Re: database corruption

From: "Ian Westmacott" <ianw(at)intellivid(dot)com>
To: "Brennan Stewart" <brennan(at)ideahamster(dot)org>
Cc: <pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: database corruption
Date: 2005-04-18 01:20:00
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> In your previous emails, you stated that these errors were seen on
> multiple systems. Multiple systems, configured identically, with
> diverse motherboards/hardware or always identical hardware except for
> the sata/IDE drives?
>
> I ask, because I noted that you are using the Neo 2 ATX motherboard that
> has the "dynamic overclocking" feature. This can cause grave
> instability in systems when it set to an aggressive setting. This
> motherboard is not compatible with low quality ram either. This
> motherboard also is prone to heat problems, and requires extra cooling.
> If you have multiple systems failing, using this motherboard, then that
> particular model could be the culprit.

We have seen this using at least one other motherboard besides the Neo 2
ATX. And (fortunately or unfortunately) we don't use the dynamic
overclocking feature. Do you know how the RAM incompatibility is
manifest?

Thanks,

--Ian

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