Overview
Beginning March 11, 2007, Daylight Saving
Time (DST) start and end dates for the United States
will transition to comply with the Energy Policy Act of
2005. Under the new law, Daylight Saving Time will
begin the second Sunday of March and end the first
Sunday of November, extending the timeframe by four
weeks. Due to this DST change, operating system
and application software updates may be required to
ensure that the system clock on HP products is accurate.
This is not unique to HP products. All devices
that automatically adjust Daylight Saving Time
and that support operating systems or rely on a local
time zone that observes DST will be affected by the 2007
DST change.
U.S. 2007 Daylight Saving Time
Changes
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| U.S. DST Start |
U.S. DST End |
U.S. DST Start |
U.S. DST End |
| First Sunday in April |
Last Sunday in October |
Second Sunday in March |
First Sunday in November |
| 2 April 2006 |
29 October 2006 |
11 March 2007 |
4 November 2007 |
Other Countries Affected by the Change
Several countries other than United States of
America are also implementing the same DST change (Canada,
Bermuda), and other countries are expected to make
similar changes. For a complete listing of Worldwide
Daylight Saving Time schedules, including countries that are
changing along with the United States, refer to the
Worldwide Daylight Saving Reference Page.
Why care about DST?
You are affected by the new DST change if:
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You are running a
computer system in the USA, Canada, or Bermuda, particularly if the
system is running an application that performs time-sensitive
functions, such as scheduling or creation/validation of time or date
stamps.
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You are outside
of the USA, Canada or Bermuda but are running a computer system that
interacts with or is integrated with systems in the USA, Canada or
Bermuda that have transitioned to the new DST rules.
HP
is providing patches or updates that will address the changes for
your products as the result of the U.S. 2007 DST law. Utilize this
information to perform assessment of your HP products. In
some rare circumstances, based on your particular configuration and
applications, you may encounter a DST issue that HP or your third
party software vendor has not addressed, if so please contact
HP
Support. This site is subject to change. Please
check back for updates.
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