On Friday 01 November 2002 08:59 am, Bob Read wrote: > Sounds like the system clock is set for 50Hz power line frequency, > and you are using 60Hz power line. > > Bob if this were to happen,,, first time I ever saw a system clcok using line voltage, most every one I ever saw used mother board voltage from the power supply (that was dc). and the times i have been stupid enough to try either there was no boot up, or on bootup,,, the smoke was let out of the mother board little black smoke holders. it is a config with some part set to gmt and some part set to est.
> Richard Urwin wrote: > > Three hours a day sounds like Linux is mis-understanding some clock rate > > on your system. Maybe a mismatch between some motherboard part and the > > corresponding driver. I should check the motherboard manufacturer's > > web-site and do a web search with Linux and the motherboard model. Have > > you over-clocked the CPU? > > > > Background: The hardware clock is only used while the machine is > > switched off. It is too slow to use during normal running and OSs do not > > do so. Linux reads it at start-up and writes it at shutdown. During > > running OSs set up a regular interrupt and count them to keep track of > > the current time. > > > > -- > > Richard Urwin, Private > > "No 9000 series computer has ever made a mitsake or corrubiteddatatato." > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:newbie-owner@;linux-mandrake.com]On Behalf Of windwalker > > Sent: 31 October 2002 21:06 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [newbie] clock help > > > > I Installed mandrake. > > NOW I have to reset taskbar clock twice daily !! > > its gaining three hours a day.. > > It didnt do that when I only had win 98 on box > > any thoughts on how to correct? > > Mike
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