[Ti] clock reset without battery?

[Malcolm Cornelius]

on 30/06/04 11:16, Lisbeth Zachs at zachs at swedenmail.com wrote:

> 
> 2004-06-29 kl. 23.18 skrev Justin R.Miller:
> 
>>  Clock being set to 12/31/69 7:00pm.
>> 
>> I would think that there is an internal BIOS battery that would keep
>> this going -- am I mistaken?
> -----------
> Mistaken or not, when I have had my battery accidently disconnect while
> unplugged I have to reset the clock every time. But mine is set to may
> or something 1970 or possible 1971. It is rather funny that we don't
> seem to have the same basic date for all Tibooks since it obviously not
> the date of production anyway. :-)

Isn't it the base date for UNIX or something ?

> I have taken my Tibook apart and found no obvious place fpr a
> replaceable BIOS battery if it exists. I don't think it does acctually.

On the underside of the track pad top section on the side away from the DVD
slot - or at least is on all the 15in that I've seen, I've never looked at a
12 or 17.

-- 
Best wishes

Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic
http://www.pbfanatic.co.uk