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    clock problem, bios battery?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by telluride36, Jan 23, 2008.

  1. telluride36

    telluride36 Newbie

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    every time I reboot the computer, the clock goes back to feb 27th 2000, I have run antivirus software, and it does nothing. Is the internal battery going bad? I have a dv6500t.
     
    telluride36, Jan 23, 2008
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The CMOS battery is probably dead. You'll either have to contact HP or fix it yourself; the battery might be right under the keyboard but I am not sure.
     
    Greg, Jan 23, 2008
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    telluride36 Newbie

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    that's what I was thinking, but the computer is less than a yr old. Has this happened to anyone else? And why Feb 27th 2000, sounds like a virus to me
     
    telluride36, Jan 23, 2008
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    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    Y2K!!! Ahhhhhhhh!!!!! J/K :D. Probably just a default sort of like 12:00.
     
    pixelot, Jan 23, 2008
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    Teraforce Flying through life

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    You're right, it is rare that a CMOS battery would die so fast, but that doesn't mean it's impossible for such a thing to happen. Perhaps you just need to re-seat the CMOS battery. Try that first and see what happens. If that doesn't fix things, try a new CMOS battery.
     
    Teraforce, Jan 23, 2008
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    Jamaicanyouth Notebook Evangelist

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    LOL Mine died in one day and the laptop wouldn't go into Windows or bios after that. I got "Time-of-Day clock stopped" message. This is on a Dell.
     
    Jamaicanyouth, Jan 23, 2008
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    Yitzter Notebook Evangelist

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    Seriously, you can't get into windows if the CMOS battery dies. sheesh
     
    Yitzter, Jan 25, 2008
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