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What is a CMOS Battery? How It Works & How to Replace One
Most importantly, a CMOS battery is crucial to maintain the RTC (Real Time Clock) on your computer. This allows proper tracking of time even when your PC is powered off. While most PCs nowadays ...
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How To Clear Your Computer's CMOS
Some key computer functions are governed by the CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor), a chip on your motherboard powered by a small battery. The CMOS governs things like the system time ...
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CMOS battery
A battery that maintains the time, date, hard disk and other configuration settings in the CMOS memory. CMOS batteries are small and are attached directly to the motherboard. See BIOS setup and ...