Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 22:04:56 From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Clock stopped
>Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 20:46:25 +0100 >From: Paul Bristow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [LIB] Clock stopped > >neil barnes wrote: > ><snip> > > >>Paul - if things are waiting for an RTC clock tick, then it's likely the >>bios battery died. If it's the software clock, then I dunno - >>conflicting interrupt? > > >Oh shoot! It's specifically the RTC clock. The linux software clock >goes on happily. > >Isn't the BIOS battery the one that you have to dismantle the machine to >get at? That's the one - it lives between the main battery and the space bar. It's only 7 screws on the 50/70 :) Easy test: turn m/c off, remove all power, wait, turn on again...if the bios complains, or the date seems to be 1980...it's the battery. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
