Is my Windows clock not syncing properly? Help!

[Kostas Tzim]

Hey everyone ,earlier this day, when i boot my pc i saw that the clock was losing time...i tried multiply times to fix it but again when i reboot the system the problem was still here. i opened bios and i saw that even there the clock wasn't synced. http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/MAXIMUS_VI_HERO/ this is the motherboard i have the pc is self-built but i have it a year only...is it possible that the battery is dead? please help me i find it so confusing having a problem on a device :@

 

[Kostas Tzim]

anyone please?

 

[Svein]

There is a built-in time synchronizer in Windows, but it is rather fiddly. I propose that you look at this page: http://www.snapfiles.com/downloadfind.php?action=s&ref=2&st=ntp+,
and download one of them. They synchronize your PC clock to "internet standard".

 

[SteamKing]

Hey everyone ,earlier this day, when i boot my pc i saw that the clock was losing time...i tried multiply times to fix it but again when i reboot the system the problem was still here. i opened bios and i saw that even there the clock wasn't synced. http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/MAXIMUS_VI_HERO/ this is the motherboard i have the pc is self-built but i have it a year only...is it possible that the battery is dead? please help me i find it so confusing having a problem on a device :@

Generally, the real time clock is driven by the same battery which provides power to the non-volatile RAM which stores your BIOS settings while your PC is turned off. If you remove this battery or it goes bad for some reason, you'll lose these BIOS settings. Generally, these batteries have such a low current drain that they can last for years, or at least until your PC becomes obsolete and it's time to be replaced.

You haven't said how much time your losing with your clock, but unless you are doing some time-critical work with your PC, like launching a satellite, I wouldn't worry about it. Over time, the battery will get weaker and the time difference will increase.

 

[Kostas Tzim]

i fixed it, i just changed the battery probably faulty

 

[rootone]

It seems that you applied Occam's razor to the problem and it worked.

 

[Kostas Tzim]

really interesting i just googled it...never knew what was this occam's razor you referred :)

 

[Prashan Shan]

try changing your CMOS battery in cpu.

 

[Kostas Tzim]

thanks, i did this and it worked!