Wow - how timely. I've been dealing with the exact same issue this week. An OP755 randomly rebooting. I've swapped the power supply and plugged into a UPS with no joy. Just before I left yesterday, I threw the hard drive into an identical machine because I started to suspect the CPU.
On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 8:09 AM, John Aldrich <[email protected]>wrote: > Did you Google "CPU Stress Test"? Here's a nice link for you: > http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=CPU+Stress+Test > > -----Original Message----- > From: Miguel Gonzalez [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 6:12 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: optiplex 755 random reboots > > Hi all, > > We have an Optiplex that is mysteriously rebooting by itself.. We change a > setting of the Intel MT NIC, motherboard and reinstall OS (RedHat 5.x). > > We suspect that it could be the CPU that is rebooting the machine before > it could get burnt or maybe a failing power supply. > > Do you guys know of any live CD (Windows or linux based) to run a stress > test on the CPU? (it's a quad core) > > Thanks, > > Miguel > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > -- Organization and good planning are just crutches for people that can't handle stress and caffeine. - unknown ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
