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by travkinlaw 1 view

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PII500/128mb/win95:CMOS Error on boot that says CMSO settings have been changed, select "accept,ignore,quit" Ignore is the only selection that will not lockup the computer.When one of the others are chosen,it gives a blank screen-I could not recoverwithout doing a "scanreg/restore"

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by bill cassada

Sounds like a bad battery issue. Could also be incorrect settings in the BIOS or a loose cable. Check the manufacturer's website for a new BIOS. What setting is being changed??

by travkinlaw

Not a bad battery, and everything has been working fine for the past 6 months.It wont say what has been changed,only that changes have been made.

by bill cassada

What type of system is it (ie manufacturer and model)? Have you installed anything or updated the OS recently? Could be a virus. I experience this often with Compaqs.

by travkinlaw

Its a white box, no brand name.I was thinking virus from the beginning,thats why I ran the scan first thing-but even with the latest virus scan it might not show up.No updates to the OS at all since Ive had it.Thanks tho.

by cosloot

Try clearing your bios, There should be a jumper on the motherboard. Change the jumper, power on your computer for 10 seconds, power off and change the jumper back,
Try again and you should be directed back to setup and reset your bios.
Yourbios should now be back at default.

You could have virus in your bios but I haven't heard of any lately.

Flash the bios with the latest version from you motherboard manufacturer also.

Hope that helps

by travkinlaw

Geez,I was hoping to not do this until the last resort,but it looks like its going that way. Thanks for the response.

by dmiles

Upon startup press the key that is noted in bottom left corner and open the CMOS panel.using the manufacturer's handbook restore the defaults at this time.go to save and exit.The answer you rejected was pointing you in the right direction,this is the control panel for the system BIOS configuration and any changes that has been made are not registering in your bios,update the bios and trouble shoot from there in safe mode.

by travkinlaw

Thanks,Im aware of what the bios and CMOS is and how to access them,but I was hoping that someone had seen the same exact error.Also,the error doesnt show what is being changed,thats why I responded to the first answer.Thanks for taking the time to answer.

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