While I was asleep yesterday, my machine reported on all 3 Konsoles : Message from syslogd@ at Thu Sep 23 19:38:11 2021 ... : mce: [Hardware Error]: CPU 0: Machine Check: 0 Bank 4: 9d0b4c16001d011b
Message from syslogd@ at Thu Sep 23 19:38:11 2021 ... : mce: [Hardware Error]: TSC 0 ADDR 19e617980 MISC c01a000001000000 Message from syslogd@ at Thu Sep 23 19:38:11 2021 ... : mce: [Hardware Error]: PROCESSOR 2:600f20 TIME 1632440315 SOCKET 0 APIC 0 microcode 6000822 -- end of report -- I don't remember seeing this before : how concerned should I be ? The present machine is 6 years old & has always worked very well ; its CPU is an AMD. I plan to build a new machine in the next few months : should I accelerate my plans ? -- ========================,,============================================ SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto TRANSIT `-O----------O---' purslowatchassdotutorontodotca

