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    slow windows clock on x201

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by kevinf, Nov 29, 2011.

  1. kevinf

    kevinf Notebook Evangelist

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    I recently have noticed that my clock in windows on my x201 will be slower then the actual time by about 2 minutes. does this indicate a dieing cmos battery? i thought that the clock in windows checks itself over the internet periodically though. is this something easy to change on a laptop? i know how to do it on a desktop but not sure about a laptop.

    Thanks
     
    kevinf, Nov 29, 2011
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  2. brotsack

    brotsack Newbie

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    A while back I had my X201 set to UTC via a registry key. After that my clock was about 6 minutes late all the time. I have set it back to "normal" and the time offset has disappeared again.
     
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  3. kevinf

    kevinf Notebook Evangelist

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    sorry i am not sure what you mean by utc but i have not messed with the registry. this could be fixed by syncing the clock with the internet but after awhile it slows down again
     
    kevinf, Nov 30, 2011
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    Colonel O'Neill Notebook Deity

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    What are you comparing the clock to?

    Are you manually syncing the clock with the Internet?
     
    Colonel O'Neill, Nov 30, 2011
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  5. kevinf

    kevinf Notebook Evangelist

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    i'm comparing it to my phone and sometimes the internet time. i manually sync the clock with the internet when i see that it is off.
     
    kevinf, Dec 1, 2011
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