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Bob Wright <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 19 Aug 1999 19:14:50 -0600
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At 04:07 PM 8/19/99 , Don Kendrew wrote:
>Lately there have been questions regarding an internal clock losing speed.
>. . however I have just the opposite situation.
>
>I reset my internal clock frequently, with a web based synchronizer. . .yet
>my clock continually runs fast. . . about five minutes a day. . .
>
>System. . .AMD 350 oc'd to 400. . . 192 Mb ram. . . win95 b . . . rest is
>pretty standard. . . will furnish more details if necessary.
>
>I don't find any problem with the situation, however it has been a nagging
>anomaly for some tine now. . . any ideas?

I would try turning off the overclocking on your CPU for a few days and see
if your clock stops producing this anomaly.   The clock on your computer maybe
effected by your overclocking.  It maybe such a thing that it is the price you pay
to run the CPU beyond the specifications.


                 Bob Wright
        The NOSPIN Group, Inc
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