Random System Crashes

[Marc Williams]

On Sat, 2004-01-31 at 09:32, Mike Chepesky wrote:
> I'm new to Linux, and I've just downloaded and installed the Fedora
> Core. Installation and configuration went smoothly, and I can work in
> the GNOME environment normally. However, it seems that every 1/2 hour
> or so, even in the middle of working on something, I get a crash. The
> computer is still on (i.e. I can still eject the CD-ROM drive, the
> power light is on), but my monitor turns off (as if it's gone into
> power-saving mode) and no keystrokes or mouse clicks will revive it
> (not even Ctrl-Alt-Del). 


Maybe a hardware problem?  What kind of machine and processor?  Are you
doing any kind of over-clocking?  Were any other OSs able to run on this
machine?

When this lock up happens, what happens when you do <Ctrl><Alt>F1?  How
about <Ctrl><Alt>Backspace?