Loss of time and date

[Guest]

When I shut down my computor, my clock and date go back to the same time
every time I restart. Feb. 8, 1999. That must be when this old computor was
made. It keeps time when I change it and work on it. Just when I shut it
down fot the night and start up the next day.
Please someone tell me what to do?

 

[Dave]

Maybe the battery on the motherboard that runs the clock is dead and needs
replaced.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Time to replace your battery.

Here's the key item:
Write down all system BIOS settings
A paper record of your CMOS setup is always a good thing to have.

How To Replace The CMOS Battery In Your PC
http://www.liverepair.com/encyclopedia/articles/cmosreplace.asp

How to replace the CMOS battery
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000239.htm

When was the last time you thought about the battery in your PC?
http://home.i-plus.net/jtmurphy/cmos.htm

CMOS Problems
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prkd_tro_wncb.asp

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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