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The processor is overheating. K6 (the original, less so K6/2) used to run
really hot. However, your processor cooling arrangements should allow you
to run at 100% load continuously (like running Windows 95) without
crashing. Unix would also crash should you run it at 100% load for any
length of time. Get a better heatsink and fan, and attach it to the
processor with a thin smear of thermally conductive paste, before you
damage your chip.

--Andrew

On Thu, 16 May 2002 10:53:56 -0400
Steven Grunza <steven_grunza@ieee.org> wrote:

> I seem to recall that some (if not all) of the Unix(TM) variants did the
> 
> correct thing in their idle loops to actually idle the processor, thus
> use less power; whereas Windoze didn't.  I may be wrong on this but you
> can check out VCool at http://vcool.occludo.net/ for more information or
> as a starting point to get more info.
> 
> I haven't used VCool but my nephew reported a significant temperature 
> decrease (several degrees C) after using it.
> 
> 
> At 02:26 PM 5/16/2002 +0100, Shyam Kumar Mangayil wrote:
> 
> >I have a multi-boot machine using a AMD-K6 processor.
> >
> >Perhaps , once a week  , this processor starts hanging - creating
> >grains
> >
> >in the middle of the display - seems to be a case of over-heating.With 
> >this syndrome ,
> >
> >the OS (NB : While this happens , I am invariably on Windoze , while
> >the Unixen do not
> >
> >have any problem with the processor at the same given point of time.The
> >
> >Unixen I am talking about
> >
> >are Linux , et al. In fact these Unixes seem to rather solve the
> >problem for Windoze ! )
> >
> >I will tell you what lead me to this conclusion : when Windoze gets a 
> >beating from AMD , I re-booted to one or the other of the Unixes , and 
> >found them fine. Now when I re-booted to Windoze , after seeing that
> >the Unixes are OK , on 2 occassions , I found that Windoze was OK.
> >
> >Can somebody please guide me on this grudge that AMD K6 seems to have
> >for Windoze ?
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Shyam
> >
> >
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