Thanks for the links.
I ran burnp6, burnmmx & burnbx for several hours each with no problems.
CPU temp never went above about 52.5 celsius. Room temp was about 23 C
and the idle temp was about 45 C. The case temp actually read a little
less then room temp, probably just calibration issues.
I downloaded memtest86 also, but it won't build for me. I get an error
that as86 is not found, but I haven't looked into it yet.
Thanks again
Eric
Tom Brinkman wrote:
>
> On Friday 18 May 2001 08:07 am, Turgut Kalfaoglu wrote:
> > I'd hate to append to a "me too" series; but just to say that
> > Mandrake 8 for me, is ROCK SOLID. No problems.. (Hardware: Thinkpad
> > A20m)
> >
> > -turgut
>
> Me 3, 8.0's solid, no problems. For those that are having some
> problems I have some suggestions. Lockups and spontaneous reboots
> usually indicate marginal hardware and/or configuration in bios. Heat
> is usually the number one culprit. Try taking of the case cover and
> pointing a table fan into the box. If problems stop, or subside, you
> need to improve heatsink-fan and/or overall case cooling. Case temps
> should always be at or near room temp.
>
> Any decent system should be able to run 'cpuburn', at least for an
> hour or so. If not, you've got marginal hardware. I recommend you use
> lm_sensors to monitor the cpu temp while cpuburn is running (Mboard
> needs to support this). For Intel cpu's you can monitor the
> proccessor's internal diode, should stay under 50C. For AMD, the temp
> is from a thermistor (probe), and no matter how well placed, you should
> add a minimum of 10C to the reported number. AMD docs say 10 to 20C.
> Probe temp should stay under 55C (actual core temp is 65+). If you go
> over these temps, abort cpuburn.
> http://users.ev1.net/~redelm/
>
> Decent hardware should also be able to run 'memtest86' for hours on
> end and report -0- errors, with or without L2 cache enabled.
> http://reality.sgi.com/cbrady_denver/memtest86/
>
> Another check is the torture test with 'mprime', again with -0-
> errors.
> ftp://mersenne.org/gimps/mprime.tar.gz
>
> For those with VIA chipsets, one often advised cure for hardware
> problems is to try decreasing the FSB a little (if your Mboard supports
> it). eg, reduce 100mhz to 95, or 133 to 126. IOW's, underclock it a
> little.
> --
> Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
