> > If it were up to me I would get a HW diagnostic like
> Quick-tech-Pro
> > or similar
> > and run a diag on the RTC. Failing that I would just file-13 the
> > board and get
> > another one..
>
> Bob
>
> Thanx for your comments. Think I have the "47 minute" problem solved.
> You know
> that little box that says "restore session" in KDE?? I think that is
> also
> restoring the last time it was used. Been turning that off and on to see
> what
> happens. Will let the list know about that.
>
[Bob Foxworth]
But shouldn't this be a random number (part of an hour since last
usage
and the current usage)? Is it *always* 47 ?
> Still have that 4 hour problem though, and no matter what time zone I
> specify
> it will revert to the 4 hours difference.
>
[Bob Foxworth] It seems there may be some sort of related issue
here,
where the time is not being saved properly, or restored properly in
both
the KDE session, and in the system time setting? Wouldn't this then
be
either two bad configuration settings, or a h/w error?
> Quick-tech-Pro...what is... and where do I find this ?
>
[Bob Foxworth] I don't have the disk with me, but it is a pc
diagnostic
designed to run over MS-DOS (am I allowed to say that here?? :-) and
one
of the menu options is to exercise the realtime clock. You might
want to
wait until the next computer show at the state fairgrounds, there is
always
a guy set up there selling diagnostic kits for intel type PCs, which
are both
PCI boards to do POST testing, and self-booting floppies with the
various
test routines on them. It may be useful to try another install,
making sure
the system BIOS says the time in GMT and saying yes during the
install, and do the same steps on a different system if available,
to flush
out what type of error is happening.
You might be able to find an old CheckIt-98 type program for less
cost
which would run the same type test, or something from Norton
Utilities SystemWorks? I'd want to use one that was either
selfbooting
or runs under vanilla DOS 6.22, and not one that involves Windows.
This way you can run everything from the a: drive without installing
it..
Bob F
> Bob S.
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