nate wrote: > Sounds like a kernel panic of some kind, either hook up a serial > console to the system and watch the console from another > machine or switch back to a normal terminal (CTRL+ALT+<F1>) and > plug it in and see what you get. > > Serial console is best as you can easily copy/paste the crash > output. > > You could also try kdump - > http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-6039 Cool! Thank you. Bart Schaefer wrote: > I've had this happen when using the front-panel USB ports on a couple > of different towers. It does not happen on the same machines using > the USB ports in the back, leading me to believe that there's a > physical problem with the front-panel connections; induction from the > USB to reset wires, or some such. Well, that's not the case here. I'm using the on-board jack (on the rear). I could try a USB optical drive, to see if the usb system works (i.e. hardware, chips, OS). Btw, that box is at a remote location that I visit about once a month (thus, it'll be another month till I can check it).