My Laptop computer loses an hour whenever I unplug it from power. It is not instantaneous though, the clock changes after I boot it up again after turning it off. I have found that it happens mostly whenever I let it run out of battery, but the details of it still elude me.
What I find most interesting is that it always loses exactly one hour. This began happenning shortly after I bought it so I don't think it is due to any program I have. Any ideas?
My lap:
HP pavillion ZV6000
Athlon 64 3000
Win XP
2007-01-31 15:35:07 · 2 answers · asked by jelipe 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
When it loses exactly one hour you probably have the wrong time zone set. Double-click the clock and go to the middle tab and verify your time zone.
2007-02-03 12:46:24 · answer #1 · answered by hallmike1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually the cause of the clock becoming erratic is that the CMOS battery inside the pc is going bad. Do yourself a favor now, and go into your BIOS settings and write down what they are. If you do lose the battery completely and have to replace it, you're going to lose those BIOS settings...the saved settings you did on paper will help you get the BIOS right again after replacing the battery. Good luck.
2007-02-01 00:10:30 · answer #2 · answered by Jolly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋