Okay this is wierd. I have the 3.2Ghz P4. This machine has put out 90 something complete jobs. For some reason yesterday the Graphical Client crashes my system. Everytime I reboot, as soon as the service starts, my computer would just crash. It is running in console mode, but what would make a nonOC system that has put out over 90 complete jobs, all of a sudden just die?
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F@H Graphical client
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How old is the system? Any chance that you might have a part that is starting to go to the graveyard? Was there anything else you did at the time that seemed to trigger it?
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Updated video drivers in the past couple days?
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Another thing i thought of. For a long time I was having problems with restarts on my machine
1.6 OC to 2.0 AMD Sempron 2800+
F@H @ 100%
Tried changing the oc to stock.. under-clocked everything i could think of and nothing
was helping at all.
Then went and did a fresh install of windows and everything has been fine since. *shrugs*
1.6 OC to 2.0 AMD Sempron 2800+
F@H @ 100%
Tried changing the oc to stock.. under-clocked everything i could think of and nothing
was helping at all.
Then went and did a fresh install of windows and everything has been fine since. *shrugs*
KodiakStar said:
Well it is fairly new 3.2ghz Dell Optiplex 280(work computer). No nothing has changed, except that I stuck a new x600 Pro(from a x300) a few days ago. Why would it take a week before it crashed? If is was related to the videocard.
That's odd. I had one machine a while back that would hard lock whenever I started folding on it, but it was a 1.0GHz Duron that I ran at 1.33GHz for a while via the pencil trick. After that it hard locked from that point forward, when under 100% load, even at stock speeds.
Have you tried the console version to see if it does the same thing? Also, have you checked inside the machine to make sure the cheap ass clips that Dell uses didn't break and make the heatsink fall off? I've seen that happen on them before. After that and any other suggestions, I'd try what K* said and reload, or at least run memtest for a few hours and see if the box is stable.
Have you tried the console version to see if it does the same thing? Also, have you checked inside the machine to make sure the cheap ass clips that Dell uses didn't break and make the heatsink fall off? I've seen that happen on them before. After that and any other suggestions, I'd try what K* said and reload, or at least run memtest for a few hours and see if the box is stable.
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You also might consider just reinstalling the graphical client. It could be that when it installed the configuration for the graphics isn't like the change in cards.
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p[H]ant0m said:
That couldn't hurt, hopefully it will be that simple of a fix...
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Ohhhhh I know why.....It's a Dell!!
I know it sounds boneheaded, but did you check the Event Viewer log to see what's specifically crashing? Also, there's always the chance that the unit it grabbed is corrupt, didja dump it and grab a fresh one?
On a totally offbeat note, if you're constantly buying workstation-class machines for work, seriously check out the newish HP XW4200 workstations. I just moved over to them from Optiplexes last year; and am insanely impressed. They are absolute tanks. Extremely sturdy all metal cases, Oversized power supplies, G5-quality thermal controlled fans, very well laid out mobo, etc etc. Seriously check em out. For those that have been "doing this" IT stuff a while, it has the look that Dell's did 6-7 years ago, smartly built with quality innards, meant for long duty cycles. They cost more than equiv dells, but you get what you pay for. Just my 2 cents.
Please post again if you figure out what the problem was, it's kinda interesting (especially in an "i work for a school and there's no classes in the summer and i'm bored shitless" sorta way)
I know it sounds boneheaded, but did you check the Event Viewer log to see what's specifically crashing? Also, there's always the chance that the unit it grabbed is corrupt, didja dump it and grab a fresh one?
On a totally offbeat note, if you're constantly buying workstation-class machines for work, seriously check out the newish HP XW4200 workstations. I just moved over to them from Optiplexes last year; and am insanely impressed. They are absolute tanks. Extremely sturdy all metal cases, Oversized power supplies, G5-quality thermal controlled fans, very well laid out mobo, etc etc. Seriously check em out. For those that have been "doing this" IT stuff a while, it has the look that Dell's did 6-7 years ago, smartly built with quality innards, meant for long duty cycles. They cost more than equiv dells, but you get what you pay for. Just my 2 cents.
Please post again if you figure out what the problem was, it's kinda interesting (especially in an "i work for a school and there's no classes in the summer and i'm bored shitless" sorta way)