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HP laptop not keeping time

  • 04-12-2011 1:08pm
    #1
    northernstar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39 ✭


    I just got a new HP laptop about 4 weeks ago and in the past week the clock hasnt been keeping time. when i shut it down, leave it and turn it back on the clock is at the time i shut it down!
    also when its 14.59 for example it goes back to 14.00 instead of 15.00
    anyone know whats wrong??


Comments

  • #2
    holcus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 104 ✭✭holcus


    This is very strange. Not keeping time problems are usually related to exhausted CMOS battery on motherboard. But then, it would reset itself to a default time rather than to a time at last shutdown.

    This is why I think it must be related to your operating system. Try this:
    - turn laptop on and enter BIOS (in HP I think it's F10 just after manufacturer logo shows up)
    - find where it displays current time, change to a correct one and stay in BIOS for some significant amount of time - 5-10 minutes.
    - turn laptop off for some time, on again and enter BIOS without entering Operating System in between.
    - check the time. is it correct?


  • #3
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    New laptop blues....

    -You ran all of the windows updates
    -You went to HP's website and made sure you had all the latest version drivers there as well
    -You went to HP's site and made sure to install the latest BIOS version

    ?


  • #4
    northernstar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39 ✭northernstar


    holcus wrote: »
    This is very strange. Not keeping time problems are usually related to exhausted CMOS battery on motherboard. But then, it would reset itself to a default time rather than to a time at last shutdown.

    This is why I think it must be related to your operating system. Try this:
    - turn laptop on and enter BIOS (in HP I think it's F10 just after manufacturer logo shows up)
    - find where it displays current time, change to a correct one and stay in BIOS for some significant amount of time - 5-10 minutes.
    - turn laptop off for some time, on again and enter BIOS without entering Operating System in between.
    - check the time. is it correct?

    seems to have worked!


  • #5
    holcus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 104 ✭✭holcus


    Steps I wrote in my first post were to diagnose or exclude hardware problem. I'd be surprised if this has solved your issue but if it works I'm not going to argue :)

    Anyway, I made a mistake in my last post:
    - turn laptop off for some time, on again and enter BIOS without entering Operating System in between.

    should be:

    turn laptop off for a night, on again and enter BIOS without entering Operating System in between.


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