> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-admin-owner@postgresql.org
> [mailto:pgsql-admin-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Tom Lane
> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 9:34 AM
> To: pingu.freak@web.de
> Cc: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [ADMIN] Transaction-Overflow
>
> pingu.freak@web.de writes:
> > The hardware is 5 years old... It was not possible to get
> new hardware
> > for this project. :/
>
> Disassembling and cleaning the machine has worked for me in
> similar cases. You'd be amazed how much dust can build up on
> a circuit board ... and if the dust is even a little bit
> conductive, it can be the cause of misbehavior.
>
> regards, tom lane
>
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More likely than electrical conduction is the thermal insulating effect
of accumulated dust which will can components to overheat.