How to enter the BIOS or CMOS setup

Because of the wide variety of computer and BIOS manufacturers over the evolution of computers, there are numerous ways to enter the BIOS or CMOS Setup. Below is a listing of most of these methods, as well as other recommendations for entering the BIOS setup. Note: This document does not help if

CMOS

Alternatively referred to as a Real-Time Clock (RTC), Non-Volatile RAM (NVRAM) or CMOS RAM, CMOS is short for Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor. CMOS is an on-board semiconductor chip powered by a CMOS battery inside computers that stores information such as the system time and date and the system ha

ESC

    1. Short for escape, esc is a key located on the top-left of a computer keyboard that allows a user to cancel or abort operations. Computer keyboard help and support. 2. Escape is also shorthand for an escape character, an escape is a single backward slash ( \ ) in Linux, programming, and r

No display on the monitor

    Tip: The following is monitor troubleshooting and not for users who get readable picture when it is first load but then gets distorted when opening Windows. Monitor is not on Make sure the monitor is on. If no power LED (green or orange light) is seen on the monitor display try pressi

Windows error "Data or no disk loaded" with audio CD Bad or non audio CD is inserted Windows error "Data or no disk loaded" with audio CD Bad or non audio CD is inserted

  Make sure the CD you have currently in the computer is not bad or being misread by the computer by inserting another known good audio CD into the computer. If another audio CD works it is likely either that the CD is dirty or may be an enhanced CD incompatible with the CD Audio player. Steps on

What should I do when a computer freezes?

  This document contains recommendations on what to do if the computer freezes or dead locks. If your computer has stopped responding, follow the steps below to attempt to get the computer to unfreeze. Tip: If you are concerned about an important document that hasn't been saved, the program you ar

Not a valid Win32 application

File is corrupt, bad, or missing If the file or program you're attempting to run is corrupt or missing, Windows will be unable to execute the file properly and sometimes generate this error message. Download files If you downloaded this file and verified it is complete and compatible with your versi