Re: A7N8X-E Deluxe Clock Timing Issue

ooooo... my pc didnt like that :)

will keep watching that thread.
Thanks



"Paul" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> In article <1B8yf.169$h47.165@trnddc08>, "er_c" <abc@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I use atomictimepro, just a little app to update my PC clock. My time
>> seems
>> to fluxuate, what I would consider wildly, each time i check it against
>> the
>> big time clock.
>>
>> This is not check each minute, I usually check it when i remember, which
>> is
>> pretty rare and random, but each time, it can be off and ahead by 1-2-3-5
>> minutes.
>>
>> It does not seem to affect pc performance, but it concerns me.
>>
>> Is there anything i can check or be proactive with?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>> Asus A7N8X-E Delux
>> XP Pro SP 2
>> AMD Barton 3.0+ 400fsb
>> BFG GeForce 6800 GT OC 256MB 77.77
>> Coolermaster and Thunderbird fans
>> PS: ULTRA X-Connect 500W ATX PS
>> 2x512 Mushkin 3200/400
>> RAID 0 : 2 Maxtor 120GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA 150 8MB (Main)
>> WD 300GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA 150 8MB (Backup)
>
> The suggestion here, is to disable APIC (advanced programmable
> interrupt controller - not ACPI, which is a Windows software thing)
> in the BIOS. When APIC is disabled, you will be using PIC
> instead, giving you 16 IRQs. Your IRQ assignments will
> be different in Windows.
>
> http://nforcershq.com/forum/20-vt19631.html?postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=nforce2+clock&&start=190
>
> Note that disabling APIC in the BIOS is sometimes required when
> installing Linux, so there is some issue with how interrupts work
> on the chipset. It could be an Nvidia bug.
>
> Paul


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