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From: tmkk@uiuc.edu (K. Khan)
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Subject: Re: Losing time-of-day from CMOS!
Message-ID: <1991Jun24.220650.16165@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Date: 24 Jun 91 22:06:50 GMT
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In article <1991Jun23.121135.4951@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com> jaffe@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com writes:
>When my PC, a 10-month old Gateway 386/sx, is shut off it loses the time of day
>retained in the CMOS.  The BIOS catches this and forces entry to the setup
>utility.  After the time is reset, the time updates OK.
>
>The rest of CMOS seems to be unperterbed, including the date, so I'm fairly
>sure that it's not the battery.
>
>Can anyone out in netland suggest what a possible cause for this problem might
>be?

My CMOS/clock has the same problem. Since the chip is soldered onto the
motherboard, I haven't bothered to replace it (and which might account
for your tech's recommendation that you replace the motherboard - board
swapping is about all some repair places do these days). My workaround
was to update the system time and date across my $25 Network from
another machine nearby which is on 24 hours/day. It won't work for
everybody, but it saved me from having to do without my '386 for a
couple weeks while the motherboard goes back to the factory. :-(