Re: CMOS Password?? Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by vinuu cmos battery is used for storing passwords of bios just remove cmos battery permanently reboot the system and install xp os if any doubts you can put private message to me thanks vinuu Cmos Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by Martian Hey guys. I wanted to know how I could enter the CMOS Setup in my computer. It seems very similar to the BIOS. And also, this might sound silly, how do I determine my computer's IP address. I am running Windows 2000 Professional Edition. Gracias.:cheesy: Re: Cmos Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by Catweazle You're referring to the BIOS Setup. Your CMOS is the actual memory area itself which stores the system … CMOS Defaults causing idle? Hardware and Software Hardware by kimaya …on as well. It was idle. I reset my cmos, and restarted, monitor powered on, and CD now…not on. It seems whenever it saves to cmos it seems to cause the monitor to go …idle until I reset the CMOS again with the jumper. [/B] [B] I…it will go further in the process without resetting the cmos. [/B] Here are some things I have tried:… Re: CMOS Defaults causing idle? Hardware and Software Hardware by Chaky … corrupted, like it seems. If the CMOS errors appears again, it is likely that the CMOS battery is to blame. Replacing it… CMOS Battery replacement Hardware and Software Hardware by Dougie … should I do this without erasing everything in my CMOS? Do I jump another battery across the terminals while I … and put a new one in? Does the CMOS battery only retain the CMOS memory when the computer is powered down ie… CMOS Error and Boot Sequence Mystery Hardware and Software by petzoldt01 …plug it all back up. Finally get a BIOS warning, CMOS memory was corrupt; assumes default settings. MYSTERY: Master boot …like a charm. How does default CMOS = defunct grub? My best guess is that CMOS stores an exact memory location on…the disk, and that location was lost. I always thought CMOS pointed to &x00000000 on disk(0). Perhaps not.… Re: CMOS Defaults causing idle? Hardware and Software Hardware by kimaya Ok, its official, everytime I try to change a setting or save something in the BIOS the system freezes and wont reboot without clearing the cmos. Re: CMOS Defaults causing idle? Hardware and Software Hardware by kimaya … to replace the battery first? I mean, clearing the battery/cmos jumper does allow me to restart the computer so it… CMOS checksum bad error;CMOS time/date not set Hardware and Software Hardware by rasheed_90009 HI guys ...my pc spec is as follows AMD Athlon 64 processor 3000+ 1.81GHz ASUS A8NV My probelm started when i started the computer... it shows a warning CMOS checksum bad error;CMOS time/date not set i got information that its the problem of CMOS battery...i replaced the battery.. even then i got the error... please help me... Re: CMOS Battery replacement Hardware and Software Hardware by Dougie I'm not sure if thats true about overclocking having any drain on the CMOS battery. It's only purpose is to keep the CMOS memory from erasing when the computer is powered off, nothing else. My motherboard is an ASUS P2B...... I don't think that ASUS just put that battery in there for nothing at all. Dougie CMOS Checksum Bad? Hardware and Software Hardware by MJPZero … optical drives, then at the bottom it says, "CMOS Checksum Bad CMOS Date/Time Not Set Press F1 to Run Setup… the mobo manual, and it instructed us to clear the CMOS Jumper. We've done this several times, but no luck… cmos check sum error ;system time out of date Hardware and Software Hardware by hitman856 … the comp when it got stuck.... Since then i get cmos error ...i replaced the battery even then i get the… error ...i hve cleared the cmos by resetting bios jumper... upgraded the bios but with sme… did not get updated.. Even after all this i get cmos checksum error. system time is out of date...upon changing… cmos battery Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by lharley ever since my cmos battery died and I replaced it my pc will not … the BIOS not installed and also that the CMOS settings are wrong & the CMOS DAte/Time Not set. What do I… Re: CMOS Error and Boot Sequence Mystery Hardware and Software by petzoldt01 … 'Operating System not Found'. Just eternal darkness... So, recap... Corrupt CMOS = broken MBR. All fixed with a simple 'grub-install' from… the rescue. I just dont understand how a corrupt CMOS made changes to the MBR (all indications lead me to… CMOS Settings Wrong Hardware and Software Hardware by roymiranda hi, i have a problem about my PC bcoz everytime I open my PC it says CMOS Settings Wrong Cmos Date/Time Not Set Press F1 to Run SETUP and when I set the date and time in the cmos setup it runs ok and when i turn off my PC and it happen again the same situation the same message. Please help me with this. thanks Re: CMOS Battery replacement Hardware and Software Hardware by Dougie Thanks zelkeas; My daughter is using one of my older computers with Win98, it's almost 5 years old and the battery is the original one. According to what I read, the cmos batterys are good for 2 or 3 years. So I thought I would change it just in cae :) Dougie Re: CMOS Checksum Bad? Hardware and Software Hardware by MJPZero [quote=dcc;326810]It could be that you CMOS battery needs replacing. It would help a great deal if … how I would "flash the bios badly." The CMOS battery is part of the motherboard, right? ...since it's… Re: CMOS Battery replacement on Laptop Hardware and Software Hardware by cguan_77 hi, if you just want to reset the cmos even without removing the cmos batt, remove your memory stick, then power on your machin, then take out the batt or either the ac supply, then put back your memory stick when your power on your machine the cmos should be reset... Re: CMOS checksum bad error;CMOS time/date not set Hardware and Software Hardware by designbooks a couple of problems could be causing this, either a virus changing your cmos settings or you modified the settings. you should run a virus scan and if that doesent fix the problem note the current settings and reset values to default. CMOS Reset for HP Pavillion mother board Hardware and Software Hardware by Michaelross … all. Called HP for the reset sequence and location ofthe CMOS on the board but they were no help. They just… not divulge the location or the jumper settings for the CMOS. Can anyone help? Thanks Hi cmos resetting Hardware and Software Hardware by JANINE … your motherboard and chipset and what not. take out the CMOS battery and let it be for a short time before… reinserting it. this should clear the CMOS settings including your password. good luck CMOS battery troubles Hardware and Software Hardware by hinde … saying Boot Failure: System Halted. I immediately go for the CMOS battery and get a replacement. Teh next time I booted… took a look at the event log and it said CMOS Battery Failure when I had replaced the battery recently. Just… Re: CMOS Checksum Bad? Hardware and Software Hardware by dcc It could be that you CMOS battery needs replacing. It would help a great deal if you would include the make and model of your motherboard, CPU, and RAM. Are you sure that your RAM is compatible with your motherboard? CMOS Reset - Sony Vaio VGN-T1XP Hardware and Software Hardware by awittyusername Hi everyone, Does anybody know how to reset the CMOS chip on a Sony Vaio VGN-T1XP? I've tried … removing the battery. I don't even know where the CMOS battery is on this model though if it even has… CMOS Battery replacement on Laptop Hardware and Software Hardware by jamoosee Is the CMOS battery on a Toshiba Tecra S1 readily accessible from the … won't boot up and someone suggested to remove the CMOS battery and let it go back to factory default. (Machine… Re: CMOS Battery replacement on Laptop Hardware and Software Hardware by caperjack … - at will - w/ no warning. Don't know what/where CMOS is either. Can you help a sista???[/QUOTE]could be… . it should have nothing to do with ram or the cmos battery . cmos checksum error driving me mad Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by Selwyn … pc of for a while it always loads up with cmos checksum - defaults loaded. If i just restart the pc it… all loads up fine. I have replaced the motherboards cmos battery and it still does the same. Tryed numorous different… CMOS battery problem Hardware and Software Hardware by justpathan … my computer boot up so it gave me the option CMOS LOW BATTERY,i replace the cell twice but this problem… time my compter run but give me an error of CMOS low baterry when i set the date and time and… CMOS battery change - PC won't start Hardware and Software Hardware by Burim … I buyed a new PCI LAN card and a new cmos battery. And I have put in same time two components… all time make some trying to read. Today I change cmos jumper pin for about 1-2 hours and replace to…