Topic: Problems with the GC Internal System Clock...

[shankzx43r]

Hello, for the past several weeks from today I noticed an ever increasing rate at which my GameCube Internal System Clock{} slows down. At first, when I originally noticed, it steadied at an inaccuracy (less than it should be) of 2 seconds per day, but then gradually increased to where it falls behind about 15 seconds every day. This massive inaccuracy accumulated over the duration of 11 days. I have also utilized 3 other synchronized clocks to time this as well. The 3 clocks are always the same, whilst the GCN clock being off by quite a bit.

I don’t know what this means, or even if it’s a problem as it might just be how the Hardware is created, as I'm aware that many "shortcuts" were taken to manufacture the GCN at low costs. I don’t see any entries to input another clock battery of sorts, which I would assume it would be an easy fix as the battery is slowly dying. Does the system even require a battery? I’ve seen absolutely no mentions of it in the Instruction Manual.

I’ve been a serious, hard-core, old-school Nintendo fan ever since I was 3 years old (Now 13 years old), and now even the merest thought that my GameCube may be sick disturbs my mind. No matter how large or minor it may be. As I’m sure you may wonder, I’m very fussy with my stuff. Laugh if you please, but I’m the kind of gamer that makes all friends wash hands before playing, actually cover all of my systems with plastic, put my games in a drawer with towels wrapped around them, and so on. In fact, even my old NES system that I got from my Dad that got me hooked to begin with still works flawlessly and looks no more than a day old.

If anyone else has any input, EXPERIENCES, or suggestions on how to fix, then I please urge you to post in this thread and help a kid out a bit. I have searched for some time on other topics relating to this, and have even consulted numerous online GCN Hardware FAQs, as well as the Official GCN Instruction Booklet, yet to no avail I come to this message board as my final destination to try and uncover this minor, yet bothersome, problem.

If you for some reason don’t want to post it in here, email me at: shankzx43r@hotmail.com. I’m very desperate to uncover my problem. I hope someone can lend me a hand. If not, then I thank you for reading this anyway!

Thanks a million for any assistance you can provide me in this matter. I am forever in debt of your kind deeds.

[Pale]

I feel your pain (except it doesn't hurt me quite so much).  I've had two nintendo systems and both have slow clocks.  One was a launch day American one, and the other is an imported Q.  I've never timed it with as much precision as you have, but both seem to be about 5 minutes off after a month.  It bugs me, but i just reset it whenever I'm bored.  I dunno.  I think its just a flaw in the system that has yet to be fixed.  You probably cannot do anything about it.

[PIAC]

mine has a fast clock.... quite perculiar

take a tip from another forum member (well ex forum member now..) towels are damaging to your console and it causes you to never buy nintendo again (people that saw the thread will understand)

[kennyb27]

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take a tip from another forum member (well ex forum member now..) towels are damaging to your console and it causes you to never buy nintendo again  (people that saw the thread will understand)

Haha.  I don't think any of us there will forget that.  Good times.

[Grey Ninja]

Heh.  The static electricity from the towel will fry your RTC.

That being said, I can't imagine why the GCN clock would be more accurate than your PC clock.  I have never had a clock on any of my computers that was capable of keeping accurate time.  My GCN is about 10 minutes fast, but that's not really that big of a concern to me.  When it gets to be like 30 minutes off, I will fix it, or when Daylight Savings time f*cks sh!t up again, I will fix it.

[KnowsNothing]

PC clocks are great when you program them to update to the atomic clock.

I totally messes up my GC clock one day, and since i don't know army time for sh*t i won't get it back.  It doesn't bother me, it makes Animal Crossing more fun.