On Fri, 2005-07-22 at 10:00 -0400, Robert Crawford wrote: > > > I have an old IDE drive, maybe I can squeeze Gentoo on it for testing. > > > Bob has a good idea too regarding the CPU compound under the heat-sink > > > but at CPU temp. 39C I don't see how that could cause any problem. > > > > > > -- > > > #Joseph > > No matter what the temp sensors are reading, your problem definitely sounds > like it's heat related. Temp sensor readings can, and often are not accurate, > sometimes to an amazing degree. I don't know what type of sensor your cpu > uses, but if it's the type under the cpu, it might not be in good contact > with the cpu itself, thus giving false readings, I wouldn't be surprised if > your cpu temp was really over 50C. In my experience, temps over 50C. with > AMD 32bit cpus start giving problems like this, no matter what AMD says about > it. Seeing as how you have an AMD 64, I'm not sure about the sensor type- all > I'm saying is that the readings can vary wildly, and are not to be trusted, > especially considering your current problems. > > Robert Crawford\
I'll try to get to the bottom of it. 1.) First, I have noticed that the Sata Controller share one IRQ with Network Controller, this is not a good combination. I don't know if it is possible to re-assign and IRQ so they will be on a different one (BIOS does not have this option). If not I'll install another network card and disable the one on the Motherboard. 2.) Heat could be a problem as you have mentioned, I'll try to change the thermal padding under the heatsink. -- #Joseph -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
