[mythtvnz] Pointers on how to track down machine lockup

[Garrett Stoupe]

try http://www.hirensbootcd.net/



On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 11:20 AM, Wade Maxfield <mythtvnz at hotblack.co.nz> wrote:
> On 12/10/2010, at 10:26 AM, Garrett Stoupe wrote:
>
>> try running memtest leave running over night
>>
>> if it locks up then it is most likely a faulty mother board, if there
>> are memore errors (Usually happens with in the first loop) then you
>> will have faulty memory.
>>
>> if this passes with out failing fidn out the brand of hard drive you
>> have and run there diagnostics
>>
>> if itis a maxtor or seagate run seatools
>>
>> hirens has all the software you need to test it and you can download
>> it from http://www.hiren.info/pages/bootcd
>>
>> I am a hardware engineer if you have any issues contact me off list
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Garrett
>
> Thanks Garrett,
>
> memtest86+ had been run prior to updating BIOS.  No issues.
>
> Boot drive is a Barracuda 7200.12 500GB, recording space is a pair of Barracuda 7200.12 1TB. They were all thoroughly tested using a certify process that ran over 12 hours for the 500GB, and 19 hours for the 1TBs. I use this process to weed out drives before taking the time to install them in a machine.
> SMART shows no errors.
>
> It took a while to figure out how to download Hiren's Boot CD since there are no download links on that page. 8)  It's superslow, but will try seatools once I've finished downloading.
>
>  - Wade
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