HP Laptop Not Keeping Time

[Elijay]

It is about 5 years old. Even though I have replaced the battery the problem persists.

Added to that the sound has become 'flaky'.

Where do I go from here?

[ChuckFickens]

"Even though I have replaced the battery"

Which battery?

If you have replaced the main laptop battery then that is not the one that keeps the time, it's the little watch type battery inside the laptop that keeps the time.

as for the sound, the first thing to try is goto the manufacturers web site find the support page for the correct model and download + install the correct sound drivers again.

[Elijay]

Sorry, I should have made it clearer, I replaced the little battery on the motherboard.

[ChuckFickens]

OK I can see a few possibilities..

You might have replaced a bad battery with another bad battery (just because it's new don't assume it's any good)

you've replaced the battery with one of the incorrect type.

You have the time zone set incorrectly on your laptop and it's resetting the clock to the time it thinks it should be for the time zone it thinks its in.

Or, the on board clock has gone faulty, in which case, realistically, you'll just have to put up with it. though setting up internet time sync would alleviate the problem.

[Elijay]

The battery was the correct one, but not sure how to test if it is OK

The time zone is set to the right zone.

I guess the on board clock has gone faulty. Internet time sync does alleviate the problem.