[nycbug-talk] Help!!! (server problems...)

[Brown, James Jim]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kit Halsted [mailto:kit at kithalsted.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 10:22 AM
> To: talk at lists.nycbug.org
> Subject: [nycbug-talk] Help!!! (server problems...)
> 
> 
> Hey, NYCBUG folks:
> 
> I'm having some problems with one of my servers & I'm running out of 
> ideas on how to fix it. It's an Athlon 1.8GHz box running OpenBSD 3.3 
> & it crashes every few days. Lately, it doesn't want to come back up. 
> Nothing in the logs & it doesn't seem to be crashing under load, just 
> losing power once in a while for no apparent reason. It was happening 
> around 6:30-7:00 AM at first, but it died some time after 6:00 PM & 
> before 1:30 AM yesterday. Nothing in the logs seems to point to 
> hardware, losing power seems to point to the power supply, but it's 
> still happening with a brand new 480W Antec PS...
> 
> Basically, all I can think to do is replace the motherboard at this 
> point. I'm wondering:
> 
> 1. if anyone can think of anything else that might be responsible for 
> these problems &
> 
> 2. if anybody can suggest a good place in the city to pick up a new 
> Socket-A mobo.
> 
> Thanks,
> -Kit


Heat related? The temp inside the case is what matters,
not the ambient temp.

Can you add an extra fan to your case?

In my experience heat problems tend to compound themselves
over time- simlilar to what you are describing.

Best Regards,
Jim B.


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