hijab@cad.Berkeley.EDU (Raif Hijab) (01/20/89)
In article <145@icarus.kulcs.uucp> lucb@kulcs.UUCP () writes: >For my own I have the following question: I have a PC/AT clone >equipped with a multi I/O card. This card has two clocks which >are both disabled. >I am able to set the system board's clock. But after the system >has been down for some time the clock is not correct anymore. Is the >problem with my AT system board and/or battery? How can I test this? >Or is the problem with the combination AT-MultiI/O card ? > >Luc Bomans mail: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven I suppose the problem could be anywhere, but here is my own experience: I have a clock card on my XT which behaved as yours did above. After a lot of guessing, I figured that it might be a poor battery contact. I removed the battery, and bent both contacts to provide greater spring force. I replaced the battery and, voila, it works just fine. I suspect that this is not an uncommon problem. Raif S. Hijab Berkeley Sensors & Actuators Center hijab@cad.Berkeley.EDU University of California Berkeley, CA 94720