[ale] system freezes

[benjie.godfrey at gmail.com (Benjie.godfrey)]

The first two things that I would check are the CPU heatsink and the  
power supply. If the BIOS displays the cpu temp ( most do), verify  
that the cpu is operating within tolerance. Check the heatsink and  
make sure that it is seated properly. Too much thermal grease is as  
bad as none.  If you have a meter, I would also advise checking the  
power supply voltages. Along that same line, are you doing anything  
that may cause a spike in power usage ( i.e. heavy disk i/o,  
compiling). There are a lot of variables here.

Benjie



On Dec 12, 2009, at 8:50 PM, mike barnes <mdb3624 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have a system that consistently freezes up forcing me to re-boot  
> my computer. I have used both unbuta 9.10 and opensuse 11.1 with the  
> same results.
>
> Can someone help me figure out what is causing this.
>
> Thanks
> Mike
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