My roommate's PC has started throwing Machine Check Exceptions when I try to boot Linux. Like, it thinks an entire CORE is dead.
That's... Impressively broken! I'm not even sure how you'd break a system this badly, even if her cooling system has totally failed (cpus aren't supposed to idle at 85°C, right?)
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Foone🏳️⚧️ (foone@digipres.club)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Apr-2024 04:21:33 JST Foone🏳️⚧️ -
Foone🏳️⚧️ (foone@digipres.club)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Apr-2024 04:42:31 JST Foone🏳️⚧️ I'm gonna need to tell her to stop using her CPU heatsink as a marijuana grinder
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Foone🏳️⚧️ (foone@digipres.club)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Apr-2024 04:48:41 JST Foone🏳️⚧️ @thegpfury yeah that was turned off. possibly because this machine hits 90°C just booting windows
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Will (thegpfury@excelsior.furytech.net)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Apr-2024 04:49:26 JST Will @foone@digipres.club that should trigger an auto-shutoff on most every bios I've worked with.
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Infoseepage #StopGazaGenocide (infoseepage@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Apr-2024 05:24:01 JST Infoseepage #StopGazaGenocide @rolenthedeep @foone It's time to set the heatsink down and retreat to the dropship.
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Foone🏳️⚧️ (foone@digipres.club)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Apr-2024 05:24:01 JST Foone🏳️⚧️ @Infoseepage @rolenthedeep yeah I didn't try to clean this one. I threw it in the trash
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take me to snurch (rolenthedeep@rattodon.nexus)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Apr-2024 05:24:02 JST take me to snurch @Infoseepage @foone by my guess, that is prime grade-A tar dust.
Don't use your computers where you smoke. If you do, clean them more regularly.
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Infoseepage #StopGazaGenocide (infoseepage@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Apr-2024 05:24:03 JST Infoseepage #StopGazaGenocide @foone What even is that? That doesn't' resemble ordinary case dust.
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