Re: every two weeks

2007-04-19 Thread L Goodwin
Here are some more things to check: Check the cooling fan(s) in the power supply. I recently had a PS die due to a bad fan. Verify that it spins freely by hand (when OFF) and that it spins up quickly when turned on, and does not make any suspicious noises. Also check its RPM's in the BIOS if

Re: every two weeks

2007-04-18 Thread Joe Holden
John Haig wrote: Hi Every two weeks my Freebsd 5.3 box goes down. I'm running a webserver, databaase. No mail. Unfortunately it's 1100 miles from where I am and is quite the pain for my contact to go and start it up again. He says it's turned off and cold by the time he gets there.

Re: every two weeks

2007-04-18 Thread David Kelly
On Wed, Apr 18, 2007 at 03:54:33PM +0100, Joe Holden wrote: John Haig wrote: Every two weeks my Freebsd 5.3 box goes down. Sounds like a potential PSU issue, is there anyone at the facility to test/replace it? How about a BIOS issue? Seems there is an option for periodic shutdowns in