Re: Kernel errors
On Fri, 31 Mar 2017 08:48:21 -0600
ProPAAS DBA <dba(a)propaas.com> wrote:
I'm running Fedora 25, KDE spin on a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon
4th
gen.
I'm seeing errors like this on a pretty regular basis:
08:40:46 ... kernel:mce: [Hardware Error]: CPU 2: Machine Check: 0
Bank 128: 0000000088282803 Message from syslogd@F25Host at Mar 31
08:40:46 ...
Any thoughts on what this might be? Do I need to start shopping for a
new machine?
The wikipedia explanation page.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine-check_exception
Some quotes from that page.
"A Machine Check Exception (MCE) is a type of computer hardware error
that occurs when a computer's central processing unit detects a
hardware problem."
"Normal causes for MCE errors include overheating and/or incorrect
hardware installation. Specific manually-induced causes include:
overclocking (which normally increases heat-output)
poorly-fitted heatsink/computer fans (the same problem can happen
with excessive dust in the CPU fan)
an overloaded internal or external power-supply (fixable by
upgrading) "