Date/Time not working

momum

Yes I do switch off at wall - I work 12 hour shifts (Days one week, nights the next) and tend to follow the MSE manta "Switch everything off". Will leave it a few days switched on (Say till Sunday?) then switch off, as I'm day shift Monday - out of house 7 tilll 7. See what it's like Monday night. Think I'll buy some batteries at weekend just in case. Thanks all

espresso

momum wrote: »

Yes I do switch off at wall - I work 12 hour shifts (Days one week, nights the next) and tend to follow the MSE manta "Switch everything off". Will leave it a few days switched on (Say till Sunday?) then switch off, as I'm day shift Monday - out of house 7 tilll 7. See what it's like Monday night. Think I'll buy some batteries at weekend just in case. Thanks all

Don't waste your time and energy because ROY47 is showing his ignorance and talking absolute rubbish!

Simply fit a new battery and this will maintain your date and time along with other system settings as it is designed to.

Kernel_Sanders

ROY47 wrote: »

do you shutdown the computer and turn off at the wall each night ?
If you do it can knacker the battery

:rotfl:
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johnmc

Some clarrification here.

ROY47 is correct. The CMOS holds the date & time as with any other "clock". When it is using the battery it will go flat.

If the computer is left plugged in then the CMOS takes power from the mains via the Power Supply Unit (PSU) and the battery lasts longer.

It's a balancing act. Is the cost of leaving on standby less than forking out for a 17p battery (based on 6 for £1) every 12 months? Probably not.

Leaving it on for a few days will give the battery a chance to relax. It will not get charged but will be enough to get it started once or twice, indicating that a change is needed.

Personally I would just buy a card of batteries from the £ shop and change it.

momum

Thanks Techies
A trip to Poundland and a card of batteries later - sorted! lol

Had to bring it up to date from 31st Dec 2002, but when I turned on this morning the date and time were spot on

Thanks to all who took the time to answer my call for help
xMx

johnmc

A bit late now, but it's worth noting that you can update the time from an atomic clock on the internet.

Vista onwards; right click the time in the bottom right. Select "Adjust Time".

In the popup select the Internet Time tab and follow the instructions.

For earlier systems there are clocks that can be downloaded from places like www.pc-utilities.co.uk (the magazine of freeware stuff).