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Date:      Fri, 15 Jun 2001 00:55:08 -0700
From:      "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com>
To:        "Francisco Reyes" <lists@natserv.com>, "FreeBSD Questions List" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   RE: How to troubleshoot freezing?
Message-ID:  <001d01c0f570$7f0748e0$1401a8c0@tedm.placo.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.32.0106131723120.456-100000@zoraida.reyes.somos.net>

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>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
>[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Francisco Reyes
>Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 2:32 PM
>To: FreeBSD Questions List
>Subject: How to troubleshoot freezing?
>
>
>I have a machine that as of 2 weeks ago has started freezing.
>I am not sure whether it is hardware or software. When it freezes nothing
>responds, not even the numlock key. After powering off startup ALWAYS
>freezes doing fsck. I have to take the drive to another
>machine to fsck.
>

Start by opening the system up and use a can of compressed air to
_throughly_ blow
out all dust from all areas including inside the power supply.  Then switch
it on with the case off and make a visual confirmation that ALL fans in the
system
are vigorously turning.


Ted Mittelstaedt                      tedm@toybox.placo.com
Author of:          The FreeBSD Corporate Networker's Guide
Book website:         http://www.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com




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