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General => Users => Topic started by: Afkpuz on November 01, 2008, 09:22:21 pm
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Ok guys, I have another thread where I asked about my hard lockups and that one ended with me thinking that my lockups were a thermal problem. Well, I'm back to say that there must be more going on than thermal problems.
As of right now, I have the side of my computer off and a box fan blowing air into it. Yet my core still locks up when I leave it for a few hours. I think that since I've reinstalled so many times, only once in a long time, an install does not lock up. So here is my question:
What are the common causes of lockups?
P.S. I have turned the screensaver off
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Main causes:
- bad hardware
- incompetence
- proprietary drivers
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well, i've tested all the hardware I can. I suppose I could try swapping out the mobo. Which piece of hardware could be the culprit though?
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I used a motherboard that used the forcedeth NIC driver and that caused a lot of hard lockups for me. Changing to a different motherboard solved my problem. I've been using the M2N-SLI Deluxe for quite a few months now with no hard lockups.
Yours is also likely a specific hardware/driver issue
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I think I'll just hold out until the next release. I saw a huge jump in my hardware compatibility from 0704 to 0710. hopefully 8.10 will resolve this problem.
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had some old drivers for a wireless card that caused my lockup problems. recompiled the newer drivers and it ended
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I used a motherboard that used the forcedeth NIC driver and that caused a lot of hard lockups for me. Changing to a different motherboard solved my problem. I've been using the M2N-SLI Deluxe for quite a few months now with no hard lockups.
Yours is also likely a specific hardware/driver issue
Yep... I think thats good advice.
Our demo Core is regularly up for 8-10 weeks at a stretch without reboot. When it rebooted is only ever because we have upgraded it or changed the config in someway. It is currently running on a an Intel 915 based motherboard.
Andrew
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So, I got a new motherboard and my issue is gone. I still don't know which aspect of my old mobo was the problem, but now things are golden. Thanks for the advice guys.