Okay so it was another sweltering day in Los Angeles and this issue popped up again after it was gone for a while so maybe someone can confirm this is a heat-related issue as I suspect it is:
I'm running Vista x64 on my WD Raptor X and I have it in a P182SE. While the P182SE is a great computer for a silent temperature, its not the greatest for cooling. Because I don't have AC where I live right now, room temepratures can reach up to 80 degrees or more on hot days, so the ambient is bad.
Basically what happens generally is that i may be using the computer or away from it, but usually you hear a click first before you realize that windows basically locks up and stops functioning. Then suddenly the computer will restart but when you go through the BIOS POST screen, it will fail to detect the Raptor's SATA connection. You then need to shut down the computer and/or sometimes go back into BIOS to put the Raptor to be the first HDD booted up.
Is this a heat-related issue in all likelihood? I did notice that this problem seemed to occur more when it was on a hot day or when my fans were too low and the inside got hot (that damn 8800Ultra isn't helping either). Or could there be another culprit?
I should really consider moving everything into a Stacker..
I'm running Vista x64 on my WD Raptor X and I have it in a P182SE. While the P182SE is a great computer for a silent temperature, its not the greatest for cooling. Because I don't have AC where I live right now, room temepratures can reach up to 80 degrees or more on hot days, so the ambient is bad.
Basically what happens generally is that i may be using the computer or away from it, but usually you hear a click first before you realize that windows basically locks up and stops functioning. Then suddenly the computer will restart but when you go through the BIOS POST screen, it will fail to detect the Raptor's SATA connection. You then need to shut down the computer and/or sometimes go back into BIOS to put the Raptor to be the first HDD booted up.
Is this a heat-related issue in all likelihood? I did notice that this problem seemed to occur more when it was on a hot day or when my fans were too low and the inside got hot (that damn 8800Ultra isn't helping either). Or could there be another culprit?
I should really consider moving everything into a Stacker..