Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-lcc!ames!oliveb!tymix!antares!pnelson From: pnelson@antares.UUCP (Phil Nelson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: A501 clock failure Summary: My 2000 clock did the same, then fixed itself Message-ID: <318@antares.UUCP> Date: 5 Jan 89 21:02:38 GMT References: <6224@louie.udel.EDU> Reply-To: pnelson@antares.UUCP (Phil Nelson) Organization: Tymnet QSATS, San Jose CA Lines: 37 In article <6224@louie.udel.EDU> Ata@radc-multics.arpa (John G. Ata) writes: > In article <8901011415.AA07578@MATH.Tau.Ac.IL> writes: > > Help! > > > > The clock module of my A501 has stopped functioning. > ... > > Battery Backed up clock not found > .... > > I tried using the 'setclock opt reset' but it didn't help. About a week ago, after a guru, I noticed the "Battery backed up clock not found" message. I didn't try 'opt reset', although I did try 'opt save', which got me the same err message. The battery voltage on mine was OK (about 4.5V), so I started checking around for the 6242 chip (easier than further troubleshooting, which would have required some careful thought :-). Well, neither the local Amiga dealer or electronics store had the chip, and before I could check any further, The clock started working again (although it did lose about three days). > >Wasn't there a posting a while ago stating that the 1.3 version of >setclock had a deficiency where it would not work sometimes after a >crash with this exact error message? They claimed that using the 1.2 >setclock would fix this situation. > > John G. Ata I don't remember this posting, was it a long time ago? If this happens to me again, I will try the 1.2 setclock, in the meantime, does anyone know more about this? -- Phil Nelson at (but not speaking for) OnTyme:NSC.P/Nelson Tymnet, McDonnell Douglas Network Systems Company Voice:408-922-7508 UUCP:{pyramid|uunet}oliveb!tymix!antares!pnelson LRV:Component Station