Date and Time Changing Automatically in My Desktop

Date and Time Changing Automatically in My Desktop

Hello Truman!

CMOS checksum errors are usually caused by a dead BIOS battery, that battery would be a small flat battery, which are most of the time watch batteries, some are as large as a quarter while others are really small.  They keep the date and time when the computer is shut down or unplugged.

Floppy Disk Fail errors are cause when the floppy disk drive is disconnected or damaged.  Another cause would be that the BIOS settings have been altered.  Did you play with the BIOS settings accidentally?

Here are a few solutions that you can try that may be able to help you out:

1. Make sure the battery you used to replace the old one is actually working.  There are times when the brand new battery does not actually work because of human error in packaging.  Believe me this happens sometimes!
2. If you strongly believe the battery is not the issue the CMOS checksum error should disappear unless there are other alterations with the BIOS settings.  Restart your computer and enter your BIOS settings by pressing either F2, DEL or INS, it really depends on what BIOS you are using so just look for the instruction on start up on which button to press.  Once inside, input the correct time for the system clock.  Don’t forget to save before exiting.
3. If for some reason one of your drives suddenly becomes unrecognized go back to your BIOS settings and select Auto Config or Auto depending again on the BIOS you have.
4. In regards to your “floppy disk fail” problem, make sure that your floppy disk drive is properly connected to your motherboard.  Remember, to unplug your PC every time you open your tower because even if it is turned off there is a small chance you can get electrocuted, not fatal, just really uncomfortable.
5. If the “floppy disk fail” error still persists, enter your BIOS and double check if the correct type is selected and is turned ON.  Unless of course you don’t actually have a floppy disk drive and it just shows that error, simply set it to NONE or DISABLED.
6. If your time and date is still incorrect, there may be a virus involved.  Run a good anti-virus program and see if it detects them. 
7. If the problem still continues you may have to perform a system restore, try to remember a time when this problem doesn’t occur and set that day as the restore point.
8. You need to press F1 to start the computer, to work around this problem there is a trick that you can do.  Go into your BIOS settings and set the “Halt On” to “NO ERRORS”.  It will skip the F1 to start problem completely.

I hope this helps you with your problem, let me know if it works and also let me know which one worked for you.  I’ll be keeping an eye on this thread so give me an update.

Good Luck and Have a Great Day!