PC System Clock Not Working---HELP

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Ingonuts13

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So I have a PC with fresh install of WinXP with all updates:

P4 3.0C
ASUS P4C800-Deluxe
1GB 3200
RAID 120GB x 2
DVD ROM

Also, NAV 05 is on the system as well.


My problem is that the PC clock does not work correctly for some reason. Some of you may say BIOS BATTERY...BIOS BATTERY. Well I already tried that and the same thing.

The system is used a storage server and runs 24/7. For some reason the clock will just go out of sync every once in a while and lose the proper time.

Could this be something with the runtime of the OS not running the clock service correctly? What else could it be....I am totally lost here.


Thanks for any help.
 
Not many clocks are accurate anyway. Problem is nowadays most motherboard makers go with the cheapest crystal that operates the clock, and very few are fine tuned to the right frequency for accurate time keeping. Some of my PC's lose/gain up to a couple minutes a day :(

Only thing you can do is use some time synching software and have it update frequently.
 
There is a Windows Service that's built into Windows that can update your clock if it gets out of sync. Maybe you turned it off by accident?

From experience, its almost always a bad installation of some software.
 
Well the windows time service is started and running. So I do not know how to fix it. I tried downloading atomic clock, but that only updates once per day.
 
My clock doesn't work as well, it is fast. This only happened after I overclocked my processor tho, so I chaulked it up to that.
 
My clock ticks about 4 seconds, then then next tick lasts 1.2 seconds, then 4 more normal seconds, then another "long" second, and so on.


It did that even before I oc'ed it.
 
Ingonuts13 said:
So I have a PC with fresh install of WinXP with all updates:

P4 3.0C
ASUS P4C800-Deluxe
1GB 3200
RAID 120GB x 2
DVD ROM

Also, NAV 05 is on the system as well.


My problem is that the PC clock does not work correctly for some reason. Some of you may say BIOS BATTERY...BIOS BATTERY. Well I already tried that and the same thing.

The system is used a storage server and runs 24/7. For some reason the clock will just go out of sync every once in a while and lose the proper time.

Could this be something with the runtime of the OS not running the clock service correctly? What else could it be....I am totally lost here.


Thanks for any help.
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When you leave your computer on for an extended amount of time, the time may lose from two minutes to an hour per day.IMPORTANT: The CMOS does keep the correct time and if you restart the computer, the Windows clock is updated. Also, if you start your computer in Safe Mode, Windows does not lose time.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q189706/

gl :)
 
Sometimes the real time clock (RTC) portion of the motherboard can fail... If you notice that the time in the bios is changing, and you know the battery is good, I think the only way around that is a new mobo. You might want to try one of those apps that auto syncs the windows time with an atomic clock, that way even if the clock is dueched, you won't have to worry about it.
 
Maybe thats it....regarding the RTC portion of the motherboard failing?

I am going to try instructions as per the Microsoft KB article and try disabling APM in the BIOS and see if that fixes it.

And no, my pc is not overclocked or anything. This damn atomic clock program only updates like once every 24-48 hrs...

I do not think I will replace the MOBO just because of the clock though.
 
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