"Please enter SETUP to recover BIOS setting" message on boot

Question

When I boot the PC it gives the following error:

Please enter SETUP to recover BIOS setting

Press F1 to run SETUP

Press F2 to load default values and continue

I have tried to set these settings, but it come out every boot time. It can't save these settings. I use an ASUS P5QL/EPU motherboard.

Solution 1

Looks like the battery backing up the BIOS settings is dead. Replace the battery should help.

Solution 2

I have the same exact motherboard and this error is familiar to me. Indeed you have a bad battery on that board. It can't keep the BIOS settings saved anymore. You need to replace it with a new one for this message to stop appearing. Or ignore this message altogether if you don't need any non-default settings, it's safe like that. (at least nothing happened to my computer in 6 years)

Solution 3

Your motherboard is old so it's likely the internal battery the problem. This is the battery: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CR2032_battery You can find it, usually, in place like Auchan or Tesco (cheap) or in a computer shop. Here you can see where is the battery: http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P5QLVM_EPU/gallery/ in the first image is located just under the yellow ASUS!

Remeber: the operation per se is simple but it require some competence if you are not sure dont do it yourself!

Comments

[plaidshirt]

What type of battery should I buy for this?

[Andrew Morton]

@KovacsAkos The old battery will have something like "CR2032" stamped on it. If that is exactly what it says, then obtaining a replacement will be easy as it is a widely used part.

[Chrisii]

@KovacsAkos this asus motherboard uses the same "CR2032" battery as almost all other asus motherboards do. You can easily buy them for cheap on amazon amzn.to/1xfz3Fp (non-affiliate link)