[donnyandashley]

ok i was talking to my computer manufacturer and they said that i needed to replace my cmos battery ( i checked it and it has the correct voltage ) or replace the CMOS Ram.....what is the CMOS RAM......and how do i replace it?

[Hybr!d]

The only replaceable part of a motherboard is the CMOS battery, never heard of CMOS RAM.

[donnyandashley]

well this is just what the manufacturer told me.....i have a everex NM3900W and when i turn it on it beeps 3-3-1 and they said that was the cmos battery or cmos ram.....so im at a loss....i wish i could find another comp that my hard drive will fit in

[philthomas]

Phoenix Bios Code 3-3-1 = CMOS batter failure - Bad CMOS battery .... so try replacing the battery.

[donnyandashley]

3-3-1 CMOS RAM power bad Replace the CMOS battery or CMOS RAM if possible ......... this is what its telling me and the battery is good............so what is the CMOS RAM??????

[Hybr!d]

Possibly bad RAM then, that will involve opening your case and checking it is seated correct.

If you have two sticks try just running one OR the other.

[philthomas]

As Dave said above there is no serviceable parts of the CMOS. It's possible the CMOS chip contains a small amount of RAM that holds the settings, but you cannot change CMOS RAM, without desoldering the CMOS Chip and replacing it afaik.

Have you tried replacing the battery ? ... it's possible that the battery is faulty or expired.

[donnyandashley]

i have tried just one stick at a time and ive tried 2 batteries and both the batteries have over 3v
so i have no clue i guess i will try to find another stepnote so i can put my hard drive in.......or another comp that my hard drive will work in

[donnyandashley]

ok now i have a different battery in and now its beeping 1-1-1 anything on that?????

[philthomas]

The only other thing you could try is clearing the bios, just in case it's corrupted ....... there should be a jumper to do this .... check in your mobo manual for details