Q: Date/Time sporadic and jumping around on PowerBook 165c
Got this PowerBook 165c which I made a thread about earlier, from its networking issues. I noticed that the date/time was off, so I corrected it with date/time Control panel, But when I tab out of this or close the window, the date/time changes sporadically. It may jump ahead half an hour, jump ahead a week, jump behind by 50 years, you name it. Each time an application is opened it does it. Or it does it on its own every 60 seconds.
I removed the battery (dead anyway) and left without AC Power for 10 minutes. I then held down both reset and interrupt buttons for 12 seconds or so. (in-line with http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1781)
This did not resolve the issue upon reboot.
I then postulated that the internal motherboard battery was bad, so I removed that, but it still does the issue.
I booted to a Mac OS 7.6 CD-ROM via an external SCSI CD-ROM drive. The issue still occurs booted here as well. Am I faced with a hardware failure? If so, any idea of DIY fixes, or which component specifically is bad?
I removed the battery (dead anyway) and left without AC Power for 10 minutes. I then held down both reset and interrupt buttons for 12 seconds or so. (in-line with http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1781)
This did not resolve the issue upon reboot.
I then postulated that the internal motherboard battery was bad, so I removed that, but it still does the issue.
I booted to a Mac OS 7.6 CD-ROM via an external SCSI CD-ROM drive. The issue still occurs booted here as well. Am I faced with a hardware failure? If so, any idea of DIY fixes, or which component specifically is bad?
PowerBook 165c, Mac OS 8.6 or Earlier
Posted on May 7, 2010 11:28 AM