Wrong system time after switching off

Discussion in 'Windows 7' started by peri1224, May 27, 2012.

  1. peri1224

    peri1224 MDL Novice

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    #1 peri1224, May 27, 2012
    Seems every time after power down and on again the next day, the system time and/or date are wrong. Noticed it first when K aspersky software complained about being out of date right after updating.
    This doesn’t seem to happen as long as the machine is left on. What could cause that? The machine is only a few months old.
    Windows 7 Home Premium, SP1, 64-bit
    Intel Core i3-2100 CPU, 3.1GHz, RAM 8G
     
  2. redroad

    redroad MDL Guru

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    #2 redroad, May 27, 2012
    CMOS battery, look there 1st
     
  3. peri1224

    peri1224 MDL Novice

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    #3 peri1224, May 27, 2012 (OP)
    Can the machine read the CMOS data and boot if the battery is dead?
     
  4. redroad

    redroad MDL Guru

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    #4 redroad, May 27, 2012
    the battery may not be dead but low..to rule it out just replace with known good battery as test..but start there
     
  5. peri1224

    peri1224 MDL Novice

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    #5 peri1224, May 28, 2012 (OP)
    Just today, Monday 5-28, for the first time I'm aware of, the system time showed a Sunday 5-27 time. But the machine was running the whole night, not even restarted. So the wrong system time can't have been due to a weak CMOS battery. There must be another reason.
     
  6. redroad

    redroad MDL Guru

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    #6 redroad, May 28, 2012
    Just to make sure..When you changed CMOS battery you reset time, date, and time zone in the BIOS menu?
     
  7. peri1224

    peri1224 MDL Novice

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    #7 peri1224, May 28, 2012 (OP)
    I did not yet change the battery.
     
  8. redroad

    redroad MDL Guru

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    #8 redroad, May 28, 2012
    It can also be malware .. So what have you done so far to resolve the issue?
     
  9. UVAIS

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    #9 UVAIS, May 28, 2012
    Don't do anything...just contact the Machine Supplier and ask for Support :help2: :p your PC is still Under Support/Warranty :Lighten:
     
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  10. racky29

    racky29 MDL Senior Member

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    #10 racky29, May 30, 2012
    Like redroad said, most of the time its the cmos battery, change it and see what happens