Have you checked for a BIOS update? This would be the only
other way that I can think of besides the MB battery..
>-----Original Message-----
>Is anything else an issue when the clock on the PC is not
>holding the time other than the battery which in my case
>is 4 years old.
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Re: FC 1 freeze after bootup ... > Also check the small battery that is used to maintain the PROM data ... Look for a coin size battery on the motherboard.... that are very good hints regarding a BIOS update....Fedora GNU/Linux Core 2 on Athlon CPU kernel 2.6.6-1.427 ... (Fedora)
Re: Why are there 4 connectors on laptop batteries? ... I have to do the BIOS update for Windows 2000 to install. ... when it turns out that you really do need a charged battery.... The laptop may converse with the battery. ... (comp.sys.laptops)
Re: wants to know ...>holding the time other than the battery which in my case ... The battery would be the issue if the time is not correct when the ... While the computer is running, and the clock loses time, the issue ... would be any of those programs/activities that would strain the system ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
Re: Laptop powers off at random ... Sorry I misread the battery part. ... such as PIII 100MHz bus have to have PC100 ram installed.... Why Dell did this I will never know. ... Might also suggest a bios update.... (comp.sys.laptops)
Re: DV Notebooks - EXTENDED Warranty from HP for FREE ... Do not toss the PC/ battery / pay anyone to fix the PC!! ... Using the Service Tag on your notebook, determine if your notebook is one of the series in the table below. ... where I found 11/2007 BIOS update for battery problem: ... While the Notebook is shutdown after a week of non use the battery ... (comp.sys.hp.hardware)
