COMPUTER QUESTION....

[quickdodge®]

Why does my clock on the computer run fast? I've reset it several times here lately. I did put more RAM in. Did that make my clock run faster, too? Lolol. Seriously. What's up? Later, QD.

[~The_Duke~]

Why does my clock on the computer run fast? I've reset it several times here lately. I did put more RAM in. Did that make my clock run faster, too? Lolol. Seriously. What's up? Later, QD.

That is fucked up...do you have the clock set to the right time zone and everything...and is your BIOS clock doing the same thing?

[quickdodge®]

I don't know about the BIOS clock. How to check that? ANd my time isn't wrong on the zone. It just slowly creeps up ahead. When Ijust changed it, it was 10 minutes fast. Later, QD.

[1gDSM]

what OS do you have?? if it is windows 98 or ME then it is a bug that they never worked out if it is XP then double click your time and tall it to syncronize the time with nist.gov instead of microsoft

[~The_Duke~]

Aight to get to the BIOS or 'setup' screen it just depends on the mother board and the BIOS that you are running for the key you need to press...

Common Keys are the DEL key and the first 4 F# buttons and also F7 & F8 then you will need to fumble around in there til you find a clock of some sort. It should be in the general area...if that is also fast you might want to try changing the CMOS battery...

Windows relys on your BIOS clock to give you the time on the Windows clock. If changing the CMOS battery doesnt work then you motherboard is starting to go wacko on ya...

Also be of warn, taking the CMOS battery out will reset your BIOS\CMOS settings to default so if you have any custom settings in there make sure to write them down or make sure you remember...

[quickdodge®]

syncronize the time with nist.gov instead of microsoft

It already is. Later, QD.

[ryanh300]

or you can download a program called clock tray skins at
http://___dl.phazeddl.com/606778/Clock_Tray_Skins_ver._3.0/High_Tech_Security

just take the "___" out from before dl. This is a program that runs off of satellite time and updates itself and what not. It also looks better haha

[~The_Duke~]

QD you running 98SE? or XP?

[quickdodge®]

XP. Later, QD.

[~The_Duke~]

Did you go see if you BIOS clock was running fast also? Cas this sounds a lil deeper than just in Windows...

[joecoolfreak]

I would be willing to bet the problem is actually your power source...pm or im me for a more detailed description of the issue.

[~The_Duke~]

I would be willing to bet the problem is actually your power source...pm or im me for a more detailed description of the issue.

Well the BIOS clock would do that if the CMOS battary was not working correctly, I wouldnt think that the PSU would make it do that because it would just fry things if it was surging...

[1gDSM]

you are right you cant "overclock" the time per say.

QD is it a Dell? and if so are you running norton security on it?

[quickdodge®]

Yes it is Dell and no I am not running Norton. Later, QD.

[~The_Duke~]

hhmmmmm is it still under warenty...send that shit back and tell you want a new one...lol

[1gDSM]

good we are making progress


A PC generates a 'timer interrupt' about 20 times a second, and the
clock is maintained by counting these. Clock rates that run steadily at
a big loss or gain are probably because the motherboard/BIOS and Windows
have different ideas on how often the interrupt happen. Small
variations in this are handled when you use the Internet Time sync -
this notes the error and adjusts the assumed interval accordingly, so
that after a few occasions the clock rate is very near right anyway.

Sometimes (especially with Dell machines) the discrepancy is outside
the range that the time sync will adjust - and you get a large steady
error, like 10 minutes in an hour. If that happens Try these steps:

1. Start->Run cmd.exe
2. net stop w32time
3. w32tm.exe /unregister
4. w32tm.exe /register
5. net start w32time

(note spellings w32tm and w32time in different commands)

If you get short term bad clock rates, there *may* be some rogue program
that is preventing the interrupts being handled. This was common enough
in Win98, but ought not to be possible in XP. If it happens note what
you have running at the time, and see if you can identify a program
doing it. System Utility things like Norton would be main suspects

[~The_Duke~]

A PC generates a 'timer interrupt' about 20 times a second, and the
clock is maintained by counting these. Clock rates that run steadily at
a big loss or gain are probably because the motherboard/BIOS and Windows
have different ideas on how often the interrupt happen. Small
variations in this are handled when you use the Internet Time sync -
this notes the error and adjusts the assumed interval accordingly, so
that after a few occasions the clock rate is very near right anyway.

The interrupt mentioned here would that be caused by software or hardware hicup?

That sounds like what his problem is...

[1gDSM]

yes, before you do anything you should update windows and your antivirus program *if you have one* scan the pc with the antivirus and *Ad-Aware Se* and see if it keeps up the same way

[quickdodge®]

Did that Friday night. I use AVGFree and it updates damn near 3-4 times a day...lolol. Comes up with nothing. Later, QD.

[1gDSM]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/189706

[quickdodge®]

When you leave your computer on for an extended amount of time, the time may lose from two minutes to an hour per day

I do leave my computer on for longer periods of time than I used to. Later, QD.

[1gDSM]

i leave mine on for months at a time tho and it never does that ***and*** it is overclocked by 35% but i have XP Pro mabe that is the dif????

what XP do you have? home or Pro

[quickdodge®]

Home, I believe. Later, QD.