[image: 20191002_193516_01.jpg] On Wed, Oct 2, 2019 at 4:36 PM wrote: > > what do you advise I do... > Call Geek Squad? 8) > > Can you send me a picture of the screen you get? > Memetest is (or was) prtty straight forward. > Even *I* could use it! ;-) > ET > > > Michael writes: > > > Okay e t I bought a USB drive and ran the command 2 put the memtest on > it > > but when I boot it gets to verifying DMI pool and just sits . I've had a > > going for about 15 minutes and nothing's happened what do you advise I > do > > > > On Tue, Oct 1, 2019, 6:38 AM wrote: > > > >> You only need 500MG. > >> A USB HD that size will be cheaper than the can of air. > >> Buy one too! > >> ET > >> > >> > >> Michael writes: > >> > >> > 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~(-: > >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> 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 > --------------------------------------------------- > 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~(-: