Sounds like it needs a new CMOS backup battery. You can download a Hardware Maintenance Manual from www.lenovo.com. It will show you how to replace the battery.
BTW I worked for IBM for over thirty years and never came across a 'Software Spectrum'. IBM's brand name for its laptops was ThinkPad.
t
August 2008
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