Re: what is shutting off my computer?

On 29 Dec 2007 13:04:41 GMT, david wrote:
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.

By "cold start" I meant that the system is starting after being off for
hours. How could a CPU be at 50°C if the power is off?
.

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