The CMOS and BIOS setups are both specified in the system BIOS. Some computer manufacturers refer to this setup menu as the BIOS setup, while others refer to it as the CMOS setup. The difference ...

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 ...

A program used to edit hardware settings in the BIOS of a PC. On earlier PCs, users had to change a setting when a new drive was added, but auto-detect features were later added. Although some ...

Reader Robert has an older Emachines desktop that recently developed a problem: “I installed a driver updater tool, and when I deleted it, it did something that changed my BIOS. The black screen ...

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.

Use the following fixes for the Please enter setup to recover BIOS setting error on a Windows computer. According to the error message, press the F1 key to enter your ...

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 ...