Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1999 11:29:57 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Stefan Boy <ohahx@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Hardware destroyd. Any clues ? Message-ID: <19990701112957.H79211@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <19990630203756.83360.qmail@hotmail.com>; from Stefan Boy on Wed, Jun 30, 1999 at 01:37:55PM -0700 References: <19990630203756.83360.qmail@hotmail.com>
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On Wednesday, 30 June 1999 at 13:37:55 -0700, Stefan Boy wrote: > Hi > > My name is Stefan. I have used FreeBSD before on a computer and i liked it. > But i deletet FreeBSD cause i needed space to run my win applications. But > then for some weeks ago i was installing it again and something weird > happened. > > The version is FreeBSD 2.2.5 > > And i will tell you exactly how i did and in what steps. > > 1: I booted up FreeBSD from my CDrom and made all the selections. > > 2: At the install meny i choosed "novice installation" > > 3: When everything was finished, it started to install FreeBSD and it came > up like "packing up port libs" something like that i think you know where in > the installation iam now :) > > Well after about 30 seconds the computer locked. So i rebootet but nothing > happened. Well the processor was damaged, i thought it was a coincidence. So > i changed to an old Cpu wich was the one i ran FreeBSD on for awhile ago. > Everything worked perfect until i got to almost the same spot. Then it > locked the computer and also that Cpu was damaged. I thought it was just a > coincidence again... But i left my computer at a computer store here where i > live. > > And they told me that both my Cpu's was damaged :( Did they also say that they could supply new ones? > So i told them to try to install FreeBSD with one of their Cpu's cause i > thought that FreeBSD had something to do with destroying my Cpus. And they did this willingly, though they thought it might destroy their hardware? > Well belive it or not the same thing happend to them to!! So now are > 3 cpus destroyed and thats not a coincidence! > > What is wrong do you have any clue ? The main thing that's wrong is that you believe them. > The motherbord is an Abit AP5T "7 months old" and the Cpus was 2:AMD K6 350 > "1 new, second 7months old" and 1:AMD K6 233 "1,5 years old". None was > overclocked! And i had a hughe cooler on them. I've been running FreeBSD on AMD K6 CPUs for about 18 months. I'm using a K6/333 now, and I've used the "egg fryer" K6/233 before that. > When i ran FreeBSD for some year ago i had not the same motherboard. It was > an ABIT but not the same. > > I hope you can help me so i somehow can get new Cpus. But the guy at the > store told me that the motherboard company wouldnt replace them cause the > motherboard company isnt supporting FreeBSD. Its supporting Windows and > novell applications.... There's a lot of superstition here. I don't know how to help you, but it would be good if you could post what the system is now doing, and what makes you (and the dealer) think that the CPUs are dead. Go into as much detail as you can. Greg -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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