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GPL does funny things to my BIOS

4 posts by 3 people · 02 Jan 2001 23:44 UTC - 04 Jan 2001 08:36 UTC

Laurence Wilmer 02 Jan 2001 23:44 UTC#211674
Hi Just starting with GPL - it's GREAT! - but sometimes I run it to do a few laps forgetting to close my internet connection first. Then what happens is that it locks up, and on reset my PIII 550 reboots as a PIII 366 (I assume at 66FSB instead of the 110FSB I usually run it at). Go into BIOS on reboot and it still says 110FSB? It's quite OK provided I close all programmes first, but I'd quite like to know what causes this - is it a heat problem?? Thanks -- Laurence Wilmer [email hidden] --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.217 / Virus Database: 102 - Release Date: 01/12/00
Sounds like to me you should be calling whom-ever built your system and demand a refund...if you paid for a PIII 550, you didn't get it.... dave henrie "Laurence Wilmer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:NJt46.11140$[email hidden]...
Quoted text (21 lines)> Hi > Just starting with GPL - it's GREAT! - but sometimes I run it to do a > few laps forgetting to close my internet connection first. > Then what happens is that it locks up, and on reset my PIII 550 > reboots as a PIII 366 (I assume at 66FSB instead of the 110FSB I > usually run it at). Go into BIOS on reboot and it still says 110FSB? > It's quite OK provided I close all programmes first, but I'd quite > like to know what causes this - is it a heat problem?? > Thanks > > -- > Laurence Wilmer > [email hidden] > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.217 / Virus Database: 102 - Release Date: 01/12/00 > >
Could be Laurence, I encountered the same problem with an older system of mine. Never had problems running applications even Microsoft flight simulator but GPL seems to really stress the hell out of CPU's. So if your system is running on the edge GPL will sometimes push them over the heat limit. I put a better heatsink/fan on my system and all problems went away. :) Good luck, Dave B "Laurence Wilmer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:NJt46.11140$[email hidden]...
Quoted text (22 lines)> Hi > Just starting with GPL - it's GREAT! - but sometimes I run it to do a > few laps forgetting to close my internet connection first. > Then what happens is that it locks up, and on reset my PIII 550 > reboots as a PIII 366 (I assume at 66FSB instead of the 110FSB I > usually run it at). Go into BIOS on reboot and it still says 110FSB? > It's quite OK provided I close all programmes first, but I'd quite > like to know what causes this - is it a heat problem?? > Thanks > > -- > Laurence Wilmer > [email hidden] > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.217 / Virus Database: 102 - Release Date: 01/12/00 > > >
DB <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3JS46.1616$[email hidden]... > Could be Laurence, > I encountered the same problem with an older system of mine. Neverhad > problems running applications even Microsoft flight simulator butGPL seems > to really stress the hell out of CPU's. So if your system is runningon the > edge GPL will sometimes push them over the heat limit. > I put a better heatsink/fan on my system and all problems wentaway. :) > Good luck, > Dave BOk, thanks - so its a tougher test than burnp6, then? - surprising! -- Laurence Wilmer [email hidden] --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.217 / Virus Database: 102 - Release Date: 01/12/00

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