System clock running fast

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LS,   My Inspiron 1150 crashed and I removed the battery and the power cord. Trying to restart failed at first with a bios message that the memory changed (?) After cooling down the computer started but now the BIOS clock is running like mad. I can set the hours and the date but the minutes keep counting like seconds and I cannot set them.   Setting the XP time using an internet clock normally fixes the problem for most programs but those using the systemclock is is a problem (my AVG virus checker seemsto recognize a problem with the clock and is alwyas out of date)   I downloaded and ran the latest BIOS flash update but to no avail. Anybody a clue what I could do to fix this problem. Regards   Karel

zli · Answer

Thanks for your amazingly fast response. My laptop is two years old, not sure if they would do it for me. But great thanks for your help. Deming

zli · Answer

Hi, do you have any luck since then? I have exactly the same problem with you. Desperately need some help on this. Thanks. Deming

KarelB · Answer

I emailed Dell Technical Support and within a week an engineer came by and replaced the motherboard. And I  haven't seen a bill yet. Excellent. Succes   KArel

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