Inspiron 1150 - BIOS Realtime clock problem

Question

Maybe someone knows the answer to this little problem.   The Windows real-time clock display (bottom RH corner of the task bar) keeps jumping forward months, sometimes years, at a time.   When I investigate the real-time clock in the BIOS I find that it is more or less free-running, i.e. it's just incrementing at high speed, so that one hour lasts just a few seconds.   Is this a plain and simple hardware defect, or is something else going on that I can fix?   Thanks to anyone who has a suggestion.   Nigel

bacillus · Answer

Now that is a very interesting problem to which I haven't got a clue! What version BIOS are you using?

NCGNP · Answer

It is an interesting one.   BIOS is version A06, 21/11/04........but I don't think this is a BIOS related issue as it only started happening a few days ago.

NCGNP · Answer

Well I don't know the cause - but after creating a bootable CD I was able to reflash the BIOS - and now the clock behaves itself.   Hmmmmm.

JacquesRodrigue · Answer

I have the exact same problem. Dell say that I have a virus, wich is not true. Did anyone found a solution? Thanks.

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