Jim Perrin wrote: > On 2/2/07, Matt <lm7812 at gmail.com> wrote: >> I installed CentOS 4.4 32 bit on a dual core AMD64 motherboad. Its a >> Tyan Tomcat K8E motherboard with socket 939. The clock keeps drifting >> off like 5+ minutes an hour. Run ntpupdate hourly to compensate. >> >> Any ideas why or how to fix? > > Probably a buggy/unsupported apci setup. Look for a bios update, or > use the kernel options 'clock=pmtmr' or 'clock=pit' > Even microsoft offers linux solutions: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918461 -eric wood