Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 23:42:00 -0600 From: "Tyson Boellstorff" <tboellst@willinet.net> To: <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: BSD crashes under load Message-ID: <000601bd4279$43063c00$02010c0a@moe.splarg.org>
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> >It might be a faulty motherboard. > >I've read that some motherboard manufacturers built boards that use >capacitors and other components that can degrade over time. This may be why >our machine functioned perfectly fine for months. I remember shipping a motherboard we called the "Red Green" motherboard due to doublesided tape holding a crystal to the board. (I know, it's not duct tape, but it's close enough for me) That board encountered odd problems due to what we felt was an inadequate ground on the canister of the crystal. In fact the "Red Green" board did prove itself over time in corporate environments, and the odd problems were finally attributed to operator error. As to degrading over time, well, we all degrade over time. I'm degrading as I write this. ;-) The real question is whether the board will fail prematurely. I am not overly sympathetic to people who have problems with 5 year old hardware, but sympathy increases as age decreases. A 3 year old board should (that's _should_, and not _will_) be a reliable piece of hardware. A 1 year old board should take anything you can throw at it. >And, even a motherboard >swap caused continual problems. > Check your power supply. Not all power supplies are created equal, and they almost always have components that degrade over time, including fans and electrolytic capacitors. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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