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 Windows laptop shuts down at 50 or 60 percent battery, this article will help you know the possible causes and fixes ...

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 ...

The motherboard of PCs and laptops contains a battery that runs the CMOS (complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor) and keeps the computer's clock accurate. Although it may not seem vital to the ...

I need a new CMOS battery for my wife's Thinkpad 600. I tried a search on google, and came up with a few sites I've never heard of. Anyone know anything about www.mdsbattery.com? Where else can I find ...

If you've locked yourself out of your Compaq Presario by an unknown CMOS password, you can reset the password -- along with all other CMOS settings -- by removing the computer's backup battery for ...

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 ...

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 ...

Longer battery life: Every laptop user wants it, but few know how to get it without buying a new machine. Though laptop manufacturers have made great strides over the past few years in increasing the ...

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 ...