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On Saturday 08 March 2003 06:02 am, Ray Poynter wrote:
Hi all
I am (still) having problems with my system locking up randomly and requiring a hard reset (or even a power off for several seconds). This sometimes does not happen for a few days but sometimes does it every few minutes for a while. The system stops responding - even ctrl-alt-F2/del does not do anything. ctrl-alt-esc returns a corrupt graphics screen and nothing else happens. A hard reset usually works but sometimes the BIOS cannot recognize the IDE0 boot record and I have to power off the box for 20 seconds or so.
I am using SuSE 8.1 with the latest athlon kernel (SuSE patched rpm version - k_athlon-2.4.19-167 I think). I have the KT333 VIA chipset with the 8235 southbridge, which has some issues, but that should have been addressed by *********************much trimmed*********************
Dear Ray, Boy this strongly suggests H/W. Be sure to check that the PSU (power supply) is properly functioning. Heat can cause these probs too. I can't see how S/W can be involved in "not ready" conditions. Luck.............. PeterB