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|style="text-align:left" width="80%"|CMOS is short for Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor. CMOS is an on-board chip powered by a CMOS battery. The CMOS stores information such as the system time and system settings for your computer. | |style="text-align:left" width="80%"|CMOS is short for Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor. CMOS is an on-board chip powered by a CMOS battery. The CMOS stores information such as the system time and system settings for your computer. | ||
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| − | |style="text-align:left"|[http://www.laptopparts101.com/cmos-rtc-battery | + | |style="text-align:left"|[http://www.laptopparts101.com/cmos-rtc-battery '''CMOS Battery Types'''] |
|style="text-align:left"|In Laptops, CMOS batteries are either button type mounted on the motherboard or plug wired. | |style="text-align:left"|In Laptops, CMOS batteries are either button type mounted on the motherboard or plug wired. | ||
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| − | |style="text-align:left"|[http://www.laptop-battery.org/batterytips.html | + | |style="text-align:left"|[http://www.laptop-battery.org/batterytips.html '''Laptop Battery Tips'''] |
|style="text-align:left"|The identified link provides methods to care for and prolong the life of your battery. Power management is also addressed since it affects the performance of a battery. | |style="text-align:left"|The identified link provides methods to care for and prolong the life of your battery. Power management is also addressed since it affects the performance of a battery. | ||
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|style="text-align:left"|'''Laptop Main Battery''' | |style="text-align:left"|'''Laptop Main Battery''' | ||
| − | |style="text-align:left"|The best way to protect your battery investment is to remove your battery and use external power whenever it is available. [http://mobileoffice.about.com/od/usingyourlaptop/f/laptopbattery.htm | + | |style="text-align:left"|The best way to protect your battery investment is to remove your battery and use external power whenever it is available. [http://mobileoffice.about.com/od/usingyourlaptop/f/laptopbattery.htm Constant charging] will ruin a battery over time. |
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Revision as of 13:46, 25 February 2010
Batteries are an expensive component of any portable device, even more so when they go bad. Some information on their care, handling, and replacement is important. Lets explore.
| CMOS Battery | CMOS is short for Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor. CMOS is an on-board chip powered by a CMOS battery. The CMOS stores information such as the system time and system settings for your computer. |
| CMOS Battery Types | In Laptops, CMOS batteries are either button type mounted on the motherboard or plug wired. |
| Laptop CMOS Troubleshooting | A CMOS battery can be bad, but can be masked by a charged laptop battery. Disconnecting the laptop battery and allowing the system to sit un-powered for a short period of time after the system time / date has been set or verified is the key. Reconnect the battery, plug in system power, and if the system time is incorrect, the CMOS battery is bad. |
| Laptop Battery Tips | The identified link provides methods to care for and prolong the life of your battery. Power management is also addressed since it affects the performance of a battery. |
| Laptop Main Battery | The best way to protect your battery investment is to remove your battery and use external power whenever it is available. Constant charging will ruin a battery over time. |
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