[Cube] New (to me) Cube Locks Up

[Rick Mansfield]

Well, last night I started from scratch once again, completely  
reformatting the hard drive. This time when I loaded OS X Tiger, I  
immediately set the preferences so that the hard drive would not go  
to sleep. It was the first thing I did after it restarted.

The updates, including the massive 170 mb 10.4.10 installed without a  
problem, and it's now been running almost 12 hours without a lockup.

So I'm crossing my fingers and holding my breath that the freezing  
issue is no more.

The test will come tonight when I start moving over two user accounts  
and loading other software.


Rick


On Jul 19, 2007, at 2:13 AM, Stefan wrote:

>
> Hi Rick,
>
>
> cubes seem to have an individual life. That's my impression...
>
> I own two cubes.
> My first, upgraded to 1.5 GHz, max RAM and a GeForce 4MX runs  
> without severe problems for several years now.
> The other, bought half a year ago, can not be updated to OS-X  
> 10.4.X, that's my impression.
>
> Of course I looked for the firmware: it's the actual/last one.
> Cause I must not use OS-X with the second cube, I run it with OS 9.
>
>
> My ideas/theories to your problem:
>
> Test the RAM-modules. May be one of them is not compatible and  
> after a time of usage not only the first, but also the second and  
> third module is used. Then the cube could crash. (If changing the  
> RAM to several slots makes a difference, it might be the reason. Or  
> remove two modules and test them single for a while. Last idea is  
> best one - IMHO)
>
> Non-compatibility seems to have several reasons.
> Under OS 9 there was a tool to test RAM. May its results have no  
> sense for OS-X...
>
>
> I can't imagine the cube becomes too hot.
> But if you live in a hot region (Arizona in summer?), the cube is  
> standing in the sun, the ventilation is "sub-optimal", that might  
> be a reason. There are recommended temperatures for working with  
> cubes too.
> When my fast cube's fan was defect it froze regularly. Becoming  
> cold everything was OK again, - for a while.
> Tip: If you restart immediately after freezing and the cube runs  
> after restart again for hours and hours it can't be overheating, I  
> think.
>
>
> I'll go on thinking about your problem
> - Good luck, Rick.
>
> Stefan - from germany
>
>
> Yet a sentence:
> Cubes are very satisfying too.
> Excellent build quality: stainless steel interior for example
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