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From: 871579l@aucs.uucp (Todd Lowe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: HELP! My Clock is Broken Again!
Message-ID: <1990Sep14.005214.27411@aucs.uucp>
Date: 14 Sep 90 00:52:14 GMT
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Reply-To: 871579l@aucs.UUCP (Todd Lowe)
Organization: School of Computer Science, Acadia Univ., Nova Scotia
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In article <80@pdxgate.UUCP> twells@eecs.cs.pdx.edu (Tabor Wells) writes:
>gmm34343@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu writes:
>
>
>>A few days ago my "battery backed-up clock" was unable to be found.

>Ditto here. My clock died a few days ago during the North West power surge
>(Montana-Washington-Idaho-Oregon-Nevada-N. California. Yikes!). I've tried
>everything I know. Including setclock reset, Clock Doctor, leaving my
>system on for 24 hrs (to recharge battery???), removing and putting my A501
>back. All to no avail. I would really rather not have to replace my ram 
>expansion. Any ideas would be GREATLY appreciated.
>
>	Tabor Wells
>	twells@eecs.cs.pdx.edu

Try using the Amiga Dos 1.2 version on SetClock with opt RESET.
I used that when my clock died.
  --> Setclock opt Reset

  This is NOT a valid 1.2 option, but somehow it did reactivate my clock.


  -Todd
  871579l@aucs