But that battery is used when the system is turned off to keep the systems clock running, issues have been seen before CMOS batteries. the best thing to do to troubleshoot this problem is to leave the system in bios, and watch the clock ticking. If it still acts up in bios you definitely have a hardware failure, in which situation you need to contact your hardware vendor and insist on a replacement battery and or motherboard. A bios flash would also be interesting, but chances are the manufacturer will request this anyway. Hope this helps! Andrew -----Original Message----- From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of John Thompson Sent: 29 July 2004 15:09 To: For users of Fedora Core releases Subject: Re: system clock is too slow Gang Qin wrote: > John Thompson wrote: > >> 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? The MB battery that runs the clock chip should be good for several years at least. This battery is separate from the main battery that powers the computer itself. -- -John (john@xxxxxxxxxxx) -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
