12.3-64 crash and install problem

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#1

Processor (CPU): Intel(R) Core™2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz
Speed: 1,600.00 MHz
Cores: 2

Total memory (RAM): 3.8 GiB
Free memory: 2.5 GiB (+ 694.1 MiB Caches)
Free swap: 8.0 GiB

OS: Linux 3.1.10-1.19-desktop x86_64
System: openSUSE 12.1 (x86_64)
KDE: 4.7.2 (4.7.2) “release 5”

Vendor: nVidia Corporation
Model: Quadro FX 550 (device 014d)
2D driver: nouveau
3D driver: nouveau Gallium (7.11)

HDD: Seagate ST3250820AS

This works fine

Using same PC with OpenSuSE 12.3x64-640110 with another HDD (Western Digital WD5000AZRX)
This worked fine until I was watching a video on
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and the system crashed.

Restarting I got:
Kernel panic: -not syncing
Watchdog detected hard LOCKUP on CPU0
Panic occured, switching to text console

As this was a testinstall i tried to reinstall OpenSuSE 12.3-64-640110 from DVD after using Killdisk.com on HDD.
I get the message in first reboot:
…
RSP: <fff880118cb9420>
CR2: ffffffffffffd8
Kernel panic: -not syncing
Watchdog detected hard LOCKUP on CPU0
Panic occured, switching to text console

Going back to testing the PC on Seagate HDD and OpenSuSE 12.1 works fine.

Why is this happening and how do I fix it?

#2

Maybe Check this older thread
https://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/install-boot-login/468566-systemd-does-not-boot-after-upgrading-11-4-12-1-a-2.html

#3

With out knowing anything else this looks like a weird hardware error. Have you checked the power supply or maybe you are using different cables for the 2 hard drives or DVD cable. I would file this under random hardware problem that has nothing to do with openSUSE.
I would even suggest testing the memory, you must boot from a live usb like http://www.sysresccd.org/SystemRescueCd_Homepage and run memtest.