Charles
Thu Apr 03 20:38:15 PDT 2008
"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:eAAtl$flIHA.2328@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> JD wrote:
>> My Dell XP (0.5 year old) has a problem in its clock. It always
>> gives me wrong time. It happens even after I manually change the
>> time. Eventually I have to download a utility that is scheduled
>> to automatically adjust time several times a day. But still the
>> computer still switches time to a wrong one sometimes. I try to
>> check and uncheck different options (e.g. "automatically adjust
>> clock for daylight saving changes", "automatically adjust clock via
>> internet") in XP's "date and time properties" dialog. It doesn't
>> help. Is it a hardware issue? Any help is much appreciated. I am
>> quite frustrated with recent Dell's quality.
>
>
> Half a year old and you have not contacted Dell? I know of very few *new*
> Dell's that don't come with at least a years worth of support. My first
> advice - therefore - is contact Dell. They support the hardware *and* the
> software that is on it.
>
> First - make sure your time zone is set correctly.
> Second - you have a built in application that updates the time.
> Third - is this a desktop or laptop type computer?
> Fourth - if you turn off the computer for an hour or more (best over
> night) and turn it on and do NOT boot into Windows XP - but instead go
> into the system BIOS (system setup - likely by pressing F2 at system
> startup before the Windows Logo ever appears) and check what time the
> machine has - is it correct?
>
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There is a little battery on the main board that may be defective...