Are those your passwords on the sticky notes? On Wed, Oct 2, 2019, 4:53 PM Michael wrote: > what a mess my computer desk is > > On Wed, Oct 2, 2019 at 7:50 PM Michael wrote: > >> [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~(-: >> > > > -- > :-)~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