What are CMOS pins and what are they used for? I heard that if my UEFI/BIOS is infected with viruses, using/resetting the CMOS pins will clear any BIOS virus. Is this true?
![Someone suggested I reset the cmos battery and it says to take the battery out and I'm not sure if this is the battery. Is this correct? ( I have a strix Someone suggested I reset the cmos battery and it says to take the battery out and I'm not sure if this is the battery. Is this correct? ( I have a strix](https://i.redd.it/j38oa9poa8u91.jpg)
Someone suggested I reset the cmos battery and it says to take the battery out and I'm not sure if this is the battery. Is this correct? ( I have a strix
![How to locate and reset Acer 5920G CMOS Battery – without dismantling the whole laptop | iTech Online How to locate and reset Acer 5920G CMOS Battery – without dismantling the whole laptop | iTech Online](https://itechscotland.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/cmos1.jpg)