Re: [SLUG] Forced Reboots

From: Pete Theisen (petetheisen@verizon.net)
Date: Sat Jan 30 2010 - 06:16:04 EST


Eben King wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Jan 2010, Pete Theisen wrote:
>
>> It is getting to the point where Ubuntu 9.04 reboots without my asking
>> it to every day. I can be sitting right at the console, there is no
>> sign of a power fluctuation - and I have an UPS anyway, there is a
>> reboot without any sign that it is coming.
>
> If you can set a script that periodically [1] pulls sensor data [2] and
> stores them [5] for on-demand graphing, that may provide a clue. I had
> a motheboard [3] whose onboard voltage regulator died so that some
> important voltage [4] fluctuated, and occasionally produced the symptoms
> you see.
>
> [1] say once every 5s
>
> [2] specifically voltages
>
> [3] BP6 IIRC
>
> [4] not +5v or +12v
>
> [5] for a day or a week
>

Hi Eben,

This is an Intel D845GEBV2 with a P IV 1.7, I guess 8 or so years old.
Would it have those kind of sensors?

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