Re: lock up with 2.4.23

Michael Buesch
2004-02-12T18:27:36Z

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On Thursday 12 February 2004 18:19, you wrote:
> You say your drivers are not that bad, OK, the kernel is not
> that bad too.

Yea, I know. :) It ran months over months without
problems, now.

> Now, please consider that this mainboard is about 10 years old.
> How old is the PSU?

PSU? What's that?

> Consider whether the ambient temperature was higher than average
> at time of lockup.
>
> Please check:
>
> 1) CPU heatsink contaminated
> 2) CPU fan bad
> 3) PSU fan bad or contaminated (also PSU slots/fins)
> 4) Power supply instabel due to capacitors drying out
> 5) Mainboard CPU voltage instable due to capacitors drying out
> 6) Bad contacts at memory modules
> 7) Coroded PSU or other connectors
>
> ... Just some of the things I have encountered
>
> Bottom line: its HW!

Yes, it could be. We'll see. I try to catch the next
oops (if there is one).

> Your mail is helpful ;)

Sorry for my bad english. ;)

> Michael

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Regards Michael Buesch [ http://www.tuxsoft.de.vu ]

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