, but they all have the same effect: They set all the BIOS settings back to their factory defaults. That means it ...

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 ...