Windows 7 : System clock running 60 times too fast

Thats good to hear you got straightened out. I built my pc so i have to go through asus or newegg. and to Antikropp yes my memory is listed on their compatability list. I dont remmeber the exact model but its i have 2 - 2gb stick of gskill ram

Rob,

I learnt today that I have received a full refund from Mesh, having handed back my system.  I will resist saying here what I think of Mesh, but the breakthrough came when they realised that the problem manifested itself when running Windows 7; they were then able to reproduce the problem; before that they had assumed that I was talking about the Bios clock.  They would not listen to any comments regarding a motherboard problem.

Good luck.

Could someone with these system time problems confirm that your memory is listed as supported by the motherboard? See the Asus website for this. I just want to rule out that this is not a memory related issue.

Rob, I don't think RAM has anything to do with this unless you are getting RAM errors.  The board sets it to 400Mhz by default.  I currently have my RAM overclocked to run at 1600Mhz (800Mhz in BIOS, it's DDR=1600Mhz).  I verified with CPU-ID.

I hate to say it, but your board is probably the culprit.

Since pulling my CMOS battery, I haven't had that problem again.  Even after shutting down. I have pulled power from my computer, so I can't comment on that and I'd rather not take the chance.

All of that may be for nothing though, because I'm not out in the clear.  I'm having very small glitches with files.  I'll keep the story short, because I have troubleshot for countless hours taking factor after factor out of consideration.  Short story...

I have a Western Digital HD Media Player that I play MKV files on through an external drive.  Had zero issues for 6+ months when using my old XP setup....ran flawlessly.  Built a new box with Windows 7 x64 and now every file I play "green screens" the media player.  Plays fine on the PC, because it can recover from glitches (artifacts) during the movie.....the media player can not.  Also, about 75% of my RARs that I download error out during extraction with "File is Corrupt" messages.  I don't believe in coincidences in this case.

Through extensive troubleshooting I've discovered it's...

Not the source of the file.

Not the external HD.

Not the media player.

Not WinRAR.

Not the USB cable used to transfer.

My issue is that files are not correctly writing to my hard drive.  It's either my installation of 7 x64, my MoBo, my Hard Drive or a combination of those factors.  For some reason, it seems bits of data are being dropped or corrupt when writing to the Hard Drive.  I have my fingers crossed that it is the Hard Drive, that's the easy fix.  I really hope it isn't my Mobo, but I have a strong feeling it is.

I'm currently downloading a file directly to my USB Drive.  I'm going to see if it presents any of the same errors.  If it works fine, then it's probably my Hard Drive that is the culprit.  If it doesn't work, it's probably new Motherboard time.  I'm also going to borrow a brand new SATA drive from work and kick 7 x64 on it.  I'll verify it works properly and then pop it in my box.  If the same issues are present, which weren't on the box from work, I know the Motherboard needs to go.

Building a new box is supposed to be a fun experience.......it's been ____.

I'd be willing to put money on the fact that most of your issues would probably go away if you had a different motherboard to test your system with.