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   From: MCR    
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   Subject: Re: unidentified random boot problem.   
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   Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 07:46:04 +0000   
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   MCR wrote:   
   > Hi,   
   > Randomly when I boot Ubuntu I get to the splash screen (with the moving    
   > bar) and the computer freezes.  Other times the computer with go    
   > straight to the desktop, other times the bar will move and it will boot    
   > 'normally'.  I don't boot too often, but it is annoying to wait for the    
   > post beep, I get SATA splash screens and then Grub.   
   >    
   > Trying to trace the problem I do notice that I get a 3 or 4 errors to do    
   > with the graphics card before Grub, sometimes it will stay on the error    
   > part for a 'flash' and it wont boot, other times I can read the errors    
   > for some time and then the Ubuntu splash screen will load as normal.   
   >    
   > The errors are in the form of memory address locations.  I have a PCIe    
   > Nvidia gfx card.   
   >    
   > Any ideas?   
      
   Sorry to follow up to my own post but I think I should mention the PCI    
   errors appear long enough to glimpse the error, but not long enough to    
   jot down the error numbers.   
      
   Also could this be due to me overclocking the FSB?   
      
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