clock/time goes haywire

[tom.kat]

yes I changed the battery and the clock still loses time like crazy. I even erased my hard drive and reloaded the software (xp) and it still happens. This started happening 4 months after the unit was new (HP Pavilion) and a new battery fixed it for a month or two and then it started happening again. Now a new batttery doesn't fix it. Do I need a new motherboard?

[Strawbs]

Welcome to TIMO!

have a look at this thread! >http://www.techimo.com/forum/t121894.html.

[tom.kat]

Thanks, Strawbs, but that posting didn't help. I changed my battery and I lose many minutes each hour, sometime whole days. Is there ever a hardware issue with time loss?

[Valtelino]

Quote:

Originally Posted by tom.kat

Is there ever a hardware issue with time loss?

Historically, PC clocks have been notoriously inaccurate, even with a fresh battery.
I have often seen new or recent PCs that lose 5-10 minutes per day.
How much are you losing?

[Strawbs]

If you're overclocking it can sometimes make the issue much worse - the other thread provids links to software that automatically corrects the clock settings.

[tom.kat]

Thanks, I installed Rockettime and set it to hourly. My clock loses whole days if I pull the plug overnight. I'll keep an eye on the Rockettime log for a few days

[Bizkitkid2001]

Every few months, my clock will start going FORWARD in time. It will do that for a day or two then it will go back to the correct time.

I have still yet to find whats causing this.

[sweeper2]

same here...it's odd...but never have found the right answer..

[tom.kat]

Rockettime doesn't solve my problem because it updates my clock every hour based on my clock. The trouble is, my clock goes back 6 hours so it never gets to the time for updating. Is there a program that updates my clock based on the actual time rather than my clock time?
thx

[Strawbs]

what Motherboard do you have? Have you tried an updated BIOS yet?