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  1. Path: sparky!uunet!uunet.ca!xenitec!tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca!bfield!gkropf
  2. From: gkropf@bfield.uucp (Gary Kropf)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
  4. Subject: Re: Clock reseting constantly..
  5. References: <16B52B70A.WALLY@UKCC.UKY.EDU>
  6. Message-ID: <gkropf.0d0l@bfield.uucp>
  7. Date: 12 Jan 93 06:28:24 EST
  8. Organization: Bakers Field BBS
  9. Lines: 35
  10.  
  11. In article <16B52B70A.WALLY@UKCC.UKY.EDU>, WALLY@UKCC.UKY.EDU writes:
  12. >My clock keeps reseting to the default time (1-Jan-78) every couple days
  13. >for no apparent reason.  I wouldn't think that I have crashed the machine
  14. >bad enough as many times recently as I've noticed the clock lose it's
  15. >time.  (I've crashed her enough times and nailed the clock, so I had
  16. >thought of that.)
  17. >I suspect after a while the battery dies.. :)  After lifting my 500
  18. >keyboard and taking a peek, I suspect it's a fairly easy battery to
  19. >get ahold of?
  20. >I have an A501 (the case is off because I chopped a line for the 1 meg
  21. >hack) and it's about 3 years old..
  22. >Any suggestions?
  23. >   ___________________________________________________________________
  24. >  /                                                                  /|
  25. > /__________________________________________________________________/ |
  26. > |             _                                                    | |
  27. > |    Walter_ //   Wally@UKCC.UKY.EDU   AN723@Cleveland.Freenet.EDU | |
  28. > |      R   /X/    Wally@MIK.UKY.EDU                   /|           | |
  29. > |   Francis       Francis@UKPR.UKY.EDU        /|     / |   /|      | |
  30. > |____________________________________________/ |   _/  | _/ |______|/
  31. >                                                |  /    |/
  32. >                                                | /
  33. >                                                |/
  34.  
  35. The first thing that comes to mind is a virus. Check your software to make sure
  36. it is clean. It could be a weak battery but I have heard if the battery goes in
  37. the A501 you throw it away and by another new unit...
  38.  
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  40.                  *         bfield!gkropf@tdksc.waterloo.on    *
  41.                  *         Gary Kropf  C/O BakersField BBS    *
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