| May 5, 2007 @ 4:48 PM |
Computer clock-just an irking type problem
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Loreli
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Why is it that each 2 months my computer clock falls to about 10 minutes behind real-time?
Is there something to fix this...or do I just live with it?
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| May 5, 2007 @ 6:59 PM |
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waterfire
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I have no idea what your problem is but do know that if the internal battery (located on mother board) is low time will skip a beat.
I know on my end when I had a problem with time being off I just unchecked ‘Automatically Synchronize Internet Time Server’; double click clock in sys tray then click ‘Internet Time’.
Hope you get it figured out 
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| May 5, 2007 @ 7:20 PM |
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Loreli
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Thanks-it isn't a big deal, it just didn't make sense!
(It's still off)
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| May 5, 2007 @ 7:37 PM |
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waterfire
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A quick test to see if your battery is low...unplug your computer for 10 mins, start it up, if time is off then your battery is low.
*remove plug from outlet
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| May 5, 2007 @ 8:28 PM |
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sealacamp
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Some of the choices availabe for time syncronization are not necessarily fool proof. Some times they can't connect for periods of time either. I use time.nist.gov instead of windows internet time. But sometimes I can't connect to the government server. If your battery is ok then try a different time syncronization server, maybe that will fix your problem.
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| May 5, 2007 @ 9:46 PM |
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Loreli
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Thanks, guys...i'll try one, then the other!
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| May 5, 2007 @ 10:04 PM |
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T_i_m
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The two computers I use don't keep time as accurate as a good clock radio. My Internet PC can be off a few minutes in a month and the battery is fine.
When a battery is dead on the computers I have, if I were to unplug one of them, the date will reset to a default, which is usually the earliest date in the clock's calendar. Time will reset to 12:00AM more than likely.
Why are computer clocks inaccurate? I have never looked into it. It seems to be a common trait and not really a defect or malfunction that needs repair. That must be why time synchronizers are so popular. Do some computers keep better time than others? I don't know that either. There is that Google though. I'm sure the truth is out there.
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[Edited on 5/5/2007 11:26 PM]
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| May 7, 2007 @ 1:25 AM |
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T_i_m
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I tried out several clock time synchronizers a couple years back. The two I like best are the easy-to-use Chronograph Lite 4.1 and the more advanced DS Clock. Both work well for me.
Here are the links:
DS Clock
http://www.dualitysoft.com/dsclock/index.html
Chronograph Lite
http://www.newfreedownloads.com/Desktop-Utilities/Miscellaneous/Chronograph-Lite.html
Chronograph Lite Direct Download
http://www.altrixsoft.com/download/files/chronolt.exe
And for those interested, if you want to be able to access the Settings in the Free Chronograph Lite, run Regedit and go to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AltrixSoft\Chronograph4
Then change the DWORD value of HideToTray from 0 to 1 and restart Chronograph if it's running. You then get into Settings by right-clicking the Chronograph icon in the System Tray. The Settings button on the main interface will still just show the upgrade window however.
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[Edited on 5/7/2007 1:44 AM]
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