954,336 Members — Technology Publication meets Social Media
Username:
Password:
Lost login information?
Have something to say? Contribute New Article Reply to this Article

computer clock resets after power off

Hi,

the computer is ~3-4 years old, so its strange that it could be because of battery dead. How do you think is it possible another thing why it keeps reseting?

SPeed_FANat1c
Posting Whiz in Training
290 posts since Apr 2010
Reputation Points: 13
Solved Threads: 13
 

A dead battery is the only thing I can think of that would reset the system clock each time that it is rebooted.

Just because you bought the computer three to four years ago doesn't mean the battery didn't sit around on a shelf waiting to be installed in the computer. Also, there may have been a manufacturing defect in the battery that caused it to lose charge over time.

Don't waste your time wondering why - replace the battery and get on with your computer using happiness! :-)

I hope this helps!

davidchilders
Junior Poster in Training
Team Colleague
67 posts since Oct 2009
Reputation Points: 18
Solved Threads: 8
 

A dead battery is the only thing I can think of that would reset the system clock each time that it is rebooted.

Just because you bought the computer three to four years ago doesn't mean the battery didn't sit around on a shelf waiting to be installed in the computer. Also, there may have been a manufacturing defect in the battery that caused it to lose charge over time.

Don't waste your time wondering why - replace the battery and get on with your computer using happiness! :-)

I hope this helps!


Yep davidchilders is right the only possibility is the battery in my experience.

zelkea
Posting Whiz
328 posts since Jul 2006
Reputation Points: 40
Solved Threads: 32
 

ok, thanks :)

SPeed_FANat1c
Posting Whiz in Training
290 posts since Apr 2010
Reputation Points: 13
Solved Threads: 13
 

I sync my clock with NTP (network time protocol) servers on the internet, such as are provided by various governmental services (NIST, etc). That way, even if the clock battery is fubar, my system still keeps proper time.

rubberman
Posting Virtuoso
1,561 posts since Mar 2010
Reputation Points: 277
Solved Threads: 179
 

You need to replace a new battery

beaut
Newbie Poster
5 posts since Jan 2011
Reputation Points: 6
Solved Threads: 2
 
You need to replace a new battery


I did that and it works now :)

SPeed_FANat1c
Posting Whiz in Training
290 posts since Apr 2010
Reputation Points: 13
Solved Threads: 13
 

This question has already been solved

Post: Markdown Syntax: Formatting Help
You