Re: How can Linux demage a motherboard?



On Sat, 21 Apr 2007, Tom Szabo wrote:

Hi,

I am not sure who are you, but I am mainly interested in answers from people
who read the post. I am not in a crusade against Linux, I like it lot more
than I do Windows.

At the same time, considering the sequence of events, something has happened
that was triggered by Linux. Not by any Linux, just one (possibly slight
went wrong) installation. As I mentione,d it mas created on a completely
different type of machine, than shifted over.

Considering your theory of faulty batch you need to put into consideration
that the servers actaully not exactly from the same batch. While I have
purchased the first two together, their serial numbers are miles apart and
the third one is a different subversion based on the same motherboard.

Could it be related to opening the case to install the other disk rather than what was on the disk? Or, could it be a faulty disk that damaged the interface on the MB?



Considering the fact that the manufacturer yet have not heard of this
problem, and we are talking about a well known, one of the largest in the
world, I find it hard to beleive that all 3 servers, apperantly not from the
same batch, end up in my office, will work fine happily until I stick the
drive with the particuar image in, and decide to act faulty the same way,
all three.

As suggested above, there are 3 common factors: the disk image, the physical disk and the process of opening the case. You need to investigate these latter 2 issues.

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