what is shutting off my computer?

When I try to do something computationally intensive (such as lame
encoding), my system shuts down. I think it's because a bad thermistor
is producing high readings. Even when the system is 100% idle, the CPU
temperature is 61°C according to lm_sensors. The "high" value is 80°C,
and I believe the system shuts down if the CPU utilization goes too
high, even if the real temperature is much lower.

Can this be fixed by editing a configuration file or turning off the
broken thermistor?

Bob T.
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