On Tue, Apr 07, 2009 at 11:07:12AM -0700, Peter J. Stieber wrote:
PS = Pete Stieber
PS>> This is going to sound vague, but here goes...
PS>>
PS>> I have a dual opteron system that has been acting as the
PS>> worldly node for a small cluster of computers since
PS>> September, 2004. The machine is running the latest
PS>> x86_64 Fedora 10 kernel that I recently loaded (April
PS>> 2). The machine reboots without warning. I can't find
PS>> the cause in log files (maybe I'm not looking in the
PS>> correct log).
PS>>
PS>> I'm currently running memtest. If all of the tests pass,
PS>> could the community suggest other diagnostic tasks or
PS>> information I could post to help diagnose the problem?
PS>>
PS>> I wish I could be more specific,
AW = Anne Wilson
AW> I'd tend to put my money on the PSU. Do you have a spare
AW> one that you can try?
No, but that would be a good guess. Maybe I'll see if I can order a
spare. Anyone have a way of testing this without a spare?
They sell testers for PSU or you could use a voltmeter but these methods can leave room
for doubt, under a load is best and I don't know of an inexpensive tool that will do
that so the best thing is just to swap it out.
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