On 5/10/18, Ben Caradoc-Davies <b...@transient.nz> wrote: > On 10/05/18 17:36, Felix Miata wrote: >> Ben Caradoc-Davies composed on 2018-05-10 17:13 (UTC+1200): >>> Alexander, are there any signs of overheating at the time of the freeze? >> Any _other_ signs? Apparently "random" freezing after 30 minutes heavy >> use, such >> as watching a video with a 1GHz CPU and 276MHz (normal clock) GPU[1], _is_ >> a >> sign of overheating or other physical malfunction, not likely a problem >> that >> changing driver or kernel could likely solve. > > Other signs like elevated sensor temperatures, fans screaming, raised > surface temperatures, smoke ...
That reminded me that there can be an uncomfortable "hot smell" that's an early warning sign that smoke and maybe a *pop-sizzle* is likely imminent. I fried a couple different power supplies over the years because my brain didn't cognitively register that hot smell for what it was the second it appeared. Those times it happened, I remember kicking myself (HARD!) for not *simply* making sure there were no dust bunnies gathering inside the case in the days just prior to the hardware loss. :) Cindy :) -- Cindy-Sue Causey Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA * runs with that "pink" screen tint that's not offending consistently enough to track cause *
