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why does my clock pick its own time

My clock just decides to be whatever time it likes. I have tried apple update time, my time zone, both none, it still just does what it feels.

Primary Author
@axhi Published 2008-11-16
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Leopard 10.5
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27,734 historical reads · 1 curated field notes (from 6 dispatches) · 2008-11-16 – 2008-11-26
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@axhi (4)@demigod@Ianxxx

My clock just decides to be whatever time it likes. I have tried apple update time, my time zone, both none, it still just does what it feels.

Author Updates & Technical Revisions

Follow-up dispatches by @axhi

Author Update #1 @axhi 2008-11-16

everything is correct, my bios is fine and it just changes

Author Update #2 @axhi 2008-11-19

No, just the single boot to mac osx on this hd. my other hd isn't installed either so ya.

Author Update #3 @axhi 2008-11-26

so i learned that it only does it w/ voodoo kerenl...the new one that is...so ya. when i accidentally didnt load it once, clock works fine.

Synthesized Community Field Notes

1 technical responses curated from 6 original dispatches

Field Note #1 @demigod 2008-11-16

Select correct time zone or it could be your bios problem.. is your date also changing.. ?
it happened to me.. but since i am always online it updated from server.so no problem for me.

Try selecting correct zone

Corroborated & Participated: @Ianxxx
Sources & Contributor Provenance (3 credited usernames · Thread #1603)
UsernameDossier ContributionDispatchesActive Window
@axhiPrimary Author42008-11-16 → 2008-11-26
@demigodContributor12008-11-16
@IanxxxContributor12008-11-19