| davids01 | 07-08-2016 01:37 PM |
Re: windows computer changed date & time?
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Originally Posted by johnnyreed22
(Post 784916)
Why would the date and time change out of no where?
| The date and time on your computer will reset to the CMOS default, which is usually the date of the BIOS update installed (not the date the most recent flash bios was installed). This usually happens when the real time clock battery for CMOS loses power.:doh: If you reset the time when the computer is on it will (should) hold the date until you power down the computer. Upon restarting or plugging back in the date will default back again, it will enter a never ending loop upon restarts:shocked: (this is usually a good validator that the battery is the problem. On a desktop it is usually easy to replace and most likely will be a 3 volt 2032 coin battery. You can buy these real cheap on eBay for example. On a laptop it may be replaceable, however you usually have to pull the system board out and could possibly need to be DE-soldered and RE-soldered out/into place. There are other reasons that the date can be changed however such as a malicious virus, or malware for example. Just from what you described, I would think that your computer is approximately 6 years old, that would be about right to need to replace the battery. If the age of the computer is no were near that age, then the problem more than likely something else. Again, all this can only be deemed as speculation without further information about the symptoms and problems being experienced. Hope this helps.:behindsofa: | 
