Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 14:36:16 -0700 (PDT) From: Ken Lui <klui@cup.hp.com> To: ambrisko@whistle.com (Doug Ambrisko) Cc: stable@freebsd.org, klui@cup44ux.cup.hp.com (Ken Lui) Subject: Re: Spontaneous reboot while CPU usage is high Message-ID: <199905272136.OAA09462@cup44ux.cup.hp.com> In-Reply-To: <199905272103.OAA21742@whistle.com> from "Doug Ambrisko" at May 27, 99 02:03:44 pm
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> Ken Lui writes: > | I have FreeBSD3.2 from ftp7.de.freebsd.org dated May 1999 installed > | on an AMD K6-2 333MHz with Aladdin V chipset and have experienced > | spontaneous reboots while CPU usage is very high--compiling or > | bringing a new web link in another window within Netscape > > For kicks try to verify/change your BIOS memory timing to 10ns. I've seen > machines die with PC100 memory that couldn't run at 8ns timing. Under > stress they failed. > > Doug A. Doug, Thanks for sending me this suggestion. I went into my Award BIOS and saw what appeared to be memory timing and changed it from Fast to Normal so will see if this cures it. I will attempt to set it to Slow if I get more problems. One stick of SDRAM is PC-100-compliant (which I personally purchased) at 10ns, but I am not sure of the other stick. For reference, here is that page of the BIOS. Chipset Features Setup Auto Configuration Enabled AT Bus Clock CLK2/4 * cannot change * DRAM Timing Fast * changed to Normal * SDRAM CAS Latency Auto * 3 and 2 are also valid * Pipelined Function Enabled Graphics Aperture Size 64M DRAM Data Integrity Mode Disabled Memory Hole at 15-16M Disabled ISA Line Buffer Enabled Passive Release Enabled Delay Transactions Disabled Primary Frame Buffer 16M VGA Frame Buffer Enabled Data Merge Disabled Regards, Ken -- Ken Lui 19111 Pruneridge Avenue klui@cup.hp.com Cupertino, CA 95014-0795 USA Information Solutions & Services 1.408.447.3230 FAX 1.408.447.0218 Views within this message may not be those of the Hewlett-Packard Company To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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