weird restarts when compiling

[Aggelidis Nikos]

>
> Not really. All modern CPUs have  BIST (built-in self tests) that run even
> before the BIOS starts, and it would be really rare to actually have a
> "working" system with a faulty CPU. Errors in mprime usually indicate some
> other problem, such as bad memory, bad BIOS settings, overheating or an
> incompatibility of CPU/motherboard etc.
> Going back to what you said previously, you got an Nvidia 5200 graphics
> card? Were these ever produced for PCI express or are you using a) a normal
> PCI one or b)You got one of these weird mobos that have both AGP and PCI
> express? As I understand there are no AGP-only motherboards for core2duo.
Yes i have a weird mobo that has both AGP and PCI. The nvidia is an AGP one.
The mobo wasn't my choise :( but when the changed the false cpu with a
dual core they didn't want to
change the graphics card as well.

Can this mobo create problems?

> Another thought: Sometimes  the CPU cooler is not entirely seated, resulting
> in bad thermal contact of the heatsink/CPU assembly. This is not unusual in
> the 775 socket since the mechanism requires quite some pressure to lock and
> some people are afraid to apply it ;)
>

I will check it...