[SOLVED] clocking over!

Haresh · 04-03-2008, 08:41 PM

friends, i am yet to study "over clocking" but.

For couple of months my p4 with 512ram and a 60gb intel' clock is resetting to January 2002 on every delayed boot.

I have to press F5 for every 1st boot to restart my pc. After 1st boot it never read cmos . And after pressing F5 thereafter it starts, read cmos but clock resets to year 2002.

If i set the current time and reboot in quick succession again( say immediate or within 20 mins), the time set by me is saved.

But if i restart the pc after about half an hour, it looses cmos informmation and the time resetting to year2002 again.

Is that only a battery problem?

Why it is reading cmos settings on every 2nd boot?

any guess? answers?

**mattlock** · 04-03-2008, 11:07 PM

The 1st step here would be to replace the small coin like battery on the motherboard.

When the battery no longer holds a sufficient charge, the CMOS cannot maintain current info, and resets to original state. The reason it's reverting to 2002 is that's the date the BIOS was written.

Haresh · 04-04-2008, 06:38 PM

Thanks mod for the answer. i will do and post outcome soon.

Haresh · 04-07-2008, 09:44 AM

Glad to report.
Today I placed a new battery on board and everythings have become normal.

**mattlock** · 04-07-2008, 10:07 AM

Good to hear Haresh. Thanks for the update.

04-03-2008, 08:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
Haresh Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: India Posts: 26 OS: win98, xp sp2	[SOLVED] clocking over! friends, i am yet to study "over clocking" but. For couple of months my p4 with 512ram and a 60gb intel' clock is resetting to January 2002 on every delayed boot. I have to press F5 for every 1st boot to restart my pc. After 1st boot it never read cmos . And after pressing F5 thereafter it starts, read cmos but clock resets to year 2002. If i set the current time and reboot in quick succession again( say immediate or within 20 mins), the time set by me is saved. But if i restart the pc after about half an hour, it looses cmos informmation and the time resetting to year2002 again. Is that only a battery problem? Why it is reading cmos settings on every 2nd boot? any guess? answers? Last edited by Haresh : 04-03-2008 at 08:43 PM.

04-03-2008, 11:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
mattlock moderator hardware team Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,755 OS: XP SP2, Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon My System	Re: clocking over! The 1st step here would be to replace the small coin like battery on the motherboard. When the battery no longer holds a sufficient charge, the CMOS cannot maintain current info, and resets to original state. The reason it's reverting to 2002 is that's the date the BIOS was written. __________________ Matt Everest-Thermal Paste Instruction-Power Supply Info-Sensorview PSU Calculator-Speedfan-Bench Test Help TSF Fight Disease. It's Free!

04-04-2008, 06:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
Haresh Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: India Posts: 26 OS: win98, xp sp2	Re: clocking over! Thanks mod for the answer. i will do and post outcome soon.

04-07-2008, 09:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
Haresh Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: India Posts: 26 OS: win98, xp sp2	Re: clocking over! Glad to report. Today I placed a new battery on board and everythings have become normal.

04-07-2008, 10:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
mattlock moderator hardware team Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,755 OS: XP SP2, Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon My System	Re: clocking over! Good to hear Haresh. Thanks for the update. __________________ Matt Everest-Thermal Paste Instruction-Power Supply Info-Sensorview PSU Calculator-Speedfan-Bench Test Help TSF Fight Disease. It's Free!