Computer CLock Running Fast

[bryan]

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]

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]

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]

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

 

[bryan]

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

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