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From: "Calvin Jones, III" <jones@uv4.eglin.af.mil>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Clock Problems A501 (and A2000)
Message-ID: <55732@nigel.ee.udel.edu>
Date: 7 Jun 91 15:57:55 GMT
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David Lewis <kelson@ais.org> writes, replying to:

> >wangf@athena.ecs.csus.edu (Out of Mind) writes:
> 
> >My clock on my A501 seems like it went dead...The computer now books up
> >and says it can't find the clock?  Is the battery dead?  If so, how do
> >you replace it and where do you get an replacement battery?  I left the
> >computer on for 4 hours to see if the charge is dead or what, but it
> >still doesn't fix the problem.   I would really appreciate it if I could
> >get some help on this....  thanks :)
> 
> 
>   Well I have the same problem.. I took the expansion out.. and tested
> the battery with a multimeter.. and it seemed to be putting out the
> proper voltage... *sigh* 

This needs to go into the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) if it isn't 
there already!  

Open a new CLI or SHELL and type in the command:
 
    SETCLOCK OPT RESET

and your clock will (hopefully) come back to life.
 
   --- Cal
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