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QuestionWhen does windows read its inf files? Pin
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QuestionLaptop CMOS battery question. Pin
Septimus Hedgehog23-Oct-12 0:23
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I've got an Acer Aspire 8920 laptop which I bought about four years ago. It's still going okay with one annoying habit and that's its inability to keep proper time. When I power it on after a few hours switched off the date and time could be as daft as 2003 as it is 2033. Neither the month, day or time bear any resemblance to the actual.

I've never had to replace the CMOS battery in any PC or laptop but maybe this is the first time I now need to. The CMOS battery isn't a traditional coin-like battery. Instead, it's a sort of loom-connected type of battery which is buried in some awkward to get at location.

Question is: do you think it's the CMOS battery that's doing it? Once I've powered on I can eventually synchronise the date and time and it keeps time okay. Only during power-off does the time go a bit mental. If not the CMOS does anything else come to mind?
"I do not have to forgive my enemies, I have had them all shot." — Ramón Maria Narváez (1800-68).
"I don't need to shoot my enemies, I don't have any." - Me (2012).

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QuestionDoes HDD still carry three years of warranty? Pin
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QuestionWhen to call WinUsb_FlushPipe Pin
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QuestionUSB 2.0 Coexisting With USB 3.0 Despite USB 3.0 Being Backwards-compatible Pin
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QuestionXP always runs check disk on start up - no errors found. Pin
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