How To Clear Your Computer's CMOS

Not all computer troubleshooting can be handled within your operating system or by troubleshooting specific components. Some ...
Houston Chronicle

How to Clear a Compaq Presario CMOS Password

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 ...
CCM

How to fix CMOS checksum error: Windows, battery, solutions

Another is by reinitializing the BIOS. Certain motherboards allow you to reset the BIOS settings directly with a switch. If not, simply removing the battery will cause a power loss to the motherboard, ...
Ars Technica

CMOS battery dead?

IIRC there was a problem with some revisions/cases of ECS K7S5As quickly eating up batteries. Or perhaps the quality of batteries (I don't remember ATM, do a google for "ECS K7S5A BIOS ...
Ars Technica

CMOS settings wrong. Can't clear CMOS or reset to default.

A neighbor asked me to wipe their PC hard drive so they could give the PC to a friend.<BR><BR>I took my XP disc over, since they didn't have one, and tried to boot from the CDROM. Wouldn't do it. So I ...
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How to Clear BIOS Data on Computers

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 ...