Computer Losing Track of Time

[Zorg]

Well, I've lost 35 seconds since I synced it last night. Oh well...anyways, does anyone know how to up the frequency that Windows syncs its clock?

Hey Dave, apparently you completely ignored my post. I gave you a perfect program and the list of NIST servers. The program that I gave you can update as often as every one (1) second, however you are limited by NIST to a minimum of four (4) seconds. Is that fast enough for you? The program has virtually no overhead, and can be loaded at boot. You go ahead and keep screwing with the windows time synchronizer, have a good time.

 

[Zorg]

If taking the battery out of the mobo causes it to not boot, then either put it in the Smithsonian or throw it in the street.

I disagree. Maybe to some but most motherboard will boot without battery. Battery is for time only. BIOS setting is thru EEPROM which means no need power to maintain data like HDD.

Clearly, you are more than a little confused.

If you read it again more closely you will see that is exactly what I am saying.

And it's not some, it's all but the most ancient motherboards, hence the reference to putting it in the Smithsonian.

Get it?

P.S. The battery doesn't just hold up the time, it holds all of the changes that have been made to the factory default settings, hence removing the battery to reset the BIOS to factory defaults. Some mobos do have a super capacitor that will make the battery removal procedure not work, but I think that it works with most, if not all, of the newer mobos.