> "My daughter has a Powerbook 1400CS that...won't hold a date."
>
>> "Losing time and date between shutdowns, and losing the contents of RAM
>> while sleep-swapping the main battery is a pretty classic symptom of a
>> hosed backup battery (also known as a PRAM battery).  For the Powerbook
>> 1400, there is one kind (Apple part number 922-2429) and it requires a
>> major strip-down of the PowerBook to replace it, even though it is
>> visible (IIRC) in one of the expansion bays. Unless you are proficient in
>> taking apart delicate electronics, I suggest paying to have this done.
>> You will not have to look far for a company providing this service.
>>
What Cotty said, unless you are running OS X and having the "date reset"
problem! Are you by chance running a version of OS X earlier than X.2.6
(10.2.6)? Probably not, but another _possible_ cause...

Just trying to help!

- THaller

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