Date: Sat, 09 Aug 1997 08:13:16 +1000 From: Robert Chalmers <robert@chalmers.com.au> To: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Year 2000 tests for PC's Message-ID: <33EB99FB.8423F546@chalmers.com.au>
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Here's some tests I came across for testing your gear for Y2K complience(or not) The Millennium Bug: To determine if your PC suffers from the Millennium bug, follow these steps 1. Set the date to 31/12/1999 2. Set the time to 23:59 3. Turn off the PC, and wait 1 minute 4. Turn on the PC, and check the date. The Leap Year Bug 1. Set the date to 28/2/2000 2. set the time to 23:59 3. Turn off the PC, wait 1 minute 4. Turn on the PC, and check the date. The millennium bug occurs when the RealTimeClock year changes from 99 to 00; those BIOS that always add 19 will continue to do so, making the year after 1999 1900. Those BIOS that apply a value from CMOS fare little better, until that extra value is updated to 20, they to will continue adding 19 as the century code. enjoy -- http://www.chalmers.com.au Books-New & Secondhand Support Whirled Peas. Agents for CIBTC. Associate of Amazon.com, and Partner Program with iBS. Books about China, books from China. Sheng huo jiu shi dou zheng Business Links in Dalian, and Beijing. Building the China Trade
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