Re: HP locking up

2012-11-09 Thread Dazed_75
Open the box again and check the cpu heat sink. If it is not getting very warm, it could be loose or poorly sealed with thermal material. That could make for intermittent heating problems. You might have to remove and remount the heat sink. On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 12:42 AM, Derek Trotter

Re: HP locking up

2012-11-09 Thread KevinO
Have you tried running memtest86 on it for a while? http://www.memtest86.com/ -- KevinO --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:

Re: HP locking up

2012-11-09 Thread Derek Trotter
I just got the beast rebooted after doing so. The progress indicator got to 44% when the bottom of the screen turned red and numbers started scrolling so fast they were a blur. So I'm guessing the several million errors it found before I rebooted it just might have something to do with it.

Re: HP locking up

2012-11-08 Thread Derek Trotter
On 11/09/2012 12:19 AM, Dazed_75 wrote: I don't see anything to give me any definite clues. But here are a couple of questions that might yield a clue: 1. Has this machine sat unused and not plugged in for any length of time (could be the CMOS battery is dead/dieing)? I bought it in