Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:06:40 -0800 From: Jeremy Chadwick <koitsu@FreeBSD.org> To: Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm@toybox.placo.com> Cc: Chris Maness <chris@chrismaness.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Server Freezing Solid Message-ID: <20081112100640.GA21560@icarus.home.lan> In-Reply-To: <BMEDLGAENEKCJFGODFOCCEPNCFAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> References: <b2e0a4330811110642k688c2c9aq9fbb9832f5382c53@mail.gmail.com> <BMEDLGAENEKCJFGODFOCCEPNCFAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 02:06:12AM -0800, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Chris Maness > > Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 6:43 AM > > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > Subject: Server Freezing Solid > > > > > > I am having a new problem. I have been running FreeBSD for years with > > no crashing. All of a sudden my server starts crashing with no panic > > messages. I am suspecting hardware because there are no messages, but > > the CPU temp is fine. > > > > Take the machine down, take it outside, take the cover off. Liberally > blow all dust out with canned air. Unseat and reseat ALL connectors, > including power, including CPU out of it's socket, including ram. > Turn it back on and make sure the power supply fan is operating at full > speed. This is excellent advice. I do this exact procedure once a year, usually before summer, to all desktop systems I have. -- | Jeremy Chadwick jdc at parodius.com | | Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ | | UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, USA | | Making life hard for others since 1977. PGP: 4BD6C0CB |
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20081112100640.GA21560>