Hi all,

This is a new computer so I can't believe the battery needs replacing.
Is there any sort of atomic clock on the internet to which I can
connect my computer?

Thanks.

Gail

Jyeshta wrote:
> This is a new computer so I can't believe the battery needs
> replacing. Is there any sort of atomic clock on the internet to
> which I can connect my computer?

Yes..
But I would look into a possible BIOS upgrade to fix the issue. Synching
your clockevery so often is not a fix, it is a work-around.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Jyeshta wrote:

> This is a new computer so I can't believe the battery needs replacing.


It's not terribly likely, but even new batteries can be bad. I wouldn't
necessarily rule that possibility out.

How much time does the clock lose? Before anyone whose clock is running slow
rushes out to buy a new battery, he should first take note of whether he is
losing time while the computer is running or while it's powered off. If it's
while powered off, the problem *is* very likely the battery. But if it's
while running, it can *not* be the battery, because the battery isn't used
while the computer is running.

If the clock loses time while running, try this:

Open a command prompt window (Start | Run | cmd) and enter the following
commands:

net stop w32time
w32tm /unregister
w32tm /register
net start w32time



> Is there any sort of atomic clock on the internet to which I can
> connect my computer?


Yes, there are many, and Windows automatically synchs to one once a week.
You can change the interval to do it more frequently, or you can use one of
the third-party clock programs, like the freeware TClock, which does this
and several other useful things.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup

The best advice is to not muck about with changing the BIOS. You may have a
computer that works better, you may not notice any change or worse still
your computer may not work at all. I would suggest you replace the CMOS
battery before mucking about with the BIOS..

Regards.

Bill Ridgeway
Computer Solutions

"Shenan Stanley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Jyeshta wrote:
>> This is a new computer so I can't believe the battery needs
>> replacing. Is there any sort of atomic clock on the internet to
>> which I can connect my computer?
>
> Yes..
> But I would look into a possible BIOS upgrade to fix the issue. Synching
> your clockevery so often is not a fix, it is a work-around.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>

On Sun, 6 Aug 2006 13:57:11 -0500, "Shenan Stanley"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Jyeshta wrote:
>> This is a new computer so I can't believe the battery needs
>> replacing. Is there any sort of atomic clock on the internet to
>> which I can connect my computer?
>
>Yes..
>But I would look into a possible BIOS upgrade to fix the issue. Synching
>your clockevery so often is not a fix, it is a work-around.
>
>--
>Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP

Thank you, Shenan. I wouldn't know how to do that myself.

Gail

Thank you, Bill. As I said, this computer is barely 2 months old -
can't believe it would need a new battery already. I have a 5 year
old computer that runs Win2K and *its* clock runs fast! Maybe it's
another Dell peculiarity. Thanks.

Gail

On Sun, 6 Aug 2006 23:35:12 +0100, "Bill Ridgeway"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>The best advice is to not muck about with changing the BIOS. You may have a
>computer that works better, you may not notice any change or worse still
>your computer may not work at all. I would suggest you replace the CMOS
>battery before mucking about with the BIOS..
>
>Regards.
>
>Bill Ridgeway
>Computer Solutions
>
>"Shenan Stanley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Jyeshta wrote:
>>> This is a new computer so I can't believe the battery needs
>>> replacing. Is there any sort of atomic clock on the internet to
>>> which I can connect my computer?
>>
>> Yes..
>> But I would look into a possible BIOS upgrade to fix the issue. Synching
>> your clockevery so often is not a fix, it is a work-around.
>>
>> --
>> Shenan Stanley
>> MS-MVP
>> --
>> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>>
>

On Sun, 6 Aug 2006 13:01:42 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Jyeshta wrote:
>
>> This is a new computer so I can't believe the battery needs replacing.
>
>
>It's not terribly likely, but even new batteries can be bad. I wouldn't
>necessarily rule that possibility out.
>
>How much time does the clock lose? Before anyone whose clock is running slow
>rushes out to buy a new battery, he should first take note of whether he is
>losing time while the computer is running or while it's powered off. If it's
>while powered off, the problem *is* very likely the battery. But if it's
>while running, it can *not* be the battery, because the battery isn't used
>while the computer is running.
>
>If the clock loses time while running, try this:
>
>Open a command prompt window (Start | Run | cmd) and enter the following
>commands:
>
>net stop w32time
>w32tm /unregister
>w32tm /register
>net start w32time
>
>
>
>> Is there any sort of atomic clock on the internet to which I can
>> connect my computer?
>
>
>Yes, there are many, and Windows automatically synchs to one once a week.
>You can change the interval to do it more frequently, or you can use one of
>the third-party clock programs, like the freeware TClock, which does this
>and several other useful things.

Thank you so much, Ken. I think the clock is losing time while turned
off because the problem has only begun since I had it turned off two
nights last week. Is there any danger in not replacing the battery?

Gail

Jyeshta wrote:

> On Sun, 6 Aug 2006 13:01:42 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> Jyeshta wrote:
>>
>>> This is a new computer so I can't believe the battery needs
>>> replacing.
>>
>>
>> It's not terribly likely, but even new batteries can be bad. I
>> wouldn't necessarily rule that possibility out.
>>
>> How much time does the clock lose? Before anyone whose clock is
>> running slow rushes out to buy a new battery, he should first take
>> note of whether he is losing time while the computer is running or
>> while it's powered off. If it's while powered off, the problem *is*
>> very likely the battery. But if it's while running, it can *not* be
>> the battery, because the battery isn't used while the computer is
>> running.
>>
>> If the clock loses time while running, try this:
>>
>> Open a command prompt window (Start | Run | cmd) and enter the
>> following commands:
>>
>> net stop w32time
>> w32tm /unregister
>> w32tm /register
>> net start w32time
>>
>>
>>
>>> Is there any sort of atomic clock on the internet to which I can
>>> connect my computer?
>>
>>
>> Yes, there are many, and Windows automatically synchs to one once a
>> week. You can change the interval to do it more frequently, or you
>> can use one of the third-party clock programs, like the freeware
>> TClock, which does this and several other useful things.
>
> Thank you so much, Ken. I think the clock is losing time while turned
> off because the problem has only begun since I had it turned off two
> nights last week. Is there any danger in not replacing the battery?


You're welcome. If the clock is losing time while turned off, just replace
the battery. It's cheap and easy.

If you don't, sooner of later you'll lose all the CMOS settings.

By the way you usually have at last 15 minutes to replace the battery before
losing the settings, but it's prudent to have a hard copy of what they are
before beginning, just in case you have to put them back manually.


--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup

"Jyeshta" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi all,
>
> This is a new computer so I can't believe the battery needs replacing.
> Is there any sort of atomic clock on the internet to which I can
> connect my computer?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Gail

Since you have "a new computer", I STRONGLY urge you to contact the
manufacturer Technical Support to resolve this issue.
Opening the case of your computer to replace a battery, as other posters
have suggested, may VOID your warranty. If the problem is a more serious
than a mere battery, having a voiding warranty will force you to pay for
repairs that otherwise would have been performed by the manufacturer.
Steve

On Sun, 6 Aug 2006 17:03:47 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Jyeshta wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 6 Aug 2006 13:01:42 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>> Jyeshta wrote:
>>>
>>>> This is a new computer so I can't believe the battery needs
>>>> replacing.
>>>
>>>
>>> It's not terribly likely, but even new batteries can be bad. I
>>> wouldn't necessarily rule that possibility out.
>>>
>>> How much time does the clock lose? Before anyone whose clock is
>>> running slow rushes out to buy a new battery, he should first take
>>> note of whether he is losing time while the computer is running or
>>> while it's powered off. If it's while powered off, the problem *is*
>>> very likely the battery. But if it's while running, it can *not* be
>>> the battery, because the battery isn't used while the computer is
>>> running.
>>>
>>> If the clock loses time while running, try this:
>>>
>>> Open a command prompt window (Start | Run | cmd) and enter the
>>> following commands:
>>>
>>> net stop w32time
>>> w32tm /unregister
>>> w32tm /register
>>> net start w32time
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Is there any sort of atomic clock on the internet to which I can
>>>> connect my computer?
>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, there are many, and Windows automatically synchs to one once a
>>> week. You can change the interval to do it more frequently, or you
>>> can use one of the third-party clock programs, like the freeware
>>> TClock, which does this and several other useful things.
>>
>> Thank you so much, Ken. I think the clock is losing time while turned
>> off because the problem has only begun since I had it turned off two
>> nights last week. Is there any danger in not replacing the battery?
>
>
>You're welcome. If the clock is losing time while turned off, just replace
>the battery. It's cheap and easy.
>
>If you don't, sooner of later you'll lose all the CMOS settings.
>
>By the way you usually have at last 15 minutes to replace the battery before
>losing the settings, but it's prudent to have a hard copy of what they are
>before beginning, just in case you have to put them back manually.

Thank you, Ken. What are the CMOS settings? Sorry for being so
ignorant.

Gail