I've got the machine switched on for the last four hours and it hasn't lost
any time so presumably this is happening when it is switched off,
consequently faulty battery? I'll have to find out more about replacing it ,
BIOS etc -bit novicey - still prepared to have a go, I'do an internet search
and if unsuccessful might get back to you guys
Thanks Mike.
Bob,

"Mike M" wrote in message
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Bob,

Is your PC losing time whilst switched off or whilst running? If whilst
running then this has nothing to do with the battery but could be the
result of some application or other "stealing" all the cpu cycles causing
the clock to miss ticks. If however the PC loses time when switched off
then yes, this will be due to the battery on the motherboard, used to
maintain the clock and also keep some of the bios information in volatile
RAM, no longer holding sufficient charge. Replacing the battery is quite
straightforward and they do not cost much. The most important thing being
to note down the various settings in the bios so that they can be restored
if lost whilst swapping out the old battery for the new.
--
Mike Maltby
MS-MVP Windows



Bob Reynolds wrote:

Hi,
Over this last few weeks I've noticed that my PC is losing time,ie.
over a week it could lose a day.
Is my battery going, is it difficult yo replace? expensive? does it
have to be done professionally? Thats assuming that it is the battery.