PowerPC loses date & time

I have a Quicksilver G4 PowerPC running OS 10.5.8. It loses date & time whenever I power down or there's a power failure (we live in the country), so I have to keep it in sleep mode all the time.
I get an error message on power up saying the system clock is set before 1969 & some software might not run properly--and it doesn't! So, I have to set the date & time manually, reboot, then get the time off the internet (Apple).
I've replace the motherboard battery, reset PRAM numerous time, even reinstalled the OS. Nothing has worked. Any ideas?

Time to replace your Mac's half-height AA PRAM battery.
They can be purchased cheaply here
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Newer%20Technology/BAA36VPRAM/

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