I wrote: |> One of the machines I use regularly has a nasty habit of suddenly |> locking completely ............. |> |> But does anyone know of ways to work on a |> problem such as this? |> |> I'd be really grateful for any tips or pointers.
Thomas Adam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: |> Get a copy of lnx-bbc, and run memtest86 from it. These sorts of |> things are almost certainly memory or CPU-related. Thanks very much to all who offered suggestions. I ran memtest86 on the system, and it crashed (froze) in the middle of Test#5, without having reported any errors. If I understand right, this probably means that there is a problem with the CPU and/or the motherboard. Sigh .... seems like it's time for the axe that Silvan and John Summerfield recommended, Jim -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
