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Message 7995 - Posted: 12 Nov 2021, 0:30:26 UTC

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Twice now I've had my Linux PC lock up on me while crunching SRBase.

I thought it might be the GPU taks, so switched them off. Nope, locked up again today after 1 hour of crunching.

So, what to do? I'm now crunching Rosetta to see if problem is project independent. Time will tell. So far, so good.

Specs:
Ryzen 9 3900X CPU
32GB DDR4 RAM
Linux Mint 20.2 64 bit

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Message 7996 - Posted: 12 Nov 2021, 6:08:56 UTC - in response to Message 7995.

Hi
New here so please be gentle.

Twice now I've had my Linux PC lock up on me while crunching SRBase.

I thought it might be the GPU taks, so switched them off. Nope, locked up again today after 1 hour of crunching.

So, what to do? I'm now crunching Rosetta to see if problem is project independent. Time will tell. So far, so good.

Specs:
Ryzen 9 3900X CPU
32GB DDR4 RAM
Linux Mint 20.2 64 bit


What do you mean with lock up? Heat issue? Any errors?

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Message 7999 - Posted: 13 Nov 2021, 1:16:44 UTC - in response to Message 7996.

No, doesn't appear to be heat issue.

Both monitors go blank. I try to get a response. Ctrl-Alt-Del does nothing.

The reset button does nothing. Even the power button fails to shut the PC down.

So I have to physically power down at the power point then turn on again.

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Message 8000 - Posted: 13 Nov 2021, 8:50:24 UTC - in response to Message 7999.

No, doesn't appear to be heat issue.

Both monitors go blank. I try to get a response. Ctrl-Alt-Del does nothing.

The reset button does nothing. Even the power button fails to shut the PC down.

So I have to physically power down at the power point then turn on again.


I have no idea, something could be broken. The best way is to test the PC with prime95 and Futuremark. Perhaps the powersupply.

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Message 8007 - Posted: 15 Nov 2021, 2:02:52 UTC - in response to Message 8000.

Yes, I'm thinking something hardware as well. Crunches fine on other projects.

Downloaded prime95 64bit. Let it run blended tests - all cores.

Let it run overnight. Came back in the morning - PC still running but the prime95 tasks had all completed.

I've had issues with power supply before when I had a high-end video card. Will change the PSU for something better.


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