Date and Time Problems - advice needed

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Can anyone please help. The computer I am currently using keeps reverting to
a date and time in 2001 whenever it is turned off. I have to change the date
and time every time I switch on which is driving me mad.

I have tried to see what is causing the problem but cannot find anything. I
have tried updating and syncronizing with time.com but its just keeps going
back again when I switch off.

Sorry to be so dumb on this but I am a techno phobic. Any help in simple
terms would be much appreciated.
 
It is most likely that your CMOS battery has faded away and now your BIOS
settings have been lost. The BIOS settings will keep resetting every time
power is lost or the computer is unplugged because there is no way to save
the information (which is done with the aid of a CMOS battery).

Also check to be sure you have the correct time zone.
 
Struggling said:
Can anyone please help. The computer I am currently using keeps
reverting to a date and time in 2001 whenever it is turned off. I have
to change the date and time every time I switch on which is driving me
mad.

I have tried to see what is causing the problem but cannot find
anything. I have tried updating and syncronizing with time.com but its
just keeps going back again when I switch off.

Sorry to be so dumb on this but I am a techno phobic. Any help in
simple terms would be much appreciated.
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You need to replace your CMOS battery. Unless you have a laptop, this is
extremely easy to do. A new battery costs around $5USD.

How To Replace The CMOS Battery In Your PC -
http://www.liverepair.com/encyclopedia/articles/cmosreplace.asp

How to replace the CMOS battery -
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000239.htm

When was the last time you thought about the battery in your PC? -
http://home.i-plus.net/jtmurphy/cmos.htm

Malke
 
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