Thank all for the reply. Actually it happens when I select Linux FC4 operation system. It never happens when I just install windows XP. Li --- Roy Henning <Roy.Henning@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Definitely sounds like a thermal issue with the > hardware. > > I assume the problem happens only on power-up. When > the box powers up > when cold, will it act up after a period of time > aftert warm-up? > > Off the top of my head: > > Some chips may fail as they heat up from use. I once > had, as I recall a > northbride chip that would act up, "freezing" the PC > after it warmed > and during game playing. Placed one of those 60 mm > fans to blow on the > chip. Never acted up again in about 5 years of use. > > Could be faulty or failing memory. > > Perhaps the hard drive. Could be failing. Or it may > not have enough > time to "spin-up" when booted. I think you can > adjust this in your > bios. > > Roy > > >>> mikkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 03/09 9:41 AM >>> > Tony Crouch wrote: > > > > --- chen li <chen_li3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> Hi all, > >> > >> I have both windows XP and FC4(default) installed > in > >> one hardware and use GRUB to select which OS is > >> used. > >> I recently find that my computer gets stuck after > I > >> turn it on. And here is the message on screen: > >> ............. > >> Welcome to Fedora core > >> > >> Press "I" to enter interactive startup > >> > >> Starting udev: [OK] > >> > >> INitialialzing hardware... storage network audio > >> done > >> [ok] > >> > >> > >> The only thing I can do is to shut down the whole > >> power and wait for a while. When I turn the > computer > >> on it works fine. It happens several time. I > >> wonder if anyone out there knows how to fix it. > >> > >> Thank you very much, > >> > >> Li > >> > > > > I seen some computers exhibit similar behaviour > with some faulty or > 'on > > the way out' capacitators. What do some of you > more experienced guys > think > > of this suggestion? > > > > Cheers, > > TC > > > It sure sounds like a hardware problem rather then a > software > problem. Besides a bad cap, I have also seen ICs > that are going > bad become temperature sensitive. While the usual > problem is that > they fail when they get warm, you sometimes will get > one that has > to warm up before it will function right. > > This type of problem can also be cause by a cracked > trace that > closes again when the computer heats up. In any > case, it is one > of the hardest problems to troubleshoot, because it > tends to fix > itself as you test. Sometimes all you can do is go > in with a can > of freeze spray, and selective cool down different > parts until you > cause the problem to appear again. (Or replace parts > until it works > again.) > > Mikkel > -- > > Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, > for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
