From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 28 18:46:46 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 01CB616A4CE for ; Mon, 28 Jun 2004 18:46:46 +0000 (GMT) Received: from web21105.mail.yahoo.com (web21105.mail.yahoo.com [216.136.227.107]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C33D243D39 for ; Mon, 28 Jun 2004 18:46:45 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from materribile@yahoo.com) Message-ID: <20040628184645.66571.qmail@web21105.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [24.228.74.10] by web21105.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Mon, 28 Jun 2004 11:46:45 PDT Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 11:46:45 -0700 (PDT) From: Mark Terribile To: User LAFFER1 , Bruce Hunter In-Reply-To: <20040628132509.P54848@adsl-68-76-19-75.dsl.klmzmi.ameritech.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem restarts X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 18:46:46 -0000 Dear "User LAFFER1", > I had a similar problem with a server recently. The issue turned out to > be the NIC/NIC driver. I changed it over to a 3com and it worked like a > charm ever since. Well, I'm using the motherboard NIC, which is an Intel RC82540EM > I'm also using that power supply in a server. I've noticed it gets very > hot under load. I believe that model only has one fan and is considered a > desktop "silent" model. Its possible that your system config is too much > for it running 24/7. Its not the wattage per se, just that its not > designed for continously use. My system is only an amd athelon 2000+ with > 512mb ram, 1 7200rpm 40gig maxtor drive and a dvd reader. This is a two-fan model, with no visible speed adjustment. The output air is warm, but not outrageously so. But if that were the problem, why would the system restart immediately, and why would it be taken down by processor load rather than by a heavy disk load? Is it worth buying a 420 or 480 watt supply to test? Antec supplies are built more heavily than most, and this 380 watter cost as much as a 480 from, say, Powmax. Mark Terribile > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail