Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 21 May 2002 18:10:16 -0400 (EDT) | From | "Nicholas L. D'Imperio" <> | Subject | Re: Asus a7m266d stability issues |
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On Tue, 21 May 2002, Ion Badulescu wrote:
> On Tue, 21 May 2002 16:07:24 -0400 (EDT), Nicholas L. D'Imperio <dimperio@physics.dyndns.org> wrote: > > >> > I'm getting kernel panics using the A7m266d smp motherboard and kernel > >> > 2.4.18 as soon as the system is put under load. > > > > I have 1800+MP processors and my PSU is 400W. Of course I also have the > > little four prong connector plugged in as well. > > This points very strongly towards an overheating problem. The 1800+ and > higher CPU's run very hot. Any imperfection in the cooling setup, be > it lack of thermal paste, undersized heatsink/fan combination, > improperly seated heatsink, and even insufficient airflow around the > CPU's and inside the chassis, can and will cause crashes under load. > > I had this exact problem a few weeks ago with a dual Athlon 1U setup. It > turned out that the aluminum heatsinks I had previously used for the > 1.2GHz Athlons weren't good enough for the 1900+, and also that the > chassis fans were circulating enough air. Switching to copper heatsinks > got rid of 95% of the crashes, and adding a chassis fan got rid of the > remaining 5%. > > Ion > >
Overheating is certainly a concern but is not the problem here I think.
1 processor is rock solid.
I also switched it with a dual TigerMP board and that runs fine.
Nick
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