08-21-2004, 02:19 AM
The problem is not affected by heat, it seems, but as Ruvanal suggested the problem may have been caused by heat in the first place. Blowing a big fan directly in the open case does not help. Nor does it matter whether the power has been on for five minutes or five days.
My CPU's have always run cool, and nothing in this system has ever been overclocked. All the fans are working. The CPU's typically run about 46-47 degrees C. The over temperature point is I think 86.
My download is done, and the patch is now installed. After I send this message off I will take the system down and try a couple of different experiments:
This motherboard has dual SCSI controllers. I never thought to try the second. Next, if that does not work, I plan to take the SCSI controller out of my other system and put it in this one for a test. If that test does not work, it's time for a new motherboard.
I could try the CPU's one at a time to see if one is bad, but I'm not sure that such a test is worth the effort. If I had to buy a new CPU I'd rather put the cost towards a whole new system.
As to systems, I'm leaning towards an Athlon. A pair of Xeons or Opterons is a bit more than I wish to spend right now. Sad. I've not had a single CPU machine for many years.
My CPU's have always run cool, and nothing in this system has ever been overclocked. All the fans are working. The CPU's typically run about 46-47 degrees C. The over temperature point is I think 86.
My download is done, and the patch is now installed. After I send this message off I will take the system down and try a couple of different experiments:
This motherboard has dual SCSI controllers. I never thought to try the second. Next, if that does not work, I plan to take the SCSI controller out of my other system and put it in this one for a test. If that test does not work, it's time for a new motherboard.
I could try the CPU's one at a time to see if one is bad, but I'm not sure that such a test is worth the effort. If I had to buy a new CPU I'd rather put the cost towards a whole new system.
As to systems, I'm leaning towards an Athlon. A pair of Xeons or Opterons is a bit more than I wish to spend right now. Sad. I've not had a single CPU machine for many years.
"I may be old, but I'm not dead."