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CMOS (complementary metal oxide
semiconductor)
It’s a type of Memory
Backed up with a Battery
◦ Lost battery results in lost configuration

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Stores the BIOS and configuration Details
Time/Date
128 bytes of content
Integrated NOT Different
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Start the system
By pressing <Del> immediately after
switching the system on, or
By pressing the <Del> key or by
simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>,and
<Esc> keys when the following message
appears briefly at the bottom of the screen
during POST.
main setup menu
When you enter the Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, a Main Menu, similar
to the one shown below, appears on the screen.
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Standard CMOS setup - Options in the original PC ATcompatible.
Bios features -setup Award enhanced BIOS options.
Chipset Features Setup - Options specific to your system
chipset.
Power Management Setup - Advanced Power Management (APM)
options.
PnP/PCI Configuration -plug and Play standard and PCI Local
Bus configuration options.
Integrated peripherals- I/O subsystems that depend on the
integrated peripherals controller in your
system.Supervisor/User Password -Change, set, or disable a
password. Only the supervisor password permits access to
Setup. The user password generally allows only power-on
access.
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IDE HDD Auto Detection - Automatically detect and configure
IDE hard disk parameters.
Pc health ststus- displays the current cpu temperature, fan
speed and voltages etc.
Load BIOS defaults – BIOS defaults are factory settings for the
most stable, minimal-performance system operations.
Load setup defaults- Setup defaults are factory settings for
optimal-performance system operations.
Save& exit setup - Save settings in nonvolatile CMOS RAM and
exit Setup.
Exit without save -Abandon all changes and exit Setup.
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In the Standard CMOS menu you can set the system clock and
calendar,record disk drive parameters and the video subsystem
type, and select the type of errors that stop the BIOS POST.
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Date - set the system date.
Time- set the system time .
Sata 1-configures the connected devices to the
primary sata channel.
Sata2- configures the connected devices to the 2nd
sata channel.
E-sata-1 information- configures the connected
devices to the external primary sata channel.
System information – provide all the information
about the hardware. It also displays the total
memory in the system.
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Some time we set the password for the bios and
forget the password in that case we can clear the
cmos using two ways
Using cmos jumper
Removing and reinserting the cmos battery
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The easiest way to clear the CMOS is to short the "CLEAR
CMOS" jumper on your motherboard, assuming you have
one (most motherboards do).
Open your computer and look around your motherboard for
a jumper labeled like this. These jumpers are usually
located near the BIOS chip itself or near the CMOS battery.
Another way to clear the CMOS
 Remove the cmos battery from the system
 Switch on the system. In some cases you can access the BIOS
without the password as it has cleared the setting set the
default setting & save restart the machine.
 Replace the battery & switch on the system again. Able to
access the BIOS the password.
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Cmos

  • 2.    CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) It’s a type of Memory Backed up with a Battery ◦ Lost battery results in lost configuration     Stores the BIOS and configuration Details Time/Date 128 bytes of content Integrated NOT Different
  • 3.    Start the system By pressing <Del> immediately after switching the system on, or By pressing the <Del> key or by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>,and <Esc> keys when the following message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during POST.
  • 4. main setup menu When you enter the Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, a Main Menu, similar to the one shown below, appears on the screen.
  • 5.        Standard CMOS setup - Options in the original PC ATcompatible. Bios features -setup Award enhanced BIOS options. Chipset Features Setup - Options specific to your system chipset. Power Management Setup - Advanced Power Management (APM) options. PnP/PCI Configuration -plug and Play standard and PCI Local Bus configuration options. Integrated peripherals- I/O subsystems that depend on the integrated peripherals controller in your system.Supervisor/User Password -Change, set, or disable a password. Only the supervisor password permits access to Setup. The user password generally allows only power-on access.
  • 6.       IDE HDD Auto Detection - Automatically detect and configure IDE hard disk parameters. Pc health ststus- displays the current cpu temperature, fan speed and voltages etc. Load BIOS defaults – BIOS defaults are factory settings for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations. Load setup defaults- Setup defaults are factory settings for optimal-performance system operations. Save& exit setup - Save settings in nonvolatile CMOS RAM and exit Setup. Exit without save -Abandon all changes and exit Setup.
  • 7.  In the Standard CMOS menu you can set the system clock and calendar,record disk drive parameters and the video subsystem type, and select the type of errors that stop the BIOS POST.
  • 8.       Date - set the system date. Time- set the system time . Sata 1-configures the connected devices to the primary sata channel. Sata2- configures the connected devices to the 2nd sata channel. E-sata-1 information- configures the connected devices to the external primary sata channel. System information – provide all the information about the hardware. It also displays the total memory in the system.
  • 9.    Some time we set the password for the bios and forget the password in that case we can clear the cmos using two ways Using cmos jumper Removing and reinserting the cmos battery
  • 10.   The easiest way to clear the CMOS is to short the "CLEAR CMOS" jumper on your motherboard, assuming you have one (most motherboards do). Open your computer and look around your motherboard for a jumper labeled like this. These jumpers are usually located near the BIOS chip itself or near the CMOS battery.
  • 11. Another way to clear the CMOS  Remove the cmos battery from the system  Switch on the system. In some cases you can access the BIOS without the password as it has cleared the setting set the default setting & save restart the machine.  Replace the battery & switch on the system again. Able to access the BIOS the password.
  • 13. For any Questions or getting the Slides…. Mohan mohan.prince91@live.com