Computer loosing time

[Rashkae]

Albert Charron wrote:
> Rashkae wrote:
>> Brian Lunergan wrote:
>>  
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Rashkae <ubuntu at tigershaunt.com>
>>> Reply-To: Ubuntu user technical support,  not for general discussions
>>> <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
>>> To: Ubuntu user technical support,  not for general discussions
>>> <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
>>> Subject: Computer loosing time
>>> Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 21:55:16 -0400
>>> Mailer: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (X11/20080227)
>>>
>>> What would cause a computer to loose time while it's on and running?
>>> (approx. 10 minutes lost every 24 hrs)  It's easy enough to sync the
>>> clock with NTP, but it makes no sense to me that my pc can't count
>>> seconds properly.
>>>
>>> There may be other explanations possible (the ubertechs in the group
>>> can get themselves around that) but my speculative thought would be
>>> that the battery keeping your CMOS alive (and hence the time/date
>>> information) has reached its limits and is beginning to fail.
>>>
>>>     
>>
>> Which would be first thought if the computer was ever turned off :)...
>> System time doesn't rely on CMOS clock except to to reand from the clock
>> on boot.
>>
>>   
> I'd say the same thing that Brian said, but maybe the battery isn't the
> problem, only one of the symptoms... I got the exact same situation a
> couple of months ago with one of my computer ( that one running doze
> tho)... then, other problems started to occur (going from freezes to
> instant reboots).  At some point, I noticed that at every reboots, I
> would have to redo the settings in the Bios...
> 
> The problem was in fact the power supply that wasn't giving enough power
> on the 3.3v, so the system was relying on the battery... When the
> battery drained... oups...
> 
> In your bios, look if you don't have a voltage monitor. If the voltages
> there are too far from their rated voltage, there may be a problem
> (remember, when the OS is loaded, computer needs more power than when in
> the Bios only...
> 
> Hope this helps...
> 


Thanks all for the suggestion.. Unfortunately, after a grueling surgery
to replace my power supply, there is no change.  The system clocks still
looses about 5 seconds per hour (note that the CMOS clock remains on the
right time, which can be verified with hwclock -r)

Both power supply (the old and the new) check out ok in the BIOS and on
a power supply tester.