Intel G31M/ES2L , Hard locking problems with this mainboard on 8.04

[Alan Dacey]

Martin Laberge wrote:
> I have a new Intel G31M / ES2L Mainboard with a
> Intel quad core 2.33Ghz
> 
> when asking a certain amount of processing/disk/screen power
> the system LOCK HARD.
> 
> whatever you do to minimise the load, and work the most cleanly possible.
> 
> if you click too fast asking for process (that the machine can easily execute)
> then all is locked.
> 
> no kbd/mouse/net/ssh/ping/anything respond anymore,
> but all is FREEZED on the screen as the last clock of the processor
> let it .
> 
> the power button is the only way out.
> 
> I am using Kubuntu 8.04.2 with 2.6.24.23 kernel.
> 
> (this installation-on-disk worked well on the last
>  machine it was installed to. Changing machine, to a better one
> (the last was a i586/1000 dumb machine, 512M-Ram) (the new is a quad/2300/intel, 2G-Ram)
> set me to a unending HARD-LOCK sequence of the system.
> 
> anytime i do something, it may lock or not.
> sometimes it takes minutes, sometimes hours....
> 
> Remember this hard-disk is the same disk.
> (just changed from the old to the new machine)
> 
> Someone have idea to what to check or change or ...????
> 
> 

I am just taking a wild guess, but did you flash the BIOS?  Play with 
overclocking?  The chipset should work.  Do you have a video card?

Alan