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| Pecon:
--- Quote from: Ipquarx on September 07, 2015, 12:38:14 PM ---however im not sure if there's something actually preventing an upgrade from volatile memory to non-volatile --- End quote --- They probably figure it isn't needed as long as they can assume that the computer will always need power to keep the CMOS clock running. It's not like the CMOS stores a whole lot of information, and simply de-powering the CMOS serves as a handy way of factory-resetting all the BIOS settings. |
| Pie Crust:
I was told that the CMOS clock maintains the system date and BIOS settings. Should the battery stop holding power, the date gets reset and the checksum goes bad. The time is getting reset on this PC every time it is unplugged. |
| Miga:
--- Quote from: Alyx Vance on September 07, 2015, 12:36:00 PM ---Your phone probably has some sort of power keeping it alive, that or it has the kind of ram that can hold information while out of power. --- End quote --- Most modern-day phones don't actually keep time once the phone is turned off, it simply retrieves the time once it gets connection to a cell phone tower as part of the boot process. --- Quote from: Ipquarx on September 07, 2015, 12:38:14 PM ---the reason it needs power to store things like clock time is because it needs to constantly update the time if it didnt need to then it could store it in ssd-like flash storage however im not sure if there's something actually preventing an upgrade from volatile memory to non-volatile --- End quote --- Theoretically you could have the BIOS settings stored in non-volatile storage, but the battery would still be required to keep the clock ticking if the power supply is shut off or gets no power. --- Quote from: Pie Crust on September 07, 2015, 02:09:59 PM ---I was told that the CMOS clock maintains the system date and BIOS settings. Should the battery stop holding power, the date gets reset and the checksum goes bad. The time is getting reset on this PC every time it is unplugged. --- End quote --- Definitely a dead battery then. |
| BlackMod:
oh hey, new desk. |
| carolcat:
that case is hot, what is it? |
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