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The BIOS settings for your PC are not stored in the system memory or hard disk. Instead, they are stored in a special reserved memory area that is commonly called the "CMOS Memory". A battery provides backup so that the settings are not lost when the PC is turned off or unplugged.
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Nonvolatile BIOS memory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nonvolatile BIOS memory refers to a small memory on PC motherboards that is used to store BIOS settings. It was traditionally called CMOS RAM because it used a low-power CMOS SRAM (such as the Moto...
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CMOS memory Definition from PC Magazine Encyclopedia.
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What is the CMOS memory? ... The CMOS memory is used to store system configuration information, such as disk drive parameters, memory configuration, and the date-time, some of which you enter in the CMOS Setup program, . It is used by the Basic Input Output System (BIOS), a program permanently stored in the flash memory...
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www.duxcw.com/faq/cmos/cmos.htm
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Below is a typical CMOS RAM memory map for an AT PC. Under a 128byte ISA compatible CMOS, 16 bytes (00h-0fh) is the real time clock, 32 bytes (10h-2Fh) is the ISA configuration data, 16 bytes (30h-3Fh) is the BIOS specific configuration data and 64 bytes (40h-7Fh) is the ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data).
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www.bioscentral.com/misc/cmosmap.htm
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Later, as CMOS memory requirements grew, newer clock chips with 128 bytes of RAM came into use. However the fact remains that once the AT standard was established, only IBM has tried to change the definitions of that first description.
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ivs.cs.uni-magdeburg.de/~zbrog/asm/cmos.html
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Encyclopedia article about CMOS memory. Information about CMOS memory in the Columbia Encyclopedia, Computer Desktop Encyclopedia, computing dictionary. ... Because the computer's CMOS memory also needs battery power, it is usually contained on the same chip as the RTC.
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encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/CMOS+memory
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Personal computers also contain a small amount of battery-powered CMOS memory to hold the date, time, and system setup parameters. ... Focuses on problems related to the motherboard and system devices, including the components of the motherboard, along with system devices such as the cache and I/O buses, the BIOS and CMOS memory,
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www.webopedia.com/TERM/c/cmos.html
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Top questions and answers about CMOS-Memory. Find 15 questions and answers about CMOS-Memory at Ask.com Read more. ... Not finding your answer? Try searching the web for CMOS Memory...
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