only issue i have ever had was an argument between Ubuntu and windows about UEFI. one or the other works fine. On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 10:02 AM, Wayne D wrote: > > > On 04/19/2016 08:39 AM, Steve Litt wrote: > >> On Mon, 18 Apr 2016 23:18:49 -0700 >> Wayne D wrote: >> >> The EXISTING scenario: Win 7 machine with stability issues that are >>> most likely due to a combination of gremlins that this user attracts >>> like dust to a mop over a period of 6 to 9 months of use. Data >>> corruption is a possibility, Virii and other nasties are most likely >>> lurking as well. I suspect MUCH of it has been a result of internet >>> activity. >>> >> >> But, unless you've done more tests than you mention here, the cause >> could be bad caps, or a bad RAM stick, or iffy disk drive, or an >> intermittent connection, or a single bad OS config setting, or >> temperature problems caused by the excessive dust you mention. Except >> for bad caps, these things could be fixed without purchasing a new >> machine, and if the current machine has kvm capability, you can still >> implement the software strategy you mention. >> > > It has had problems since day one apparently. MY fix for the old box, > which will become his emergency fall-back- machine is to install a monster > cpu cooler in it and upgrade all the fans in it. > > By the way, what I do every time I set a tower computer on the floor, >> is I set it on a 10" blank 3 or 4 inches higher than the floor, to >> lessen acquisition of carpet-dust. >> > > > THAT is actually a part of the issue - the machine's location IS in a > space that could recirc some of the air. THAT is going to stop. > > It's a 4 core machine and the user is not happy with the speed AND >>> has complained of heat issues. >>> >> > >> >>> MY solution: Build a a new HYBRID machine that hardware for hardware >>> is a updated clone of my own primary machine. Based on LinuxMINT >>> 17.3 Cinnamon and run win10 inside a VM for those apps that require >>> it and run chrome or Firefox for the web based stuff from the Linux >>> side.. Backups via clonezilla and copies of the vm file. >>> >> >> Sounds good to me. I'd recommend Qemu rather than Virtualbox for the VM. >> > > > HMM, qemu??? Never heard of, or used it. WHY is it better than > virtualbox? > > > Alternate is to run pure win10 with ACRONIS for backup. >>> >> >> You could also run a VM guest for Mint on the Windows computer. >> > > I never considered that, only because it makes the core OS the one that is > vulnerable to attack. > > > The new machine will consist of: >>> ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 8 x SATA 6GB/s USB >>> 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS (MILITARY GRADE MB) >>> >> >> I'm not a fan of UEFI boot. Does this mobo have legacy boot so that you >> can boot to an MBR? On my box I boot to a 256GB SSD, with big >2TB >> spinning disks mounted on mountpoints on the SSD. MY /usr >> and /usr/local are on SSD, so they're fast, but there's very little >> write activity on my SSD. It's fast, and it's been running well for >> about a year. >> >> Some day UEFI might be good, but right now you hear too much about >> people bricking their mobos via interaction with their OS and the UEFI >> storage area, or Linux people doing rm -rf only to find out that >> included the mounted UEFI variable area. >> >> And then there's the whole Secure Boot fiasco. No problem if you use a >> major Linux that's purchased a key from Microsoft, but all bets are off >> if you compile your own kernel. >> > > > You really know how to pee on a parade... LOL Ya, I'm cringing a little > over this one. > > > > If I were going to get this case, I'd splurge for the optional 2nd >> 120mm top fan, and the optional 120mm front fan, and probably tape over >> the fan mount on the left side. And of course I'd mount my hard drives >> where the front fan blows on them, and try to keep distance between >> them. >> >> > Ya, I have three 120mm Noctua's in the build. (I) am using the same > setup but with a Arctic Freezer Xtreme Rev 2 > I ran eight instances of BurnK6 loading all cores to 100%. 78 room temp, > got to 122 and NO HIGHER on the cpu. A HUGE difference from the stock AMD > fan setup. > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen