I use handbrake as an easy way to take video content and re-encode it to the proper format for my iPhone. It works very nicely for that.
I will look into the CPU temp and BIOS issues and get back to you guys. --------------------------- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation <http://www.secureworldfoundation.org> +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 9:54 AM, Soren <[email protected]> wrote: > I have described these symptoms before in an other thread. > > If it isn't heat, you've probably got a virus in you BIOS. > > Relax, and reflash your BIOS - you might want to go back a version number > here. Reset Configuration Data, and it should work fine again. > > BTW, why use Handbrake, when dvdshrink is available. Just a note ;) > > Best, > Soren > > Brian Weeden wrote: > >> Got another weird one. My HTPC has suddenly developed an issue where it >> turns it self off. Not crash, but completely powers off. And the only >> time >> it happens is when I ask it to encode video, such as using Handbrake. It >> gets a few minutes into the operation and boom. Everything else - >> surfing, >> ripping, 1080p playback, etc is perfectly smooth and fine. >> >> I'm thinking this could be power issue. My guess is that when both cores >> ramp up to full power to encode the video, the power supply can't handle >> it >> and it dies. The only recent change I've made is adding another disk to >> the >> RAID array >> >> Here's the rest of the hardware: >> >> Athlon X2 4850e 2.5 Ghz >> GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H 780G Motherboard >> Areca ARC-1220 PCI-Express x8 SATA II Raid card >> (8) SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA >> OCZ StealthXStream 600W EPS12V Power Supply >> >> Is that too much power load for the OCZ? >> >> --------------------------- >> Brian Weeden >> Technical Advisor >> Secure World Foundation <http://www.secureworldfoundation.org> >> >> +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada >> +1 (202) 683-8534 US >> >> >
