My system locked up randomly with the 2.6.22 kernel ( even with a live CD ubuntu 7.10 ) I think it's related to the bios and the kernel I don't remember the 2.6.20 kernel having that issue but that was before I got an NV GF6200 256Mb AGP card anything else I can do to help let me know
# dmidecode 2.9 SMBIOS 2.3 present. 33 structures occupying 926 bytes. Table at 0x000F0000. Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 20 bytes BIOS Information Vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD Version: 6.00 PG Release Date: 09/27/2005 Address: 0xE0000 Runtime Size: 128 kB ROM Size: 512 kB Characteristics: ISA is supported PCI is supported PNP is supported APM is supported BIOS is upgradeable BIOS shadowing is allowed Boot from CD is supported Selectable boot is supported BIOS ROM is socketed EDD is supported 5.25"/360 KB floppy services are supported (int 13h) 5.25"/1.2 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h) 3.5"/720 KB floppy services are supported (int 13h) 3.5"/2.88 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h) Print screen service is supported (int 5h) 8042 keyboard services are supported (int 9h) Serial services are supported (int 14h) Printer services are supported (int 17h) CGA/mono video services are supported (int 10h) ACPI is supported USB legacy is supported AGP is supported LS-120 boot is supported ATAPI Zip drive boot is supported BIOS boot specification is supported Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 25 bytes System Information Manufacturer: Product Name: Version: Serial Number: UUID: Not Present Wake-up Type: Power Switch Handle 0x0002, DMI type 2, 8 bytes Base Board Information Manufacturer: Product Name: K8M800-8237 Version: Serial Number: Handle 0x0003, DMI type 3, 17 bytes Chassis Information Manufacturer: Type: Desktop Lock: Not Present Version: Serial Number: Asset Tag: Boot-up State: Unknown Power Supply State: Unknown Thermal State: Unknown Security Status: Unknown OEM Information: 0x00000000 Handle 0x0004, DMI type 4, 35 bytes Processor Information Socket Designation: Socket 754 Type: Central Processor Family: Athlon 64 Manufacturer: AMD ID: C0 0F 00 00 FF FB 8B 07 Signature: Family 15, Model 12, Stepping 0 Flags: FPU (Floating-point unit on-chip) VME (Virtual mode extension) DE (Debugging extension) PSE (Page size extension) TSC (Time stamp counter) MSR (Model specific registers) PAE (Physical address extension) MCE (Machine check exception) CX8 (CMPXCHG8 instruction supported) APIC (On-chip APIC hardware supported) SEP (Fast system call) MTRR (Memory type range registers) PGE (Page global enable) MCA (Machine check architecture) CMOV (Conditional move instruction supported) PAT (Page attribute table) PSE-36 (36-bit page size extension) CLFSH (CLFLUSH instruction supported) MMX (MMX technology supported) FXSR (Fast floating-point save and restore) SSE (Streaming SIMD extensions) SSE2 (Streaming SIMD extensions 2) Version: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 2800+ Voltage: 1.5 V External Clock: 200 MHz Max Speed: 3000 MHz Current Speed: 1800 MHz Status: Populated, Enabled Upgrade: Socket 754 L1 Cache Handle: 0x0008 L2 Cache Handle: 0x0009 L3 Cache Handle: Not Provided Serial Number: Asset Tag: Part Number: Handle 0x0005, DMI type 5, 20 bytes Memory Controller Information Error Detecting Method: 64-bit ECC Error Correcting Capabilities: None Supported Interleave: One-way Interleave Current Interleave: One-way Interleave Maximum Memory Module Size: 4096 MB Maximum Total Memory Size: 8192 MB Supported Speeds: 70 ns 60 ns 50 ns Supported Memory Types: Standard DIMM Memory Module Voltage: 2.9 V Associated Memory Slots: 2 0x0006 0x0007 Enabled Error Correcting Capabilities: None Handle 0x0006, DMI type 6, 12 bytes Memory Module Information Socket Designation: A0 Bank Connections: None Current Speed: 6 ns Type: Unknown EDO Installed Size: Not Installed Enabled Size: Not Installed Error Status: OK Handle 0x0007, DMI type 6, 12 bytes Memory Module Information Socket Designation: A1 Bank Connections: 2 3 Current Speed: 6 ns Type: Unknown EDO Installed Size: 512 MB (Double-bank Connection) Enabled Size: 512 MB (Double-bank Connection) Error Status: OK Handle 0x0008, DMI type 7, 19 bytes Cache Information Socket Designation: Internal Cache Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 1 Operational Mode: Write Back Location: Internal Installed Size: 128 KB Maximum Size: 128 KB Supported SRAM Types: Synchronous Installed SRAM Type: Synchronous Speed: Unknown Error Correction Type: Unknown System Type: Unknown Associativity: Unknown Handle 0x0009, DMI type 7, 19 bytes Cache Information Socket Designation: External Cache Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 2 Operational Mode: Write Back Location: Internal Installed Size: 512 KB Maximum Size: 512 KB Supported SRAM Types: Synchronous Installed SRAM Type: Synchronous Speed: Unknown Error Correction Type: Unknown System Type: Unknown Associativity: Unknown Handle 0x000A, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: PRIMARY IDE Internal Connector Type: On Board IDE External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: None Port Type: Other Handle 0x000B, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: SECONDARY IDE Internal Connector Type: On Board IDE External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: None Port Type: Other Handle 0x000C, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: FDD Internal Connector Type: On Board Floppy External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: None Port Type: 8251 FIFO Compatible Handle 0x000D, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: COM1 Internal Connector Type: 9 Pin Dual Inline (pin 10 cut) External Reference Designator: External Connector Type: DB-9 male Port Type: Serial Port 16450 Compatible Handle 0x000E, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: COM2 Internal Connector Type: 9 Pin Dual Inline (pin 10 cut) External Reference Designator: External Connector Type: DB-9 male Port Type: Serial Port 16450 Compatible Handle 0x000F, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: LPT1 Internal Connector Type: DB-25 female External Reference Designator: External Connector Type: DB-25 female Port Type: Parallel Port ECP/EPP Handle 0x0010, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: Keyboard Internal Connector Type: PS/2 External Reference Designator: External Connector Type: PS/2 Port Type: Keyboard Port Handle 0x0011, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: PS/2 Mouse Internal Connector Type: PS/2 External Reference Designator: External Connector Type: PS/2 Port Type: Mouse Port Handle 0x0012, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: Not Specified Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: USB0 External Connector Type: Other Port Type: USB Handle 0x0013, DMI type 9, 13 bytes System Slot Information Designation: PCI0 Type: 32-bit PCI Current Usage: Available Length: Long ID: 1 Characteristics: 5.0 V is provided PME signal is supported Handle 0x0014, DMI type 9, 13 bytes System Slot Information Designation: PCI1 Type: 32-bit PCI Current Usage: Available Length: Long ID: 2 Characteristics: 5.0 V is provided PME signal is supported Handle 0x0015, DMI type 9, 13 bytes System Slot Information Designation: PCI2 Type: 32-bit PCI Current Usage: Available Length: Long ID: 3 Characteristics: 5.0 V is provided PME signal is supported Handle 0x0016, DMI type 9, 13 bytes System Slot Information Designation: PCI3 Type: 32-bit PCI Current Usage: Available Length: Long ID: 4 Characteristics: 5.0 V is provided PME signal is supported Handle 0x0017, DMI type 9, 13 bytes System Slot Information Designation: AGP Type: 32-bit AGP Current Usage: In Use Length: Long ID: 8 Characteristics: 5.0 V is provided Handle 0x0018, DMI type 13, 22 bytes BIOS Language Information Installable Languages: 3 n|US|iso8859-1 n|US|iso8859-1 r|CA|iso8859-1 Currently Installed Language: n|US|iso8859-1 Handle 0x0019, DMI type 16, 15 bytes Physical Memory Array Location: System Board Or Motherboard Use: System Memory Error Correction Type: None Maximum Capacity: 8 GB Error Information Handle: Not Provided Number Of Devices: 2 Handle 0x001A, DMI type 17, 27 bytes Memory Device Array Handle: 0x0019 Error Information Handle: Not Provided Total Width: 64 bits Data Width: 64 bits Size: No Module Installed Form Factor: DIMM Set: None Locator: A0 Bank Locator: Bank0/1 Type: Unknown Type Detail: None Speed: Unknown Manufacturer: None Serial Number: None Asset Tag: None Part Number: None Handle 0x001B, DMI type 17, 27 bytes Memory Device Array Handle: 0x0019 Error Information Handle: Not Provided Total Width: 64 bits Data Width: 64 bits Size: 512 MB Form Factor: DIMM Set: None Locator: A1 Bank Locator: Bank2/3 Type: Unknown Type Detail: None Speed: Unknown Manufacturer: None Serial Number: None Asset Tag: None Part Number: None Handle 0x001C, DMI type 19, 15 bytes Memory Array Mapped Address Starting Address: 0x00000000000 Ending Address: 0x0001FFFFFFF Range Size: 512 MB Physical Array Handle: 0x0019 Partition Width: 0 Handle 0x001D, DMI type 20, 19 bytes Memory Device Mapped Address Starting Address: 0x00000000000 Ending Address: 0x000000003FF Range Size: 1 kB Physical Device Handle: 0x001A Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x001C Partition Row Position: 1 Handle 0x001E, DMI type 20, 19 bytes Memory Device Mapped Address Starting Address: 0x00000000000 Ending Address: 0x0001FFFFFFF Range Size: 512 MB Physical Device Handle: 0x001B Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x001C Partition Row Position: 1 Handle 0x001F, DMI type 32, 11 bytes System Boot Information Status: No errors detected Handle 0x0020, DMI type 127, 4 bytes End Of Table
