get a clue

http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Ubuntu/2006-08/msg02601.html
(BIOS settings and how to reset by taking out the battery)

1. Your machine is not broken
2. A corrupted CMOS is very easy to fix
3. This kind of problem has been around since the first PC was released 25 years ago. So any user who has [clue > 0] sooner or later runs into it and learns how to fix it

The clue comment made me laugh!