Need help please with Vista system time/clock

[sashensss]

I've been having this problem for past month or so, my system clock, is seeming to be lagging, everyday the system clock seems to loose a minute or two (not sure of exact amount), I tried adjusting time in control panel as well as bios, and it still seems to lag!!! Currently it is displaying 2:19pm yet the correct time is 3:14pm...
I am using windows vista ultimate...
Thanks...

[ghalied]

check your mobo battery, flat battery will affect the clock, sync your clock online first then check the progress after

[Browser]

I doubt it's a battery, it would always reset to the default when the machine is turned on instead of "lagging". I've never seen the point in synchronise a PC clock to a server, not giving you crap ghalied, I guess if sashensss lets his clock continuously sync with an online server it could help.

Though I'm not sure what could be doing that to your clock other than software.

You could find out if it's the motherboard or software by leaving the PC on in the BIOS menu overnight (presuming it does loose a few minutes/hour), if it isn't lagging again by the next morning then that's good and some software in Vista is doing it.

[killadoob]

make sure your not syncing your clock online as it has some daylight saving crap on it which will effect your time

[teraside]

I agree with killa.

I had this same problem and low and behold, it was the CMOS battery

Click on the clock then click "change date and time settings" next click "inernet time" at the top then change settings, take the tick box off at "synchronise with internet time server".

If it still lags after changing that, it's definitely the battery

[The_Techie]

I suspect the CMOS battery as well

[Browser]

I say I don't think it's the battery because he's had the problem for a month or more, so by now the battery would be completely useless causing the BIOS/clockto be reset. So leaving it off (not sleep or hibernate) overnight and checking the difference in time the next day should either rule out or implicate the battery/motherboard. Also if it's loosing time while the PC is powered on then the battery has nothing to do with it as it won't be responsible for powering the BIOS.

Apparently there are a few people having this problem in Vista, I doubt it is Vista itself, maybe an older app/driver not getting along with Vista and some people have fixed it with a BIOS update.

[sashensss]

thank you, will try experimenting with the bios, and i disabled sync and lol feel bit blond now, i tried sync before and should always get an error and now it works!!! :-) so hopefully it wont lag :-)
Thanks once again :-)

[teraside]

It's a pleasure, from the symptoms highlighted in this thread it's safe to say from a purely non medical viewpoint that you need a vacation bro!