ON Sat, Apr 27, 2002 at 10:07:24AM -0500, Dave Sherohman wrote: > I've got a machine here which is consistently locking solid after 1.5 > to 2 hours uptime and I'm looking for possible explanations. > > Any suggestions for what other than heat may have killed this box's > reliability? Is it probably heat even though memtest86 is fine? (And, > if so, why is it overheating now but not a month ago? The room it's in > is still around the same temperature.) movement: If you've moved the box recently, open it up and check all cable connections and seatings. heat: You don't have onboard thermometers, do you? Check for fan failure, obstruction of airflow by cables, dust buildup, etc. You can probably rule out any heat-related problems by opening up the case and blowing a box fan through it. power: Replace the power supply. Put the machine on a UPS if available. other components: Start swapping out parts, including memory. -- Michael