On 05/25/2015 12:13 PM, jd1008 wrote: > On 05/24/2015 10:22 PM, g wrote: <<>> >> . >> before replacing or installing newer cpu, do what has already >> been mentioned. >> >> clean away old thermal paste, apply fresh _white_ *high temp* >> thermal paste. >> >> _do_not_ use a clear paste. clear does not give needed transfer. >> >> as for installing newer type cpu, contact AMD support. who would >> know better? ;-) >> >> to find out if cpu is causing problem, use this script; >> >> #!/bin/sh >> while true ; do >> sensors >> ~/00-check-sensors >> sleep 600 ## set sleep period to an interval of your choice. >> done >> >> when system locks up again, open "00-check-sensors" to see history >> for temps and fans. >> >> years back, i had a 586 system locking up. running above script >> showed memory fan was slowing down. replaced fan, problem ended. >> >> > Good advice. thank you. > Will try it out. forget that script. i thought i would expand script with a time stamp so you can better relate to when things change. =+=+=+= #!/bin/sh # fn = log-sensors v. 2 r. 01 # date = 2015-0525-1330 # author = g e leem - copyleftist g e leem, gnu gpl applies. # path = /home/users/scripts/ ## # usage: build a log of sensor readings at 10 minute intervals # add a time stamp every hour ## # notes: sleep 600 = 10 minutes delay # # chk-sensors = 6 starts with value of 6 to # count down sleep periods of 10 minutes in # first loop # # chk-sensors = 7 so that time stamp with have # correct value for next loop # # start logging from a terminal with command # log-sensors& # to run in background and free terminal chksensors=6 while true ; do sensors >> ~/00-check-sensors sleep 600 ## set sleep period to an interval of your choice. if $chksensors = 0 ; then date >> ~/00-check-sensors chksensors=7 fi chksensors=$chksensors - 1 done =+=+=+= now, if you are aware of time you are doing whatever, you will be able to relate to when. i have been running script to see how it is tracking and i see changing in cpu and board temps and fans speeds. nothing drastic, but interesting to see. :-) > Thanx. most welc. ;-) if you have not refreshed thermal paste yet, as a bit of curiosity, run script before and after to also see if there is a change. -- peace out. If Bill Gates got a dime for every time Windows crashes... ...oh, wait. He does. THAT explains it! in a world with out fences, who needs gates. CentOS GNU/Linux 6.6 tc,hago. g . -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org