My system date is having problem

Everytime i switch on my pc, the date is backdated to 1997, the manufactured
date stored in the cmos. I thought my cmos batery was weak so changed it to a
new one.The problem still exists.Please help!

Are you sure the new battery is good?

Once you reinstall the battery, you usually need to go into BIOS and
check settings, then Save them. Until then, it will assume that
"default" configuration rules. No, changing the date in Windows will not
necessarily fix this. Considering the fact that default BIOS settings
aren't usually optimal, you probably need to change other things in
BIOS, as well. Some indication of your system's brand and model will
help if you have any further questions.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm

"Exotic" wrote in message
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Everytime i switch on my pc, the date is backdated to 1997, the
manufactured
date stored in the cmos. I thought my cmos batery was weak so changed
it to a
new one.The problem still exists.Please help!

In ,
Gary S. Terhune had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

Are you sure the new battery is good?

Once you reinstall the battery, you usually need to go into BIOS and
check settings, then Save them. Until then, it will assume that
"default" configuration rules. No, changing the date in Windows will
not necessarily fix this. Considering the fact that default BIOS
settings aren't usually optimal, you probably need to change other
things in BIOS, as well. Some indication of your system's brand and
model will help if you have any further questions.

Was it a sudden or a gradual loss of time? If the time just suddenly stopped
working then you're in good hands and the above is 100% correct. If the time
loss was gradual you're looking at a potentially more devastating problem
with your motherboard where your RTC (real time clock or real time chip
depending on who you're talking to) could have gone South for the Winter.

Galen
--
Signature changed for a moment of silence.
Rest well Alex and we'll see you on the other side.

Fatalist! g

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm

"Galen" wrote in message
...
In ,
Gary S. Terhune had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

Are you sure the new battery is good?

Once you reinstall the battery, you usually need to go into BIOS and
check settings, then Save them. Until then, it will assume that
"default" configuration rules. No, changing the date in Windows will
not necessarily fix this. Considering the fact that default BIOS
settings aren't usually optimal, you probably need to change other
things in BIOS, as well. Some indication of your system's brand and
model will help if you have any further questions.

Was it a sudden or a gradual loss of time? If the time just suddenly
stopped
working then you're in good hands and the above is 100% correct. If
the time
loss was gradual you're looking at a potentially more devastating
problem
with your motherboard where your RTC (real time clock or real time
chip
depending on who you're talking to) could have gone South for the
Winter.

Galen
--
Signature changed for a moment of silence.
Rest well Alex and we'll see you on the other side.

"Gary S. Terhune" wrote:

Fatalist! g

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm

"Galen" wrote in message
...
In ,
Gary S. Terhune had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

Are you sure the new battery is good?

Once you reinstall the battery, you usually need to go into BIOS and
check settings, then Save them. Until then, it will assume that
"default" configuration rules. No, changing the date in Windows will
not necessarily fix this. Considering the fact that default BIOS
settings aren't usually optimal, you probably need to change other
things in BIOS, as well. Some indication of your system's brand and
model will help if you have any further questions.

Was it a sudden or a gradual loss of time? If the time just suddenly
stopped
working then you're in good hands and the above is 100% correct. If
the time
loss was gradual you're looking at a potentially more devastating
problem
with your motherboard where your RTC (real time clock or real time
chip
depending on who you're talking to) could have gone South for the
Winter.

Galen
--
Signature changed for a moment of silence.
Rest well Alex and we'll see you on the other side.



Thanks for your help guys! I did go back BIOS and changed some settings and saved it.The current date will remain the whole day but it will be back to 1997 when i switch it again early in the morning next day. Sometimes it give message "Checksum error". I will have to do the same thing again that is going back to BIOS and change some settings. What's wrong here?Any suggestion?

"Exotic" wrote in message ...
Gary S. Terhune had this to say:


Are you sure the new battery is good?



Thanks for your help guys! I did go back BIOS and changed some settings and
saved it.The current date will remain the whole day but it will be back to 1997
when i switch it again early in the morning next day. Sometimes it give message
"Checksum error". I will have to do the same thing again that is going back to
BIOS and change some settings. What's wrong here?Any suggestion?

Try another battery, and check the contacts. Batteries have been known to be
"bad" when new.

Try setting the year to 1999, then reboot. If the computer can handle =
1999, but
not 2005, you may have to download a BIOS update from the motherboard
manufacturer.

http://www.wimsbios.com

Ben

"Exotic" wrote in message =
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Everytime i switch on my pc, the date is backdated to 1997, the =
manufactured=20
date stored in the cmos. I thought my cmos batery was weak so changed =
it to a=20
new one.The problem still exists.Please help!

In ,
Gary S. Terhune had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

Fatalist! g

Realist g

It's looking like it might be the case from the newer posts. I have it
marked to watch the outcome. Curiousity you know... Whilst I root for the
battery I fear the RTC the most. '97 was a long time ago and they burn out
eventually.

Galen

--
Signature changed for a moment of silence.
Rest well Alex and we'll see you on the other side.

I'll be here, too, so no "I told you so!" remarks, please. I'll get it
over with: "Yeah, looks like you're right."

It's already been a trying day and it's only half over. Started at
midnight and will likely end around midnight, too. Besides doing a
mailer to a few thousand recipients (on a very slow printer, letter and
envelopes), I've managed to escalate the KB891711 issue to someone who
might actually be able to do something about it. And, of course, there's
this week's continuing cho Using Freehand to trace aerial photos to
make a map of the greater Truckee, CA region and detailed maps of some
towns therein. Gonna go blind soon, I'm afraid.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm

"Galen" wrote in message
...
In ,
Gary S. Terhune had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

Fatalist! g

Realist g

It's looking like it might be the case from the newer posts. I have it
marked to watch the outcome. Curiousity you know... Whilst I root for
the
battery I fear the RTC the most. '97 was a long time ago and they burn
out
eventually.

Galen

--
Signature changed for a moment of silence.
Rest well Alex and we'll see you on the other side.

In ,
Gary S. Terhune had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

I'll be here, too, so no "I told you so!" remarks, please. I'll get it
over with: "Yeah, looks like you're right."

It's already been a trying day and it's only half over. Started at
midnight and will likely end around midnight, too. Besides doing a
mailer to a few thousand recipients (on a very slow printer, letter
and envelopes), I've managed to escalate the KB891711 issue to
someone who might actually be able to do something about it. And, of
course, there's this week's continuing cho Using Freehand to trace
aerial photos to make a map of the greater Truckee, CA region and
detailed maps of some towns therein. Gonna go blind soon, I'm afraid.

Talk about fatalist? I'm half tempted to ask, "Why?"

Good job on the KB891711 though. I'm sure that, if the result is positive,
there will be many happier people about.

Galen

--
Signature changed for a moment of silence.
Rest well Alex and we'll see you on the other side.