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Please help me with my ubuntu 7.10 problem

Asked by SuzCreamChees

Hello, I am pretty new to this OS. Everything has been going fairly well, up until lately. Whenever, I leave the computer on for more than 30 minutes to an hour, without touching it, the system completely locks up. Please let me know what I need to tell you to get this problem solved. Any help I can get is greatly appreciated.

Thank you...

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Best marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#1

Please try to disable using menu: System -> Administration -> Services
the acpid and the apmd services.

Check also you processor fan and try to clean it....

Hope this help

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SuzCreamChees (suzcreamchees) said : 		#2

OK...I disabled those two settings. Thanks for the idea, I hope it works...I will let you know. As for the processor fan...its a brand new computer, so do you think it could be the processor fan?

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#3

No, if you have a new pc, i hope the processor fan is clean from dust and that is working good.
I tell you this suggestion because into old pc sometimes the proc. fan is working bad, it may be this the cause of lock..., the processor temp may go on a too high value and the pc freeze.

Try also to perform a memory test from GRUB startup menu (press esc at boot when you see the GRUB row and select from list).

HTH

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SuzCreamChees (suzcreamchees) said : 		#4

Thank you, marcobra. Disabling the acpid and apmd services worked great. I really appreciate your help.

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SuzCreamChees (suzcreamchees) said : 		#5

Thanks marcobra, that solved my question.