PC owners aren't strangers to the usual hardware debacle. If you’ve been using a PC for more than a year, chances are you have probably encountered some common hardware hiccups. Whether it’s an ...

You can reset your BIOS in a few different ways, but they all have the same effect: They set all the BIOS settings back to their factory defaults. That means it ...

Clearing the CMOS memory on your motherboard is often the quickest way to access a desktop when you don't know the BIOS password. The password, along with your other BIOS settings, goes back to the ...

When a computer powers on, it configures its hardware components prior to loading the operating system. The settings it needs to configure the hardware make up the computer's Basic Input Output System ...

A neighbor asked me to wipe their PC hard drive so they could give the PC to a friend. I took my XP disc over, since they didn't have one, and tried to boot from the CDROM. Wouldn't do it. So I went ...

The CMOS battery is an often overlooked but crucial element. Hidden on the motherboard of your computer, it acts like an emergency power supply for the BIOS. When you disconnect your computer’s power ...

A BIOS password is authentication information that's sometimes required to log into a computer's basic input/output system (BIOS) settings before the computer boots ...