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Sir Papa Smurph · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:08 pm Post subject: Boinc mades my box Crash

My comp went down and would not restart.

So, To make a long story a bit shorter, I finally found that by disabling Boinc in Services and removing it from my start menu the comp was stable.

I was running 5.10.45 so I upgraded to 6.2.19 and it immediately crashed again.

This took place a few hours after attaching to N-Queens, However, I find it hard to believe that that is the problem.

Ideas would be very much appreciated as my main Shrubber is now down.
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Yankton · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:24 pm Post subject:

It's windows. Completely uninstall boinc, if you're familiar with registry editing, remove all entries pertaining to boinc. reboot again, and install fresh.

Or you could upgrade to linux!
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Sir Papa Smurph · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:32 pm Post subject:

I apparently spoke too soon.

about 2 min after I posted this the comp crashed again. I am typing this from safe mode.

I am confident that this has to do with the services and startup menu as when I disable both of them I am stable. and if I enable either of them I crash. Boinc will make it crash Instantly, except in safe mode. WTF.....

I guess it is time for a fresh install of XP.

Regarding Linux....
this is my main rig and as such it is a gaming rig. I have about 5 or 7 boards with cpu, memory, etc that I will (someday) set up as a dedicated farm and at that time I will look forward to your assistance with Linux set ups.
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Yankton · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:37 pm Post subject:

no problem. My main rig dual boots XP and linux. XP for games, and linux to shrub whenever I'm not gaming. Good luck with the re-install! google tweakhound, and check out the guides. trim your install down to max out your hardware for games!
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Sir Papa Smurph · Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:03 pm Post subject:

I'm Back.............

My $260.00 DFI board finally gave up the ghost. that makes all 5 Dfi 790 FX boards are a failure......

I replaced it with a MSI K9A2 Platinum.

I will try to return the boards to DFI but I am probably out about a Grand #Mad

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Yankton · Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:11 pm Post subject:

MSI boards do not have a stellar reputation either. Asus and gigabyte are good. foxconn are alright if you want to stay cheap.
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Sir Papa Smurph · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 9:11 pm Post subject:

I used to be a big ASUS fan, but their customer service has become non-existent and all their manuals are written in Engrish .
After the reviews on New Egg I decided to try a different company for a while.

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a.k.a. Licentious of Borg.........Resistance Really is Futile.......
and a Really Hoopy Frood who always knows where his Towel is...