On 27 May, 20:03, "jameshanle...@yahoo.co.uk"
<jameshanle...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> On 27 May, 19:46, kony <s...@spam.com> wrote:
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> > On 27 May 2007 10:19:37 -0700, "jameshanle...@yahoo.co.uk"
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> > <jameshanle...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> > >On 27 May, 17:51, ealadi <erikb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> My computer clock looses 2-4 minutes per week. It is set to
> > >> synchronize automatically, but the sync takes place only once per
> > >> week. Can I set the synchronization to take place daily - or can I do
> > >> something to make the clock more accurate?
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> > >> The computer has Windows Vista; processor: Intel Pentium D 830; Ram:
> > >> 3072 Mbytes
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> > >> Thank you
> > >> Ealadi
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> > >I think this is a symptom of the CMOS battery being too low. It can be
> > >replaced.
> > >You can flick it out with a screwdriver!
> > >There aren't much in the way of issues in doing that. i think the
> > >battery has 2 letters followed by 4 digits. e.g. something like CR
> > >2032 or something.. And there's something along the lines of the
> > >letters not mattering. So you buy a new battery with the same number.
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> > C = lithium, important for longer life at low drain
> > R = round
> > 2032 is the standard size, meaning 20 mm wide and 3.2 mm
> > thick-
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> thanks.for filling in...
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> Also, I just googled, the issue I had in mind about the 2 letters not
> mattering, and only the number mattering, was that there is a
> lithium, round, 2032 battery made by duracell, but duracell instead of
> calling it the proper technical abbreviation CR .. they use the brand
> name DL(as in duracell) .. So, Duracell call theirs DL2032 instead of
> CR2032.-

just remembered, some more issues..
if the battery were to run out or you change batteries (the latter
being the thing to do)
then i'm quite sure your BIOS values will reset. many Important
values will autodetect, and the default settings are probably fine.
However, I can recall a case where it wasn't fine!
I recall a BIOS where the default setting was to disable the parallel
port (the printer was connected to that!) so it didn't print, and the
parallel port didn't show in device manager.
It is a fundamental check .. very unusual, but sometimes perhaps even
USB could be disabled there. I can't think somebody would do it
intentionally , and it's unlikely to be accidental. That only leaves
the option of barmy default setting.

It may be feasible that legacy usb may be disabled by default. It's a
useful setting to enable, it is to do with using usb devices e.g. usb
keyboard, from DOS.. and maybe even pre windows.xp.

Another (perhaps wrong rather than barmy), default setting could be
FSB set to the minimum. Your MBRD would have an FSB I think. The
effect would be slower FSB, and running the processor at a lower clock
speed. Underclocking it.
I think i've seen that happen with an AMD Athlon XP.
So, it's worth checking that speed is right too..
The RAM should be the right speed. I know that with DDR RAM, the BIOS
should detect RAM speed automatically, or memory bus speed. i think
that stting is called SPD, and i'd "expect" it to be default. But it's
worth checking the RAM speed is right too. I don't recall having an
issue with that though.. or noticing it!
CPU clock speed i have had an issue with. With a new computer ('cos
BIOS is effectively reset, it is at default settings)

You could see both these things. clock speed and ram speed, in the
BIOS, or later, when you get into windows, with software like si
sandra. (note- si sandra makes it look like the memory bus uses a
multplier e.g. x4/3. . But i don't think it does. That's just a
conceptual issue )