Weird freeze

[Eddie G.O'Connor Jr-I]

On 06/21/2012 11:47 AM, Bruno Wolff III wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 08:18:03 -0700,
>   Joe Zeff <joe at zeff.us> wrote:
>> Currently, my desktop's running F16, fully updated.  Just a few 
>> minutes ago, I was reading my morning comics on-line when my box 
>> froze.  Nothing responded.  Even the second hand on my desktop clock 
>> stopped moving. Just as I was about to try for an alternate text 
>> console, it rebooted itself and seems to be fine.  This is the third 
>> or fourth time I've had it lock up in the past few months, but the 
>> only time it's rebooted itself and, until I "upgraded" to F16 it 
>> never happened.
>
> Check that your fans are all running and that there isn't a lot of 
> dust blocking air flow.

Joe...really?...that would cause a REBOOT all by itself? Hmm......I 
wouldn't have thought of that, I was thinking in the other 
direction.....hackers....virus....altered config files etc. only because 
a freeze is one thing....a complete reboot is something else 
altogether.....and it's scary.....especially if there are windows or 
web-pages open that have personal info....(banking...medical records etc...)


EGO II