BatteryDisk from International Systems Inc. rescues PCs from CMOS battery failure.CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 1995--The battery in your PC is about to go dead. It might happen tomorrow. Sooner or later, when ``CMOS Checksum A value used to ensure data are stored or transmitted without error. It is created by calculating the binary values in a block of data using some algorithm and storing the results with the data. When the data are retrieved from memory or received at the other end of a network, a new checksum is computed and matched against the existing checksum. A non-match indicates an error. Just as a check digit tests the accuracy of a single number, a checksum tests a block of data. Error -- Run Setup'' appears on the screen, you can bet that your CMOS CMOS - Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (transistor type) CMOS - Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society CMOS - Capper Military Occupational Specialty CMOS - Cargo Movement Operations System CMOS - Cellular Management Operation System (telecommunications) CMOS - Chicago Manual of Style CMOS - Comparison Mean Opinion Score CMOS - Complimentary Metal Oxide Silicon CMOS - Configuration Memory Operating System battery just died. Many CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor) batteries are, by computer standards, beginning to get old. Perhaps as many as 30 million PC owners received the ``CMOS Checksum Error'' message last year. Now it's estimated that 50 million PC owners will get the bad news in 1995. When CMOS batteries fail, as they will on millions of 286, 386, 486 and Pentium computers, the keyboard will not respond. DOS and Windows will not load. Replacing the battery (requires working inside a PC), is only half the battle. You must know the computer's CMOS settings See BIOS setup., or it still may not work. Solving the CMOS Battery A battery that maintains the time, date, hard disk and other configuration settings in the CMOS memory. CMOS batteries are small and are attached directly to the motherboard. See BIOS setup and batteries. Problem BatteryDisk, from International Systems Inc., takes just seconds to record vital data about a computer's hard drive(s) (sectors, tracks and landing zone A safe non-data area on a hard disk used for parking the read/write head. See load/unload ramp. offset), DMA Transfer mode and Shadow Memory Base settings. Stored safely on disk, the CMOS data is available for retrieval as soon as the CMOS battery fails. Inserting the diskette Same as floppy disk. and rebooting the system is all it takes to restore the contents of the CMOS to its proper state. ``PC owners must be pro-active -- they can't react after the battery fails,'' says Eric Bermont, Product Manager for International Systems. ``With BatteryDisk, CMOS battery failure down time is virtually eliminated. This is especially important for resellers, large corporations and laptop users alike. You can replace the battery when it's convenient and, in the process, eliminate high rates for emergency computer repair service.'' To make sure each BatteryDisk stays with the correct machine, each copy is uniquely serialized. It also comes with an adhesive vinyl diskette holder that you affix to the computer. Instructions on how to restore the CMOS settings are printed on the diskette label. The BatteryDisk system is compatible with systems running DOS, Windows and OS/2. It works with AT class (ISA, VISA, PCI, EISA, PS2) personal computers equipped with 286, 386, 486 or Pentium processors -- virtually every PC with a CMOS battery. With a price of $19.95, BatteryDisk is available directly from International Systems, Inc., at 1-800-248-4217 or at 1-312-222-1364. CONTACT: International Systems, Inc., Chicago Eric Bermont, 800/248-4217, 312/222-1364 |
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