[Wlug] reboot problem

[Gregory Avedissian]

> On 10/30/07, Eric Martin <freak4uxxx at gmail.com> wrote:
>> You can get a handheld tester (I have one at home, I can bring it to
>> the next meeting).  Basically if the light goes green it's good.
>> Also, it has spots to check voltages of your power supply.


Richard Klein wrote:
> 
> I'm not sure that's adequate to tell if a PS is causing flaky
> behavior.  I don't think it'll tell you if one of the voltage lines
> goes low under load or something.  If it doesn't pass those tests,
> though, you'll know it's bad.
> 
> Also, open the PS case and look for leaking capacitors.  If you find
> any leakage, then you know you have a problem.  I would just throw out
> the PS at that point, but you could probably replace the capacitors.
> 


Thanks. I went ahead and got a tester, and all appears normal. Nothing in
the instructions say whether it puts a load on or not. I changed my video
card, because the fan was making noise, and all reboots since then have
been ok. No blank screens. Before, it was about 1/4 of the time.

I did have one lockup since changing the vid card, and I think I read
somewhere that it could be a result of using a realtime kernel. (someone
correct me if I'm wrong.) I was doing a lot at once when it happened.
Guess I have to experiment with it some more and look inside the psu.

Greg