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Backup battery

Middlers
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The clock on my laptop does not keep good time. How do I find out which battery needs changing and where it is please? Any special instructions for changing it?
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  • Browntoa
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    its the cmos battery

    what model make Laptop ??
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  • Middlers
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    It's an Evesham. Not sure of the model but A430 rings a bell. About a year old and running Windows XP with AMD processor
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  • Middlers
    Middlers Posts: 509 Forumite
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    On the base it says model M66JE
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  • bonzer
    bonzer Posts: 399 Forumite
    How bad is the time keeping? Did it used to keep very good time and it's got very bad recently?

    If it's suddenly got really bad then yes it's probably the battery. Otherwise have you got it sychonronised with an internet time server which should keep it perfectly in check?

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  • Middlers
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    It is set to update automatically. Have tried to do it as a one-off and it will not do it
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  • Middlers
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    Changed the date to 23/12 and it synchronised!!!!!!!!!
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  • Browntoa
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    it looks like a German model, it will need dismantling to get to the battery...then identify the type of battery and pop to maplins
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  • Middlers
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    Many thanks
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  • redux
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    Middlers wrote: »
    Changed the date to 23/12 and it synchronised!!!!!!!!!
    I find that the internet time servers listed in my PC rarely work. I did a couple of Google searches and added some others
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