Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 08:18:15 +1100 From: Peter Jeremy <peter.jeremy@AUSS2.ALCATEL.COM.AU> To: jdowdal@destiny.erols.com Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Kernel panic with recent RELENG_3 Message-ID: <99Feb4.080823est.40388@border.alcanet.com.au>
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John Dowdal <jdowdal@destiny.erols.com> wrote: >1) Tear down and rebuild the computer. Blast every socket/slot/disk > connector/card/dimm/cpu with canned air. ... >Please remember that no change was made to the hardware, other than power >cycling Unplugging and reconnecting every connector is effectively a hardware change. Connections that may have been previously dodgy have been wiped clean (and previously good connections may now have dust caught in them). Getting rid of all the dust _is_ a positive step - both thermally and electrically (at best, dust increases stray capacitances, at worst, damp dust is conductive). Peter To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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