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From: jblake@hprnd.HP.COM (John Blake)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: HELP!  A2000 Realtime Clock problem
Message-ID: <2560004@hprnd.HP.COM>
Date: 7 Aug 90 16:16:01 GMT
Organization: HP Roseville Networks Division
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The other day I was booting my A2000, when I got this ugly little message:
"Battery Backed up Clock not found".  It was at the point in startup-sequence
where "setclock load" is executed.  After it finished booting I tried the
"date" command and got "<unset>  <unset>  <unset>".  At this point I set the
date/time manually using the "date" command, which worked fine.  Then I tried
"setclock save" and got the same "...Clock not found" error.

My system configuration is:

                A2000 w/1MB CHIP RAM and Fatter Agnus
                Dual internal 3.5 drives
                XT Bridgeboard w/5.25 drive
                Kronos 2000 SCSI Adapter with external drive

I removed the Bridgeboard and Kronos card to make sure neither was causing
the problem, and got the same error message from "setclock".

Anyone have any ideas on this?  I realize the obvious of changing the clock
chip, but I wanted to solicit other opinions before hacking on the machine.

Thanks for any and all help.

John B.

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