Well, I've been having this problem with my computer. Its about 3 years old, and whenever I set the time via windows, after I reboot the time resets. I asked a friend and he said it was most likely the battery on the motherboard, however upon closer inspection I didn't see an (obvious) battery. Anybody else have suggestions?

Hmm.......... As far as i am aware, all motherboards have a battery somewhere Alex. It's the only way it could remember info like time/date that i know of.

are you turning the power to your pc off via a surge strip or something of the like?

-Jim

No Jimmerson, I have a UPS actually. The computer has not lost power in over 2 or 3 months.
I'll go hunt for that battery again. Weird that I could not find it.

It can be tricky to locate the battery, mine is hidden behind my video card beside the slot (a round shiny silver battery).:wink:

Originally Posted by Chopper

It can be tricky to locate the battery, mine is hidden behind my video card beside the slot (a round shiny silver battery).:wink:

Yep Chopper, thats where mine is, had to remove my graphics card to get to it

I'll take another look. If it is the battery, how will I know what to replace it with? (what kind of battery).

Try taking it out for a minute or two, putting it back in. I can't even imagine how old your PC is for the battery to "die".

It will have a number on it tho most CMOS batteries are good for 5 years...have you tried synching time with the internet servers?

My screen is not a full screen there is a black at the bottum & top of my screen!!How can I fix it!!