Author: Eran Karu
Date: 06:01:25 06/09/05
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On June 09, 2005 at 08:42:02, William Penn wrote: >On June 09, 2005 at 03:32:47, Eran Karu wrote: > >>Sometimes my computer crashes apparently for no reason while either Shredder 9 >>UCI or Fritz 8 analyzes my games overnight. >> >>Does it happen to your computers? Is it a common problem? >> >>What causes a computer to crash during analyzing chess games? What are solutions >>please? >> >>Thanks, >>Eran Karu >> >>P.S. >>FYI: >>Pentium III 1000 >>256 MB RAM >>128 MB hashtable >>All permanent residents are removed from the taskbar >>Windows 2000 Pro SP4 > >It does not happen to my computer, and I have never experienced it. So it is not >normal. You need to explain what you mean by "crash" - what happens? But I >suspect you have a hardware malfunction which could be the processor, hard >drive, or RAM memory. Overheating is a possible cause, so you need to monitor >the temperatures inside your computer case with a software utility such as >Everest. You might need to clean out the dust and fuzzballs inside your computer >case, particularly your processor's heat sink and fan. Room temperature can be a >contributing factor to overheating if it's above about 80 degrees F (27 degrees >C). You might need to add some cooling fans, particularly a case fan (if you >don't have one). >WP Thanks for your information. Well, my computer is 4 years old and it is not worth buying heat sink, fan, etc. for it. I prefer to save money and wait for next dual-core 64 bit processors computers in the future. ;-) Eran Karu
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