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    HP Laptop Losing Time and Date

    Discussion in 'HP' started by knuckle, Apr 16, 2009.

  1. knuckle

    knuckle Newbie

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    Hi,

    Not sure if this is the right place to post a problem looking for tech help, but I'm sure I can get some helpful replies here.

    To start off: I own an HP Pavilion dv6000.

    I am constantly losing my time and sometimes date. I have checked that I have selected the correct time zone many times. The clock always jumps backwards, not forward and it is never a set amount of time. However it is usually between 30-45 minutes back. Very rarely the date will randomly jump back several years. I'm not sure what the problem is.

    Some friends have told me it could be:
    1)Virus or such, but i have done several scans already.
    2) Dying CMOS battery
    3) Or something about BIOS time being off, I'm not sure what it meant.

    If anyone has any suggestions that would be helpful. I guess if it is the CMOS battery, is there anything i should know before replacing it (like saving some settings or something?) or can i just unscrew the back of my laptop pop out the battery and pop in a new one?

    Thanks!
     
    knuckle, Apr 16, 2009
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  2. ronnieb

    ronnieb Representing the Canucks

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    I'm guessing this is a problem with Windows, as I had this problem to.

    What the computer is doing, is synchronizing it's time with the times from other computers.
     
    ronnieb, Apr 16, 2009
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  3. Evolution

    Evolution Vox Sola

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    To rule out windows error you should also check the time in the Bios and see if it is correct. If it is also incorrect then you definitely have a dying cmos battery.
     
    Evolution, Apr 16, 2009
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  4. knuckle

    knuckle Newbie

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    How can I check the time in the bios?

    I'm not too tech savvy =/.
     
    knuckle, Apr 17, 2009
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  5. optimustarzan

    optimustarzan Notebook Deity

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    Hit F2 on bootup repeatedly, before it shows the windows logo.
     
    optimustarzan, Apr 17, 2009
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  6. Evolution

    Evolution Vox Sola

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    To enter the Bios setup on a dv6000 you need to press F10 at the POST screen (screen where HP logo appears).
     
    Evolution, Apr 17, 2009
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  7. mntrryrodriguez

    mntrryrodriguez Notebook Consultant

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    I have this problem also. I have Vistax86 & Win & on my rig. Whenever i boot Win 7 my time gets messed up in Vista.
     
    mntrryrodriguez, Apr 17, 2009
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  8. garetjax

    garetjax NBR Freelance Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    As others have said, boot into BIOS and check your time and date and ensure it is correct. Past that, you've got a dying/dead CMOS battery. You'll need to replace it. CR2032 is what I beleive they are.
     
    garetjax, Apr 17, 2009
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  9. quickinferno

    quickinferno Notebook Enthusiast

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    +1 for changing the battery. How old is the laptop?
     
    quickinferno, Apr 18, 2009
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  10. Infamous22

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    Does your computer freeze up often? I had a dying hard drive that every time it froze, the clock would get a few seconds slower.
     
    Infamous22, Apr 20, 2009
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  11. bob333

    bob333 Newbie

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    If it is your cmos battery dying..... you will also loose your cmos configuration data as well and all your cmos configuration will be on default. Unless your have left your cmos configuration in default form day one, in which case change some mundane cmos configuration info like graphic card ram to some amount other than the default and see if it goes back to default when you'r pc ex prince an “time shift”. This will help in deciding if it is the battery.

    This is quite far-fetched, if your laptop get very very hot it might effect your RTC.
     
    bob333, Apr 20, 2009
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