DV6000 clock running slow

Hello
My first post here as i have found the advice re the fan being on all the time to stop the mother board melting very help full in deed.
So i thought I would as about why my desktop clock is always running slow since i have to do a recovery the other day.
Iam running vista and its only 9 months old, do i need to worry and have it sent back before its out of warranty ????
The other night i was busy working thinking i had plenty of time, when i realised the sun had come up and i had worked all night
I have used the update via internet clock a few times but it soon goes slow again and becomes out of time... odd but sure some one can advice me
Many thanks
A very tired man

 

Hi Mike. Is your clock running slow, or very inaccurate when you boot up? It might be the battery on your motherboard is low or dead.

 

How do I check the battery is low it dead, what does it look like etc ??????????
I sounds like an easy fix, or am I being to easy minded ?

 

There's a watch battery, usually a #25 somewhere on the motherboard. Take it to a repair shop and it should be a quick and easy swap.

 

Check your time zone. I had the same issue.

 

hi there
Fitted a new battery
and its still running slow
checked the time zone
thats ok
any other help advice

 

lol you actually replaced the battery?

Digital Clocks dont actually slow down because of a low battery. It will reset or not function at all not slow down.

Its software related unless your live way too fast and the clock just cant keep up

 

Well when its plugged in its keeps time
switch off or unplug and run on battery power the clock stops or runs slow aswell
I have checked the power setting and they are normal

completely at a loss what is causing this

 

Try this:

Have another watch with you.

Go to your BIOS and sync the time with the other watch.

If BIOS clock cant keep up then definately a problem. If it keeps time then its an OS problem

 

Hi,
Still got a problem with clock running slow. Here is the answer.

1) Double click on clock
2) Click on internet time
3) Turn off automatic synchronise with internet clock
4) Click on time zone
5) Ensure you are on time zone for your country. For England GMT Greenwich Mean Time.

After all this your clock should be ok.
Yours Brian, BAC

 

Hi, I have a 3 year old HP pavilion dv2000 and has been running perfectly up until now. Last week I noticed that the time clock at the bottom right was not showing the correct time.
I checked my clock settings that it was set for summer time and set the time. I when noticed that when I turned on my laptop the time will show the time when i powered down.
What i have done in the last week.
1) reset the time many times.
2) checked the forums to find out the problem... they all say it's a dud RTC (CMOS) battery.
3) I had a technician replace the battery. (He also checked the new battery was ok)
4)... i still have the same problem... clock stops when power off.

5) I have performed a PC recovery to when as new.... still same problem.
6) I have updated all drivers and reg checks.... still same problem.

What i want to know is...

If the battery is ok what else will cause the RTC to stop working?

All the forums I have visited all say its the battery but none... and i say again none have said what else will cause this problem.. Even the techy that that replaced the battery has never known of this type of problem....

I hope you guys here can help me solve this .

Cheers
Brian