bob
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| posted on 13/12/08 at 09:58 AM |
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Time date change on start up
For the last 3 days my PC at home has decided not to play ball, on start up i get a screen of options set up or default settings which ends up with
the reset button and eventual start up. Then the date reads 5 nov 2003 00.00hrs which is probably the initial start up date of the pc when new or
first configured,a change of date and time and all is ok.
My question is why ?
And what can i do get back to normal start up ?
[Edited on 13/12/08 by bob]
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mcerd1
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| posted on 13/12/08 at 10:02 AM |
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the CMOS battery will be dead
thats the little one on the motherboard (its often a CR2032 - but check before buying)
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paul the 6th
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| posted on 13/12/08 at 10:12 AM |
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aye, tiny little battery which keeps all the basic settings for the computer such as date and time...
It could be your alternator which has gone if the cmos battery isn't charging up... Or maybe even the distributor?
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bob
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| posted on 13/12/08 at 10:19 AM |
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I've already changed the alternator dizzy and leads 
Cheers lads i have a large packet of CR2032's it will give me something to do today 
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mcerd1
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| posted on 13/12/08 at 11:01 AM |
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just make sure its not an odd one with a CR2023 or something else
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bob
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| posted on 13/12/08 at 12:13 PM |
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Checked out as a CR2032 so plenty of them in stock, i decided to give the box a good hoover out while i was at it
thanks again lads
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