From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 15 01:22:46 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6D1069BD for ; Mon, 15 Jun 2015 01:22:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from christopher.maness@gmail.com) Received: from mail-yk0-x229.google.com (mail-yk0-x229.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4002:c07::229]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 38E25EAB for ; Mon, 15 Jun 2015 01:22:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from christopher.maness@gmail.com) Received: by ykar6 with SMTP id r6so18915738yka.2 for ; Sun, 14 Jun 2015 18:22:45 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=9V2UM/vUdcbiBdPutrGyU0IEpQqJ7hc3Elus0vB2auc=; b=UazgrtaA5UdlplGBMjsSI90ATWbE7bhuSvxNXZ1oHbbF+gywDV2D2s2qZxghbNXh8N kn27Z/k/tmifdfP2y6DZuuKBYWWT9cx1hW9c8NCNzQ0LQTU9uqo0xTxaJ/698zlq4tq2 M85glUOAfH4jek0M/ZwJrEyklc2cl0a5j62mUrHqjp1HYXpcmjY3zoSKB/PCnD9C7xBW 6BIU2kEdbgRwzd2cOyySaHMpU9a4s482rvTx4tPoLTMuz3ROjjVC5SsfjcutVCGk3Czw DDvelJj9fKfTDVlhxxzE6lPh2FTvtZIKKvK364yGTCalKutMCuA0RcjSf7xfSaRBkdsc gPrA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.13.228.71 with SMTP id n68mr31167004ywe.109.1434331365268; Sun, 14 Jun 2015 18:22:45 -0700 (PDT) Sender: christopher.maness@gmail.com Received: by 10.129.136.195 with HTTP; Sun, 14 Jun 2015 18:22:45 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2015 18:22:45 -0700 X-Google-Sender-Auth: c7ixK5bq14wif5hJuZJ8t3y5xgc Message-ID: Subject: Spontaneous Reboot? From: Chris Maness To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.20 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2015 01:22:46 -0000 I have had my new little mini server running for about 6 months. Without any changes, the thing just starts spontaneously right after rebooting and running the USB script on bootup (I think it actually fails on something after than, but my eyeballs are not quick enough to catch it). I use my USB installer, and the computer runs fine however, I don't see the first hard drive. I turn it off, and let it rest long enough to run to Best Buy. Boot back up with my USB installer, and there is my hard drive. I run a quick dump as I have not backed up this month after doing a fsck_ufs. Reboot, and it starts spontaneously rebooting again. Put the new hard drive in, and do a fresh install, and it starts the same cycle over and over. I think the SATA controller is flaking on the mobo because I have ruled out hard drive issues and software issues by running a fresh install. Boo Fry's electronics for wanting to charge me $79 to find a hardware issue that I am next to certain I have. I guess the only option is to try to contact MSI about a warranty. Fry's is not standing behind it, as they want me to deal with the manufacturer directly. Any advice? Thanks, Chris Maness