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Kevin Lucas wrote: > > Neil Stone wrote: >> I have a bit of a problem with my laptop.. >> >> Runs for a while but then locks up solid.. >> >> memtest86 ran clean yesterday, it took over an hour (2gb of ram) to >> perform a full run through with no errors detected.. >> >> This happens in both Ubuntu and Windows XP.. >> >> Suggestions ?? >> >> > Over heating cpu? > > Can you see the CPU temp in the Bios? > Can you set it up a notch and see if it runs a little longer (or melts!) > > Reload Bios to defaults may help > > Well, The radiator was clogged with dust yesterday morning.. but that got cleaned out.. it is a Dell, and they do tend to run quite warm anyway, but I've not noticed it being any hotter than usual.. Neil -- 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