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peter wrote: > Hi > > I have my son in laws old computer (with quite a good spec) running > Window$ which keeps on crashing after about an hour. I asked before here > and I think we settled for heat problems, but then it would only last 15 > mins max. (I have reset a lot of BIOS stuff - and its winter!). > Does it crash under load or just sitting idle? If it's only under load it *could* be a memory problem with a bad chip being accessed which the PC doesn't need when idle. > I have booted it up with an old Ubuntu live CD (can not remove windoze > (not my computer - yet)). This will help to discover if the problem is > Windows related (It crashed on Linux previously) . Does it still crash under Ubunbtu? Kind regards, Julian -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html