Looking for computer nerd help
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have you changed the date on your computer? Either in Windows or BIOS?
I had the same problem once and it's because of that.
I had the same problem once and it's because of that.
LOL-- When a browser looks at a security certificate it considers ridiculous dates and times to be suspicious. If your clock is set to 1980, that would be a certificate that was posing as valid 35 years into the future. That's 'suspicious'. Mind you it only matter as much as you have faith in security certificates in the first place, and how well your browser / platform supports them.
If your clock keeps resetting to 1980, look for a watch battery type thing in your device and replace that.
HAHAHA
CMOS battery...
aka Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor
This battery saves the BIOS information (Basic Input Output Settings), which instructs the computer how to boot the various systems as well as saving the system clock. If the battery fails, the system reverts back to default- usually 1980.
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That makes it sound scary though-- Once you know that's the issue, it's actually a dead easy and cheap fix.
Thank you Ridgeman!HAHAHA
CMOS battery...
aka Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor
This battery saves the BIOS information (Basic Input Output Settings), which instructs the computer how to boot the various systems as well as the system clock. If the battery fails, the system reverts back to default- usually 1980.
That is the reason why the security certificate system is broken for general purpose browsing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_key_certificate
Even if 1980 was a great year, if your clock goes back there after a reboot, change that battery. It really is dead easy. A bad clock will also mess with file creation dates and everything else that uses the local system time. Want to find you most recent file? Having it be in 1980 probably won't help.
Wow you are old school
Computers stopped using CMOS battery years ago... decade maybe
Any modern hardware will not have a battery
Google is your friend if you are unaware of how a battery works
Go search how NVRAM works then come back when you have a clue
I know what NVRAM is, tool... non-volatile RAM... it has existed as long as (and in conjunction with) motherboard batteries.
Use your own suggestion and go to google images and find a picture of a current motherboard... is there a dime-sized battery somewhere on the board? Yeah... thought so.
And then scroll up to see whether that battery has anything to do with CMOS
There is a RTC battery but this is not even close to the same thing (although I know to you it probably looks the same)
LOL... you are splitting hairs with CMOS and RTC? Then technically CMOS has NEVER needed a battery because it has essentially ALWAYS been NV.
Your exact comment: "Any modern hardware will not have a battery".
Every single modern motherboard HAS a battery.
They all still have a battery, though on modern motherboards it is used only for the internal clock.
You were half right, CMOS did stop using battery years ago but there is still a battery on all modern hardware. (as of what is on the market today)
