C Cyndy Joined Jul 25, 2017 Messages 1 Reaction score 0 Jul 25, 2017 #1 What would cause a Dell laptop to create a message in the middle of working on something that states "save changes to BIOS". Also when woken from sleep/hibernation mode it asks to save changes to bios. A docking station is used throughout the day.
What would cause a Dell laptop to create a message in the middle of working on something that states "save changes to BIOS". Also when woken from sleep/hibernation mode it asks to save changes to bios. A docking station is used throughout the day.
muckshifter I'm not weird, I'm a limited edition. Moderator Joined Mar 5, 2002 Messages 25,753 Reaction score 1,211 Jul 25, 2017 #2 A BIOS battery fail will give you the error you mention. It will/would have caused the laptop to have reset the time & date. It should, however, also tell you to save changes to the BIOS a cold boot up. Change the BIOS battery.
A BIOS battery fail will give you the error you mention. It will/would have caused the laptop to have reset the time & date. It should, however, also tell you to save changes to the BIOS a cold boot up. Change the BIOS battery.