Clock slowing down ?????why ?

Legacy_user

Because the task bar clock has suddenly started to go slow, it has been suggested I may need a new battery. Two things, 1) I never use my laptop via the battery, it's always via a power lead, and 2), the laptop is about 6 yrs old (I think), how can I find via My Computer or anywhere else, when it first was used (by me from brand new, as this might help with diagnosis.

I know how to access and remove the long battery underneath, would there be any others. My machine is an Acer Aspire 9420. the operating system is Vista.

TonyMMM

Nothing to do with the main battery.

There is a small battery attached internally to the motherboard which provides power to keep the clock running when the laptop is switched off and disconnected.

On a desktop machine it is usually a CR2032 battery and takes 30secs to change .... on a laptop it can be a pig of a job depending on make/model - sometimes you need to strip the whole machine down to get to it, and sometimes the battery is soldered to the board.

Google "replace cmos battery" + your laptop model to see if you can locate specific instructions for your machine.

esuhl

Not sure if this applies to your specific model of laptop, but this article might help:
http://www.ehow.com/how_4882009_replace-cmos-battery-acer-laptop.html

Oblivion

See this thread ...
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4817251

WTFH

Are you travelling close to the speed of light?

That might explain it.

esuhl

WTFH wrote: »

Are you travelling close to the speed of light?

That might explain it.

Ha ha ha! :rotfl:

Although the OP would have to travelling at close to the speed of light relative to the laptop! He must have good eyesight to be able to read the time!

System

C'mon, lets get back to business. What if I were to do nothing about replacing the battery (if that's what is causing this problem), and if I removed the clock from the task bar. What if anything would happen next? what would be the next thing to go, or that I'd notice?.

50Twuncle

Have you "sync'd" the clock - to automatically update (internet time) ?
I would be surprised if the BIOS battery is going - they generally work one minute then suddenly die !!

macman

50Twuncle wrote: »

Have you "sync'd" the clock - to automatically update (internet time) ?
I would be surprised if the BIOS battery is going - they generally work one minute then suddenly die !!

Just change it. If accessible, it's 2 minutes work.

System

I intended getting a battery today, but clean forgot, it is my intention to replace it but just wondered that's all.

WTFH

It will make a difference to anything that relies on time order data. e.g. you receive an email at 16:34 on 14/11/2013, but you reply at 00:01 on 01/01/1900.
That then throws the mail out of sequence at your side.

...there's a few other things as well, and then there's technical issues with BIOS etc, which aren't fun.