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Article #1252Re: PC clock
From: Robert Baer
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 02:59
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 02:59
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Rupert wrote: > > Hi, > > The clock on one of my machines is running slow. The machine is on all the > time and I have replaced the BIOS battery. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks, > > Rupert The crystals in PCs are crappy; any decent mechanical watch or clock is superior. And i have yet seen any that run near OK, much less fast. It is easy to slow them down with a simple electronic addition, but a b*tch to speed them up enough to be "decent".
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