> > And a stupid question to end: could it be the OO's compilation that > > freeze my box? > > Yes and no. It could be because you were compiling OO, but not OO's > fault. Building OO is a very processor intensive task. If you've already > been having problems with overheating, then the first thing I'd try is > to get better fans. Although, if this has been a problem for a while, > there is a good chance that the mobo is damaged anyway from the > overheating. Before you get the mobo, get better/more cooling fans. If > that doesn't help, get the new mobo, and you'll already have the better > fans to use with it :)
I've got 2 brand new fans, and I've monitored temp, usage disk and whatever during compilation. everything was fine. > As for the processor and RAM, it is okay to keep the old ones as long as > you know that they work fine. Try running memtest86 on your RAM to > make sure its in decent condition. Unless you're getting weird errors > and segfaults everywhere, your processor is probably fine. If I understand well: if the mem is fine then the cpu is fine too? -- mathieu -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
