12-14-2018, 12:53 PM
I have run sensors on the affected laptop.
The typical temperature in idle-ish operation is about 46C, and in typically the most pushed it gets (here, when compressing to .tar.gz) is about 50C. These look normal to me, based on Windows experience anyway.
I also booted the LL3.8 DVD and ran the memtest utility. Assuming it is correct to do so without changing any parameters (and noting it gives the impression of testing only 32bit patterns), then it reported no errors.
I've now swapped the affected laptop over to backup, and updated my other laptop and moved that into operational use - something I do monthly.
This means, Christmas notwithstanding, I can safely test the USB on the affected laptop without risking live data. It also means that I can see whether the same fault now develops on the in-cycle laptop now it too has been updated, which has near-identical or identical specs.
The typical temperature in idle-ish operation is about 46C, and in typically the most pushed it gets (here, when compressing to .tar.gz) is about 50C. These look normal to me, based on Windows experience anyway.
I also booted the LL3.8 DVD and ran the memtest utility. Assuming it is correct to do so without changing any parameters (and noting it gives the impression of testing only 32bit patterns), then it reported no errors.
I've now swapped the affected laptop over to backup, and updated my other laptop and moved that into operational use - something I do monthly.
This means, Christmas notwithstanding, I can safely test the USB on the affected laptop without risking live data. It also means that I can see whether the same fault now develops on the in-cycle laptop now it too has been updated, which has near-identical or identical specs.
Don't worry about artificial intelligence. Worry about natural stupidity. 