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Time isn't working
I don't know where the problem lies, but my computer's time keeps changing.
When I turn on the computer, the time is wrong. I just changed it to the right time, 1:50am. Last I looked it was correct and said 1:32am. It is currently 1:40am, and it now says 1:07am. Any suggestions? Oh, and when I first start up my computer, each time, it won't but i hear the CPU, and i have to restart a second time. |
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"lucky sevans" wrote in message ... I don't know where the problem lies, but my computer's time keeps changing. When I turn on the computer, the time is wrong. I just changed it to the right time, 1:50am. Last I looked it was correct and said 1:32am. It is currently 1:40am, and it now says 1:07am. Any suggestions? Oh, and when I first start up my computer, each time, it won't but i hear the CPU, and i have to restart a second time. You might have a flat battery. Here is how to confirm it: 1. Reboot your machine. 2. Get into the BIOS setup. On many machines you need to press the Delete key early in the boot sequence in order to get there. 3. Set the correct time. 4. Wait 30 minutes. 5. Check the computer time. If it is correct then your battery is fine. If it is wrong then you need to replace the battery. It is usually a button cell installed on the motherboard. |
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5. Check the computer time. If it is correct then your battery is fine. If it is wrong then you need to replace the battery. It is usually a button cell installed on the motherboard. So, if I have a laptop, I probably won't be able to do it myself? Does it matter if I just let the time be wrong until, say, May? |
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On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 17:52:59 +1100, "Pegasus \(MVP\)"
wrote: "lucky sevans" wrote in message ... I don't know where the problem lies, but my computer's time keeps changing. When I turn on the computer, the time is wrong. I just changed it to the right time, 1:50am. Last I looked it was correct and said 1:32am. It is currently 1:40am, and it now says 1:07am. Any suggestions? Oh, and when I first start up my computer, each time, it won't but i hear the CPU, and i have to restart a second time. You might have a flat battery. Here is how to confirm it: 1. Reboot your machine. 2. Get into the BIOS setup. On many machines you need to press the Delete key early in the boot sequence in order to get there. 3. Set the correct time. 4. Wait 30 minutes. 5. Check the computer time. If it is correct then your battery is fine. If it is wrong then you need to replace the battery. It is usually a button cell installed on the motherboard. Didn't you miss a step or two? 3.5 (!) Turn off computer and disconnect power lead ..... 4.5 Reconnect power, turn on, and boot back into BIOS setup. If you do exactly as you suggested, the system's RTC remains powered from the mains throughout, and should keep the correct time, even if the battery is dead. Please respond to the Newsgroup, so that others may benefit from the exchange. Peter R. Fletcher |
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"Peter R. Fletcher" pfletch(at)fletchers(hyphen)uk.com wrote in message ... On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 17:52:59 +1100, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" wrote: "lucky sevans" wrote in message ... I don't know where the problem lies, but my computer's time keeps changing. When I turn on the computer, the time is wrong. I just changed it to the right time, 1:50am. Last I looked it was correct and said 1:32am. It is currently 1:40am, and it now says 1:07am. Any suggestions? Oh, and when I first start up my computer, each time, it won't but i hear the CPU, and i have to restart a second time. You might have a flat battery. Here is how to confirm it: 1. Reboot your machine. 2. Get into the BIOS setup. On many machines you need to press the Delete key early in the boot sequence in order to get there. 3. Set the correct time. 4. Wait 30 minutes. 5. Check the computer time. If it is correct then your battery is fine. If it is wrong then you need to replace the battery. It is usually a button cell installed on the motherboard. Didn't you miss a step or two? 3.5 (!) Turn off computer and disconnect power lead .... 4.5 Reconnect power, turn on, and boot back into BIOS setup. If you do exactly as you suggested, the system's RTC remains powered from the mains throughout, and should keep the correct time, even if the battery is dead. Please respond to the Newsgroup, so that others may benefit from the exchange. Peter R. Fletcher I'm trying to vary only one parameter at a time. The OP reports that the time changes while the machine is powered up. My test maintains the powered-up condition but it knocks out any influence from the OS. Your test, while perfectly valid, would vary two parameters: It removes Windows from the equation, and it also powers down the laptop. |
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"lucky sevans" wrote in message ... 5. Check the computer time. If it is correct then your battery is fine. If it is wrong then you need to replace the battery. It is usually a button cell installed on the motherboard. So, if I have a laptop, I probably won't be able to do it myself? Does it matter if I just let the time be wrong until, say, May? How about running the test I suggested before speculating about any subsequent action? The test result might point to something other than a dead battery! |
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Actually, given the "need to restart" or "double start" the unit to get
it to boot tend to point to a flat CMOS battery. Pegasus (MVP) wrote: "lucky sevans" wrote in message ... 5. Check the computer time. If it is correct then your battery is fine. If it is wrong then you need to replace the battery. It is usually a button cell installed on the motherboard. So, if I have a laptop, I probably won't be able to do it myself? Does it matter if I just let the time be wrong until, say, May? How about running the test I suggested before speculating about any subsequent action? The test result might point to something other than a dead battery! |
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