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[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 17 points 6 days ago (1 children)

put a new CMOS battery in it and it should solve this issue.

reset and update the bios while you are at it.

[–] QuillcrestFalconer@hexbear.net 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yeah that's my current suspicion. I hate opening up laptops though usually end up breaking some plastic bits

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

cheap plastic and planned obsolescence 🥳 🎉

[–] cinnaa42@hexbear.net 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

really ought to be illegal to make expensive electronics that can't be taken apart. waterproofing was a trojan horse!

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 days ago

it was always bullshit. back when they were pushing unopenable phones, we had plenty of examples to point to of repairable waterproof phones.