Keith Brown wrote:
> Hmm. The only internal hardware change was the power supply. Maybe
> I'll swap it out for the old one this weekend. I'll disconnect the
> external usb drive too and see what happens.
I wouldn't rule out bad hardware. You mentioned you upgraded
Slackware. I assume that means a newer kernel? It is possible,
theoretically, that an old kernel failed to tickle a hardware problem
that a newer kernel would. For example, if you're using the generic ATA
driver on a KT133 chipset, the system might just be stable. BUT, if you
start using the VIA kernel driver instead, it might just tickle an issue
between the Creative Labs CT4810 PCI sound card and the VIA PCI chipset
that makes the system unstable under heavy I/O. That's all just random
bits picked out of my ass, of course, because Creative Labs insists
there's no issue with the CT4810 and VIA insists their chipset also has
no problems. :-( (And, no, I'm not bitter... although I haven't
willingly bought a VIA chipset since.)
ttyl
srw
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