computer's date & clock keeps going wrong

[cat171]

when i shut down & turn it off (usually at the mains) when i turn it on again it displays the date & time of when i switched it off last:S

How do i correct it? every time i turn it on I have to put the date & time right !!
I'm using xp.

the computer has the box clicked for daylight saving options (is that it ??) as we haven't changed any of the settings, it just does it !

any ideas ?

 

[ant]

battery on the mobo is going probably

 

[Adam]

^^^^ yeah will be the battery on the motherboard..

u shouldnt really keep swithing it off by the wall cos it might starting messing up with bios settings if the battery is low.

 

[cat171]

how long they meant to last ??? the pc ( what i'm typing on now) is about 3 years old now.

 

[Nightfire]

Depends really. I've got a pc that's about 6 years old and working fine on it's original battery (hardly ever gets used mind), yet my bro has a pc that's about 3 or 4 years old and the battery is dying

 

[Adam]

depends on the quality of the battery and the motherboard.

 

[cat171]

how hard is it to change the battery ?? can you do it yourself ?
the computer is an Evesham - I don't know what model (well not to hand) but it was quite a good one.

 

[V1NNY]

yeah sounds like a battery prob, mine has lasted years but then again i never turn it off at the wall

 

[Adam]

yeah its dead easy...its just the little flat circle one on the motherboard.

piece of piss.

 

[V1NNY]

yeah really easy to replace, cant go wrong really

 

[cat171]

so am i meant to turn the pc off at the wall every time ???

 

[Adam]

^^no sorry i ment to say u shouldnt turn it off at the wall...
ive edited the post

 

[cat171]

excellent, thanks. i'll just shut it down tonight & leave it on at the wall.

Cheers for the info.

 

[Thomss]

Just like all the ghey Dell PC's at my work. every morning....put them back to the correct settings. Bat's most likely gone on the mobo

 

[wozzaa]

i never actually shut mine down i just leave it in standby shuts down most of the way just when i press the power button to turn it back on display the log on screen instantly.

 

[Darren S]

excellent, thanks. i'll just shut it down tonight & leave it on at the wall.

Cheers for the info.

The battery you're after is usually a Panasonic one - roughly the size of a 10p piece. I think they have a part number of CR-52 or LR-52, something like that. Most camera shops would probably stock them, I think?

D.