Compaq DeskPro Error 162 System Options Not Set

There is only one short beep after computer is booted up the the error
message comes on the screen ... 162 System Options not set. Could
someone PLEASE help me out with this ! I am to the point of putting
a new meaning to "crash my computer" :crybaby:

Thanks to anyone who can give me information on how to fix this
problem!

simplycajun2004 wrote:
There is only one short beep after computer is booted up the the error
message comes on the screen ... 162 System Options not set. Could
someone PLEASE help me out with this ! I am to the point of putting
a new meaning to "crash my computer" :crybaby:

Thanks to anyone who can give me information on how to fix this
problem!

This message is displayed when the system configuration stored on the
motherboard (often called the "CMOS" since it's typically stored in
battery backed-up CMOS RAM) has become corrupted in some way. Except
for the time and date, the system will usually auto-detect its
environment, reset the parameters on its own, and is able to continue.
Before it tries to do so, you are usually presented with the choice of
pressing a key (F1 or F2, I think) to "continue", "boot", etc. with the
alternative of pressing a different key to "enter setup". If you select
"boot", it will run that time but may still give you the 162 error the
next time due to the internal clock still being invalid. (It may prompt
you for the time and date regardless, and you won't have to enter Setup
to do so.) In any event, the 162 error is not a killer error in and of
itself. Proceed past it by selecting "boot", and see if everything else
works.

If you still get the error the next bootup even though you DID set the
time & date previously, and it appears to have not retained it, then
the CMOS battery has run down and needs to be replaced so the setup
paramters will be retained, and so the clock can keep time in between
boot-ups.

-Mark

I would simply spend a couple of bucks on a replacement battery, assuming that
your DeskPro uses the standard C2032 3v coin-sized lithium battery. A dying or
dead battery is the most likely cause of a 162 error... Ben Myers

On Fri, 09 Jun 2006 15:33:15 GMT, lid (simplycajun2004) wrote:


There is only one short beep after computer is booted up the the error
message comes on the screen ... 162 System Options not set. Could
someone PLEASE help me out with this ! I am to the point of putting
a new meaning to "crash my computer" :crybaby:

Thanks to anyone who can give me information on how to fix this
problem!