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    what will happen if i remove cmos

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by kevinscotland, Jul 4, 2008.

  1. kevinscotland

    kevinscotland Notebook Consultant

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    sometimes if i leave my laptop off for days and the time resets to 2002 and i need to reconfigure everything from the bios.

    willl removing the cmos fix this.


    also what r the general effects of its removal, does it get by bios passwords too?
     
    kevinscotland, Jul 4, 2008
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Any thread asking about BIOS passwords gets closed, sorry.

    Anyway, the time thing is caused by the battery not having enough juice. I won't reset CMOS passwords and stuff, but it does wipe most other things...including the internal clock.

    You can easily get a replacement battery.
     
    Greg, Jul 4, 2008
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