machine is freezing all the time, cannot do anything

[Langdon Stevenson]

Roger Heflin wrote:
> Antonio Olivares wrote:
>> --- max <maximilianbianco at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Antonio Olivares wrote:
>>>> Dear all,
>>>>
>>>> As I send this message, I run the risk of it not
>>>> getting to where it should.  The machine is
>>> constantly
>>>> freezing.  I cannot do anything with it anymore :(
>>>>
>>>> What should I do to troubleshoot it?
>>>>
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>>>> I tried to install the update, but the machine
>>> crashed
>>>> and did not accept them :( 
>>>> TIA,
>>>>
>>>> Antonio
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>>> A memory test has already been suggested, check the
>>> harddrive as well but actually if you could provide some more info as
>>> to what led up to this it might help. Notice any strange behavior?
>>> crashing apps? random crashing? Recently installed software or hardware?
>>> The driver for your video card is listed as unknown. Providing the smolt
>>> profile is good but there are still plenty of unknowns. How does it do
>>> running on the older kernel(there should be one installed).
>>>
>>>
>>> Max
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>>
>> Memory Test passes, I ran it for 1 hour and a half, no
>> problems encountered memory is fine.  Machine just
>> freezes, it does not matter, if I run Fedora, Windows
>> or Slax.  All of them freeze.  Machine just stops,
>> Caps Lock light and Scroll Lock Light on keyboard
>> blink back and forth.  Today I gave it the ultimate
>> test, and it froze about 3 times during the day.  Do
>> not know what is wrong with the machine, maybe it is a
>> harware problem.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Antonio 
> 
> 
> Given that Windows and Fedora freeze, there is no *MAYBE* about it, you 
> have a hardware problem.
> 
> What is the mean time between freezes (average)?   Figure that out, and 
> you need to run memtest several times that long.   Running memtest for 
> 1.5 hours is not that good a test.
> 
> Make sure your CPU temps are good, and that your cpu fan is connected 
> properly and spinning ok, and that your CPU heat sink is not coated with 
> dust.
> 
>                          Roger

I had a hard drive go bad on me recently and the symptoms were just as 
Antonio described them.  The freezes in my case became more frequent as 
the disk got worse.  New disks (now RAID one) and everything is fine.

Regards,
Langdon