why does the time on my computer clock keep changing on its own

[jturk]

to the wrong time? the clock in the bottom right corner keeps resetting on its own. i have the battery in. do you know what might be causing this?

i have a relatively new hp pavillion dv5 laptop & the clock in the bottom right corner keeps resetting on its own. i have the battery in. do you know what might be causing this?

 

[xxxdannyxxx]

Check in your regional settings make sure everything is correct for your area in there - http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/149362-region-language-change.html
Have a look at these posts regarding time - http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/944-time-zone-change.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/943-date-time-change.html

A system file scan wouldn't hurt either - http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html

Have you altered any services or changed the internet time sync configuration?



Danny

 

[maxseven]

i have the battery in.

But is it any good? How old is it? When you reboot and look at BIOS screen, is the time there the same (off) as Windows?

 

[LTFUbar]

Timeserver... just turn it off and use the internal clock in the BIOS.

 

[chrisf8657]

Does this happen if you leave the computer off (Start -> Shutdown) for a period of time?
(Doesn't matter if it is plugged in or the battery is in or both)

 

[Layback Bear]

Cmos battery that is weak will cause this problem. A little round battery about the size of a nickle on the motherboard. They are cheep and easy to replace.

 

[chrisf8657]

Layback bear is saying same thing I was going to troubleshoot first.
If it does like I said, CMOS battery is dead or dying/weak.

 

[1994F7PT]

is the system BIOS clock set correctly as well? battery may be fine but bios is not correct

 

[Layback Bear]

Any time the battery is replaced the time should be reset in the Bios. Let us know what you find.

 

[jturk]

why does my clock keep changing on its own

it wont stay whatever time i set it at.

and i did what the first guy said, except i didnt do a file system scan.

i want to turn if off & use the internal clock in the BIOS as one of the answers suggested. how do i do this?

 

[Corazon]

Why don't you just replace the battery You can disable timeserver updates by going to Control Panel -> Date and Time, then to the third tab in the window (Internet time)...but frankly, there's no good reason to do so. It won't solve your specific issue, of that I'm 99% sure...

 

[Mulepick]

Try changing internet time servers. My problem was solved after I switched fm Windows to a .gov time server.

 

[Layback Bear]

Glad you got things fixed. All my computers use Windows time. If I ever have that problem I will remember that.

 

[ozfiles]

Was having a similar problem with my samsung laptop and tried many of the solutions put forward here and on other forums.
The solution, for me was pretty simple.
I shutdown the computer, pulled the power cord out and also pulled the battery out and rebooted, fixed the time issue and it hasn't reoccurred again.

 

[Ztruker]

Cmos battery that is weak will cause this problem. A little round battery about the size of a nickle on the motherboard. They are cheep and easy to replace.

Not easy on a laptop though which is what this is.

Edit: Just found the manual and this one is not too bad:

 

[ozfiles]

Well, scratch that, spoke too soon.
The laptop has started to lose time again.
I will have to maybe look at replacing the cmos battery.