I've had the same problem with our ancient iBook for years, and it happened on another Mac we had, too. I've always just assumed that the motherboard battery is completely dead, so the clock resets to its zero point when the power is turned off.
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DXMachina - Jan 30, 2008 3:48:05 am PST #4573 of 25501
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Tom Scola - Jan 30, 2008 3:54:07 am PST #4574 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Jessica - Jan 30, 2008 4:01:45 am PST #4575 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Good lord...this computer has already had its graphics card and logic board replaced this year. At this point Apple should just give me a whole new machine.
DCJensen - Jan 30, 2008 4:37:32 am PST #4576 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
How old is it?
Jessica - Jan 30, 2008 5:10:14 am PST #4577 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Just over a year old.
We have Applecare, but getting it to an Apple store is a huge PITA.
And the PDF that Tom linked to above has a warning that improper installation may "cause an explosion." So I'm thinking I may just live with it until something else goes wrong.
Tom Scola - Jan 30, 2008 5:12:14 am PST #4578 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
No, really, it's just a $5 watch battery. As long as you can tell the "+" from the "-" you should be fine.
DXMachina - Jan 30, 2008 5:17:39 am PST #4579 of 25501
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Just over a year old.
If I had a computer that had the logic board, graphics card, and battery (which was probably replaced along with the new logic board) all fail within a year, I'd be looking mighty suspiciously at the power supply.
eta: The batteries that failed on my Macs took a couple of years or more to fail.
Vortex - Jan 30, 2008 9:49:37 am PST #4580 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
So, the other day, I was on a random website when I just closed my laptop. when I opened it the next day, the screen was all wierd and pixilated. I restarted, it seemed fine. I ran a virus check with Symantec, and it found an "unknown detection [device]" (can't remember if it was device or software), but it didn't flag it as dangerous. "detection" strikes me a spyware, but Symantec let it go. Should I be worried?
Tom Scola - Jan 30, 2008 9:58:52 am PST #4581 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Is Laura in this thread? She and her colleagues might get a kick out of this: [link]
Laura - Jan 30, 2008 11:31:54 am PST #4582 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
Thank you, Tom. I feel much better about my issues now. I'll save that for the next time my people think they suck.