Messages in this thread | | | From | Perry Harrington <> | Subject | Re: Compiling with gcc, sig 11, I've got the answer(?) | Date | Mon, 13 Apr 1998 23:05:21 -0700 (PDT) |
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I pulled 4MB of 30 pin simms, and the problem went away. I suspect its a timing issue with the UMC chipset. I suspect my problem with my laptop at work is heat related, unfortunately it's a big Cyrix heatsink, and I can't do much with it.
--Perry
> I just went through a bout of this on my 486. Go to a local Radio Shack > or anyplace else that sells electronic components (Fry's out west) and buy > a tube of silicone heatsink compound. This is a type of grease designed to > be applied to the part of the heatsink that contacts the CPU. It improves > heat transfer up to 10x by filling microscopic irregularities in the > heatsink and CPU surface and it is extremely heat conductive. Do not > confuse this with the rubber-like silicone caulking or clear silicone > grease. This is very white and difficult to get off of your fingers. Apply > a SMALL dab of it to the back side of the heatsink and spread it out with > a cotton swab or your fingers then apply the heatsink to the CPU. The tube > should clearly state that it is designed as a heatsink compound or > "transistor grease". I have a tube of Tech Spray part number 1977-DP in a > 2oz tube that will probably last me for the rest of my life that cost > $4.99 at a local electronics hardware store. > > Also, check to see that the CPU fan has not gone slow with age. Some of > them tend to gum up with dust and other grime over time and can get very > slow. > > In my experiance, Sig11 faults have almost always been related to heat or > bad RAM. Usually it is heat. > > > > > George Bonser > > If I had a catchy quip, it would be here. > > http://www.debian.org > Debian/GNU Linux ... the maintainable operating system. >
-- Perry Harrington Linux rules all OSes. APSoft () email: perry@apsoft.com Think Blue. /\
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