On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 4:46 PM, david <gnome@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > hollunder@xxxxxx wrote: >> On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:13:04 -0800 >> Kevin Cosgrove <kevinc@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> On 19 November 2008 at 16:11, "Loki Davison" <loki.davison@xxxxxxxxx> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> mmm... so a mobo problem... that would be annoying. Does that >>>> actually happen? >>> I had to have an ABIT board serviced. I never did put it back into >>> my machine. But yes, it quit powering up. >>> >>> -- >>> Kevin >> >> It could be possible I guess... >> >> My personal situation: >> The mobo is a couple of years old, I have lockups whenever it comes to >> apps that need a lot of video-power, like games and even some movies. >> I tried a couple of video cards (all nvidia tough) without seeing >> any real changes. >> The problem occurred in windows as well (I had it installed to play >> some games) and it didn't matter if I used the nv or binary drivers, >> after a couple of minutes the machine just locks up. >> The only explanation I have is that it's some kind of mobo-problem, but >> now that I just use nv and don't play games anymore it happens rarely >> when watching movies or something. >> >> I heard that logs don't help much in cases like this and that consoles >> connected via serial cables would be more helpful, but I haven't tried >> that. > > A bit of speculation here. Perhaps the slot the video card is in is just > slightly low on providing power to the video card. Ordinary use of the > card works. Heavy duty use (like gaming) makes the card draw more power > than the slot can actually provide, producing a crash? > > I guess, to check this, try a different slot for the video card (if you > can). > > -- > David > gnome@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > authenticity, honesty, community > _______________________________________________ > Linux-audio-user mailing list > Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user > Are the voltages provided by lm_sensors useful for diagnosing this? i.e vid v? Loki _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
