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    qwc qwc

    what the heck is up with my hwclock? in 10 min 30seconds wrong. what should i do?! !linux !kde !ntp !hwclock

    Friday, 18-May-12 10:26:03 UTC from identi.ca at 47°19'59"N 13°19'59"E
    1. Toksyuryel Toksyuryel

      @qwc This probably means you need to replace your CMOS battery.

      Friday, 18-May-12 10:39:44 UTC from web
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        qwc qwc

        @toksyuryel the mainboard is just 2,5 years old. i had PCs working for 10 years with one battery... but that offset occurs while running too

        Friday, 18-May-12 11:03:44 UTC from identi.ca at 47°19'59"N 13°19'59"E
        1. Toksyuryel Toksyuryel

          @qwc My current mobo CMOS battery died about six months to a year after I bought it. Sometimes it happens.

          Friday, 18-May-12 11:18:26 UTC from web
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            qwc qwc

            @toksyuryel heck! thanks for the tip. i'll try replacing the battery soon, hope it helps and its the only reason...

            Friday, 18-May-12 11:20:49 UTC from identi.ca at 47°19'59"N 13°19'59"E
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            qwc qwc

            @toksyuryel well, replacing the cmos battery didn't help... -.-

            Saturday, 19-May-12 08:28:20 UTC from identi.ca at 47°19'59"N 13°19'59"E
            1. Toksyuryel Toksyuryel

              @qwc Sounds like a faulty clock then. You might have to replace the whole board. I don't suppose it's still under warranty?

              Saturday, 19-May-12 08:38:32 UTC from web
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                qwc qwc

                @toksyuryel nope it's not. my wife got problems with the same mobo config too, so i'll just have to buy 2 new ones. AVOID ASROCK boards!!

                Saturday, 19-May-12 12:57:04 UTC from identi.ca at 47°19'59"N 13°19'59"E
                1. Toksyuryel Toksyuryel

                  @qwc I'll add the brand to my list of brands to avoid. Thanks for the tip!

                  Saturday, 19-May-12 13:07:34 UTC from web
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                    qwc qwc

                    @toksyuryel which brands are on that list? so that i can avoid them at the little shopping tour next month... ;)

                    Saturday, 19-May-12 13:20:22 UTC from identi.ca at 47°19'59"N 13°19'59"E
                    1. Toksyuryel Toksyuryel

                      @qwc Foxconn and Biostar should be avoided like the plague.

                      Saturday, 19-May-12 13:25:27 UTC from web
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                        qwc qwc

                        @toksyuryel good. noted. i plan to buy a ASUS, one of the cheaper ones - with 3 year warranty... :)

                        Saturday, 19-May-12 13:29:05 UTC from identi.ca at 47°19'59"N 13°19'59"E
                        1. Toksyuryel Toksyuryel

                          @qwc ASUS is well-known for making high-quality boards, so they're not a bad choice to go with at all ☺

                          Saturday, 19-May-12 13:34:30 UTC from web
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                            cyberkiller cyberkiller

                            @toksyuryel @qwc do not buy # boards. I worked in a comp shop for 2 years, we sold lots of ASUS boards, all of them turned out faulty...

                            Saturday, 19-May-12 15:08:30 UTC from identi.ca at 54°11'39"N 16°10'19"E
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                            cyberkiller cyberkiller

                            @toksyuryel @qwc ...could get the money back from the reseller and buy new ones for the client (who was furious by the time it happened)...

                            Saturday, 19-May-12 15:10:24 UTC from identi.ca at 54°11'39"N 16°10'19"E
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                            cyberkiller cyberkiller

                            @toksyuryel @qwc ...what's more - when we send them to the service they weren't fixed, only faulty send back, 3 times until we as a shop...

                            Saturday, 19-May-12 15:09:16 UTC from identi.ca at 54°11'39"N 16°10'19"E
            2. Toksyuryel Toksyuryel

              @qwc Alternatively you can bypass the hardware clock and use ntpd, but I've found that to be very buggy for me (it really likes to segfault after an hour whenever I run it; maybe you'll have better luck?)

              Saturday, 19-May-12 08:41:05 UTC from web