Hi,
Newbie here...
I have a strange problem with my Acer Aspire 5742Z (UK) which I think may be the BIOS or CMOS area...
MAIN PROBLEM
Keeps resetting to the BIOS default time ( 00:00:00 at 01/01/2009 ) ..OR.... a time 'near' what it is supposed to be..
MAIN STEPS IN DEMONSTRATING THE ISSUE ... WHAT I HAVE DONE
Removed the main battery and then replaced CMOS battery twice (in case of a dud)
Main attery back in again.
Changed the BIOS time (using F2) countless times, but it rarely stays / or is correct.
STRANGENESS..
When booting into Windows 7, it nearly always does not show the same date and time that I entered in the BIOS.
For example if I enter 21:35:00 on 28th August 2014 using F2, when I boot into Windows the date and time may say 23 August 2014 at 15:25 ish..
TURNING OFF
If I power down and turn off, and then power up, restart the time in the BIOS is correct.. at 21:43:00 08/29/2014 (which I save just for good measure).
If I continue, Windows now reads 23rd August at 15:32
ADJUST WINDOWS TIME (UK)
So, I then change the Windows Date time to Fri 29 August 2014 21:48.
JUST FOR INFORMATION: The TIME ZONE SETTINGS are checked and no changes made : (UTC) Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London
CONTROL PANEL, REGION AND LANGUAGE, English United Kingdom, Short time 21:48, Short Date:: 29/8/2014
LOCATION: United Kingdom
i.e. All appears now to be correct.
TURN OFF AGAIN and I wait a few minutes.
TURN ON AGAIN and press F2 which (this time) shows the BIOS Default date and time in 2009
If I continue into Windows without changing the dafault BIOS date and time, Windows now shows as 23:02 31/12/2008
:-(
That's about it.
I would really appreciate help fixing this problem which is driving me nuts !
Thanks in advance !
