Facebook Crashing Computer?

[Stephen Kuhn]

On Sun, 2011-06-12 at 16:18 -0500, Kipton Moravec wrote:
> I have a Ubuntu system that has been working super for a few years.
> 
> Recently it has crashed on me when I have been in Facebook.  It has
> happened 6 times now and each time it has been while I have been doing
> something, (3 were while I was entering text). 
> 
> There is no error. There is no kernel panic. Just a blank screen and
> then the PC reboot sequence.
> 
> My first thought was processor over heating. I checked the processor
> temperature and it wa reporting 49C and it was set to safety shutdown if
> the temperature got to 100C. 
> 
> My second thought was memory. So A ran a many hour memory test with no
> errors.
> 
> The only thing left is the power supply, but I had two crashes yesterday
> while on Facebook, and non today while doing other web browsing, and
> using open office. So the power supply is working now. It seems weird.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Kip

You access Facebook via a web browser. Therefore, what is the web
browser that you're using to access Facebook?

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