Help, Another Dumb Computer Question

Subject: Help, Another Dumb Computer Question
From: Sorcha
Date: 27 Dec 00 - 08:04 PM

OK, techies, forward into the breach.......I have a new computer, HP 8756C, 128 RAM, 850 mghz, 30 gig drive. Does anyone have a clue why:
1) The clock on the monitor screen won't stay correct? I have set it every day,"applied","OK'd", and it keeps losing time.....

2)The buttons stick down.....meaning, the button goes down, and takes forever to respond--meanwhile, I can't move the cursor and all. Sometimes the mouse seems to stick, too, like playing cards. Mouse is HP 2 button scrolling....also new.

Subject: RE: Help, Another Dumb Computer Question
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 27 Dec 00 - 08:20 PM

As an ex HP employee I can safely say...

BECAUSE IT'S A *&^%ing COMPUTER.

Hope this helps

D the G

Subject: RE: Help, Another Dumb Computer Question
From: Sorcha
Date: 27 Dec 00 - 08:21 PM

Thanks a heap, Dave. I don't know what I would have done without that advice.......LOL!

Subject: RE: Help, Another Dumb Computer Question
From: Branwen23
Date: 27 Dec 00 - 08:27 PM

Well, the clock problem could be due to a bad battery on the motherboard...

As for the keyboard problem, it's probably just a bad kbd.... I'd have it replaced, and it would probably be a good idea to take it back to the retailer and have their service center (if they have one) replace the battery on the motherboard, or otherwise replace the system for you.

Subject: RE: Help, Another Dumb Computer Question
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 27 Dec 00 - 08:45 PM

You might try re-installing the mouse drivers; sometimes other software interferes.  I've had buttons stick in the past, and it was always the fault of a badly-written, aggressive piece of software (RealPlayer on one occasion, if I remember right; browser plugins are usually the most likely candidates).  My clock has always lost time, too; it's not a battery problem in my case (someone told me that using the computer's built-in speaker can mess with the clock, but I don't know if that's right or not)-I just re-set it once in a while.

Malcolm

Subject: RE: Help, Another Dumb Computer Question
From: sophocleese
Date: 27 Dec 00 - 08:49 PM

We could put your clock next to my clock and see if they learn something from each other. Mine gains just a little.

Subject: RE: Help, Another Dumb Computer Question
From: Sorcha
Date: 27 Dec 00 - 09:23 PM

Thanks, Malcolm. I'll try that first.

Subject: RE: Help, Another Dumb Computer Question
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 27 Dec 00 - 09:28 PM

Clearly, the adjective here modifies the concrete noun which immediately follows it.

Dave Oesterreich

Subject: RE: Help, Another Dumb Computer Question
From: Sorcha
Date: 27 Dec 00 - 11:13 PM

Reloading the mouse driver seems to have helped the button problem, thanks Malcolm.

Subject: RE: Help, Another Dumb Computer Question
From: Margo
Date: 27 Dec 00 - 11:34 PM

My question is so dumb (in this thread)that no one has replied... any takers? Margo

Subject: RE: Help, Another Dumb Computer Question
From: MudGuard
Date: 28 Dec 00 - 03:47 AM

For time problems: at work, where we have a permanent internet connection, I run AtomTime95 every 4 hours. It synchronizes the pc clock with an atomic clock.
At home I run the same program whenever I go online (I manually start it after connection to ISP is made).
You can find it here
MudGuard

Subject: RE: Help, Another Dumb Computer Question
From: GUEST,JTT
Date: 28 Dec 00 - 04:12 AM

Replacing the motherboard battery isn't very hard, by the way, but you should find a friendly local techie to show you where it is. Be sure to (a) unplug the computer (!) and (b) ground your own static electricity by knocking your hands on a metal radiator or something before handling the innards of the computer. And don't put anything down on a nylon carpet - put them on wood.

Subject: RE: Help, Another Dumb Computer Question
From: Sorcha
Date: 28 Dec 00 - 09:57 AM

This one is really gonna blow your minds----(the battery is new). When I re loaded the mouse driver, the clock re set itsself to correct time, and has kept time ever since. As Dave says, it's a !@#$%^& computer! LOL! BTW, getting a new battery for the old one did not help its clock either.

Subject: RE: Help, Another Dumb Computer Question
From: Jon Freeman
Date: 28 Dec 00 - 10:11 AM

That one is beyond me Sorcha. PC clocks do have a tendency to be unreliable though and like Mudguard, I run a program when I first start up and connect to the internet to set it with an atomic clock.

Jon