Re: PC clock wrong - not updating



On Mar 6, 7:00 am, "Trevor" <tre...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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On Thu, 6 Mar 2008 06:59:01 -0000, "Trevor"
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XP Pro.

PC clock is out, not updating and grayed out. How do I get it to keep the
right time?

New battery ?

I never realised they had one? Where?

PCs does not have a true clock inside them. The CMOS/BIOS chips have
a section which is used to keep the date / time and this is usually
updated by itself. This is not a precise clock and can loose time.
If the clock is out by hours / days, then the CMOS battery is failing
and you need to replace it. Batteries are usuall a coin-cell type
battery that cost a couple of dollars.
.



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