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My father works under win2000 at work. His time in windows in wrong, and I
cant set it via software because modification doesnt remain after rebooting.
I thinked to enter the bios but, surprise, win2000 starts automatically
without showing me the initial MB info and so I cant know how to enter in
bios setting!

How can I do?

thks
 
Lastninja said:
My father works under win2000 at work. His time in windows in wrong, and I
cant set it via software because modification doesnt remain after rebooting.
I thinked to enter the bios but, surprise, win2000 starts automatically
without showing me the initial MB info and so I cant know how to enter in
bios setting!

How can I do?

thks

Initially, I would suspect that the battery on the motherboard needs
replacement.

If the time is off by whole hours, I would suspect the time zone configured
in Win2K is incorrect. This can be set via the Control Panel.

If there is a Domain Controller on the network, the time may be getting
synchronized with a Domain Controller that is hopelessly out of synch with
the rest of the world. Fix the time at the Domain Controller and the
workstations will follow.

You can also use NTP to synchronize the workstation's time with the Internet
clocks. There are lots of public access NTP servers out there to choose
from.

Open a Command Prompt and enter the command:

NET TIME /HELP

to get syntax information on setting the time via a network clock (either
Domain Controller or NTP)

TIME /?

to get syntax information on setting the time manually

DATE /?

to get syntax information on setting the date manually

Setting the time/date either via a network or manually should update the
BIOS's clock.

As for getting to the BIOS, try leaning on the Del or F1 keys during the
boot process. Check the computer manufacturer's web site for documentation.
(If it is a homegrown or no-name computer, open the case and examine the
motherboard for identifying marks to determine the manufacturer, and then go
to the manufacturer's web site for documentation.)
 
Never touch your father's machine, especially at work, unless he asked you to.

Regards
-- PA
 
Depends on the motherboard BIOS manufacturer. They're all different. Post
the motherboard make and model and we can help you. However, it just occurs
to me that if you know the motherboard make and model, then you can help
yourself. Google is your friend.
 
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