Adjusting time clock on P4PE

[Dave Adams]

The time clock on my P4PE runs fast. (Gains 3-4 minutes per day,
computer is always ON) Is there any way to adjust the clock so it
runs slower. Of course Windows XP will synch to NIST once a day, but
the 3 minutes/day is enough to mess up some ham radio software I'm
running.

 

[Rob]

The time clock on my P4PE runs fast. (Gains 3-4 minutes per day,
computer is always ON) Is there any way to adjust the clock so it
runs slower. Of course Windows XP will synch to NIST once a day, but
the 3 minutes/day is enough to mess up some ham radio software I'm
running.

Dave,
Check out this site. On the Win XP Fixes link:
http://www.dougknox.com/
He has a VB file that will allow you to have your clock update from NIST
hourly, if need be. I've had boards that, running bare(no OS), kept
good time but I found they shifted when the OS took control of
timekeeping. I don't know if this drift happens with other current OS
but I've seen it plenty with XP. IIRC, Win 95/98 were OK!

Rob

 

[Totor]

Hi, I am a HAM too, and I also use ham radio software on a Pentium 4 2.0A
with a P4PE board, and also on a CUSL2-C with a P///-600 so far without any
problem concerning the clock. I never encountered this problem before...
look weird to me. :-o

Good luck

 

[Io]

The time clock on my P4PE runs fast. (Gains 3-4 minutes per day,
computer is always ON) Is there any way to adjust the clock so it
runs slower. Of course Windows XP will synch to NIST once a day, but
the 3 minutes/day is enough to mess up some ham radio software I'm
running.

Clock-keeping is emulated in software, so 100% CPU load 24/7 will make
the clock wander offtime.
This program should be of use to you: http://www.arachnoid.com/abouttime/

 

[Shishimai]

Dave,
Check out this site. On the Win XP Fixes link:
http://www.dougknox.com/
He has a VB file that will allow you to have your clock update from NIST
hourly, if need be. I've had boards that, running bare(no OS), kept
good time but I found they shifted when the OS took control of
timekeeping. I don't know if this drift happens with other current OS
but I've seen it plenty with XP. IIRC, Win 95/98 were OK!

Rob

Guys, this is an XP registry setting (how often you sync with NIST). You can
change it to whatever you want (I run mine every 6 hours). Ya don't need any
VB script or fancy stuff at all.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\TimeProviders\NtpClient
(SpecialPollInterval)

Set the value in the key above to the number of SECONDS between polling.
(3,600 seconds in one hour, so my value is 21,600)

Shishimai