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My machine won boot and I get a message saying that it has lost its Setup or CMOS setting. What is wrong with it?

April 26, 2017boot CMOS Lost Machine message setting Setup wrong

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My machine won boot and I get a message saying that it has lost its Setup or CMOS setting. What is wrong with it?

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Changes are the battery that powers the CMOS is dead. These batteries last from two to five years. Most new systems have their batteries as part of the motherboard and do not need replacing.