Computer Crashing

[LunarMist]

My machine is crashing and rebooting sometimes during RAW conversion. Is something in there dying out, maybe CPU or the RAM?

 

[timwhit]

My machine is crashing and rebooting sometimes during RAW conversion. Is something in there dying out, maybe CPU or the RAM?

You could run a memory tester and FAH to single out each component and see if either is actually to blame. Are you monitoring the temperature while doing the conversion?

 

[ddrueding]

Do you have some sort of temperature monitoring program running that you could check? If it is an nVidia chipset, they have the "nVidia Monitor" program that shows CPU, GPU, and NB temps along with all the voltages and clock speeds. Other programs that do the same are Speedfan and the (discontinued?) Motherboard Monitor.

 

[LunarMist]

CPU temps are the same as ever, usually around 41°C up to a max of 50°C under continuous load after a while. Nothing has changed in the system for a long time. The fan is fine.

 

[timwhit]

You could try Memtest86+.

 

[LunarMist]

There are a lot of options. Do you run it forever and in which mode?

 

[timwhit]

There are a lot of options. Do you run it forever and in which mode?

I don't have that much experience with it. Maybe someone else can give you some pointers on how to use it.

 

[ddrueding]

MemTest86+ has a law of diminishing returns thing going for it. Typically I run it for 2 passes and call it good. Prime95 is good for trying to crash a system as well.

During RAW conversion for a batch? Or just a single image? After how long @ 100% CPU?

 

[LunarMist]

Anywhere from 10 minutes to over an hour.

 

[LiamC]

What are you using to monitor temps?

I would recommend CoreTemp for C2D or Speedfan for AMD K8. If you aren't using either of these progs, then the numbers reported by them may shock you

 

[Bozo]

In windows, under System properties/advanced you can set the system not to reboot if it crashes. This would help with determining whether it is hardware or software.

Bozo :joker:

 

[LunarMist]

What are you using to monitor temps?

I would recommend CoreTemp for C2D or Speedfan for AMD K8. If you aren't using either of these progs, then the numbers reported by them may shock you

I use the supplied Asus software, which reports the same temps in the BIOS. A thermistor on the heatsink reports a few degrees cooler, so I think it is accurate.

 

[LiamC]

I'm not too sure about ASUS or any of the manufacturer proggys, but all of them that I am sure about use the thermistor, so I would confirm temps by running CoreTemp or Speedfan