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| Thread ID: 139615 | 2015-06-01 04:53:00 | false date & time on computer. | glenbuc76 (15853) | Press F1 |
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| 1401727 | 2015-06-01 04:53:00 | my xp3, Pro, has been playing up for a few weeks, the fault appears to be that the Date & time (bottom rt. hand cnr.) are showing Tuiesday 1 January, 2002 & the time reads 2.31am. I've tried altering the date to todays & the time to the correct time but it refuses to alter time, & nothing gets changed. HELP PLEASE. |
glenbuc76 (15853) | ||
| 1401728 | 2015-06-01 05:07:00 | Sounds like you may have a flat CMOS battery, 1 jan is often the default date when the BIOS is reset. If the clock changes every time you shut it down and restart that will be why. As to why you can't change it, that's odd. You should be able to change it by right clicking the clock in the taskbar and choosing the option there. Not sure why it would refuse to work. You could also try setting it from the BIOS, usually accessed by pushing the del key just after turning it on, should be a message but might not be. Can also be other keys depending on the BIOS manufacturer. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1401729 | 2015-06-01 10:28:00 | hi Dugimodo. as you suggested, I've tried all you say-even the Bios but as I say- nothing happens. I'd try the cmos battery but were do i go for it. Is it in the main cabinet?? thanks, glenbuc. |
glenbuc76 (15853) | ||
| 1401730 | 2015-06-01 10:45:00 | It's inside the case its round. Just remove it get a battery from Countdown if youre near one. Then reconfigure the BIOS settings, inc the time and date I think its a CR2032 battery (shop.countdown.co.nz). Havent opened this case in a while It must be flat if you changed the time in windows and its not showing the right time. Or the time is wrong in the BIOS now. If the time is wrong (in the BIOS), even if you correct it in windows it'll still be wrong |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1401731 | 2015-06-01 19:14:00 | There is plenty of YT vids on how to change the cmos battery www.youtube.com If you have a brand name Desktop you can find the necessary info for this online |
Lawrence (2987) | ||
| 1401732 | 2015-06-01 23:55:00 | Or the time is wrong in the BIOS now. If the time is wrong (in the BIOS), even if you correct it in windows it'll still be wrong I don't think that's normally the case, changing the time and date in windows actually updates it in BIOS on every computer I've had. If you have an old machine and are interested give it a whirl, change it to the wrong year in windows then go check it in the BIOS. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1401733 | 2015-06-02 00:03:00 | Lack of admin rights for the user ? RTC chip fault *unlikely unless the PC is VERY old. Perhaps a bug in the bios . Try setting it to a date last year. Is the time & date moving forward when Win is running ? Anyway, try open a dos box: start run cmd type in "time" (without the quotes), change time type in date, change date If CMOS batt is flat it will loose the settings when you turn the PC off. |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1401734 | 2015-06-03 04:19:00 | thanks to all, I got the battery changed & everything seems OK. | glenbuc76 (15853) | ||
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