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Re: [LUG] Crashing Computer

 

On Sun, 2008-11-30 at 12:24 +0000, Tom Potts wrote:
> On Sunday 30 November 2008 08:39, 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!).
> >
> > 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) .  Is there anything I
> have you checked the log files to see if theres any indication there.
> Tom te tom te tom
> 
> 
Is it a Dell by any chance?
more than three years old?


Regards

Kevin Lucas
Minions Post Master(Sub) reprieved (possibly!)
Po House, Minions,
Liskeard Cornwall 
PL14 5LE
01579363386


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