I had a co-worker tell me that he had an old computer that the "trickle charger" died on him, thus causing his CMOS to die and screw up his BIOS. I have never heard of anything like a "trickle charger ...

Not all computer troubleshooting can be handled within your operating system or by troubleshooting specific components. Some key computer functions are governed by the CMOS (Complementary ...

The residual charge in capacitors can cause boot issues with computers sometimes. You can drain this residual charge by performing the hard reset. The steps to do this are as follows: Turn off your ...

I was recently given an old (~3yr) Compaq desktop PC. Right away I noticed that it had alot of problems booting up and would hang before actually posting. Now the computer will startup MAYBE 1 / 20 ...