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Re: [LUG] Server lockups

 

On Sat, 02 Jun 2007 11:56:37 +0100
Simon Williams <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello everyone.
> 
> 2 days ago my server locked up. After a hard reboot it came back up 
> fine. Then last night it did the same thing again, but this time it
> took several tries before it would boot properly.
> 
> The question is- what is causing this?

Overheating?

> 
> I have no idea where to start. There isn't usually a monitor or
> keyboard attached either, which makes things more interesting.
> 
> Nothing appears in the logs which might give me any ideas.

Some machines (IBM make some) have an automatic shutdown "feature" when
a temperature sensor detects an internal temperature above a certain
threshold. The sensor prevents any startup until the internal
temperaure has dropped below the threshold - then shuts it off again if
it gets too hot.


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