On Sat, 2004-01-31 at 09:32, Mike Chepesky wrote: > I'm new to Linux, and I've just downloaded and installed the Fedora > Core. Installation and configuration went smoothly, and I can work in > the GNOME environment normally. However, it seems that every 1/2 hour > or so, even in the middle of working on something, I get a crash. The > computer is still on (i.e. I can still eject the CD-ROM drive, the > power light is on), but my monitor turns off (as if it's gone into > power-saving mode) and no keystrokes or mouse clicks will revive it > (not even Ctrl-Alt-Del). Maybe a hardware problem? What kind of machine and processor? Are you doing any kind of over-clocking? Were any other OSs able to run on this machine? When this lock up happens, what happens when you do <Ctrl><Alt>F1? How about <Ctrl><Alt>Backspace?