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Yesterday I've received my Raspberry Pi, and there are some issues I can't get rid of...

After a few minutes (3-4 minutes to be exact) of seemingly error free work session through SSH, the network status LEDs turn off, the Pi freezes. It doesn't respond to any to any requests through the network, can't be pinged, also the same thing happens when I attach a keyboard/Mouse/Monitor and use these to access the pi.

I'm running the latest wheezy from an 8 GB Kingston SD Card, and tried 2 power supplies each capable of outputting more than 500 mA (700 mA & 1 A) and no overclocking.

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It does sound like a power issue. What else do you have plugged in? – Jivings♦ Feb 13 at 9:05
I've done the multimeter voltage test on my pi using a 5v==2A and 5V==1.2A supply; with nothing attached to the USB ports, neither of them gets it over 5V, and it's 0.1 V less with the 1.2A, putting it near the bottom of the acceptable range: elinux.org/Rpi_Hardware#Power It goes down more when something is attached. If yours is like mine, you need a 2A supply minimum. – goldilocks Feb 13 at 10:12
@goldilocks: good to know... I've bought a "stock" PS that optinally comes with the PI from , and it's 5V==0.7A according to the label on the PS... I'll get a 5V==3A PS to be sure... – Aznim Feb 13 at 14:41
@Aznim: Beware I'm no electronics guru...that Hardware#Power link also mentions resistance in the microUSB cable, of which I only have one. You definitely want to do the multimeter test before jumping to conclusions (a cheap multimeter is about $10-15 at a hardware store). – goldilocks Feb 13 at 14:52

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