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Revision as of 08:17, 13 February 2009
Introduction
Most OSs use the PIT for timing purposes. However, I believe the RTC works just as well. RTC stands for Real Time Clock. It is the chip that keeps your computers CMOS clock up-to-date.
Programming it
The RTC is capable of multiple frequencies. However, the only one acceptable for keeping time is 1024hz. For this reason, it is strongly NOT recommended that you change the frequency of the RTC, or your computers clock will no longer be accurate