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Quick question concerning CMOS


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Is CMOS a smaller part of the system BIOS? (The basic part of BIOS controlling hardware and then CMOS controlling the systems configuration of that hardware)?
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CMOS chips pass information to the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) when the computer is turned on (bootup). CMOS stores information such as boot order (the order the computer looks for information, such as A drive first, C drive second, and so on), real-time system clock, calendar settings, hardware passwords, hard drive configuration settings, and the installed memory (RAM). Essentially the CMOS chip stores data for the BIOS so that a computer can boot up properly.

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Thanks Rik. That cleared it all up quite a bit, I'm reading a service tech book and that was just something that it wasn't coming right out and saying but it kind of hinted at, so I was unsure if I was reading it wrong or not. Thanks again. :tazz:

Edited by boob, 03 June 2005 - 11:08 AM.

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