The complementary metal-oxide semiconductor, or CMOS, stores the system date and time as well as other settings on your Gateway laptop. The CMOS is powered by a small battery. If this battery runs low ...

Does anyone have experience with finding/replacing a CMOS battery in an older Dell laptop. I have almost completely gutted the thing but am having troubles locating this battery. Is there something I ...

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 ...