On Thu, 2004-07-29 at 06:36, Gang Qin wrote: > John Thompson wrote: > > > Gang Qin wrote: > > > >> My FC2's system clock is very slow, every hour it loses more than 30 > >> min when the system is running, is there a way to find out the reason > >> and correct it? > > > > > > How old is the battery? You can use ntp to keep the clock syncronized > > with a time server on the internet but if the battery is going, ntp is > > only a band-aid. If you have a dead battery and power down > > (intentionally or otherwise) you may have an unbootable system when > > you try to power up again. > > > The laptop is one year old so I assume the battery is one year old. Does > the batttery matter if I use AC power? Thanks. my 50 cents maybe the battery they are mentioning here is the battery in the motherboard not the battery of the laptop chiawp -- ========= Kent Emia Registered Linux User # 342784 (http://counter.li.org) ========= --
