[mythtv-users] Re: Dead Myth Box and "WriteAudio: buffer underrun"

[Michael Haan]

On Mar 31, 2005 11:27 AM, Michael Haan <michael.haan at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm not overclocked.  I took the case off last night and was planning
> to do as you suggest - run that way with another fan to help air it
> out.  As an additional data point, the other night while trying to
> troubleshoot this I shut the box down to pull a card and then
> re-inserted a few minutes later.  When the box came back up (some
> 10-15 minutes later), everything worked like a charm.  Maybe this
> overheat thing is the trick.  I'll let you know.
> 
> 
> On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 08:06:11 -0800, Alan Hagge <ahagge at wbfa.com> wrote:
> > Michael,
> >
> > 55c IS quite hot.  You're not overclocking are you?  If possible, can
> > you experment with ways to cool that CPU better, possibly with any/all of:
> >
> >    * Underclocking your CPU (run it at 2.0-2.2 GHz, for example)
> >    * Different CPU cooler
> >    * Different case fan
> >    * Taking off the case cover and turning a small desktop fan to blow
> >      across the mobo/CPU
> >
> > (all at your own risk, of course!)
> >
> > Then re-try some of your operations that caused failure.
> >
> > Also, look for things like too-aggressive memory settings (CAS 2 when
> > your memory needs CAS-3, for example).
> >
> > Good luck!
> >
> > Alan
> >
> > Michael Haan wrote:
> >
> > >Ok, I've gotten more of those messages when the box didn't freeze so
> > >i'm thinking they're not related.  Any chance this could be happening
> > >when the box gets too hot?  It only seems to happen when we're watch a
> > >recording or live tv.  Often this means the box is recording a new
> > >show, commercial flagging one that has just completed and also playing
> > >back whatever we're watching.  The CPU does run a little hot (55c),
> > >but still significantly lower than the max (70c).
> > >
> > >
> >
> 

Well, I think we have a solution.  Airing-out the case seems to have
fixed the freezes.  So, the next question is, what's the best way to
cool this box once I got to seal it uo again.