System clocks are essentially to synchronize the various electronic subsystems & communication busses inside a computer. They are less concerned with pinpoint accuracy from our point of view..
The fact that a standard clock (hrs, mins, secs) can be run from them is really a secondary spin-off! Consequently the timing will drift.
If you want accurate timekeeping you can automatically synchronise your systems from various time servers available on the internet.
We sync the clocks using NTP several times per day, but this seems excessive. This does't seem to be a problem with our other non-Dell systems (we have another 80 computers here). For these other systems, running an 'ntp sync' once per week is more than sufficient. In fact, our Dell 2950s also keep accurate time. This is specifically a problem with the Dell 1950s.
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