Hi Everybody, JOORIS Emmanuel wrote: > Hello, > I buy a net5501 last year i think, and since April my board crash a > lot(no answer on serial link no network...). the watchdog automatically > restart the board, but this is annoying. the PSU can be the source of > crash ? > In the board i have a wifi n pci card and an 8Gb CF and the PSU is an > GPF361DA-1230-1. > I don't think this is the temperature because i have place some ramsink > on the geode, companion chip and S-IO and with the box open there is now > a small fan on top of the geode. And this is still crashing (some day > not, some day 6 or 8 times, and few other day every hours.....).
Our experience is that 9 out of 10 times issues with stability is either problems with the power supply or with the software, especially Linux as it seems to have taken long time for a stable VT6105M Linux driver to show up.... If it's one of the very few instances where it's a hardware issue just contact [email protected] to request service, if under warranty it will be replaced or repaired at no charge. But try another power supply first, and if running Linux, ensure you have the stable drivers. ---- Alvar Kusma wrote: > I can do subjective test by touching with hand and my assertion is that > net5501 CPU is usually warmer than Alix CPU under similar load, even > without case. Why, i don't know. Libsensors under openwrt shows 50-55 C > for net5501-70, 43-48 C for Alix 2D13 (both with closed box), but this > result must taken with grain of salt because Alix sensor is not > calibrated (don't know about Soekris). Yes, the net5501 use more power than an Alix 2D13, and it should considered the the second bank of memory, the additional ethernet controller, the multi-io controller, the SATA bridge, the more complex power supply to support PCI expansion.... But remember that the Geode LX CPU is specified to operate with a case temperature of 85 degrees censius, so a die temperature of 55 degrees censius or even 70 degress is no problem at all by itself. Best Regards, Soren Kristensen CEO & Chief Engineer Soekris Engineering, Inc. _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
