all the fans are working. I'll try the memtest.... I don't have a spare usb drive large enough..... $ sudo dd if=memtest86-usb.img of=/dev/sdc dd: writing to '/dev/sdc': No space left on device 128001+0 records in 128000+0 records out 65536000 bytes (66 MB, 62 MiB) copied, 21.5638 s, 3.0 MB/s bmike1@MikesBeast:/tmp$ I'll take care of it tomorrow On Mon, Sep 30, 2019 at 1:48 PM wrote: > I agree that heat is a big suspect, but it could also be some creative > video > driver or a bad memory. > Give memtest a try: > https://www.memtest86.com/downloads/memtest86-usb.zip > ET > > > Matthew Crews writes: > > > On 9/28/19 4:31 PM, Michael wrote: > >> Thank you so much for the help I really truly appreciate it. > > > > No problem, its what we are here for. > > > >> Does it reboot while you are using it? Are you using very intensive > >> applications on it, or very not-intensive applications? > >> > >> > >> So far it has only only reboot. after I load Chrome. And it doesn't > >> happen all the time usually it will load the Chrome and it will reboot > >> then open it again and then it will be fine. > > > > Chrome is notoriously resource intensive. Maybe give Chromium or Firefox > > a try. > > > > But based on that answer I'm leaning towards a fan failure first. As you > > said you are currently in Miami, so when you get back definitely check > that. > > > > Could also be simple dust accumulation, something a can of air can fix. > > That is something that is obvious to see when you look. > > > > There are a few other possible things to check, but lets rule out the > > simple stuff first before we dive deeper. > > > > -Matt > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- :-)~MIKE~(-: