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    PC Crashing

    How can i find out what is causing my PC to crash. about 10 minutes after i boot up and start working, the PC freezes and i have to reboot. I am not sure what the cause is or how to figure out why its happening. I did a Memtest and everything was fine on that front. Any suggestions?
    PC Specs: Asus P6X58D Premium - Intel Core i7 930 - XFX Radeon 5750 HD Video Card - 12gb DDR3 Corsair XMS3 - (internal)750gb WD 6.0gbps - 1tb WD Green Caviar - NZXT Tempest Case - Dell 24" 1080p HD Monitor - Dell Stereo Soundbar.

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    Re: PC Crashing

    What version of Ubuntu? To find out run and post results of:
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    uname -a
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    Re: PC Crashing

    Quote Originally Posted by whitesmith View Post
    What version of Ubuntu? To find out run and post results of:
    Code:
    uname -a
    Code:
    Linux tim 3.8.0-31-generic #46-Ubuntu SMP Tue Sep 10 20:03:44 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
    PC Specs: Asus P6X58D Premium - Intel Core i7 930 - XFX Radeon 5750 HD Video Card - 12gb DDR3 Corsair XMS3 - (internal)750gb WD 6.0gbps - 1tb WD Green Caviar - NZXT Tempest Case - Dell 24" 1080p HD Monitor - Dell Stereo Soundbar.

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    Re: PC Crashing

    OK. Your kernel is up to date and hosted on a relatively fast system. I think you have a number of things to rule out. Has this problem persisted ever since installation of the OS? If not, what did you do right before it first appeared? The system logs are your best friend in a case like this.
    In working with *nix...There be dragons. Newcomers: I recommend reading Linux is Not Windows (http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm) and The Linux Command Line (http://www.linuxcommand.org/tlcl.php) before beginning your quest for a better OS.

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    Re: PC Crashing

    Its been happening for about 2 weeks now. I'm getting the feeling it has something to do with Chrome, it seems be open everytime i crash. Where can i get system logs from?
    PC Specs: Asus P6X58D Premium - Intel Core i7 930 - XFX Radeon 5750 HD Video Card - 12gb DDR3 Corsair XMS3 - (internal)750gb WD 6.0gbps - 1tb WD Green Caviar - NZXT Tempest Case - Dell 24" 1080p HD Monitor - Dell Stereo Soundbar.

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    Re: PC Crashing

    I'm getting the feeling it has something to do with Chrome,


    How did you download Chrome? You could try installing it and see if the problem still occurs.

    Where can i get system logs from?
    http://askubuntu.com/questions/18627...-files-located
    Last edited by Sef; October 12th, 2013 at 06:35 PM.
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    Re: PC Crashing

    im using chromium. whats the best way to install it?
    PC Specs: Asus P6X58D Premium - Intel Core i7 930 - XFX Radeon 5750 HD Video Card - 12gb DDR3 Corsair XMS3 - (internal)750gb WD 6.0gbps - 1tb WD Green Caviar - NZXT Tempest Case - Dell 24" 1080p HD Monitor - Dell Stereo Soundbar.

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    Re: PC Crashing

    Easiest for Chromium: go through Ubuntu Software Center. Note that Chrome and Chromium aren't quite the same. Chromium is 100% open-szource.
    Last edited by whitesmith; October 12th, 2013 at 06:46 PM. Reason: detail
    In working with *nix...There be dragons. Newcomers: I recommend reading Linux is Not Windows (http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm) and The Linux Command Line (http://www.linuxcommand.org/tlcl.php) before beginning your quest for a better OS.

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