(internal) Clock malfunction

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The year on my clock keeps jumping any ideas (sensible ideas)
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How does it jump? It could be that the CMOS battery is becoming weak
and the CMOS might not be able to keep the date/time up to date
succesfully. The CMOS battery is usually a coin type cell battery.
 
its only done it a few times (three) and it jumped by a random number some
limes 300years sometimes 1000s its only the year? is it stil likly my batery
 
bradwestleyPB said:
its only done it a few times (three) and it jumped by a random number
some limes 300years sometimes 1000s its only the year? is it stil
likly my batery
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No. It's highly *unlikely* that it's your battery.

Two points:

1. A weak battery might cause some loss of time--perhaps a few minutes every
time you powered off. It would not cause only the year to change.

2. 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.
 
so anyother ideas???

Ken Blake said:
No. It's highly *unlikely* that it's your battery.

Two points:

1. A weak battery might cause some loss of time--perhaps a few minutes every
time you powered off. It would not cause only the year to change.

2. 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.
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