Computer Clock keeping the time wrong

Alyeska · Post by **Alyeska** » 2004-06-04 12:21am

Several times now I have noticed that my computer clock is not keeping good time. I've fixed it and a couple weeks later its gone bad again. Any ideas whats wrong?

Alyeska · Post by **Alyeska** » 2004-06-04 12:28am

And now the little devil just reset itself back to the right time all on its own...

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2004-06-04 12:44am

Computer clocks aren't worth much, sometimes. Get a watch.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2004-06-04 12:44am

Are you using "PrecisionTime" or any program such as that?

Kamakazie Sith · Post by **Kamakazie Sith** » 2004-06-04 12:49am

Alyeska wrote:Several times now I have noticed that my computer clock is not keeping good time. I've fixed it and a couple weeks later its gone bad again. Any ideas whats wrong?

CMOS battery...

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2004-06-04 01:15am

Seriously... computer clocks are no more accurate than the $4 watches you can buy at Wal-Mart.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2004-06-04 01:23am

Yeah, check the battery on your motherboard, it might be dying.

Kamakazie Sith · Post by **Kamakazie Sith** » 2004-06-04 01:38am

DPDarkPrimus wrote:Seriously... computer clocks are no more accurate than the $4 watches you can buy at Wal-Mart.

I've never had a problem....I mean after a year I notice a discrepancy but nothing major.

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2004-06-04 02:29am

Check if you have the right timezone and if the autoadjust clock is on

Post by **The Wookiee** » 2004-06-04 04:33am

Alyeska wrote:And now the little devil just reset itself back to the right time all on its own...

Depending on what OS you have your clock can autosync itself to USNO time, I think.

InnocentBystander · Post by **InnocentBystander** » 2004-06-04 08:37am

Try this software! I don't use it and only found it 8 seconds ago, but I'm sure it works fine.
Cesium Clock Sync Program

Saberslash · Post by **Saberslash** » 2004-06-04 09:32am

InnocentBystander wrote:Try this software! I don't use it and only found it 8 seconds ago, but I'm sure it works fine.
Cesium Clock Sync Program

My friend uses that program, it is wonderful, and it works. I'm gonna get it myself now.

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2004-06-04 01:19pm

Solution: Go to nearest Radio Shack and buy new 3V Lith-Ion watch battery (CR2032 if memory serves) and replace old one. Your system must be really old because rarely do I ever see these things go down unless its been off for years. They get recharged by your computer's power supply when you turn it back on. However, you can only recharge the suckers so many times so.....

Alyeska · Post by **Alyeska** » 2004-06-04 01:29pm

Well the time is off again. But here is the interesting bit. Whenever the time is off, its exactly 10 minutes fast.

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2004-06-04 02:45pm

Better yet... get a program called NetTime. It's an NTP client like PrecisionTime, but doesn't include spyware (last time I checked, PrecisionTime was a Gator bundle...)

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2004-06-04 02:47pm

Crayz9000 wrote:Better yet... get a program called NetTime. It's an NTP client like PrecisionTime, but doesn't include spyware (last time I checked, PrecisionTime was a Gator bundle...)

Or just leave "Windows Time" service enabled if you're running Win2000 or later.

Alyeska · Post by **Alyeska** » 2004-06-04 02:51pm

When the clock is off it is always exactly ten minutes fast.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2004-06-04 02:51pm

Alyeska wrote:Well the time is off again. But here is the interesting bit. Whenever the time is off, its exactly 10 minutes fast.

If you're computer's cluttered and Windows rot has set in that'll affect them. I had the same problem on mine before I reformated it.

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2004-06-04 02:54pm

Alyeska wrote:When the clock is off it is always exactly ten minutes fast.

Is it off in the BIOS as well, or just in windows?

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-06-04 03:25pm

i had a similar problem awhile back. Turns out somehow this spyware bit called clocksync had attached itself to my computer without my knowledge, and was fucking with my clock's settings. a quick ad-aware scan revealed it. Removed the clocksync, and everything worked smoothly after that. Maybe it's a similar issue?

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