My CMOS Battery?

Amnesia180 · 12-18-2007, 05:45 AM

Hi All..

I have had my laptop (an Acer 5633) for under a year... however, my time settings are not being saved. I've done some research and it looks like the CMOS battery might have failed.

How can I replace this? And where is it located?

Many thanks!
Amnesia

**sobeit** · 12-18-2007, 09:04 AM

which time settings are you looking at - in windows or within bios? If you are talking about windows time being wrong, check your bios and see if its correct there. If its not correct - then its the battery.

If its correct in your bios but not your windows, just right click your clock, click on adjust date and time, click on the internet time tab, then select automatically sync with an internet time server.

Amnesia180 · 12-18-2007, 09:47 AM

Hi sobeit666.

Every time I turn my computer on, the windows time is not correct. If it goes into standby for an hour an a half, time will stand still. None of my auto-updates work and the computer doesn't full load until I have done "automatically sync with an internet server".

How do I check the time in the bios?

**sobeit** · 12-18-2007, 10:28 AM

when you first turn on the computer, it should say something about press a key to enter setup. Press whatever key it indicates.

most likely its just windows time thats wrong, go ahead and set the time as I suggested in my other post.

Amnesia180 · 12-18-2007, 12:49 PM

Hi, I have done what you said. And upon turning the laptop on and off the time will be miles away from what I set it.

The time in the Bios is also incorrect and consistently changes.

Amnesia180 · 12-19-2007, 09:07 AM

Acer want me to send my laptop in, as it's definitely the CMOS battery, but i'm not sending it in until after Christmas (in the new year).

Is there any program I download that will connect to the internet everytime just to update the date etc... i had one a while ago but forgot the name.

B.B.Wolf · 12-20-2007, 09:05 PM

Make sure Windows is set to the correct time zone and that it is not updating on a regular basis to that other time zone. It is very rare for a cmos battery to fail the first year.

Amnesia180 · 12-21-2007, 11:45 AM

Yes, I have checked all settings.
Seems like it is definitely the CMOS battery.

**carsey** · 12-21-2007, 11:55 AM

What about the date.....does that change around aswell??

Amnesia180 · 12-21-2007, 12:07 PM

the date only seems to go back one day.

12-18-2007, 05:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
Amnesia180 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 26 OS: Windows XP	My CMOS Battery? Hi All.. I have had my laptop (an Acer 5633) for under a year... however, my time settings are not being saved. I've done some research and it looks like the CMOS battery might have failed. How can I replace this? And where is it located? Many thanks! Amnesia

12-18-2007, 09:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
sobeit TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NEAR Posts: 7,433 OS: windows/linux	Re: My CMOS Battery? which time settings are you looking at - in windows or within bios? If you are talking about windows time being wrong, check your bios and see if its correct there. If its not correct - then its the battery. If its correct in your bios but not your windows, just right click your clock, click on adjust date and time, click on the internet time tab, then select automatically sync with an internet time server. __________________ there's been global warming since the ice age

12-18-2007, 09:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
Amnesia180 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 26 OS: Windows XP	Re: My CMOS Battery? Hi sobeit666. Every time I turn my computer on, the windows time is not correct. If it goes into standby for an hour an a half, time will stand still. None of my auto-updates work and the computer doesn't full load until I have done "automatically sync with an internet server". How do I check the time in the bios?

12-18-2007, 10:28 AM	#4 (permalink)
sobeit TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NEAR Posts: 7,433 OS: windows/linux	Re: My CMOS Battery? when you first turn on the computer, it should say something about press a key to enter setup. Press whatever key it indicates. most likely its just windows time thats wrong, go ahead and set the time as I suggested in my other post. __________________ there's been global warming since the ice age

12-18-2007, 12:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
Amnesia180 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 26 OS: Windows XP	Re: My CMOS Battery? Hi, I have done what you said. And upon turning the laptop on and off the time will be miles away from what I set it. The time in the Bios is also incorrect and consistently changes.

12-19-2007, 09:07 AM	#6 (permalink)
Amnesia180 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 26 OS: Windows XP	Re: My CMOS Battery? Acer want me to send my laptop in, as it's definitely the CMOS battery, but i'm not sending it in until after Christmas (in the new year). Is there any program I download that will connect to the internet everytime just to update the date etc... i had one a while ago but forgot the name.

12-20-2007, 09:05 PM	#7 (permalink)
B.B.Wolf Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 7 OS: XP	Re: My CMOS Battery? Make sure Windows is set to the correct time zone and that it is not updating on a regular basis to that other time zone. It is very rare for a cmos battery to fail the first year.

12-21-2007, 11:45 AM	#8 (permalink)
Amnesia180 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 26 OS: Windows XP	Re: My CMOS Battery? Yes, I have checked all settings. Seems like it is definitely the CMOS battery.

12-21-2007, 11:55 AM	#9 (permalink)
carsey Moderator, TSF Articles Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hunwick, Co. Durham England Posts: 10,693 OS: XP Pro SP3 My System	Re: My CMOS Battery? What about the date.....does that change around aswell?? __________________ Submit New Articles Here

12-21-2007, 12:07 PM	#10 (permalink)
Amnesia180 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 26 OS: Windows XP	Re: My CMOS Battery? the date only seems to go back one day.