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How can a CMOS battery store data?

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How does a CMOS battery store information on it? I know it stores information such as the time, date, passwords and drive configuration, but how? How can a battery store data?

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The CMOS battery does not store data. The CMOS battery ensures that the CMOS chip, which does store data, has power. CMOS memory requires power to retain data, so the battery is necessary when no external power is supplied to the computer. This is w…

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