Clock wont keep time

k7n2 delta-l
past few days my clock on tool bar speeds up boards 4 months old running xp pro
i have auto update checked in time box, any clues?

what axeluktoo is talking about is fsb spread spectrum and agp spread spectrum.
if you use it it reduces electro magnetic interference DONT use it if you overclock and it can cause problems with the clock.
there could also be other causes why the clock dont work as supposed to.
my clock started to go faster during 2days and then it stopped.
dont know why

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