Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 12 Apr 2001 06:56:45 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 12 Apr 2001 06:56:35 -0400 Received: from router-100M.swansea.linux.org.uk ([194.168.151.17]:20243 "EHLO the-village.bc.nu") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 12 Apr 2001 06:56:21 -0400 Subject: Re: 2.2.19: config help text about "TCO timer" To: Ulrich.Windl@rz.uni-regensburg.de (Ulrich Windl) Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 11:57:56 +0100 (BST) Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <3AD56F4C.17863.3AC6DD@localhost> from "Ulrich Windl" at Apr 12, 2001 09:03:05 AM X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL1] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: From: Alan Cox Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > I know TCO meaning that, but I can't believe it for a mainboard > component. Should the user then throw the PC away, or what? Or is it > more safe to reboot frequently. What has this to do with costs? Its a watchdog timer. It reduces the TCO by letting you arrange for your machine to reboot regularly if not poked. Its wonderful and one of the reasons I deploy i815 motherboards with VIA processors (to avoid the need for/regular failure of CPU fans) for remote servers. Alan - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/