Tech newb here, searched and found your video upon learning that my PS3 might shut me out of my digital games upon death of his obscure battery... Thanks, very informative.
Yeah. I found this channel bev I've been working on my Alienware for two days. I recently reimaged it and it booted up with that fresh build. . Then, for no apparent reason, I got " no input" on very single monitor or even TV I connected to. The only thing that I could think of that it was really dusty inside so I opened it up and carefully, very very carefully cleaned the components with alcohol. And made sure I was static free with my static bracelet. I got everything back together-all connections as they were before and still no video. I have tried hdmi, DP, dvi, vga. And any combo using adaptors. Tonight. I have been going through hundreds of Google search pages for my Alienware r7 pc. I had learned about cmos on one of those really lengthy threads. So I drove to Walmart and got a couple of 2032 batteries. I even waited for 20 minutes after removing the battery to put the new one in. I booted it up. And it flsshed 5 times. For cmos failure. I tried to catch a glimpse of the bios screen but I don't think it came up. I am now getting ready to try another 2032,Although I do not believe that the battery I bought yesterday is dead. Any thoughts would be helpful. Looks like this RUclips video is a year old. I hope you're still creating content.
Hey, you didn’t notice any electrostatic discharge when you were cleaning or replacing the battery did you? It does sound like a CMOS problem, and CMOS memory is particularly vulnerable to that. I would also note that I have on numerous occasions bought ‘new’ 2032 batteries only to find they were dead straight from the package. Sorry it took a minute, life has gotten too busy. Still hoping to get back to making videos eventually.
Found out it was the cmos battery when my computer wouldn’t connect to the internet and said it didn’t know the time. I’m amazed how I didn’t even know they had a replaceable battery! Mind blown
Do you think my battery is my problem when I go to turn on my computer I press the button and it won’t do anything but my motherboard has backlit LEDs built in and those turn on but when I press the button nothing happens then I’ll come back into my room like an hour later and everything will be booted up fine
Question! I have a few external hard drives formatted to work on Mac. I no longer have a Mac. So I purchased something called MacDrive for the hard drives to work on my PC. They work for about 5 minutes but then the PC gets an error and says it has to restart. Then it doesn’t restart, it just freezes up. Any advice? 🤷🏽♂️ I’m so bad w computers ...
Seems to me like it would be better to backup your data from those drives and reformat them to NFTS or FAT32 and just skip the third party MacDrive software if you don’t have a MAC anymore. *shrugs* Did the drives work fine with your Mac when you had it?
@@LifeMeetLightning How would one ... backup one's data from those drives? Yes the drives worked fine with my Mac when I had it. Actually, it might only be the one specific drive that's giving me problems. I'm going to try the other two and get back to you. As if you are equally invested in this situation as I am :).
@@OddDrummerGaming I’m so invested! I’d make a video about it... but.. I don’t have a Mac. Lol Ideally, you could find someone who does have a Mac that could back up your data for you.. and move it to something formatted as exFAT if it’s video files or other larger files, or FAT32 if it’s average sized stuff. Those formats are cross compatible for the most part. It’s what most external drives and SD cards are formatted with.
My 12 years old computer, without CMOS battery..... I just tried to turn it on it actually turned on with showing the text low battery voltage I just ignored and pressed F1 and conituned to welcome window it was working fine ... later I upgraded it's RAM and ROM and still it turned on again saying the same text (low battery voltage) and again I ignored and proceed further it was running all good.. But later after an hour of complete shutdown it is not starting on, it just turns on the fan and stops again no display and nothing anything shows up... Is it due to absense of CMOS battery? Btw nice video..!
Best bet is to check what battery is installed already and get that. Technically you could use any 3 volt battery…. It’s just a question of whether it will fit in the holder.
I tried replacing my hdd and other stuff but when i opening my pc it always shows "reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key" can my cmoss battery be the problem?
Yeah, it could be the battery. I was going to ask if you replaced the drive with windows on it, but if you’re able to actually boot windows sometimes, then that’s not it. Since you just replaced some stuff, try resetting Bios by pulling the battery for ten minutes. Maybe measure the battery voltage while you’re at it just to check. (You’ll have to reassign stuff in Bios if you ever changed anything)
@@LifeMeetLightning yes I tried it with a hdd with windows, and I already tried removing the battery for a few minutes thing and it still didn't change nothing...
@@110treyhevabi Have you checked/replaced the battery? The keyboard/mouse thing along with not being able to boot is pretty suggestive of a weak battery. Unfortunately, motherboards can go bad too, though. My gf's computer had keyboard and mouse problems for awhile until it suddenly wouldn't boot at all anymore. It ended up being the motherboard. Is your computer passing the POST when it boots up (beeping), and is it always consistent?
Ayo sorry it might sound like I didn’t watch the video but Iam cryINGGGG MY PC WONT TURN ON I’m guessing it’s the cmos battery because it use to tell me ‘press f1 to run setup’ but now the pc won’t even turn on helppp pls
@@LifeMeetLightning well turns out the mother board and power supply burnt so hell no I ain’t spending money to repair or get a new pc, I’m getting a xbox series s :D (cmos battery was also dead)
Fans are spinning lights are on but screen is blank after few hours automatically windows is booting up and i can access the pc but within 10 minutes my pc is freezing(stuck) is there any problem with cmos battery ?
It could be the battery is getting low and is border line being too low to work properly. It would definitely be something to cross off the list. How old is the PC?
With it being a newer computer, I don’t think it would be your CMOS battery. Perhaps a loose connection. I’d start by making sure all connections are seated properly, including your graphics card (assuming it’s not built in) and your cpu.
I have about 9yo pc. But for a last few months it has done several weird things. At one moment display started to show small white squares all over my monitor and after few restarts gpu fans stopped all together. So i assumed my gtx 780 had died and i bought new rtx 3060ti. Now for a month all was good, only my mouse started to skip and release mouse button holds while draging, so i changed mouse to a spare one, but soon this started to act similarily. Today my pc crashed 3 times in a row while trying Photoshop Neural filters on old BW photos. After that pc didnt start anymore. Thanks to your video I think now this is probably CMOS. Oh, i just remember another weird thing, Windows 10 was always after startup showing wrong time until I manually synced it. In Linux clock was OK. Now i am thinking perhaps my gtx 780 is still OK. Tomorrow morning I am gona buy new battery and try if it helps. Fingers crossed.
Did swapping the CMOS battery fix your issues? I'm in a somewhat similar situation. Just bought a used motherboard. Popped it in with a new 650W PSU, used GTX 1080, and "new?" 2x8GB DDR3-1600. Ran fine for a few days, then shut down on it's own one night. Freezing and shutting down at login or even during scandisk operations or in USB boot environment. I did as much troubleshooting as I was able to before asking and receiving a refund on the mobo combo. Though the seller let me keep it, which is awesome. I've basically narrowed it down to either the motherboard, RAM, or the CMOS battery - which I just realized last night was very low after testing it w a multimeter. PSU is running my old board with no issues. If the GPU were an issue, it most likely wouldn't cause a forced shutdown with freezing beforehand. Though there is a chance the CPU is toast also. As it appears to have a small heat mark on the top portion of the lid, and one of the crystal resonators on the board might have gone bad (which apparently is tied to the CPU and some capacitors), as it has residue near it which could either be corrosion or glue. Haven't checked under the chipset heatsink either. Possible that someone could have put thermal paste under there, which is BAD! Thermal padding or adhesive only for those. Anyways... Life stories and such lol. Just wondering if the CMOS swap fixed it.
Everytime I save bios settings, They don't get saved... And I'm also unable to install an Operating system, coz everytime it reaches finishing setup it says 'an error occurred'... I checked my drives by plugging them into other system, they work flawlessly... You got any solution?
The majority of the time when you can’t save bios settings, it’s a battery issue. There are some other things that can have issues though. Motherboards do go bad, for instance, and you might need a new one. If you have a CMOS reset jumper on your motherboard, I’d make sure that it’s set properly. People that like to build their own computers sometimes over look that. You could also try to re-flash/update your BIOS, but that can be risky.
My Laptop is only Power on, but that's it, no booting, no loading screen, just power on, after all the power on went off, is that about my CMOS Battery?? i've check and test the old battery and it has 2.35V , should i buy the new battery?
There’s a lot of variables to answer that directly, but I’ll try to summarize. On newer computers, as I mentioned in the comment I pinned, a CMOS battery basically just power your RTC (clock). However, some computers still allow you to reset your BIOS settings (assuming you’ve changed anything, which you probably have if you set up a software RAID) by pulling the battery. Most, though, require something extra like changing a jumper setting on your motherboard. So, it is possible it won’t mess anything up if you pull it on a newer system, and if you have a hardware RAID set up with a dedicated controller, it should be fine. Older computers are a wild card, but you’ll likely still have to set some SATA settings at the very least. Some older computers stored RAID set up in non-volatile memory, such as on the drives themselves or on the motherboard (most newer do this also), but your motherboard will still need to know what is where if you’ve added stuff (SATA settings). I recommend a hardware RAID setup, there are a lot fewer headaches involved typically. Bottom line is, you’ll probably have to do some digging in your motherboard manual to get a straight answer.
can CMOS battery really be a problem for a pc not turning on? mine has been faulty, it turns on one time then it wont again after not being used for a day, I have replaced the CMOS battery and it turns on again, do you think it's just a band aid solution or did i really solved the problem??
If changing it resolved the issue, then that was likely the root problem. One of my very first computer troubleshooting experiences was that exact issue back in the 90’s.
After 2 years of my using my new gaming PC. Mother board Asus Darkhero VIII . I got error message when booting: Please enter setup to recover BIOS settings. Press F1 to run Setup. I have replaced the CMOS battery with new one still get this problem. If I leave my computer unplugged for 4 weeks I loose the system date and time after changing the batttery is this normal? How can I fix this issue?
Does the computer operate fine as long as you leave it powered up? It isn’t normal for a battery to deplete that quickly. However, I’ve seen some cases where bad engineering choices do cause batteries to deplete that quickly. That would be a question for the motherboard manufacturer to see if that’s normal or not for your specific board. My suspicion though is that there’s a diode or something shorted in the battery circuitry that’s causing it to deplete so quickly. That could be a result of static discharge if you didn’t ground yourself properly when changing out the battery.
There can be a number of reasons, but the CMOS battery is one likely reason. It’s a cheap and easy thing to try first! If you have another computer available, I would confirm the monitor works on another computer first though.
@@LifeMeetLightning my monitor stays in sleep mode and a new thing that’s happening is my mouse and keyboard won’t turn on as well and my ram sticks have lights and they aren’t turning on
I replaced my cmos and I also unplugged my ram and plugged it back in. my computer keeps turning off and its fans dont spin. should I replace my motherboard?
Are there multiple case fans not spinning? Most computers will shut down if they start overheating. I would try plugging in a known good fan or measure to see if there’s voltage at the pins. I would make sure the power supply is good too before throwing another motherboard at it. There’s plenty of good vids out there for how to test your power supply.
Bro ur very helpful I'm from India Bro when I'm updating my Graphics card It downgrades from AMD radeon to Standard vga display Resolution also lowers And some apps aren't working (when I install them and then try to open them it shows "xyz has stopped working, windows is checking a solution to the problem") Emulators aren't working and they're saying""your graphics card is outdated .please update it" Please reply quickly bro it was working properly before,,I was able to run every app but now everything shows errors Just as I said now
It sounds like something is going wrong during the update that is causing it to default to the built in graphics card. You can revert to a restore point in windows before the update or just go to AMD’s website and find your card. They should have different revisions available so you can go back to a previous install. They might have some info about bugs with whatever version you’re trying to update to also. Either way, I’d try to install back to an older version at least to determine if it’s actually a hardware problem or not.
My pc is having trouble booting. It takes several seconds before it boots up and turns on. No issues after it starts running. Is this issue associated with the cmos battery?
I have a HP Pavilion p6823w computer about 10 years old and I know the CMOS battery needs replacing because the time and date are wrong every time I turn it on. I can replace the battery easy enough but I am afraid that the BIOS will have to be reset and I don't know how to do it. Do you think it would reset on its own? Thankyou.
If you’ve never changed anything in your BIOS, you should be fine. The only concern might be if the computer was ‘tweaked’ by someone before you bought it. I bought a computer that was set up specifically for audio recording one time and they gave me a disk with all the BIOS settings they tweaked along with windows settings. There are tons of great tutorials out there if you do run into issues. The main concern would be if your boot up drive was changed in your BIOS, and when you reset it, it tries to boot up from another location that doesn’t have windows installed.
I thought it would be fun to run it on purpose without a battery at all. Screw it. Works perfectly normal, and still kept time after completly turning it off and everything. Wizard magic! No seriously, havent noticed anything at all(B450M DS3H Ryzen 5 3600 20 Gb ram) so...I dont know, different strokes for different folks I guess.
If it’s a newer computer connected to the internet, it’s likely updating your system clock from an NTP time server. There might come a time where CMOS batteries are a thing of the past. There’s still some older computers out there where removing the CMOS battery will cause it to not even boot up like mine!
@@LifeMeetLightning Sir, I have a laptop that, won't even turn on the status LEDs when I plug it in, could that be the CMOS battery or what the hell else?? I'm pretty sure it's that because if they weren't functional the laptop would at least boot, but it doesn't even enter POST
@@maskedredstonerproz I’d lean more toward it being your power management board or something in the power circuit. It could be the battery if it has one. Most don’t these days. If you’re not getting any indication when you plug it in, that usually doesn’t rely on anything the CMOS battery would handle.
@@maskedredstonerprozIf you still have it, research how to test your laptop's adapter, power port, and battery charging port fins with a multimeter. The 2 most likely culprits are either a bad adapter or a damaged charging port. Sone laptops have charging port assemblies which connect to the board with a connector, rather than being soldered to the board, making it - relatively easy - to replace. And replacing the adapter is a cheap fix most times. Some eBay sellers will even let you return the power adapter if it doesn't charge or power your laptop. Just gotta read the return policy carefully. So not a loss if it doesn't work. Good luck! If you still have it lol
Will it work for my problem? I have an old HP pavilion XT963 Windows XP PC Desktop. I am trying to turn it into a Linux, but the problem is some of the f keys for the bios of the F12 are missing, and it will not boot from both a burned disk and USB some reason, it won't respond. Can anyone help me?
Newer laptops, like within the last decade, likely won’t have a CMOS battery. Just like your phone, it will reserve enough power in the main battery when it ‘dies’ to perform the functions of a typical CMOS battery. If your laptop does happen to have a CMOS battery - and it died - then yes, that is one possible reason it won’t turn on. A CMOS battery is almost always a button cell type lithium battery (non-rechargeable) as opposed to your laptop’s main battery which is most likely lithium-ion (rechargeable).
I thought I fixed my problem by replacing my psu, but still my pc keeps shutting down with the shutdown animation after a month, what could be the possible problem? could it be the cmos battery? and if so what battery do you recommend? Thanks in Advance..
Usually a bad CMOS battery would cause startup problems not shut down problems - unless it’s a super old computer… Make sure your fans are all working. Most CPU’s will shut down if they start overheating. It could be a bad RAM module also. In any case, it doesn’t sound like a battery issue. If you want to replace it though since it’s cheap and easy, just get the same type that is currently in there.
@@LifeMeetLightning i havent turn on my pc for half a year, and today i try to turn it on to play some game, and my monitor said "no signal". I try it on different monitor and tv, it still say "no signal". Is cmos battery problem?
@@bosoudang Yeah, that could be the battery, especially if it’s an older computer. I made this video because a battery is a quick and cheap thing to try for a lot of things. Keep in mind computers are complicated and lots of things can go bad with them that will cause similar symptoms.
Hi! My first suspicion with a laptop doing that would be an overheating issue. Is the fan running, and if so, is there excessive dust or lint blocking air passages? I’d check that first.
Nice vid very informative and entertaining but I have an issue with my old pc, whenever I play a game and something flashy like explosions or magic battle (flashy much) happened my computer just turns off and turns back on again why is that? Its really annoying, this only occurs whenever I play, utube, movies all good, just in gaming.
My PC is stuck at the start-up screen after a bios update, it says to press the ESC key for start-up, and when I click ESC nothing happens. It doesn't boot to BIOS. Do you think my cmos is battery is dead
I’d try reverting back to the previous BIOS version. I wouldn’t suspect the battery in that case. You might also double check that it’s still trying to boot the operating system from the correct location.
Oh, just realized you said it wasn’t getting to the BIOS screen. Did you have a power outage during the BIOS update? Power fluctuations can be death to your motherboard during a BIOS update.
@@LifeMeetLightning There were no power outages and every thing installed but when the system did its automatic restart after the bios update the problem occured
@@yoyomaster6006 Have you tried resetting your BIOS? It usually involves just removing the battery for a bit and reinstalling, but sometimes needs a jumper removed from the board.
Hi can i ask a question? I ll turn it on mu computer then after i used it ill turn it off then if I’ll turn it on again its not working the i wait 12 hours to open it again. Like no power
It could be the battery. It could also be some other issues. If it progressively gets worse until it simply won’t power back up at all, it’s definitely the battery. It’s probably the cheapest thing to try to begin with other than jumping the pins from your power button to make sure it’s not just a bad switch or connection to the switch.
I would double check the new battery first and make sure it’s good with a multimeter. I’ve gotten cheap batteries from Amazon before that arrived dead. If you’re sure the battery is good, I would check the connector solder joints for the button cell battery holder and look at the traces in the circuit board to make sure nothing is open. Make sure the battery has good connection in the holder as well.
Hello sir my computer cpu fan spins only 1 second and then turns off if the 4holes cable or something isn't connected do i need to change my cmos battery?
will the dead battery also cause a GPU unrecognizable by the CPU?? 'cause after my PC could not connect to the internet for some reasons, it is now having problems with no signal om monitor (unless I plug my monitor HDMI directly to CPU).
BIOS generally only outputs by way of analog signal (VGA or DVI). Many motherboards, especially old ones, require a VGA or DVI connection to display the BIOS/POST screen. I even had a laptop that wouldn't boot into Windows without VGA being attached. Having a dead CMOS battery could also prevent BIOS settings for video display options from being saved to memory when restarting the PC. Resulting in No Signal being displayed on your monitor.
It can cause any of the problems I listed at the beginning of the video, but the newer your computer, the less likely it is to cause those problems (if you are having those problems, it’s likely something else). It really depends on how the manufacturer chose to build your motherboard. The most common problem on older computers is it won’t boot up when the battery dies. That’s been my experience anyway. Some new computers these days can boot up and run fine even without a battery.
If that’s the only problem, it’s probably not the battery. Unless your system time is jumping around when that happens. I’d suspect a bad power supply or overheating CPU.
can you also reset the cmos by taking out the battery while power on pc is off and placing it back after like 5 minutes i clicked something wrong in bios and do i have to do anything after i turn it back on ?
Yep. There are some rare exceptions, but that's typically how you reset your BIOS settings. If you've changed anything in your BIOS from your original settings that you'd like to keep, you'll have to go back and set them again.
I’d check some things in your settings first. I just updated to windows 11 awhile back and had some issues also. Ended up having to change the time server windows uses to sync the clock. But yes, the battery could be causing that also. Here’s an article that helps walk you through some of the settings stuff to check: www.onmsft.com/how-to/wrong-clock-time-on-windows-11
As a noob for comps, this video was more so hard to follow and the humor wasn’t well placed. If you spent more time breaking down info in logical manner, it’d be more helpful. Thanks anyway tho for upload
So i my pc today turned but it would turn itself off then turn on over snd over, so i screwed with my cmos and reput the ram and now when i move the jumper and put it in the second then remove it, it will not turn on my fan for proccessor but turn on the video cards fan and the normal pc fan, thing is that the fan goes really realy fast compared to normal and the monitor wont show anything, also i cant turn this off from the normal off button but can from the power button in my motherboard. Please help
Did you happen to notice if the CPU fan was spinning before hand when the symptoms first started? If CPU is overheating it could cause the original symptoms.
The manual for your motherboard should have a list of beep codes. Different manufacturers use different beep codes to indicate problems. You’ll have to look it up specifically for your make and model. You should be able to find it online fairly easily.
if i turn my computer off and it turns back on and it all works except the screens and the keyboard and mouse works and if i wait a day or 2 it works fine for a bit again is this a sign of it being dead?
So you’re saying that everything seems to be getting power, but you aren’t getting anything to display? Do you hear a short beep from your motherboard when you power up? I had one once back in the 90’s where everything would seem to have power and I could hear the fan from the power supply, but there was no beep from the power on self-test and I had no display. It was the CMOS battery.
@@LifeMeetLightning sometimes it beeps i think i don’t really notice but i can use it for a day turn it off and it won’t work the next day but it will work the day after that. everything had power and the cpu light is on, on the ez debug led when it doesn’t work it’s really confusing as it works sometimes and sometimes it doesn’t
If it’s a newer computer, I would be looking elsewhere. Try reseating connections. Maybe even reseat the video card if it has a separate video card. If your computer isn’t on a surge protector and there was an electrical storm, that could cause some weird intermittent issues like that too. Some people assume a lightning strike would be noticeable when it damages your electronics. It doesn’t take much transient voltage to mess stuff up though, particularly in a computer, and if that’s what happened it’s going to be a difficult problem to trace down. But.. if it is an older computer, a CMOS battery getting low could also cause intermittent problems like that. You’ll know if eventually it simply won’t turn on again, and it’s completely dead. You could always take the battery out and measure it with a volt meter and see what the voltage is. It should be 3V or higher (around 3.2 or 3.3V). Remember if you do that though, if you’ve ever changed any BIOS settings, you’ll have to re-enter whatever you’ve changed again, assuming it’s an older computer.
i want to install new windows on my new built desktop..i use the 2ndhand motherboard. at the first time i can boot up n while installing the windows, it suddenly shutdown. try to reboot but can't boot up. i tought the RAM issue. i try to use i ram but still can't boot up.. then i check the cmos battery using the multimeter n it's dead. i bought new once n replace it..it can boot up but my keyboard not functioning..so, is it possible due to the cmos battery port got problem? what should i do?tq
Does it boot into Windows or just into the Bios screen? If it does boot to windows, try interrupting the boot process and going into the Bios screen. Does it work there? Also, is it a wired keyboard? Bios issues can affect the keyboard, but it’s more likely a driver issue.
I clicked this vid cuz my pc keeps crashing and reseting in bios. I solved this problem a couple time by booting it up with a USB with the windows install media on it. Now its happened again and none of the USB ports pick up a signal from keyboard and mouse. Someone told me that removing the cmos battery for 5 minutes could fix it.
Have you replaced the battery yet? Removing the CMOS battery with reset your BIOS to default settings and cause it to scan for bootable partitions, but if the root cause is a dead battery, then you’ll still have problems.
Can a weak CMOS battery makes your pc like not restart properly? like for some reason if i restart my pc, after the "Restarting..." screen it'll have no display.
@@LifeMeetLightning Only thing is that it like doesnt give a display nor go into restart I think. I can still turn the computer off, turn it back on and it'll be fine. I checked my CMOS battery and its 1.6volts. Is it too low?
I’m getting “hard drive not installed” in Support Assist on Dell laptop. Out of nowhere in the middle of using the computer. A Dell rep said it was the. CMOS. Hoping. Going to get a new battery. Feel free-anyone!- to tell me if the Dell guy was wrong! It’s a 2019 Inspiron 15.
*update* listen everyone if you did everything this video said to do and you still have issue it’s definitely ah malware attack it took days to realize that Question? My computer keep going into blue screen death SRT.Trail Every time I reset and install my programs my conputer do the same blue screen death . What could be causing that . I’m using Samsung ssd … is it the cords ? Is it the ram or motherboard? Also when I check cmd it look like something is changing my boot order even when I switch the order back to normal I still can’t get back in it’s ah blue screen loop . SMH again it works for ah little while but then the blue screen comes back
Since you can reinstall windows and it still happens, it’s likely a hardware problem or some corrupt hardware drivers. I had a hard drive go bad once that had windows installed on it that did something like that. In my case, I repartitioned the drive and put windows on a different drive and it fixed it for me. Bad RAM could cause that too. Here’s a good article explaining how to check that: www.google.com/amp/s/www.tomshardware.com/amp/how-to/how-to-test-ram BIOS malware could do it to. Usually there’s a point to it other than crashing your computer (ransomware) though, so that would been the last thing I’d look into. Here’s some good info about that though: smallbusiness.chron.com/cleanse-virus-bios-79706.html
I don't know man.....not sure about video....all I needed to know is how to tell which way to install my CMOS battery (because I did not pay attention when I yanked it out.) Humor is great in some settings as well as the frequency; but, I had to wave through a lot of not-so-important stuff by skipping through the video, and finally after a bad and overdone GEICO joke I finally see a motherboard, and, not only did I not find out what I was hoping for....it was a flat mounted battery....yeah, no brainer positive up, but alas not helpful. The outside clip.....is that positive and the negative sits on a plate? Interesting video, just not my cup of tea....but oh well, I see you got many, many other people who love it....so, ya.
Typically, the negative sits on a flat connector that contacts toward the middle of the battery, and positive has a ‘clip’ often closer to the edge of the battery. Some style holders ‘pinch’ the battery in the middle of either side - those should have a + and - stamped in the plastic to tell you which side is which. I know I’m not everyone’s cup of tea - I appreciate your feedback and respect that you gave it amicably. This is my best performing video by far, though, and almost 2/3 of my subscribers have come from this video alone. I’m always trying to improve, and part of that is figuring out how to balance the humor and information better. Practice makes perfect.
@@LifeMeetLightning Thank you for the information, very appreciated. Ya, I am not a hater, for sure will tune into more videos. You are not cringe :) I mean, it caught my attention..so purpose served. Thank you again for the info, and am looking forward to future videos.
Hey i wonder if this is the problem i am having with my pc hp computer my computers does turn on at least the lights and the fans but nothing gets displayed in the monitor , this computer is 6 years old , how do o know if the battery is the problem and where can i get it?
It could be. If your fans and lights are coming on, it means your power supply is working, but you should hear a beep from the power on self test. Your operating system won't load until after this occurs. The battery is just a basic coin cell battery. CR2032 is the most common size, but you should check what you have. You can get these batteries almost anywhere that sells batteries. Amazon, Walmart, etc. If you happen to have a multimeter, you can check the battery voltage (check it on the DC setting). It shouldn't be below 3V. Typical is 3 to 3.3V. If you don't have a multimeter, it would probably be cheaper to just pick up a new battery and install to see if it works.
There are a number of reasons you might not get the POST beep. One of the more common might be recently added hardware that wasn’t set up correctly. Here’s a pretty good troubleshooting guide that covers all the things you can try to determine what else might be going on: www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000607.htm
@@LifeMeetLightning hi pls reply me. Actually my pc shutdowns and works properly. But if I give restart it does not. It will shutdown but the lights and fan would be running for ever. I waited for more than 1/2 hr. But no response. Atlast I cutted the power and on again. It works fine. So restart alone not working. Help. Fix pls.
my laptop doesn't turn itself off, it just stops running all processes and the screen goes blank (still on though) and the only way to fix it is with a restart. it usually does this when i run games but sometimes it will do it even if im not running any game.
@Life Meet Lightning hi pls reply me. Actually my pc shutdowns and works properly. But if I give restart it does not. It will shutdown but the lights and fan would be running for ever. I waited for more than 1/2 hr. But no response. Atlast I cutted the power and on again. It works fine. So restart alone not working. Help. Fix pls.
That sounds more like a software problem. I don't know what operating system you have, but I know Windows 10 has had some update bugs that have led to restart problems. You could try looking into that - reverting the last update or using their troubleshooter. Settings/Update & Security/Troubleshoot (assuming you use Windows 10).
Hello sir, when I start my pc (means I'm starting it for the first time for a day) it boots up normally to desktop and after some seconds the screen hangs and black screen appears but all my cpu components are still running and the monitor shows no signal. And after that if I try to start it, it gets stuck on motherboard icon loading screen and hangs (but the keyboard caps lock key and that num lock key works), then I have to turn the power off and again turn on. But after several restarts and trials, the computer boots up to dekstop and even I'm able to play high end games with no problems. And this pattern is followed each and everyday. In the even viewer it shows event id - 41. Are these symptoms a sign of bad cmos? Sir please help. Thank You.
It could be. Possibly graphics problem or PSU also. Do you have a separate video card or is it built in? If it’s a CMOS battery problem, it will likely eventually not boot at all if it’s causing these issues.
@@LifeMeetLightning I have a separate video card. But according to my knowledge I think if I'm able to play the fps games smoothly with no lag when the system becomes stable so maybe less chances or I got it wrong. One thing I noticed is that the frequency of it getting stuck on boot screen is increasing day by day. Just now I opened and it is stuck to boot screen.
@@devman8119 Well, a battery is a cheap and easy thing to try.. but the fact it boots all the way before it shuts down makes me think it isn’t that. Cold or cracked solder joints can cause intermittent problems. As things heat up, metal expands and makes better connection. But then more warpage occurs over time as it cools. Makes a bigger difference with tiny components. Capacitors can intermittently short too, and they only get worse with time and cause very random problems. Those issues can turn up in any component. A failing power supply is probably the most common thing though that causes shut downs like that.
@@LifeMeetLightning When the shut down occurs on booting, I noticed that each and every component is running without any break but the hard disk stops.
@@devman8119 There’s a file indexing setting in windows that with either keep your system continuously indexing your files (aka your hard drive will continue to spin all the time) or it will stop it after some time to save power if everything you need from the hard drive is loaded into memory. That may not be a problem depending on your settings.
Im able to start up my pc but theres no input on my mouse,keys and no display. But i noticed the sensor light under my mouse is lighthing up but very very low. Cmos?
Under normal circumstances, a newer computer will probably still boot up. Older ones, not so much. It’s not really a black and white problem. It depends on the system. And if ‘other problems’ means you have some kind of ransomware virus. The only way to deal with that is to re-flash your BIOS typically.
@@LifeMeetLightning Thanks, It turned on after removing it, however it couldnt past POST. the fans spun for a sec or two then off. Its Dell precission 5510 someone told me its because I removed its internal battery. He said some dell CMOS depends on internal battery as well.
Most modern laptops don’t use a CMOS battery, especially if the main battery it uses is lithium based. For one’s that do still use a CMOS battery, the function of them is still them same, and you can expect the same symptoms if it’s going bad.
A weak battery can cause that yes, it’s worth checking. Another common thing that can do it is overheating. Make sure your fans are all spinning (including cpu and power supply fans).
@@LifeMeetLightning yes my fans and other work fine but wen i take the battery off and wen i put it back the computer start like 5 to 30 sec then it shutdown but thanks for the help tho i been looking around for help and does battery around here is like 137 kr swedish money and somewhere in store where you buy food and more its like 42kr for like 4 inside the pack :) ?
@@6zozo If you happen to have a multimeter or know someone that has one, you could measure the voltage of the battery before you decide to buy. It should be around 3V. Less than 2.7V, it should be replaced. There are lots of other things that could cause those issues too that are less common and harder to troubleshoot. Bad RAM or video card, shorted motherboard, wrong boot settings, etc. Best of luck! Hope it’s just a battery problem.
@@LifeMeetLightning i checkt mine has like 3V and also at the store they had same one 3v 2032 or i can like take it whit me and show them my also says 27 :) ?
@@6zozo I was referring to actually measuring what voltage is present on the battery. Less than 2.7V means it’s bad and should be replaced. Also, if you’ve taken it out to reset the memory, note that if your BIOS settings were changed, say to boot from a specific drive that has your operating system, it could be looking in a different location when you boot up where there isn’t an operating system to load. Was it crashing and rebooting originally before you took out the battery? Or did that symptom occur after pulling the battery?
Most stores that have a decent selection of common batteries will also stock common button cell batteries. You can also find them on most online stores like Amazon, Jameco, or Digikey - just to name a few.
Dead or weak? Sounds like you're talking about a battery problem? New laptops may or may not have a CMOS battery. Cell phones don't tend to have one anymore (many of them never did) as they are designed to be always connected to the internet... That and devices shut down before batteries are fully depleted, reserving power to run things like keeping track of time and to keep your battery in good health. On older laptops, sure the CMOS battery could be an issue same with any computer.. but 'dead or weak' isn't very descriptive of the problem. If it's an older laptop, and simply won't boot up when you push the power button, the CMOS battery could be the problem.
@@LifeMeetLightning Yes its the same but the computer still doesnt work, i think the motherboard is done. I've tried every basic troubleshooting steps, still nothing. Its an older HP prodesk pc that i found in my new house when i moved here.. So yeah anyway, great video, thank you.
@@LifeMeetLightning I just built a pc. I can boot to the bios without the cmos, but It says no signals on the monitor when I put the cmos back on. What should I do?
@@vincentliao2585 If it's a new build, it won't be your CMOS battery. It could be your BIOS settings (CMOS is what we used to call user settable BIOS settings which is pretty much always stored in flash memory now in newer computers). It could be a number of things, but a common issue is the boot order settings. You'll want to make sure the first hard drive to boot is the one that has your operating system installed on it. Way back in the day, last time I built a computer, I remember having to set this with jumpers on my motherboard, but things have probably progressed since then. Here's a good article covering what I think is the problem you're describing: www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/gaming/resources/my-computer-wont-boot-windows.html
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How the heck this channel is not getting millions of subs and views !!!
Hands down, this is my new favourite channel 👌👏⚡
Thanks!
Tech newb here, searched and found your video upon learning that my PS3 might shut me out of my digital games upon death of his obscure battery... Thanks, very informative.
Woah super helpful! I love learning about computers!
Me too! Lol Thanks for watching!
Doc eye himself! Woah now that’s a sight! 😂😉
Yeah. I found this channel bev I've been working on my Alienware for two days. I recently reimaged it and it booted up with that fresh build. .
Then, for no apparent reason, I got " no input" on very single monitor or even TV I connected to.
The only thing that I could think of that it was really dusty inside so I opened it up and carefully, very very carefully cleaned the components with alcohol. And made sure I was static free with my static bracelet. I got everything back together-all connections as they were before and still no video. I have tried hdmi, DP, dvi, vga. And any combo using adaptors. Tonight. I have been going through hundreds of Google search pages for my Alienware r7 pc. I had learned about cmos on one of those really lengthy threads. So I drove to Walmart and got a couple of 2032 batteries. I even waited for 20 minutes after removing the battery to put the new one in. I booted it up. And it flsshed 5 times. For cmos failure. I tried to catch a glimpse of the bios screen but I don't think it came up.
I am now getting ready to try another 2032,Although I do not believe that the battery I bought yesterday is dead.
Any thoughts would be helpful. Looks like this RUclips video is a year old. I hope you're still creating content.
Hey, you didn’t notice any electrostatic discharge when you were cleaning or replacing the battery did you? It does sound like a CMOS problem, and CMOS memory is particularly vulnerable to that. I would also note that I have on numerous occasions bought ‘new’ 2032 batteries only to find they were dead straight from the package.
Sorry it took a minute, life has gotten too busy. Still hoping to get back to making videos eventually.
I really enjoy your form of presentation in this video. You were very informative and kept me engaged by the humor as well.
Nice Beeping! I hate it when my computer time travels! And ‘what is time?’ This got deep very quickly!
Yeah, I’m pretty philosophical. Lol Thanks for watching!
it worked. i swapped in a new cmos battery- my computer works now. thank you
Awesome! Glad to hear!
Did your video card's heatsink melt? 🤣 Love the humor and the graphics. Keep crushing it!
No... I could make it melt... that would be fun. :-D 🤔
@@LifeMeetLightning That could be entertaining.
Found out it was the cmos battery when my computer wouldn’t connect to the internet and said it didn’t know the time. I’m amazed how I didn’t even know they had a replaceable battery! Mind blown
I had the same reaction when I found out way back when! 🙂
This is the best channel I have experienced why are there only 720 subs
Thanks 🙂 Subs are hard to acquire. 🧐
Wonderfully entertaining and informative!
Imagine.....what the hell is the purpose of having a power supply when i have to replace a battery......for a desktop computer.
Well explained and clear. And very entertaining!
Excellent.
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Thanks!
Do you think my battery is my problem when I go to turn on my computer I press the button and it won’t do anything but my motherboard has backlit LEDs built in and those turn on but when I press the button nothing happens then I’ll come back into my room like an hour later and everything will be booted up fine
CMOS battery or power supply most likely. CMOS battery would be the cheaper thing to try first.
Thanks for this. Dad's old dell inspiration 1545 has started getting date error messages when trying to load a website.
Question! I have a few external hard drives formatted to work on Mac. I no longer have a Mac. So I purchased something called MacDrive for the hard drives to work on my PC. They work for about 5 minutes but then the PC gets an error and says it has to restart. Then it doesn’t restart, it just freezes up. Any advice? 🤷🏽♂️ I’m so bad w computers ...
Seems to me like it would be better to backup your data from those drives and reformat them to NFTS or FAT32 and just skip the third party MacDrive software if you don’t have a MAC anymore. *shrugs* Did the drives work fine with your Mac when you had it?
@@LifeMeetLightning How would one ... backup one's data from those drives? Yes the drives worked fine with my Mac when I had it. Actually, it might only be the one specific drive that's giving me problems. I'm going to try the other two and get back to you. As if you are equally invested in this situation as I am :).
@@OddDrummerGaming I’m so invested! I’d make a video about it... but.. I don’t have a Mac. Lol Ideally, you could find someone who does have a Mac that could back up your data for you.. and move it to something formatted as exFAT if it’s video files or other larger files, or FAT32 if it’s average sized stuff. Those formats are cross compatible for the most part. It’s what most external drives and SD cards are formatted with.
My 12 years old computer, without CMOS battery.....
I just tried to turn it on it actually turned on with showing the text low battery voltage I just ignored and pressed F1 and conituned to welcome window it was working fine ...
later I upgraded it's RAM and ROM and still it turned on again saying the same text (low battery voltage) and again I ignored and proceed further it was running all good..
But later after an hour of complete shutdown it is not starting on, it just turns on the fan and stops again no display and nothing anything shows up...
Is it due to absense of CMOS battery?
Btw nice video..!
Yeah, when the voltage gets low, it will work intermittently until it eventually doesn’t work anymore.
Fun guide man thanks
I don't usually like extra talk in guide videos, but this one was fun!
Quick question, can I just use a clock battery for this!!!
Best bet is to check what battery is installed already and get that. Technically you could use any 3 volt battery…. It’s just a question of whether it will fit in the holder.
HAHA! Loved the Bloopers! 🤣 Missed your dog... ☹
She was in there! Briefly! Lol
@@LifeMeetLightning oh yeah, as a still shot. 🐕
I tried replacing my hdd and other stuff but when i opening my pc it always shows "reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key" can my cmoss battery be the problem?
And sometimes when it do open right, my keyboard or mouse don't work or it crashes and show the reboot thing again
Yeah, it could be the battery. I was going to ask if you replaced the drive with windows on it, but if you’re able to actually boot windows sometimes, then that’s not it. Since you just replaced some stuff, try resetting Bios by pulling the battery for ten minutes. Maybe measure the battery voltage while you’re at it just to check. (You’ll have to reassign stuff in Bios if you ever changed anything)
@@LifeMeetLightning yes I tried it with a hdd with windows, and I already tried removing the battery for a few minutes thing and it still didn't change nothing...
@@LifeMeetLightningalso tried resetting stuff back to default in the bios thingy, still nothing happened
@@110treyhevabi Have you checked/replaced the battery? The keyboard/mouse thing along with not being able to boot is pretty suggestive of a weak battery. Unfortunately, motherboards can go bad too, though. My gf's computer had keyboard and mouse problems for awhile until it suddenly wouldn't boot at all anymore. It ended up being the motherboard. Is your computer passing the POST when it boots up (beeping), and is it always consistent?
Ayo sorry it might sound like I didn’t watch the video but Iam cryINGGGG MY PC WONT TURN ON I’m guessing it’s the cmos battery because it use to tell me ‘press f1 to run setup’ but now the pc won’t even turn on helppp pls
Try a new battery! :-)
@@LifeMeetLightning well turns out the mother board and power supply burnt so hell no I ain’t spending money to repair or get a new pc, I’m getting a xbox series s :D (cmos battery was also dead)
@@LifeMeetLightning subbed btw
@@AM1bolo Yeah, unfortunately motherboards burn up sometimes too.. they aren’t as cheap to fix. :-/ Thanks for the sub!
@@LifeMeetLightning np man
Omg that looong beeping sounds so funnny🤣🤣
The laptop is an Asus A54C concerning the CMOS battery dead or near dead question as to if it would cause the laptop to not turn on.
Fans are spinning lights are on but screen is blank after few hours automatically windows is booting up and i can access the pc but within 10 minutes my pc is freezing(stuck) is there any problem with cmos battery ?
It could be the battery is getting low and is border line being too low to work properly. It would definitely be something to cross off the list. How old is the PC?
@@LifeMeetLightning 2 years old
With it being a newer computer, I don’t think it would be your CMOS battery. Perhaps a loose connection. I’d start by making sure all connections are seated properly, including your graphics card (assuming it’s not built in) and your cpu.
@@LifeMeetLightning everything is perfect sir i removed everything cleaned again plugged in but still same problem 😢
I have about 9yo pc. But for a last few months it has done several weird things. At one moment display started to show small white squares all over my monitor and after few restarts gpu fans stopped all together. So i assumed my gtx 780 had died and i bought new rtx 3060ti. Now for a month all was good, only my mouse started to skip and release mouse button holds while draging, so i changed mouse to a spare one, but soon this started to act similarily. Today my pc crashed 3 times in a row while trying Photoshop Neural filters on old BW photos. After that pc didnt start anymore. Thanks to your video I think now this is probably CMOS. Oh, i just remember another weird thing, Windows 10 was always after startup showing wrong time until I manually synced it. In Linux clock was OK.
Now i am thinking perhaps my gtx 780 is still OK. Tomorrow morning I am gona buy new battery and try if it helps. Fingers crossed.
Did swapping the CMOS battery fix your issues? I'm in a somewhat similar situation. Just bought a used motherboard. Popped it in with a new 650W PSU, used GTX 1080, and "new?" 2x8GB DDR3-1600. Ran fine for a few days, then shut down on it's own one night. Freezing and shutting down at login or even during scandisk operations or in USB boot environment.
I did as much troubleshooting as I was able to before asking and receiving a refund on the mobo combo. Though the seller let me keep it, which is awesome. I've basically narrowed it down to either the motherboard, RAM, or the CMOS battery - which I just realized last night was very low after testing it w a multimeter.
PSU is running my old board with no issues. If the GPU were an issue, it most likely wouldn't cause a forced shutdown with freezing beforehand. Though there is a chance the CPU is toast also. As it appears to have a small heat mark on the top portion of the lid, and one of the crystal resonators on the board might have gone bad (which apparently is tied to the CPU and some capacitors), as it has residue near it which could either be corrosion or glue.
Haven't checked under the chipset heatsink either. Possible that someone could have put thermal paste under there, which is BAD! Thermal padding or adhesive only for those.
Anyways... Life stories and such lol. Just wondering if the CMOS swap fixed it.
Everytime I save bios settings, They don't get saved... And I'm also unable to install an Operating system, coz everytime it reaches finishing setup it says 'an error occurred'... I checked my drives by plugging them into other system, they work flawlessly...
You got any solution?
The majority of the time when you can’t save bios settings, it’s a battery issue. There are some other things that can have issues though. Motherboards do go bad, for instance, and you might need a new one. If you have a CMOS reset jumper on your motherboard, I’d make sure that it’s set properly. People that like to build their own computers sometimes over look that. You could also try to re-flash/update your BIOS, but that can be risky.
My Laptop is only Power on, but that's it, no booting, no loading screen, just power on, after all the power on went off, is that about my CMOS Battery?? i've check and test the old battery and it has 2.35V , should i buy the new battery?
2.35V is low. I’d definitely try replacing the battery. That’s exactly what my old computer from this video was doing.
LOL, I didn't expect it to go that way but I learned. Thanks😂
Yeah, some people don’t like my style.. lol Glad it was helpful! :-)
Your video is really good man
Thanks, glad you liked it!
Good to be reminded of these terms. 😅
Glad to remind you! Lol
Thank you it's very helpful. New subscriber here :)
Gracias amigo
What if you have some RAID setup? Will everything still work if the battery is removed?
There’s a lot of variables to answer that directly, but I’ll try to summarize. On newer computers, as I mentioned in the comment I pinned, a CMOS battery basically just power your RTC (clock). However, some computers still allow you to reset your BIOS settings (assuming you’ve changed anything, which you probably have if you set up a software RAID) by pulling the battery. Most, though, require something extra like changing a jumper setting on your motherboard. So, it is possible it won’t mess anything up if you pull it on a newer system, and if you have a hardware RAID set up with a dedicated controller, it should be fine. Older computers are a wild card, but you’ll likely still have to set some SATA settings at the very least. Some older computers stored RAID set up in non-volatile memory, such as on the drives themselves or on the motherboard (most newer do this also), but your motherboard will still need to know what is where if you’ve added stuff (SATA settings). I recommend a hardware RAID setup, there are a lot fewer headaches involved typically. Bottom line is, you’ll probably have to do some digging in your motherboard manual to get a straight answer.
can CMOS battery really be a problem for a pc not turning on? mine has been faulty, it turns on one time then it wont again after not being used for a day, I have replaced the CMOS battery and it turns on again, do you think it's just a band aid solution or did i really solved the problem??
If changing it resolved the issue, then that was likely the root problem. One of my very first computer troubleshooting experiences was that exact issue back in the 90’s.
After 2 years of my using my new gaming PC. Mother board Asus Darkhero VIII . I got error message when booting: Please enter setup to recover BIOS settings. Press F1 to run Setup. I have replaced the CMOS battery with new one still get this problem. If I leave my computer unplugged for 4 weeks I loose the system date and time after changing the batttery is this normal? How can I fix this issue?
Does the computer operate fine as long as you leave it powered up? It isn’t normal for a battery to deplete that quickly. However, I’ve seen some cases where bad engineering choices do cause batteries to deplete that quickly. That would be a question for the motherboard manufacturer to see if that’s normal or not for your specific board. My suspicion though is that there’s a diode or something shorted in the battery circuitry that’s causing it to deplete so quickly. That could be a result of static discharge if you didn’t ground yourself properly when changing out the battery.
My monitor won’t come out of power saving mode and google says my cmos battery is dead so you think that’s right?
There can be a number of reasons, but the CMOS battery is one likely reason. It’s a cheap and easy thing to try first!
If you have another computer available, I would confirm the monitor works on another computer first though.
@@LifeMeetLightning my monitor stays in sleep mode and a new thing that’s happening is my mouse and keyboard won’t turn on as well and my ram sticks have lights and they aren’t turning on
@@lonr_gsmo4583 A battery is a good place to start. It can definitely cause those problems.
@@LifeMeetLightning idk what fixed it but my monitor turned on ill still probably replace the battery tho to prevent it form happening again
@@lonr_gsmo4583 If it’s borderline being dead, it can be intermittent
I replaced my cmos and I also unplugged my ram and plugged it back in. my computer keeps turning off and its fans dont spin. should I replace my motherboard?
Are there multiple case fans not spinning? Most computers will shut down if they start overheating. I would try plugging in a known good fan or measure to see if there’s voltage at the pins. I would make sure the power supply is good too before throwing another motherboard at it. There’s plenty of good vids out there for how to test your power supply.
Thanks for the vid bro 🙌
Glad you liked it! 👍
Pc restarts randomly and restarts again and again. is that a problem of battery because i have bought a new psu and still restart after 2 3 mins
Same 💔💔
Did u fix it?
Bro ur very helpful
I'm from India
Bro when I'm updating my Graphics card
It downgrades from AMD radeon to Standard vga display
Resolution also lowers
And some apps aren't working (when I install them and then try to open them it shows "xyz has stopped working, windows is checking a solution to the problem")
Emulators aren't working and they're saying""your graphics card is outdated .please update it"
Please reply quickly bro it was working properly before,,I was able to run every app but now everything shows errors
Just as I said now
It sounds like something is going wrong during the update that is causing it to default to the built in graphics card.
You can revert to a restore point in windows before the update or just go to AMD’s website and find your card. They should have different revisions available so you can go back to a previous install. They might have some info about bugs with whatever version you’re trying to update to also.
Either way, I’d try to install back to an older version at least to determine if it’s actually a hardware problem or not.
i think my computer maybe tripping balls ill rip it open and have a look up the bios
Awesome! Computers were made to disembowel. Good luck!
My pc is having trouble booting. It takes several seconds before it boots up and turns on. No issues after it starts running. Is this issue associated with the cmos battery?
It could be, yes. There are plenty of other things that could cause that also.
My Ram Not Glowing It’s RGB I Took Out The CMOS and Put It Back In and It Started Working Then Stopped A Few Minutes Later
I have a HP Pavilion p6823w computer about 10 years old and I know the CMOS battery needs replacing because the time and date are wrong every time I turn it on. I can replace the battery easy enough but I am afraid that the BIOS will have to be reset and I don't know how to do it. Do you think it would reset on its own? Thankyou.
If you’ve never changed anything in your BIOS, you should be fine. The only concern might be if the computer was ‘tweaked’ by someone before you bought it.
I bought a computer that was set up specifically for audio recording one time and they gave me a disk with all the BIOS settings they tweaked along with windows settings.
There are tons of great tutorials out there if you do run into issues. The main concern would be if your boot up drive was changed in your BIOS, and when you reset it, it tries to boot up from another location that doesn’t have windows installed.
I thought it would be fun to run it on purpose without a battery at all. Screw it. Works perfectly normal, and still kept time after completly turning it off and everything. Wizard magic! No seriously, havent noticed anything at all(B450M DS3H Ryzen 5 3600 20 Gb ram) so...I dont know, different strokes for different folks I guess.
If it’s a newer computer connected to the internet, it’s likely updating your system clock from an NTP time server. There might come a time where CMOS batteries are a thing of the past. There’s still some older computers out there where removing the CMOS battery will cause it to not even boot up like mine!
@@LifeMeetLightning Sir, I have a laptop that, won't even turn on the status LEDs when I plug it in, could that be the CMOS battery or what the hell else?? I'm pretty sure it's that because if they weren't functional the laptop would at least boot, but it doesn't even enter POST
@@maskedredstonerproz I’d lean more toward it being your power management board or something in the power circuit. It could be the battery if it has one. Most don’t these days. If you’re not getting any indication when you plug it in, that usually doesn’t rely on anything the CMOS battery would handle.
@@maskedredstonerprozIf you still have it, research how to test your laptop's adapter, power port, and battery charging port fins with a multimeter. The 2 most likely culprits are either a bad adapter or a damaged charging port. Sone laptops have charging port assemblies which connect to the board with a connector, rather than being soldered to the board, making it - relatively easy - to replace. And replacing the adapter is a cheap fix most times.
Some eBay sellers will even let you return the power adapter if it doesn't charge or power your laptop. Just gotta read the return policy carefully. So not a loss if it doesn't work.
Good luck! If you still have it lol
Will it work for my problem? I have an old HP pavilion XT963 Windows XP PC Desktop. I am trying to turn it into a Linux, but the problem is some of the f keys for the bios of the F12 are missing, and it will not boot from both a burned disk and USB some reason, it won't respond. Can anyone help me?
Is a dead or near dead CMOS battery prevent a laptop from turning on? is the CMOS battery a rechargeable battery being recharged by the laptop itself?
Newer laptops, like within the last decade, likely won’t have a CMOS battery. Just like your phone, it will reserve enough power in the main battery when it ‘dies’ to perform the functions of a typical CMOS battery.
If your laptop does happen to have a CMOS battery - and it died - then yes, that is one possible reason it won’t turn on.
A CMOS battery is almost always a button cell type lithium battery (non-rechargeable) as opposed to your laptop’s main battery which is most likely lithium-ion (rechargeable).
I thought I fixed my problem by replacing my psu, but still my pc keeps shutting down with the shutdown animation after a month, what could be the possible problem? could it be the cmos battery? and if so what battery do you recommend? Thanks in Advance..
Usually a bad CMOS battery would cause startup problems not shut down problems - unless it’s a super old computer… Make sure your fans are all working. Most CPU’s will shut down if they start overheating. It could be a bad RAM module also. In any case, it doesn’t sound like a battery issue. If you want to replace it though since it’s cheap and easy, just get the same type that is currently in there.
@@LifeMeetLightning i havent turn on my pc for half a year, and today i try to turn it on to play some game, and my monitor said "no signal". I try it on different monitor and tv, it still say "no signal". Is cmos battery problem?
@@bosoudang Yeah, that could be the battery, especially if it’s an older computer. I made this video because a battery is a quick and cheap thing to try for a lot of things. Keep in mind computers are complicated and lots of things can go bad with them that will cause similar symptoms.
@@LifeMeetLightning thanks! I hope it just the battery and not mobo or gpu. Im dried out 🤣
I have same issue .. did u fix it ?
New subscriber here. Would cmos affect the laptop sudden power off during use?
Hi! My first suspicion with a laptop doing that would be an overheating issue. Is the fan running, and if so, is there excessive dust or lint blocking air passages? I’d check that first.
Nice vid very informative and entertaining but I have an issue with my old pc, whenever I play a game and something flashy like explosions or magic battle (flashy much) happened my computer just turns off and turns back on again why is that? Its really annoying, this only occurs whenever I play, utube, movies all good, just in gaming.
Get a new powesupply
My PC is stuck at the start-up screen after a bios update, it says to press the ESC key for start-up, and when I click ESC nothing happens. It doesn't boot to BIOS. Do you think my cmos is battery is dead
I’d try reverting back to the previous BIOS version. I wouldn’t suspect the battery in that case. You might also double check that it’s still trying to boot the operating system from the correct location.
Oh, just realized you said it wasn’t getting to the BIOS screen. Did you have a power outage during the BIOS update? Power fluctuations can be death to your motherboard during a BIOS update.
@@LifeMeetLightning There were no power outages and every thing installed but when the system did its automatic restart after the bios update the problem occured
@@yoyomaster6006 Have you tried resetting your BIOS? It usually involves just removing the battery for a bit and reinstalling, but sometimes needs a jumper removed from the board.
Hi can i ask a question? I ll turn it on mu computer then after i used it ill turn it off then if I’ll turn it on again its not working the i wait 12 hours to open it again. Like no power
It could be the battery. It could also be some other issues. If it progressively gets worse until it simply won’t power back up at all, it’s definitely the battery. It’s probably the cheapest thing to try to begin with other than jumping the pins from your power button to make sure it’s not just a bad switch or connection to the switch.
I replaced the battery with a new one and it still has a 'CMOS battery failure' error. What can it be?
I would double check the new battery first and make sure it’s good with a multimeter. I’ve gotten cheap batteries from Amazon before that arrived dead. If you’re sure the battery is good, I would check the connector solder joints for the button cell battery holder and look at the traces in the circuit board to make sure nothing is open. Make sure the battery has good connection in the holder as well.
Hello sir my computer cpu fan spins only 1 second and then turns off if the 4holes cable or something isn't connected do i need to change my cmos battery?
I really need my computer to get fixed cause class will start soon:((
will the dead battery also cause a GPU unrecognizable by the CPU?? 'cause after my PC could not connect to the internet for some reasons, it is now having problems with no signal om monitor (unless I plug my monitor HDMI directly to CPU).
It could be a reason, yes.
BIOS generally only outputs by way of analog signal (VGA or DVI). Many motherboards, especially old ones, require a VGA or DVI connection to display the BIOS/POST screen. I even had a laptop that wouldn't boot into Windows without VGA being attached.
Having a dead CMOS battery could also prevent BIOS settings for video display options from being saved to memory when restarting the PC. Resulting in No Signal being displayed on your monitor.
4:28 Wait so which problems does it cause if it dies?
It can cause any of the problems I listed at the beginning of the video, but the newer your computer, the less likely it is to cause those problems (if you are having those problems, it’s likely something else). It really depends on how the manufacturer chose to build your motherboard. The most common problem on older computers is it won’t boot up when the battery dies. That’s been my experience anyway. Some new computers these days can boot up and run fine even without a battery.
if cmos battery is dying can it cause computer shut down randomly?
If that’s the only problem, it’s probably not the battery. Unless your system time is jumping around when that happens. I’d suspect a bad power supply or overheating CPU.
can you also reset the cmos by taking out the battery while power on pc is off and placing it back after like 5 minutes i clicked something wrong in bios and do i have to do anything after i turn it back on ?
Yep. There are some rare exceptions, but that's typically how you reset your BIOS settings. If you've changed anything in your BIOS from your original settings that you'd like to keep, you'll have to go back and set them again.
@@LifeMeetLightning thank you wery much
I can't sync my windows 11 time , is that because of CMOS battery is dead
I’d check some things in your settings first. I just updated to windows 11 awhile back and had some issues also. Ended up having to change the time server windows uses to sync the clock. But yes, the battery could be causing that also. Here’s an article that helps walk you through some of the settings stuff to check: www.onmsft.com/how-to/wrong-clock-time-on-windows-11
Thanks man your a legend + funny
Thanks!
@@LifeMeetLightning your welcome awesome and funny man
WINDOWS BSOD, STUCK AT BIOS/UEFI MENU ON STARTUP, INDICATIONS CR2032 BATTERY NEEDS REPLACING.
As a noob for comps, this video was more so hard to follow and the humor wasn’t well placed. If you spent more time breaking down info in logical manner, it’d be more helpful. Thanks anyway tho for upload
Thanks for the feedback. I’m always trying to improve. It’s all a learning process!
So i my pc today turned but it would turn itself off then turn on over snd over, so i screwed with my cmos and reput the ram and now when i move the jumper and put it in the second then remove it, it will not turn on my fan for proccessor but turn on the video cards fan and the normal pc fan, thing is that the fan goes really realy fast compared to normal and the monitor wont show anything, also i cant turn this off from the normal off button but can from the power button in my motherboard. Please help
Did you happen to notice if the CPU fan was spinning before hand when the symptoms first started? If CPU is overheating it could cause the original symptoms.
My pc wont display, in start up it give 1 long beep and followed by 2 short beeps, what is the reason of this?
The manual for your motherboard should have a list of beep codes. Different manufacturers use different beep codes to indicate problems. You’ll have to look it up specifically for your make and model. You should be able to find it online fairly easily.
if i turn my computer off and it turns back on and it all works except the screens and the keyboard and mouse works and if i wait a day or 2 it works fine for a bit again is this a sign of it being dead?
So you’re saying that everything seems to be getting power, but you aren’t getting anything to display? Do you hear a short beep from your motherboard when you power up? I had one once back in the 90’s where everything would seem to have power and I could hear the fan from the power supply, but there was no beep from the power on self-test and I had no display. It was the CMOS battery.
@@LifeMeetLightning sometimes it beeps i think i don’t really notice but i can use it for a day turn it off and it won’t work the next day but it will work the day after that. everything had power and the cpu light is on, on the ez debug led when it doesn’t work it’s really confusing as it works sometimes and sometimes it doesn’t
If it’s a newer computer, I would be looking elsewhere. Try reseating connections. Maybe even reseat the video card if it has a separate video card. If your computer isn’t on a surge protector and there was an electrical storm, that could cause some weird intermittent issues like that too. Some people assume a lightning strike would be noticeable when it damages your electronics. It doesn’t take much transient voltage to mess stuff up though, particularly in a computer, and if that’s what happened it’s going to be a difficult problem to trace down.
But.. if it is an older computer, a CMOS battery getting low could also cause intermittent problems like that. You’ll know if eventually it simply won’t turn on again, and it’s completely dead. You could always take the battery out and measure it with a volt meter and see what the voltage is. It should be 3V or higher (around 3.2 or 3.3V). Remember if you do that though, if you’ve ever changed any BIOS settings, you’ll have to re-enter whatever you’ve changed again, assuming it’s an older computer.
i want to install new windows on my new built desktop..i use the 2ndhand motherboard. at the first time i can boot up n while installing the windows, it suddenly shutdown. try to reboot but can't boot up. i tought the RAM issue. i try to use i ram but still can't boot up.. then i check the cmos battery using the multimeter n it's dead. i bought new once n replace it..it can boot up but my keyboard not functioning..so, is it possible due to the cmos battery port got problem? what should i do?tq
Does it boot into Windows or just into the Bios screen? If it does boot to windows, try interrupting the boot process and going into the Bios screen. Does it work there? Also, is it a wired keyboard? Bios issues can affect the keyboard, but it’s more likely a driver issue.
My pc shut off automatic after 5-10 seconds when turned on. And the cpu fan also stops... Can this be because of cmos battery die? Please answer☺☺
Hey, did swapping out your CMOS battery fix your issues with the PC shutting down? Having the same issue with a used motherboard I just bought.
I clicked this vid cuz my pc keeps crashing and reseting in bios. I solved this problem a couple time by booting it up with a USB with the windows install media on it. Now its happened again and none of the USB ports pick up a signal from keyboard and mouse. Someone told me that removing the cmos battery for 5 minutes could fix it.
Have you replaced the battery yet? Removing the CMOS battery with reset your BIOS to default settings and cause it to scan for bootable partitions, but if the root cause is a dead battery, then you’ll still have problems.
@@LifeMeetLightning i didnt replace it, i took it out for 5 mins and put it back in. most of everything seems fine. For now.
Can a weak CMOS battery makes your pc like not restart properly? like for some reason if i restart my pc, after the "Restarting..." screen it'll have no display.
It could. It could also be a GPU driver update problem. If you power off and turn back on (not restart), does it have problems?
@@LifeMeetLightning Only thing is that it like doesnt give a display nor go into restart I think. I can still turn the computer off, turn it back on and it'll be fine. I checked my CMOS battery and its 1.6volts. Is it too low?
@@syaz4380 yeah, that’s too low. I’d replace it.
I’m getting “hard drive not installed” in Support Assist on Dell laptop. Out of nowhere in the middle of using the computer. A Dell rep said it was the. CMOS. Hoping. Going to get a new battery. Feel free-anyone!- to tell me if the Dell guy was wrong! It’s a 2019 Inspiron 15.
I have removed the cmos battery and I powered on the pc, and it is dead now, doesn't work anymore, any help please?
See if any of this sounds similar/is helpful: forums.tomshardware.com/threads/no-monitor-display-after-cmos-battery-changed.763977/
*update* listen everyone if you did everything this video said to do and you still have issue it’s definitely ah malware attack it took days to realize that Question? My computer keep going into blue screen death SRT.Trail
Every time I reset and install my programs my conputer do the same blue screen death . What could be causing that . I’m using Samsung ssd … is it the cords ? Is it the ram or motherboard? Also when I check cmd it look like something is changing my boot order even when I switch the order back to normal I still can’t get back in it’s ah blue screen loop . SMH again it works for ah little while but then the blue screen comes back
Since you can reinstall windows and it still happens, it’s likely a hardware problem or some corrupt hardware drivers. I had a hard drive go bad once that had windows installed on it that did something like that. In my case, I repartitioned the drive and put windows on a different drive and it fixed it for me. Bad RAM could cause that too. Here’s a good article explaining how to check that: www.google.com/amp/s/www.tomshardware.com/amp/how-to/how-to-test-ram
BIOS malware could do it to. Usually there’s a point to it other than crashing your computer (ransomware) though, so that would been the last thing I’d look into. Here’s some good info about that though: smallbusiness.chron.com/cleanse-virus-bios-79706.html
@@LifeMeetLightning yes your right found out I had malware attack
Ouch. Sorry to hear that. Have you gotten it taken care of?
I don't know man.....not sure about video....all I needed to know is how to tell which way to install my CMOS battery (because I did not pay attention when I yanked it out.) Humor is great in some settings as well as the frequency; but, I had to wave through a lot of not-so-important stuff by skipping through the video, and finally after a bad and overdone GEICO joke I finally see a motherboard, and, not only did I not find out what I was hoping for....it was a flat mounted battery....yeah, no brainer positive up, but alas not helpful. The outside clip.....is that positive and the negative sits on a plate? Interesting video, just not my cup of tea....but oh well, I see you got many, many other people who love it....so, ya.
Typically, the negative sits on a flat connector that contacts toward the middle of the battery, and positive has a ‘clip’ often closer to the edge of the battery. Some style holders ‘pinch’ the battery in the middle of either side - those should have a + and - stamped in the plastic to tell you which side is which.
I know I’m not everyone’s cup of tea - I appreciate your feedback and respect that you gave it amicably. This is my best performing video by far, though, and almost 2/3 of my subscribers have come from this video alone. I’m always trying to improve, and part of that is figuring out how to balance the humor and information better. Practice makes perfect.
@@LifeMeetLightning Thank you for the information, very appreciated. Ya, I am not a hater, for sure will tune into more videos. You are not cringe :) I mean, it caught my attention..so purpose served. Thank you again for the info, and am looking forward to future videos.
Does the cmos battery cause utility setup?
The CMOS battery provides power to save any personalized stored settings as well as date and time when your computer is power off.
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Hey i wonder if this is the problem i am having with my pc hp computer my computers does turn on at least the lights and the fans but nothing gets displayed in the monitor , this computer is 6 years old , how do o know if the battery is the problem and where can i get it?
It could be. If your fans and lights are coming on, it means your power supply is working, but you should hear a beep from the power on self test. Your operating system won't load until after this occurs. The battery is just a basic coin cell battery. CR2032 is the most common size, but you should check what you have. You can get these batteries almost anywhere that sells batteries. Amazon, Walmart, etc. If you happen to have a multimeter, you can check the battery voltage (check it on the DC setting). It shouldn't be below 3V. Typical is 3 to 3.3V. If you don't have a multimeter, it would probably be cheaper to just pick up a new battery and install to see if it works.
@@LifeMeetLightning thanks , i have no post beep i forgot to mention this , one morw question if its not the battery what do you think it could be ?
There are a number of reasons you might not get the POST beep. One of the more common might be recently added hardware that wasn’t set up correctly. Here’s a pretty good troubleshooting guide that covers all the things you can try to determine what else might be going on: www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000607.htm
@@LifeMeetLightning hi pls reply me.
Actually my pc shutdowns and works properly. But if I give restart it does not. It will shutdown but the lights and fan would be running for ever. I waited for more than 1/2 hr. But no response. Atlast I cutted the power and on again. It works fine.
So restart alone not working.
Help. Fix pls.
my laptop doesn't turn itself off, it just stops running all processes and the screen goes blank (still on though) and the only way to fix it is with a restart. it usually does this when i run games but sometimes it will do it even if im not running any game.
Sounds like perhaps an overheating problem with the graphics card.. Is it a gaming laptop?
@@LifeMeetLightning its not really a gaming laptop. its a lenovo E51 i7
@Life Meet Lightning hi pls reply me.
Actually my pc shutdowns and works properly. But if I give restart it does not. It will shutdown but the lights and fan would be running for ever. I waited for more than 1/2 hr. But no response. Atlast I cutted the power and on again. It works fine.
So restart alone not working.
Help. Fix pls.
That sounds more like a software problem. I don't know what operating system you have, but I know Windows 10 has had some update bugs that have led to restart problems. You could try looking into that - reverting the last update or using their troubleshooter. Settings/Update & Security/Troubleshoot (assuming you use Windows 10).
@@LifeMeetLightning no I am using win 8
My pc wont turn on until i heated up with hair blower the cmos. What is the possible reason?
Cold solder joints perhaps? That’s a strange problem.
Hello sir, when I start my pc (means I'm starting it for the first time for a day) it boots up normally to desktop and after some seconds the screen hangs and black screen appears but all my cpu components are still running and the monitor shows no signal. And after that if I try to start it, it gets stuck on motherboard icon loading screen and hangs (but the keyboard caps lock key and that num lock key works), then I have to turn the power off and again turn on. But after several restarts and trials, the computer boots up to dekstop and even I'm able to play high end games with no problems. And this pattern is followed each and everyday.
In the even viewer it shows event id - 41.
Are these symptoms a sign of bad cmos?
Sir please help.
Thank You.
It could be. Possibly graphics problem or PSU also. Do you have a separate video card or is it built in? If it’s a CMOS battery problem, it will likely eventually not boot at all if it’s causing these issues.
@@LifeMeetLightning I have a separate video card. But according to my knowledge I think if I'm able to play the fps games smoothly with no lag when the system becomes stable so maybe less chances or I got it wrong. One thing I noticed is that the frequency of it getting stuck on boot screen is increasing day by day. Just now I opened and it is stuck to boot screen.
@@devman8119 Well, a battery is a cheap and easy thing to try.. but the fact it boots all the way before it shuts down makes me think it isn’t that.
Cold or cracked solder joints can cause intermittent problems. As things heat up, metal expands and makes better connection. But then more warpage occurs over time as it cools. Makes a bigger difference with tiny components. Capacitors can intermittently short too, and they only get worse with time and cause very random problems. Those issues can turn up in any component.
A failing power supply is probably the most common thing though that causes shut downs like that.
@@LifeMeetLightning When the shut down occurs on booting, I noticed that each and every component is running without any break but the hard disk stops.
@@devman8119 There’s a file indexing setting in windows that with either keep your system continuously indexing your files (aka your hard drive will continue to spin all the time) or it will stop it after some time to save power if everything you need from the hard drive is loaded into memory. That may not be a problem depending on your settings.
Thanks ! Great presentation !
Im able to start up my pc but theres no input on my mouse,keys and no display. But i noticed the sensor light under my mouse is lighthing up but very very low. Cmos?
Definitely could be!
i got the same thing, did you manage to find a solution?
@@sol1938. it was my mobo
@@Nisezzy how did you fix it?
@@syck0 check your CR battery. try replacing it. if same,change your mobo. probably internal failure
if I remove it wll the pc boot? despite the other problems
Under normal circumstances, a newer computer will probably still boot up. Older ones, not so much. It’s not really a black and white problem. It depends on the system. And if ‘other problems’ means you have some kind of ransomware virus. The only way to deal with that is to re-flash your BIOS typically.
@@LifeMeetLightning Thanks, It turned on after removing it, however it couldnt past POST. the fans spun for a sec or two then off. Its Dell precission 5510 someone told me its because I removed its internal battery. He said some dell CMOS depends on internal battery as well.
How about a laptop cmos battery go how will it act
Most modern laptops don’t use a CMOS battery, especially if the main battery it uses is lithium based. For one’s that do still use a CMOS battery, the function of them is still them same, and you can expect the same symptoms if it’s going bad.
from where i can buy a battery?
Amazon, Walmart, Interstate Battery, etc. Pretty much anywhere that has a decent selection of batteries should have them.
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Can it cause the windows sign in failure?
In theory it could, but there’s a long list of other software things to look at that could cause that before I’d think about the battery.
So the problem whit my computer that is shutting down and open its because of the battery right ?
A weak battery can cause that yes, it’s worth checking. Another common thing that can do it is overheating. Make sure your fans are all spinning (including cpu and power supply fans).
@@LifeMeetLightning yes my fans and other work fine but wen i take the battery off and wen i put it back the computer start like 5 to 30 sec then it shutdown but thanks for the help tho i been looking around for help and does battery around here is like 137 kr swedish money and somewhere in store where you buy food and more its like 42kr for like 4 inside the pack :) ?
@@6zozo If you happen to have a multimeter or know someone that has one, you could measure the voltage of the battery before you decide to buy. It should be around 3V. Less than 2.7V, it should be replaced. There are lots of other things that could cause those issues too that are less common and harder to troubleshoot. Bad RAM or video card, shorted motherboard, wrong boot settings, etc. Best of luck! Hope it’s just a battery problem.
@@LifeMeetLightning i checkt mine has like 3V and also at the store they had same one 3v 2032 or i can like take it whit me and show them my also says 27 :) ?
@@6zozo I was referring to actually measuring what voltage is present on the battery. Less than 2.7V means it’s bad and should be replaced. Also, if you’ve taken it out to reset the memory, note that if your BIOS settings were changed, say to boot from a specific drive that has your operating system, it could be looking in a different location when you boot up where there isn’t an operating system to load. Was it crashing and rebooting originally before you took out the battery? Or did that symptom occur after pulling the battery?
Where cam I buy one
Most stores that have a decent selection of common batteries will also stock common button cell batteries. You can also find them on most online stores like Amazon, Jameco, or Digikey - just to name a few.
can computer can crash due to the CMOS battery my BIOS settings is getting reset my computer is crashing randomly
Yes
Is cmos invalid problem in my laptop is dead or weak
Dead or weak? Sounds like you're talking about a battery problem? New laptops may or may not have a CMOS battery. Cell phones don't tend to have one anymore (many of them never did) as they are designed to be always connected to the internet... That and devices shut down before batteries are fully depleted, reserving power to run things like keeping track of time and to keep your battery in good health. On older laptops, sure the CMOS battery could be an issue same with any computer.. but 'dead or weak' isn't very descriptive of the problem. If it's an older laptop, and simply won't boot up when you push the power button, the CMOS battery could be the problem.
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Can i swap the cmos battery from a different mb?
Yes, assuming it's the same type of battery. If you've made any changes in your BIOS though, you might lose those settings during the swap.
@@LifeMeetLightning Yes its the same but the computer still doesnt work, i think the motherboard is done. I've tried every basic troubleshooting steps, still nothing. Its an older HP prodesk pc that i found in my new house when i moved here.. So yeah anyway, great video, thank you.
Motherboards do go out sometimes too. :-/ They’re more expensive than a battery. Thanks for watching and the kind words!
Ps4 was tripping balls
Yeah, those have batteries too. 🧐
Can cmos causes the computer not booting?
If it’s an older computer, yes, absolutely.
@@LifeMeetLightning I just built a pc. I can boot to the bios without the cmos, but It says no signals on the monitor when I put the cmos back on. What should I do?
@@vincentliao2585 If it's a new build, it won't be your CMOS battery. It could be your BIOS settings (CMOS is what we used to call user settable BIOS settings which is pretty much always stored in flash memory now in newer computers). It could be a number of things, but a common issue is the boot order settings. You'll want to make sure the first hard drive to boot is the one that has your operating system installed on it. Way back in the day, last time I built a computer, I remember having to set this with jumpers on my motherboard, but things have probably progressed since then. Here's a good article covering what I think is the problem you're describing: www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/gaming/resources/my-computer-wont-boot-windows.html
fkn cmos batteries, causing so much hearthache >:(
which app can I use to make such funny animations please
I use Adobe fresco on an iPad with an Apple Pencil for the drawings and then import them as .png files and use keyframes in Adobe Premiere Pro during the video editing to animate the drawings. For actual traditional frame by frame animations you can make layers in Adobe fresco and import them into Adobe After Effects. It’s a bit more tedious though. Then there’s also Adobe Animate, which you kind of need a separate drawing pad for.