A CMOS checksum error happens when your computer can't read important startup data. Restarting your computer or updating your BIOS often fixes CMOS checksum errors. A ...

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 ...

For the last year and a half, I have been running my Slot-A system without a problem. The specs:<BR><BR>Asus K7M mobo @ 105 FSB<BR>Athlon 750@945 TBird w/ Northwind GFD Rev 3.0<BR> (GlobalWin VOS32 ...

It won't hurt to leave the battery out for a longer period. As for flashing the BIOS, you'll need to hunt around the HP site for your specific computer. While you're at it keep an eye out for ...

QUESTION: When I start my computer it stays black on the monitor, but the PC just beeps, getting higher in pitch. Then it stops beeping and it does nothing - it is on but it just sits there until I ...

A computer's Basic Input Output System and Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor together handle a rudimentary and essential process: they set up the computer and boot the operating system. The BIOS ...

Since I last ran a reader Q&A a few weeks ago, I’ve received another compelling question. Reader Robert has an older Emachines desktop that recently developed a problem: “I installed a driver updater ...

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 ...