But I mentioned that I had gone into BIOS and made some changes and SAVED
changes. But, its as if the BIOS is not saving it - I am getting the same
error how many times I go to BIOS and save settings.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Porter" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 1:00 PM
Subject: Re: CMOS settings not retained


> This is normal after a BIOS reset.  Either hit F1 and go into the BIOS and
> set it up the way it was before, or hit F2 and accept the default
settings.
> If you're not too sure what you're doing - F2 is your choice.
> If you're prepared to adjust the BIOS settings, the first page will offer
a
> blanket choice of either safe settings (slow and steady) or the fastest
> (possibly unstable, depending on your hardware) Or, you can go through the
> 100 or more settings individually.
> Don't be too concerned about changing settings in the BIOS, have a fiddle
> about and see what options are available for each, it's a good way to
learn.
> Any changes you make will only be saved, and effective, if you SAVE on
exit.
> So if you think you've made any mistakes, DON'T save on exit.
> BTW, taking out the battery for more than a few minutes will usually get
you
> the same prompt.  It has the same effect as resetting the BIOS settings
with
> the CMOS jumpers on the motherboard.
>
> Ian Porter
> Computer Guys Inc.
> Arrowtown
> New Zealand
> [log in to unmask]
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bharat Ale" Subject: [PCBUILD] CMOS settings not retained
>
>
> PCBUILD Digest - 30 Aug 2002 to 31 Aug 2002 (#2002-244)Hi,
>
> The computer was reporting 'CMOS settings wrong, press F1 to go to setup
F2
> to load default values and continue'. I thought the battery was weak or
dead
> so I replaced with a new one and ran setup to configure BIOS settings and
> saved. But I'm getting the same message every time I turn on the computer.
> What could be wrong ?
>

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