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after battery change: still 162 system options not set



 
 
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Old April 28th 05, 02:26 PM
Tim Moor
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dear cpq gurus,
i installed a nvidia vga card to an 'old' deskpro ex 1.0 ghz. after the
first reboot i got: 162 system options not set. i changed the battery and
still have this message. what should i do next. upgrade the bios ???
thanx alot
tim



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Old April 28th 05, 03:19 PM
Ben Myers
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Do you set the system options? The 162 error is telling you that the CMOS
settings are corrupt, i.e. they have changed in such a way that they need to be
set again... Ben Myers

On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 15:26:51 +0200, "Tim Moor" wrote:

dear cpq gurus,
i installed a nvidia vga card to an 'old' deskpro ex 1.0 ghz. after the
first reboot i got: 162 system options not set. i changed the battery and
still have this message. what should i do next. upgrade the bios ???
thanx alot
tim




 




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