>I have an nForce 4 board here, and it has a "spread specturm" option in >the BIOS. I believe this option "fuzzes" the processor clock by a few >percent in either direction, in order to avoid outputting lots of RF >noise on a single frequency. This option was on by defualt on my board. >You might want to make sure it is disabled, as it could certainly cause >ntpd to do Bad Things.
It's a common trick in modern PCs. I doubt if it causes any troubles. Note that the clock only gets stretched. If you shrink it you violate timings. It's pretty easy to measure. Just compare the cycle counter with the clock and notice that your clock is running a bit slower than expected. -- The suespammers.org mail server is located in California. So are all my other mailboxes. Please do not send unsolicited bulk e-mail or unsolicited commercial e-mail to my suespammers.org address or any of my other addresses. These are my opinions, not necessarily my employer's. I hate spam. _______________________________________________ questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ntp.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/questions
