[NBLUG/talk] [CPLUG] Weirdness: BIOS POST lockups

[S. Saunders]

Lots of excellent suggestions; any of 'em might be the culprit...

I'd just like to call one thing:

On Tue, May 22, 2007 01:32, David Sharp wrote:

> 4. CPU heatsink?  --  maybe you're just overheating? check your
> temperature gauges.

> > > Then, three weeks ago, I left the machine running continuously
> > > for a week while seeding some torrents. At the end, I powered
> > > the machine down for the night (I normally turn off my computer
> > > at night or when I'm at class), and when I powered it up again
> > > the POST locked up as I
> > > described before.

It does kinda sound like some sort of thermal expansion might be causing
an intermittent... though usually that happens *when* the unit is hot.

Still and all:  getting a bit of heater-duct &  a little space-heater
unit, and raising the overall temp of the box might be one of your
possible diagnostic tools (if that "works," i.e. seems to initiate
problems a blow-drier to heat up individual units (not just CPU) as
described in this thread, 'til you find the heat-susceptible one(s) is the
next step...)

This /is/ a wierd problem... not sure how many hours you're willing to
throw at the solution.


- Steve S.