Is everyone sure that they don't have a cpu overheating problem? I have the -X version of the board (no serial ata), and have been very steady under load with improved cooling.
I'm using sys-apps/xmbmon, which tells me I'm mostly below 50C. -- Stephen On Monday 15 September 2003 04:03 pm, Arlo wrote: > thanks for the help. > I will give the ac-sources a try tonight. > is there anyway I can reuse my .config file, or how can I print my kernel > config. I made alot of changes and I know I will miss some if i re-enter > them. > -arlo- > > On Monday 15 September 2003 14:59, Alan wrote: > > On Mon, Sep 15, 2003 at 01:40:29PM -0400, Arlo wrote: > > > I have an A7N8X Deluxe motherboard with built in Sil3112a serial ata > > > controller and a Seagate Barracuda serial ata harddisk. I'm getting > > > random, or semi-random system lockups. The lockups happen more when the > > > system is under load. This is documented well on sites like > > > http://www.nforcershq.com I also do not get a harddrive led (for > > > activity). > > > I have tried all the fixes I can find in the archives. > > > > I had similar problems with that a7n8x-delux board with IDE drives. > > Random lockups under high HD or network load IIRC. I ended up fixing > > this by going to ac-sources, which have the proper drivers for the > > nforce2 chipset. Run "dmesg | grep -i nforce" and see if anything shows > > up. There'll be an option in the kernel config > > > > ATA/IDE/etc->Block Devices > > <*> AMD and nVidia IDE support > > > > There are also nvidia nforce specific options in the Sound section, and > > under Character Devices->AGPGART. > > > > I have these enabled and my A7N8X has been rock solid for a few kernel > > revs (all ac-sources IIRC), as opposed to when I first got it and it was > > a crashy POS that felt like a windows 3.0 system on LSD :) > > > > HTH > > > > alan -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
