[wplug] Since we're off topic

[Michael E Uhl]

I have to second checking out the video card.  I had a machine that
started locking up randomly, usualy after boot up.  After a fair amount
of investigation, the video card turned out to be the culprit. 
Initially the problems occured only after the machine had been running
for some time, and when certain video operations were performed.  So, I
switched the card out and put it in a headless machine that I had.  That
system worked fine for a while afterwards, but eventually refused to
boot with that particular video card installed.

It seems from the discussion that the HD seems to be your problem, but I
wouldn't rule out the video card.

-michael

On Wed, 2004-02-04 at 18:23, Phil wrote:
> On Wed, 04 Feb 2004 08:05:52 -0500, Bill Moran <wmoran at potentialtech.com> 
> wrote:
> >
> > I've been following with some interest, but now I think I actually have a
> > similar experience to offer.
> >
> > Late last year, my FreeBSD desktop computer started acting up.  About 
> > once
> > a week it would just freeze up, and then on reboot it sometimes would
> > refuse to recognize the HDD.  I replaced the power supply ... no change,
> > I replaced the mobo ... no change, finally I replaced the HDD and the
> > machine has been rock stable since.
> >
> > In my case, I didn't suspect the HDD, because it wasn't making any noise 
> > or
> > exhibiting any other behaviour other than the lockups.  But it was
> > obviously the cause of the problem.
> >
> 
> I had a similar experience.  Went away after replacing the video card.  
> Before doing that, I first replaced the ps of course ;-)
> 
> Phil
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