Re: what is shutting off my computer?

On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 05:29:22 +0000, Bob Tennent rearranged some electrons
to say:

On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:29:34 -0600, General Schvantzkopf wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 22:51:04 +0000, Bob Tennent wrote:
>
>> 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?
>
> You might be able to disable shutdown in the BIOS but I wouldn't do
> that if I were you. It's entirely possible that the temps are real.

No way. On a "cold" start, the CPU temperature is over 50, even when
the motherboard is at 22.

This is entirely possible if your CPU cooling system (heatsink, fan,
thermal compound) is defective.
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