All Entries Tagged With: "cmos"
The 60-minute or the 90-minute?
You need to modify a configuration option in the BIOS of your computer. Which of these would be the best way to start this process?
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What feature does the CMOS battery provide?
Down the stretch they come
You’ve installed a memory upgrade into a PC, and the instructions tell you to check the POST to confirm the memory installation. What is the POST?
CompTIA A+ 220-701: 1.2 – BIOS and CMOS
We rely on the BIOS to test our computer and start our operating systems, but what is really happening under the surface? In this module, you’ll learn about the BIOS works and we’ll demonstrate the basics of starting and configuring BIOS settings.
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What does the C in CMOS represent?
CompTIA A+ 220-701: 1.0 – Introduction to Personal Computers
A personal computer’s combination of chips, circuits, and other components can be an intimidating device. In this module, we’ll deconstruct every piece of the computer and you’ll learn about interfaces, processors, hard drives, and the BIOS.
CompTIA A+ 220-701: 1.2 – Motherboard Form Factors
A personal computer’s combination of chips, circuits, and other components can be an intimidating device. In this module, we’ll deconstruct every piece of the computer and you’ll learn about interfaces, processors, hard drives, and the BIOS.
How does your computer maintain its configuration?
The BIOS configurations of our computers are always maintained, even when our systems are powered down and unplugged from a power source. How do our computers maintain their configurations, even when unplugged?
Professor Messer’s Free CompTIA A+ Certification Training Course – BIOS and CMOS
What really happens when you start your computer? In this chapter, we’ll show you how the BIOS handles the most basic operations of your personal computer and how the CMOS stores all of your important configuration information. We’ll also show you how to use VMware Player or Microsoft Virtual PC to create a test lab on your computer where you can test your BIOS changes without modifying your PC settings.
Troubleshooting and Upgrading the BIOS
A CompTIA A+ certified professional needs to recognize when a BIOS upgrade may be needed, the precautions to take when upgrading a BIOS, and what to expect when the upgrade is underway. In this video, we’ll take you through each upgrade step and show you how some simple planning can make your BIOS upgrades run smoothly from start to finish.
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