<html><div style='background-color:'><DIV class=RTE> <DIV></DIV>>On Sat, 2004-01-31 at 09:32, Mike Chepesky wrote: </DIV> <DIV></DIV>> > I'm new to Linux, and I've just downloaded and installed the Fedora <DIV></DIV>> > Core. Installation and configuration went smoothly, and I can work in <DIV></DIV>> > the GNOME environment normally. However, it seems that every 1/2 hour <DIV></DIV>> > or so, even in the middle of working on something, I get a crash. The <DIV></DIV>> > computer is still on (i.e. I can still eject the CD-ROM drive, the <DIV></DIV>> > power light is on), but my monitor turns off (as if it's gone into <DIV></DIV>> > power-saving mode) and no keystrokes or mouse clicks will revive it <DIV></DIV>> > (not even Ctrl-Alt-Del). <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Maybe a hardware problem? What kind of machine and processor? Are you <DIV></DIV>>doing any kind of over-clocking? Were any other OSs able to run on this <DIV></DIV>>machine? <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>When this lock up happens, what happens when you do <CTRL><ALT>F1? How <DIV></DIV>>about <CTRL><ALT>Backspace? <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P>I had the idea that it might have been my monitor, and having too high a refresh rate, but lowering it didn't seem to help. I have an AMD Athlon running at 1 GHz, with no overclocking. Windows XP is running on a separate partition, and works fine.</P> <P>Mike</P></div><br clear=all><hr>MSN 8 with <a href="http://g.msn.com/8HMBENCA/2740??PS=">e-mail virus protection service: </a> 2 months FREE* </html>