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- CMOS - Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor -
-
- CMOS non-volatile static RAM (SRAM) is used to store the configuration
- information for a computer system. It stores hardware information like
- drive type, memory size, floppy type(s), etc. The system battery is
-
- CMOS Memory Size Mismatch will occur whenever the memory size is
- changed. This simply indicates that the memory size is different than
- the value stored in CMOS. To clear this error, turn on or reboot the
- system and go into CMOS setup. DO NOT make any changes. Simply exit
- and save CMOS values. This will rewrite the CMOS values, including
- the new memory size.
-
- In older AMIBIOS dated 1990 and before, extended CMOS settings can
- be reset to default values by holding down the INSert key when the system
- is
- powered up.