[TriLUG] Hardware stability issues

[David Burton via TriLUG]

Agreed.  Methodically swap parts, and see when the problem moves. Start
with the PSUs, since they're the most obvious difference, but if that
doesn't pinpoint the culprit then swap other stuff, too.

Dave


On Sat, Oct 30, 2021 at 6:34 PM Roger W. Broseus via TriLUG <
trilug at trilug.org> wrote:

> If not too troublesome, swap PSUs between machines and see if the problem
> "moves."
>
> I bought a PSU tester just to check on various functions. They are pretty
> inexpensive and a must have for the guy who does not have enuf tools.
>
> --
> Roger W. Broseus - Linux User
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> On 10/30/21 5:42 PM, Wes Garrison via TriLUG wrote:
> > Dear LUGgers,
> >
> > My children and I have built nearly-identical desktop machines, and only
> > one of them is experiencing seemingly-random hard-locks (requiring
> 4-second
> > power button press to turn off).
> >
> > Both machines are:
> > AMD Ryzen 5 5600G processors with built-in Radeon Graphics
> > MSI B550M-Pro socket AM4 micro-ATX motherboards
> > 32GB Crucial Ballistix RAM
> > Debian 11
> >
> > The only obvious difference is the power supply.  My daughter's computer
> > has an Antec 400W PSU, and my son's has a BFG 550W PSU.  My son's is the
> > one experiencing the hard-locks.
> >
> > I'm currently running a memtest86 on the machine, but in my experience
> it's
> > almost never a RAM or processor problem.
> >
> > Do any of you have a great way of isolating frustrating problems like
> this?
> >
> > I *hate* throwing hardware at a problem trying to troubleshoot.
> >
> > What would your first steps be?  Swap the RAM between the 2 machines?  Is
> > there any reliable way to test PSU voltage stability?
> >
> > Any insight is greatly appreciated!
> >
> > -Wes
>
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