[nfbcs] Computer Clock

Fri Mar 2 14:31:03 UTC 2012

It does.

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From: nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Mike Freeman
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 9:36 PM
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Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Computer Clock

There's a software package called dimension4 (D4TIME) that enables sync with
several time servers including that of NIST. Don't know if it works with
Wndows 7 or 64-bit processors, though.

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Aaron Cannon
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 7:00 PM
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Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Computer Clock

I have my computer set to synchronize once a day, but I can't recall
how I did it.  I suggest google.  I think it might have been some sort
of registry hack.  Anyway, it is at least possible.

Aaron

On 3/1/12, Sahar Husseini <sahar at inebraska.com> wrote:
> I found out that the computer synchronizes once a week.  It would be ideal
> if it synchronized twice a day or something.  I wonder if there are
programs
> out there to make that happen.  When I synchronize manually, the time is
> correct.  No, alas, restarting the computer didn't really solve the
problem.
>  Oh, it was, indeed, wishful thinking.  *smile*
>
> Warm regards,
> Sahar Husseini
> For hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind jewelry, please visit my Website at
> www.saharscreations.com
> Find me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/saharscreations
> And remember, "Obstacles don't have to stop you.
> If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up.
> Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
> Michael Jordan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacobson at visi.com>
> To: "NFB in Computer Science Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 8:55 AM
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Computer Clock
>
>
> Some computers sync up their clocks with networks, but I've never found
> computer clocks to be
> particularly more accurate than other clocks.  Being five minutes fast
over
> time doesn't seem like it
> means a hardware problem, and the possibility of synchronizing to a
network
> that is fast also seems like
> a possibility.  I would think resetting the time through the operating
> system and observing whether the
> time stays accurate for a while or becomes inaccurate at a specific point
> would make sense.  I also
> don't know that a low battery always means that the time will be slow.
> Lowering the voltage does not
> always mean that an oscillator's frequency will drop, they can be
inversely
> proportional depending upon
> the circuit.  If the computer is old, like several years or more,
replacing
> the battery is probably
> worth trying if this is a recurring problem even if the clock is fast.
> There are also some programs out
> there that will synchronize time to various sources and this might be a
> workaround even if the clock is
> somewhat defective.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Steve Jacobson
>
> On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 08:23:16 -0600, John Heim wrote:
>
>>Most likely this is a hardware failure and cannot be fixed by anything
>> short
>>of buying a new computer. Its almost certainly a failure of the real time
>>clock chip (RTC).  If your clock was slow, it might be a dead RTC battery.
>>But given that its gaining time, its probably a bad RTC.
>
>>It may be possible to configure the Windows time app to synchronize every
>>few minutes. But the automatic synchronization protocol cannot work if the
>>time is too far off. Assuming Microsoft abides by the standard protocol,
if
>>
>>the clock is off by more than a few minutes, you would have to go in and
>>manually tell it to resynchronize itself.  And it wouldn't work at all
when
>>
>>you don't have a network connection.
>
>>If the Windows time app doesn't allow you to configure all that, you can
>>probably find some freeware that will do it. You'd have to set it up to
>>synchronize when you connect to the internet even if the clock is way off
>>and to keep on synchronizing every few minutes or hours.
>
>>But the only real solution is probably to have the PC repaired or
replaced.
>>
>>You cannot replace the clock chip. You'd have to replace the motherboard
or
>>
>>the whole PC.
>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Sahar Husseini" <sahar at inebraska.com>
>>To: "NFB in Computer Science Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 6:00 AM
>>Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Computer Clock
>
>
>>> No, that doesn't work.  That is the first thing I tried, and the clock
>>> still keeps going ahead five minutes in less than a day.
>>>
>>> Warm regards,
>>> Sahar Husseini
>>> For hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind jewelry, please visit my Website at
>>> www.saharscreations.com
>>> Find me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/saharscreations
>>> And remember, "Obstacles don't have to stop you.
>>> If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up.
>>> Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
>>> Michael Jordan
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Lea williams" <leanicole1988 at gmail.com>
>>> To: "NFB in Computer Science Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 1:30 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Computer Clock
>>>
>>>
>>> go to the control pannal
>>> then to
>>> date and time
>>> and change it there.
>>>
>>> Hope this helps
>>>
>>> On 2/23/12, Sahar Husseini <sahar at inebraska.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I had not had this happen since the 90's when I had a Toshiba laptop.
>>>> My
>>>> desktop clock is five minutes too fast.  I restarted the computer, and
I
>>>> even stopped the service, unregistered it, re-registered it again, and
>>>> restarted it.  That didn't fix the problem.  Any ideas?  Thanks very
>>>> much.
>>>>
>>>> Warm regards,
>>>> Sahar Husseini
>>>> For hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind jewelry, please visit my Website at
>>>> www.saharscreations.com
>>>> Find me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/saharscreations
>>>> And remember, "Obstacles don't have to stop you.
>>>> If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up.
>>>> Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
>>>> Michael Jordan
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