Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1999 08:28:52 +0100 (BST) From: Keith Coles <Keith.Coles@wdr.com> To: Stefan Boy <ohahx@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Hardware destroyd. Any clues ? Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.4.05.9907010822200.4456-100000@ln4p1013pos> In-Reply-To: <19990630203756.83360.qmail@hotmail.com>
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Bizarre... If software can really break hardware then virus writers & e-warfare types can really wreak havoc... back to the abacus. I had a similar problem a while back, when installing 2.2.8. The installaation kernel panic'ed and the system locked up. A reboot was sufficent to clear it though. The fault was completely replicatable (real word ?). It turned out to be the motherboard had decided my RAM was 100Mhz, when it was not. I set the ram bus speed to 83 Mhz in the BIOS and the systems been running non-stop for 3 months. Keith Coles On Wed, 30 Jun 1999, 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 :( > > 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. > > 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 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. > > 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.... > > :( > > Sorry for my bad English. > > > Stefan / Sweden > ohahx@hotmail.com > > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. This message is provided for informational purposes and should not be construed as a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any securities or related financial instruments. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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