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10-20-2005, 11:52 PM #1Web Hosting Master
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"Watch Dog" feature of Supermicro motherboard...?
Is anyone familiar with the "Watch Dog" feature that's included with the Supermicro motherboards?
In the manual for the H8DCE motherboard it states the following:
JWD controls the Watch Dog function.
Watch Dog is a system monitor that
can reboot the system when a software
application hangs. Pins 1-2 will cause
WD to reset the system if an application
has frozen. Pins 2-3 will generate
a non-maskable interrupt signal for the
application that is frozen. See the table
on the right for jumper settings. Watch
Dog must also be enabled in BIOS (setting
located in the Power Menu).Note: When enabled, the user needs to
write their own application software in order
to disable the Watch Dog timer.
I'm also wondering how reliable this feature is... if it has false positives often...
Any other details or comments about this is appreciated....john2k...
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10-22-2005, 05:29 PM #2Web Hosting Evangelist
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I can't comment on how this actually works, having never used it - but to answer your question regarding it's Linux compatibility: yes.
Enable it as a module in your 2.6.x kernel and you will have support.
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10-22-2005, 05:35 PM #3Temporarily Suspended
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That IS COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!