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bryan · 5th May 2005, 06:38 AM

Anybody have any idea what would cause a PC clock to run fast. All of a sudden the clock gains about a hour or two a day. This happens when the PC is on??

Styx · 5th May 2005, 07:13 AM

blame windows...
Since you say while runing
I dont have that problem on I lost count on the number of linux machines I maintain. but I have had this before on quite a few XP machines and the hardware is fine

The only solution I can off is setup NTP

zevon8 · 6th May 2005, 01:20 AM

We have a bunch of Dell computers at work that did this under XP. Dell has a small utility program that you ran once to correct the issue.

Check the motherboard makers website to see if this is a known issue with a patch or other fix.

You could also check your CMOS battery on the motherboard ( often something you can do in the BIOS setup from boot ) , but mostly when the CMOS battery is bad, you lose time, or the clock stops altogether.

Miles Prower · 6th May 2005, 01:53 AM

Another thing you could try to to reset the clock from the BIOS set-up. See if that fixes the problem.

bryan · 7th May 2005, 06:34 AM

That did the trick. Thanks. Strange as to what happened.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miles Prower

Another thing you could try to to reset the clock
from the BIOS set-up. See if that fixes the problem.

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5th May 2005, 06:38 AM	#1
bryan	Computer CLock Running Fast Anybody have any idea what would cause a PC clock to run fast. All of a sudden the clock gains about a hour or two a day. This happens when the PC is on??

5th May 2005, 07:13 AM	#2
Styx	blame windows... Since you say while runing I dont have that problem on I lost count on the number of linux machines I maintain. but I have had this before on quite a few XP machines and the hardware is fine The only solution I can off is setup NTP __________________ Nothing is impossible. Once a problem is realised, the rest is just details

6th May 2005, 01:20 AM	#3
zevon8	We have a bunch of Dell computers at work that did this under XP. Dell has a small utility program that you ran once to correct the issue. Check the motherboard makers website to see if this is a known issue with a patch or other fix. You could also check your CMOS battery on the motherboard ( often something you can do in the BIOS setup from boot ) , but mostly when the CMOS battery is bad, you lose time, or the clock stops altogether.

6th May 2005, 01:53 AM	#4
Miles Prower	Another thing you could try to to reset the clock from the BIOS set-up. See if that fixes the problem. __________________ Live Free or Die: Linux