How To - Refurb Unit: BootDevice Not Found - How to replace dead CMOS battery on HP EliteDesk 800 G3

If you receive this message:
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It is likely you received a unit with a dead CMOS battery, for which we apologize and if you send us your order number, we will very gladly reimburse you for the cost of a replacement battery via lightning.

How to replace it:

Step 0: Acquire a CR2032 battery:
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Step 1: Remove the Unit’s cover:

Step 2: Using a 5-pointed star-bit screwdriver, remove the SSD cage screws and :

Step 3: Place a small flat-head screwdriver under the battery and pop it out:

Step 4: Place the new battery in with the + side and writing facing up towards you.

Step 5: Rescrew the drive cage back into place and put the cover back on.

Step 6:

  1. As you turn the unit on, continually press ESC (escape) until you enter the HP “Startup Menu”. You will see a message about the unit having a new battery and bios settings being reset to default.
  2. Select “BIOS Setup” or press F10
  3. Select Advanced → Boot Options
  4. Uncheck “Network (PXE) Boot”
  5. To the right of “After Power Loss”, select “Power On” (this is very helpful if you’re away from home and have a power outage, the unit will come back on as soon as the power does)
  6. Press F10 to Save & Exit or go to Main > Save Changes and Exit

Now when it reboots it should boot to the NVME with StartOS. If it says there’s no bootable device, you’ll need to flash StartOS to a USB thumb drive and follow this guide, using the x86_64 “non-free” iso:

https://docs.start9.com/0.3.5.x/flashing-guides/os-x86

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