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From: kientzle@netcom.com
Subject: Re: FreeBSD hangs
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Date: Sun, 6 Oct 1996 01:34:10 GMT
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Re: Frode Vatvedt Fjeld asked about reasons why a machine might crash
for no apparent reason; Ken Bigelow suggested memory errors.
I had a similar problem when I first installed FreeBSD, which I finally
solved by changing the cache settings in the CMOS. I changed it from
`write back' to `write through.' System was rock-solid after that.
I would certainly recommend checking the CMOS memory settings, changing
them to very conservative values, and see if that changes anything.
Overheating is always a potential problem, as well.
- Tim Kientzle