My date is wrong

[twistedbrntucker]

My day, month and year on this computer is always jumping around. I keep setting it and a few days later is 6-8 months behind.Would this be related to the CMOS battery?That is my first culprit.

[Bill in SD, CA]

I'd go with the battery myself.

Bill

Does it stay current as long as the PC is on?

[eagle1]

It is probably the battery.

[haxxorpoop]

I agree, the battery

[twistedbrntucker]

Originally posted by EvilRick
Does it stay current as long as the PC is on?

I think so.Don't leave running 24/7

[twistedbrntucker]

I will buy some batteries and replace both PC's today.Can't hurt and they are cheap enough

[grandchehaw]

If you go to your local Radio Shack take the old batteries with you. They will be able to test them and let you know if they are dead.

[twistedbrntucker]

Thanks for the headsup on Radio Shack

[Dooin' it]

This happened to a customer build recently and I was ready to kick myself 'cuz his computer wouldn't even boot!!

Problem was because of the cmos resetting I was also losing boot sequencing (I had his setup special) and more importantly..........clock/bus speeds!!

Because so many of today's mobos are "soft" set, you have to be careful!! I have never had a problem like this with hard "jumper" set mobos 'cuz a bad cmos battery didn't matter!!

BTW, I think that sometimes these batteries are just bad 'cuz this one was on a brand new mobo and I replaced it with a battery that was at least 5 years old out of another system and he's been fine for over a month now!! <shrug>