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12-15-2012, 10:55 AM
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my clock keeps changing
windows 7 ultimate. the clock is wrong every time i boot up. wth is up with that ?
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12-15-2012, 04:55 PM
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my clock keeps changing
Replace the battery on the mother-board.
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12-16-2012, 12:18 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rossfingal
Replace the battery on the mother-board.
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your close to me, can you come do it 
if i decide to just leave it ( i have a clock on the TV), will it cause any other issues ?
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12-17-2012, 08:28 AM
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No, it "probably", will not be an immediate problem.
It can indicate, the battery is losing it's ability to hold a charge.
If the problem is the battery - there may come a time -
the computer will not "boot". 
rossfingal
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12-17-2012, 09:20 PM
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thanx. oddly enough, the clock has been keeping time that last few boots. hmmmm
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12-19-2012, 05:21 AM
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That's good!
However, a computer, battery that's losing it's ability to hold a charge -
quite often can be intermittent.
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12-19-2012, 09:14 PM
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Are you multi-booting with another operating system.?
Just thought I would mention this since I ran into an issue a while back where linux (ubuntu) was changing the system clock whenever I booted into it, so when I booted back into windows it was wrong (I think by 1 hour). That one was tricky to figure out. Had to change something in ubuntu to fix it (I don't recall the specific setting, but it wasn't too hard to find once I new what was happening).
Otherwise, the mobo battery could be the cause, though I was under the impression that modern mobos didn't completely power down even when shut down.
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12-19-2012, 10:25 PM
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no multi boot. and it is still keeping time.
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12-20-2012, 08:11 AM
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Modern "mobos" don't completely "shut down" -
they have a battery.
The battery keeps the "BIOS/CMOS" info intact - so the computer can "Boot" - without the need for some type of boot disc.
(that's a "rough" explanation)
Yeah - I've got Multi-boot computers -
seen the same thing with the clock.
It can change.
"RF"
Something else to consider -
If you do open up the computer case - to change or touch anything -
Unplug the computer - hold the "power-on" button down for 30 seconds -
Ground yourself to the case on the power-supply
(Or use a "anti-static" strap!)
Static electricity, can destroy sensitive computer components!!
Last edited by rossfingal; 12-20-2012 at 08:33 AM.
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02-24-2013, 10:30 AM
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my clock keeps changing
How wrong is the clock? Is it always off by the same amount? Off by exactly n hours? Or is it just random minutes?
If you don't cut power to your computer completely (yank it out of the wall), then the motherboard battery doesn't matter - it's only there for the moments when the machine fully loses power.
Click on the time in the lower right corner of the screen, you should see a calendar pop up. Choose "change time and date settings". Is your time zone correct? Now click on the"Internet Time" tab - is your machine set to synchronize with time.windows.com?
If those are correct, then there's another reason, obviously. COULD be some malware changing your clock, but not very likely.
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