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.)