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Clock losing hours

Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 6:46 pm
by steve higgins
sometimes when logging on laptop find clock wrong by about 8 hours slow ,minutes correct what causes this,please,thanks Steve. :scratch:

Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 7:23 pm
by SodMod
Needs knew motherboard Battery :thumbright:

Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 7:55 pm
by Hoovie
nah - disagree.

if it is slow by hours but the minutes are correct, it sounds more like a time-zone type related issue.

When you say sometimes when loggin on it is wrong, have you noticed the time after getting on the internet? or is it before going on line?

there are a few things you can do to make sure the time is always right, but bit more info about how you are seeing the problem is needed :thumbright:

Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:09 pm
by steve higgins
Hoovi its wrong before going on line,cheers Steve.

Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:58 pm
by Hoovie
here is my best guess .....

you say 8 hours out. I presume the clock is 8 hours SLOW?

The default Timezone for Windows is -8.00 GMT (Eastern US - where Microsoft are). I am wondering if for some reason your PC is reverting to the Default timezone? (both US and UK on summertime, so still 8 hours difference)

not come across a reason for that happening before, must admit. :scratch:

One good way to always make sure you have the right time is to get your PC to sync with an internet time server - have a google for "free time server" for more info on what this is about (and note the word "FREE" - no need to pay for s/w to do this!!)

Losing Time

Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 6:53 pm
by royboywales
Its you comos battery. Cost about £1.50 on a scale of 1-10 for difficulty I would say a 5 on a lapto and about a 1 on a desktop.