Strange issue with clock!

Guys, i have a very strange issue with my m4400-clock is falling behind... it all started like this- couple of days ago I put it into sleep and it suddenly turned off. When I got home, i couldn't start it-froze on windows loading scene... then I went into bios-guess what time/date was set 25:06:66 of 33/11/22 - I corrected everything and it booted normally-but clock is falling behind! I tried format and bios update-no luck!what should I do?

 

looks like it freezes when I go to stand-by/shut down or screen saver comes on!

 

Did you try to reload/setup the OS ?
I've had problems with the factory OS image that comes with my M2400.
I did a re-setup of the OS & everything works fine.

 

yeap, I reformatted HDD...

 

If the bios time is changing then it is unlikely to be OS related. Have you spoken to Dell Tech Supp?

 

Slow Time in the BIOS might indicate that the CMOS/coin-cell battery is failing/broken(or maybe loose).

 

^were should I check that?

 

Take the bottom off and look for round blue bit of plastic (I'm assuming it is similar to the E6400), probably near the CPU, that is connected to the mainboard by a couple of wires.

Make sure the connector is on properly. If you have access to a multi-meter then you could remove it and check the voltage (standard Lithium coin cells are 3V. These batteries should last for several years but, no doubt, a few fail prematurely.

John

 

Most likely it is failing. You can open up the notebook, find the battery and remove it/reinstall it, but I'm not sure if it will affect any BIOS settings (usually it resets everything in the BIOS to default). Otherwise you can't really check if it's failing unless you have another CMOS battery. Just talk to Dell support about it.

 

They are sending me new one! hope this will correct everything. Thanks guys!