[SOLVED] message popped up after my PC looped error codes. How to fix?

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I have never had this happen to me, up until now at least. I don't remember overclocking anything either. The closest thing that might of triggered this was enabling XMP.
 

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full system spec? include brand and model of the psu
so F1, F2 doesn't work?
motherboard: MSI 370Z GAMING M5
CPU: I7 8700
GPU: GTX 1080
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master ML240L
It's been so long since I built this PC that I don't remember the model. I think it's a Thermaltake 750W Bronze rated PSU.
 

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could be your CMOS battery needs replacing. you may need to reset it to get into bios as thats what this guy did - https://forums.tomshardware.com/thr...een-restored-to-its-default-settings.3702345/

appears its an MSI motherboard. which one?
Motherboard is MSI 370Z Gaming M5
Pressing F1 took me to BIOS, so I disabled XMP and booted into Windows fine. The motherboard is a few years old at this point, and I think the CMOS battery compartment is underneath the motherboard shroud.
 

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XMP settings may have been too aggressive.
If ram became unstable because of this, then BIOS settings reset could be triggered.
I know that XMP profiles are a thing, but all I did was press a button to enable it. I didn't modify anything, so are you saying that the default XMP profile was too much for my PC?