ECS K7S5a won't keep time!

[akinsey]

I've had this board since probably mid-summer with absolutely no probs and have built 4 different systems with the same board.

It recently started not keeping the correct time: even if I leave it on, the time will change randomly.

I delayed troubleshooting on this since I was too lazy to change the battery; finally I did, but this is not the battery's fault--its a new cr2023 with proper voltage (I tested it).

I'm running Panda AV, updated daily, no viruses, and XP Pro.

I've searched using google for this problem, but I am confused by the responses people had--this is not an uncommon problem with this board.

The responses ranged from
--you can't fix it, just keep resestting the time
to
--do a BIOS update every few months, which seems to fix it (albeit temporarily).

Anyone else have this problem and actually resolve it?

[nukes]

Trey pulling the CMOS reset jumper ad clear it.
You've probally already done that but worth a shot.
Ring up your dealer (the company you bought it from) and ask what you should do.

[vicarious george]

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[akinsey]

yeah, already done that!

its not losing CMOS settings, either, which was another common complaint-- just the time.

[Otaru]

Sounds like there may be a problem with the RTC Controller (Real time clock) you may want to return/rma that board.