Unusual Cruncher Deaths...
 

I figured i should start a tread over unusual deaths of various GIMPS crunching machines. I have many stories to share and maybe you do to. I wonder if I am the only one with bad luck:w00t: .

6 computers have been decommissioned after being exposed to extreme heat in building fire. They look really cool, however i don’t think that they fit the ATX form factor now.

This also caused the other 5 machines to stop working until they can be examed for damage. I hope that they didn't return bad results:grin: ...

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by E_tron [/i]
[B]6 computers have been decommissioned after being exposed to extreme heat in building fire. They look really cool, however i don’t think that they fit the ATX form factor now.

This also caused the other 5 machines to stop working until they can be examed for damage. I hope that they didn't return bad results:grin: ... [/B][/QUOTE]

Well, in my experience machines generally become unstable around 73C. Given that your average building fire is 800+ C, I'd delete the save files :)

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by pakaran [/i]
[B]Well, in my experience machines generally become unstable around 73C. Given that your average building fire is 800+ C, I'd delete the save files :) [/B][/QUOTE]

If there [i]are[/i] save files at all, keep them.

It would be a highly unusual building fire that merely corrupted a save file by altering a few bits on a magnetic platter. Usually they just turn the whole computer into a piece of post-modern sculpture.

i can't get to the computers yet for examination. Insurance has to evaluate loses first.

has anybody else had an unusual death of a cruncher?

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by GP2 [/i]
[B]If there [i]are[/i] save files at all, keep them.

It would be a highly unusual building fire that merely corrupted a save file by altering a few bits on a magnetic platter. Usually they just turn the whole computer into a piece of post-modern sculpture. [/B][/QUOTE]

But what if the room got warm before the computer was melted?

Then that'd be a major cooling issue.

Actually, my bet is the hard drive was heated past its curie temperature, so I doubt it's recoverable :(

Well... Indirectly this whole thing is causing 20 other computers not to check in their work:squash: . I hope that they are still running:grin: .