> I have a slightly different clock problem. It keeps perfect time
> as long as
> I have the machine turned on. However, the clock appears to stop running
> completely when the machine is turned off. If I am away for a couple of
> days, the clock is a couple of days behind. There does not appear
> to be any
> other problem other than I always get a restart rather than a
> shut down when
> I shut off the computer.

     Well that is a tell tale sign of the battery almost going dead. After a
while the computer will no longer remember it's BIOS settings, and that may
get annoying! :) Easy solution though, just replace the battery, usually on
newer boards it is a 3Volt lithium, although I have seen others. Just
replace it with the same. Good luck, TTYL

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