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JLUGO35
Aug 30, 2009, 09:18 PM
I'm a relatively new mac user and since I'm college student I need Windows so I can use Microsoft Access. My first question is, Does a mac use a BIOS chip at all like Windows. I notice whenever I boot up into Windows and I don't have access to WiFi or ethernet, the time is always wrong. I sync it when its online and manually set it myself several times. Once I turn it off and boot it up when I'm not near a hotspot or ethernet jack the time is always off again. I don't know why the motherboard can't keep the clock on time. Is this a known issue and is there a fix for it?

My second question is Does anyone know a program I can download to have a Wifi toogle when I'm using windows. I'm using a white macbook and I relaized that most Windows machine have a physical button to turn Wifi on and off. I know how to go into My Network and disabled it manually, I'm just looking for something more convient. Thanks for hearing me out.


r.j.s
Aug 30, 2009, 09:19 PM
Did you install the Windows drivers from the OS X Install disc after you installed XP?
JLUGO35
Aug 30, 2009, 09:22 PM
Did you install the Windows drivers from the OS X Install disc after you installed XP?

Yea I followed the boot camp instructions to the letter.
r.j.s
Aug 30, 2009, 09:26 PM
Yea I followed the boot camp instructions to the letter.

Have you updated the BC drivers, by running Apple Software Update in XP.
JLUGO35
Aug 30, 2009, 09:27 PM
Have you updated the BC drivers, by running Apple Software Update in XP.

I ran it but the only updates were for Sarai 4 and Quicktime.
r.j.s
Aug 30, 2009, 09:30 PM
What version of OS X are you running?

What version of Boot Camp is it?

You may try to install this: http://support.apple.com/downloads/Boot_Camp___Windows_XP_Drivers_Update_2_1
Infrared
Aug 30, 2009, 09:50 PM
I'm a relatively new mac user and since I'm college student I need Windows so I can use Microsoft Access. My first question is, Does a mac use a BIOS chip at all like Windows. I notice whenever I boot up into Windows and I don't have access to WiFi or ethernet, the time is always wrong. I sync it when its online and manually set it myself several times. Once I turn it off and boot it up when I'm not near a hotspot or ethernet jack the time is always off again. I don't know why the motherboard can't keep the clock on time. Is this a known issue and is there a fix for it?

Windows and OS X use different methods to keep track of the time.
Windows sets the hardware system clock to your local time time.
OS X sets the hardware system clock to UTC. This is what causes
the issue you describe.
JLUGO35
Aug 30, 2009, 10:19 PM
What version of OS X are you running?

What version of Boot Camp is it?

You may try to install this: http://support.apple.com/downloads/Boot_Camp___Windows_XP_Drivers_Update_2_1

Hmm that might be my problem, I'm downloading the new new boot camp drivers now and to Infared thanks for the explination.