Looking for computer nerd help

[TeeJay]

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.

Not even close
Old days a CMOS battery was REQUIRED

In cases where CMOS failed you had to hot swap a new BIOS chip onto a powered motherboard

As I said this was a LONG time ago, but still in x86 days

 

[TeeJay]

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.

Here is original post (since you are too lazy to scroll up destilat) about how the CMOS battery is saving BIOS info
NOT RTC

 

[destillat]

Not even close
Old days a CMOS battery was REQUIRED

In cases where CMOS failed you had to hot swap a new BIOS chip onto a powered motherboard

As I said this was a LONG time ago, but still in x86 days

Wow... hotswapping a BIOS chip which is not hot-swappable... hardcore.

 

[The Options Menu]

Unless you two are planning on soldering up a DIY motherboard...

 

[TeeJay]

Wow... hotswapping a BIOS chip which is not hot-swappable... hardcore.

Now what are you babbling about? Of course that is how you had to do it in old days
Google "hot flash bios" next to continue your woeful education in how computers work

You really are quite ignorant of this topic... I am betting money you are an Apple person aren't you?

 

[icespot]

My computer tells me every web site I try to get on has a " security certificate problem"


WTF is going on and how do I correct it?

Funny thread and since you got your answer. Next time go to
YouTube university.......

You can learn everything there.