Random Freeze

[Robert Storey]

On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 15:41:56 +0200
"Cedric GROSS" <cedric.gross at cnv.fr> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I'm running an AMD Duron 700 Box with freeBSD 5.2.1 - RELEASE, and
> sometimes the system freeze so I must reboot. I haven't anything in
> log. So, What could be the problem ? 
> How could I obtain some clue of the problem (debug flag, something
> like that..) ?

I had this and it turned out to be dust in the slots for add-on cards.
Removing the cards, cleaning the terminals and blowing out the dust from
the slots, fixed the problem.

Overheating will produce the same symptoms. If you're in the northern
hemisphere, this is time of year when you have to worry about this.
Blowing out dust (pay attention to the cpu fan and power supply fan,
which are dust traps) can make the difference.

Of course, your problem may have nothing to do with the above.

good luck,
Robert