Can anyone please help fix my PC problem ?

stephenliverpool1

Hi all,

A few days ago, my PC crashed. I got a dump.

Now everytime that I start it, I am given an option 'F1 to continue' and the when windows XP starts, I have to change the date/time to today as the time defaults to 2004.

Can anyone please help.

misterbarlow

The CMOS battery may have gone on the motherboard...
If you dont know how its simple enough to do, just google it...

fred246

CMOS battery on motherboard. Normally CR2032. Few pence to repair.

fred246

It's amazing the number of people who have this sort of problem and think it's time to get a new PC.

Jivesinger

Unless you have a laptop, in which case replacing the CMOS battery can be either:

1. really easy because the laptop was designed to be maintainable , or
2. almost impossible for mere mortals unless you are prepared to disassemble the entire laptop to its smallest component parts, swap the battery, then put about a hundred pieces together again. I'm looking at you, the people who designed my old Acer laptop... (and no, I haven't attempted it - I'd be 99% likely to break it).

stephenliverpool1

Thanks for your help.

esuhl

Jivesinger wrote: »

Unless you have a laptop, in which case replacing the CMOS battery can be either:

1. really easy because the laptop was designed to be maintainable , or
2. almost impossible for mere mortals unless you are prepared to disassemble the entire laptop to its smallest component parts, swap the battery, then put about a hundred pieces together again. I'm looking at you, the people who designed my old Acer laptop... (and no, I haven't attempted it - I'd be 99% likely to break it).

Most laptops don't have a dedicated CMOS battery -- they just use the current from the main battery.

Jivesinger

esuhl wrote: »

Most laptops don't have a dedicated CMOS battery -- they just use the current from the main battery.

I've taken main batteries out for long periods in other laptops (not the aforementioned Acer) and the still seem to know what time/date it is when they're switched on, before they've had a chance to connect to any internet to set the time from a server. So they must have something else other than the main battery to keep the time/date.

Fightsback

stephenliverpool1 wrote: »

Hi all,

windows XP starts

Can anyone please help.

Do something about win XP, it is no longer maintained and the unpatched security vulnerabilities are stacking up.

gunte

Fightsback wrote: »

Do something about win XP, it is no longer maintained and the unpatched security vulnerabilities are stacking up.

May be fully patched for all you know.

Mine is.

agrinnall

esuhl wrote: »

Most laptops don't have a dedicated CMOS battery -- they just use the current from the main battery.

I'm not sure that most is correct, although it may be moving that way.

I replaced the CMOS battery in my HP laptop a couple of months ago and it was a doddle, but my new Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro seems to be a sealed unit so I'm hoping that it does use the main battery (and also hoping that battery lasts a loooong time ).