-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Mario Ohnewald wrote: | stillt he same error, with a diffrent power supply. | It always freezes when it has done 99% or 100% or formating the | partitions. | | Any further ideas? Lost ticks indicates something seriously wrong at the system core -- it could even be a marginal/off-frequency crystal oscillator. Here's my checklist: 1. cpu temp./stability: fans, heat sinks, overclocking via the BIOS? 2. memory quality & timing settings in BIOS? x. power supply (done) If these check out but the problem persists, I recommend a Timex motherboard! :-) :-) :-) [sorry. couldn't resist] If those check out, the only things relevant left to look at critically are the cpu & chipset & main board. good luck! - - Carl - -- ____________________________________________________________________ C. E. Hartung Business Development & Support Services http://www.cehartung.com/ carlh@cehartung.com Dover Foxcroft, Maine, USA Public Key #0x68396713 Reg. Linux User #350527 http://counter.li.org/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFCAT4musxgymg5ZxMRApyUAJ9V7E66AHQnIaYN5UorlFZ6kgAzagCfQ94C u4kPgncbnWp5oYOVJ/VBuQY= =fI5U -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----