answersLogoWhite

0

The CMOS chip maintains the date & time. It draws its power from the computers mains circuit when plugged into a power socket, and from a back-up batter when unplugged.

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

Which Component of PC maintains data and time?

PC motherboards typically have a special circuit that handles this. It includes a crystal and a small battery that powers it when the board is not plugged in.


How do chance the date and time on my PC?

you go to settings, times and date, and change! 1. tap DEL continuously as your PC\Laptop starts up. That will bring you to your bios screen, go to time and date, now use your arrow keys to go to the time it really is.


When will wind haven come out on PC?

There is no release date. We don't know when. It will be out with time.


How does a PC predict and retreive data ahead of time to avoid delays in processing?

A PC does not do this. Software however can predict and preload components as a result of links in the software. Dependencies, etc.


Which component in a PC maintains color depth and screen resolution of a monitor?

Vedio ram


How do you start computer at a particular time with a particular program?

Turn on your computer for a convenient time automatically Go to your Computer Setup (press Del when your PC is loading). Go to "Power Management Setup" and enable " PWron/Resume by alarm" and set date alarm and time alarm and then press F10 to save your change and turn off your PC. On specified date and time, your PC will turn on


What exactly is a PC tower used for?

"A PC tower is what houses the various components of a PC that are required for the computer to function. A few of the major components housed in the PC tower are the hard drive, floppy drives, optical drives, and the motherboard."


How do you make date and time constant in PC even after shutdown and restart without battery?

resync to network time server.


What are the PC components that is needed to be measured?

what do you mean by memory devices?how it is implement with the pc software


What are the basic components of a PC?

tower monter keyboard


What are most of the components in a PC mounted on?

Circuit boards


Will HP still be selling photo printers after they close their PC department?

"HP has not sold their PC department as of date, so plans of what and what not will continue to be sold or manufactured is not decided or publicized at this time."