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Hi everyone
i just got an x box for christmas
and every time i turn the console it it keeps asking me for the time and date????
please help
thx very much
i just got an x box for christmas
and every time i turn the console it it keeps asking me for the time and date????
please help
thx very much
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Hi everyone
i just got an x box for christmas
and every time i turn the console it it keeps asking me for the time and date????
please help
thx very much
i just got an x box for christmas
and every time i turn the console it it keeps asking me for the time and date????
please help
thx very much
For some reason Microsoft decided that when you turn the power to your X-Box off your clock resets.
so does this happen to every 1, is it a normal problem?
???????
when the main plug sitch where u connect the tv the x box 2 turns off?
???????
when the main plug sitch where u connect the tv the x box 2 turns off?
Yes, it happens to everyone.
No, its the switch that connects your X-Box to a power supply.
No, its the switch that connects your X-Box to a power supply.
Leave your XBox plugged in. Because of the hard drive and other powerful computing parts a normal battery like the one in a PS2 or GC wouldnt work, as when the XBox is turned off the battery would be used up quickly. The XBox uses a Capacitor(spelling), just like in a VCR. This give the XBox all the internal power needed and it will keep the clock settings for a few hours if you unplug the power. Capacitors are used in electrical equipment that uses alot of power, as batterys would run out far too quickly when the product is turned off.
This is a problem, I find it annoying each and everytime I have a jam on my Xbox it asks me to set the time.
Grr.
Grr.
gamezfreak wrote:
> This is a problem, I find it annoying each and everytime I have a jam
> on my Xbox it asks me to set the time.
>
> Grr.
Leave the plug in. The fact is that if the XBox had a battery like the GC or PS2 it would run out very quickly. Maybe Microsoft could have included a car battery as an external device and then you could recharge that every so often. Or maybe built in a small nuclear reactor inside the XBox. XBox eats more power when switched off than the PS2 and GC, nothing can be done about it as its components need the power.
> This is a problem, I find it annoying each and everytime I have a jam
> on my Xbox it asks me to set the time.
>
> Grr.
Leave the plug in. The fact is that if the XBox had a battery like the GC or PS2 it would run out very quickly. Maybe Microsoft could have included a car battery as an external device and then you could recharge that every so often. Or maybe built in a small nuclear reactor inside the XBox. XBox eats more power when switched off than the PS2 and GC, nothing can be done about it as its components need the power.
Just don't bother - I skip it most of the time - especially when I don't have any games that are effected by the date and time.
i think it resets after 30mins when the plug taken out
adrian wrote:
> Leave your XBox plugged in. Because of the hard drive and other
> powerful computing parts a normal battery like the one in a PS2 or GC
> wouldnt work
Sorry mate, you know I respect you, but I can't honestly believe that you believe that - it's nonsense! PLEASE say you're only larking about!
A battery-backed clock is just that - the battery doesn't power anything else. PS2 has it, GC has it, and PCs have it - even with all the hardware. The *only* reasons for Xbox not to have one would be poor design or, more likely, a design oversight.
> Leave your XBox plugged in. Because of the hard drive and other
> powerful computing parts a normal battery like the one in a PS2 or GC
> wouldnt work
Sorry mate, you know I respect you, but I can't honestly believe that you believe that - it's nonsense! PLEASE say you're only larking about!
A battery-backed clock is just that - the battery doesn't power anything else. PS2 has it, GC has it, and PCs have it - even with all the hardware. The *only* reasons for Xbox not to have one would be poor design or, more likely, a design oversight.
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