You can reset your PC's BIOS settings to their factory defaults by selecting the Restore Defaults option within BIOS or by removing the CMOS battery from an unplugged computer for about five minutes.

The CMOS settings, which you can reach by pressing a specified button while your computer boots, affect how computer hardware operates at the most basic level. Most types of Windows-based and ...

If your motherboard is being conservative with its default settings, your CPU might operate well below its true potential.

If after changing the CMOS battery your computer won’t boot, this article will help you fix the problem. CMOS battery provides continuous power to the BIOS chip. BIOS chip stores all the BIOS settings ...

When you disconnect your computer’s power supply from the wall, it jumps in to save your BIOS or UEFI settings in your motherboard’s CMOS-RAM (Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor). But even the ...

Your motherboard's BIOS may look intimidating, but it holds the keys to unlocking extra performance and features for your PC. Entering your BIOS and tweaking a few settings can do quite a bit for the ...

Configuring the BIOS is going to be one of the final steps to setting up a new PC. The BIOS is software built on to the motherboard that manages the installed ...

One of the main culprits behind BIOS issues is the CMOS battery. The battery powers the CMOS memory, which stores BIOS settings. If the battery is drained, the CMOS will not remember the settings, and ...

Updating or flashing the BIOS carries a certain amount of risk, but the potential rewards make it worth the effort. Motherboard makers are contstantly enhanching the BIOS firmware and the end result ...

I've finished my build, but when I boot it up, it first says, "Detect drives done, no any drive found".<BR><BR>Why? I have the hard disk connected by SATA connector and the CD/DVD drive connected by ...