Can library files not in use cause crashing?

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Just like the title asks. Can a something.library file actually cause a crash even if it isn't in use?

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Umm this was a real question and not an april fools!

@llwrath

I am trying to figure out a major instability. I am pretty sure it is
hardware related, but I want to eliminate everything else.

It's a A4k CSPPC w/OS3.9. The problem is it is even crashing on
startup before even launching any programs sometimes. Other times it
will wotk for a while.

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@all
Thanks for the responses, it helps me confirm it's a hardware problem which I pretty much knew already..

Out of curiosity, do lib files get loaded into RAM in startup or do the lay unused in LIBS until a program calls for it?

crash or freeze?

Well I am getting all kinds of random weirdness, but part of that may be some unrealsed stuff I am testing. But to focus on boot up, the system locks up occasionally. The picture is still there, but the mouse won't move. The keyboard does respond to a 3 finger salute. I really have a pretty plain jane OS3.9 setup, so it's not software hacks.