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On Sun, 15 Oct 2000 00:21:29 -0500, jason lechak <fro### [at] netzero net>
wrote:
>Greetings all...
>
>I just wanted to share this information in case someone runs into a
>similar problem. I recently upgraded my system to a K6-2 500 MHz system,
>and was eager to test out pov. To my dismay, during a simple animation
>rendering, the system kept crashing at around frame 19. After several
Did it crash by freezing solid? This makes me wonder about my own
system.
>days of trying to figger out what was wrong, I realized that there was
>nothing wrong with the software or the system... why would it die ALWAYS
>at or around frame 19? Answer: the CPU temperature vs. time is the same
>each time the animation is rendered. At frame 19, the CPU 'overheated',
>and the system died. So I got a decent fan and now it works great! The
>fan that was on there was so pathetic; I don't know why I even thought
>of putting it on there. Duh.
>
>I hope others find this useful when they have mysterious system
>crashes...
>
>Best Regards,
>
>jason lechak
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