Recent content by Jack Carver

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    Laptop not keeping time/date

    Hi, short of replacing the CMOS battery I have tried everything else. Malware scan came up clean. The resync command via CMD does work but only for a short time, say 1 hour maximum before it will forget the time. The startup script is the same, upon booting the script will run but the time will...
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    Laptop not keeping time/date

    Hi guys, Recently my laptop (running Windows XP) has started to lose track of both the time and date, the difference is not too major at most the laptop will be a few days behind the current date but it is rather annoying for telling the time and I will be denied access to certain websites...
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    New Laptop Battery - No Difference From Old/Broken One?

    I left the computer mainly idle, say 10 minutes of browsing web pages. (Nothing too content heavy such as youtube, mainly forums/amazon)
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    New Laptop Battery - No Difference From Old/Broken One?

    Sorry for the late reply, after doing what you said the full lifetime of the charge was roughly an hour and a half. Still less than I expect from a new battery.
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    New Laptop Battery - No Difference From Old/Broken One?

    Thanks for the help, Will respond when done
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    First Time Installation Every Time I Turn On TV

    Hi gang, Firstly I am not sure if this is the correct section, I apologize if not. I have a 40" Technika TV (Not certain on the model, but could find out if needs be) every time I turn on the TV I am greeted to a first time installation menu which cannot be avoided and will then scan for both...
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    New Laptop Battery - No Difference From Old/Broken One?

    Hi gang, I have a HPG5000 Laptop and the battery has been used for a very long time to the point where the maximum charge it will hold it roughly 35-40 minutes. I recently purchased a new battery from the internet but when I replaced the old for the new and fully charged the new battery, the...