Re: server with debian 3.0 randomly shuts down when booting
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hugh Saunders" <hughsaunders@ntlworld.com>
To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 7:57 AM
Subject: Re: server with debian 3.0 randomly shuts down when booting
> >Benedict Verheyen said:
> >>[snip]
> >>When i tried to reboot
> >> the system it would suddenly shutdown at various points in the
> >> startup procedure.
>
> 02/11/2002 00:57:14, "nate" <debian-user@aphroland.org> wrote:
> >if the system is powering down on it's own during bootup and you
> >do not see the lights flicker or anything I would venture to guess
> >it is a heat problem. the CPU may be overheating.
>
> or could be a lack of power problem?
> are any of the cpus overclocked?
> what is the wattage of your psu?
> does it poweroff during processor intensive stages [such as decompression]
> or is it truly 'random'?
It's a PII 266 (not overclocked) with a 300 watt power supply.
I changd it a couple of months ago. The poweroff occur during the boot
sequence or when the system has booted and is running for a couple of days.
It seems to reboot when it start accessing the harddrive during the ext3
checks
or at least that's the impression that i get. Could a bad sector be causing
these
random shutdowns? Server is used to share the internet connection.
Stupid question: Is there such a thing as to much power? Maybe my mother
board isn't designed for this?
Anyway, i already some leads i can follow to determine what the problem is.
Thanks Hugh & Nate for your comments.
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