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B:

Wow, you have a hot one. No 100% all the time is not
right. 491 degrees is not right either.

I suggest this, take the panel off the side, and touch the
heatsink on the processor. If you can not hold your
finger on any heatsink without burning your fingers, it is
too hot.

If it is that hot, and the CPU (processor) Cooling Fan is
running, then you have something shorted in the
processor.

The man that replied to unchecking items in the Startup
Tab, when you click on Run in the Start Menu and type in
msconfig is correct at checking to see what is running at
startup, but no way should the processor be running at
100% all the time.

If the processor fan is not running, you will probably
have to buy a new processor, because damage occurs
internally in the processor when temps exceed 150 degrees,
at which point the capacitors dry out and short, and there
is no fix to this other than replacement.

A lot of computer cases come with places to install
additional case cooling fans, I suggest filling up those
spaces by mounting case fans, especially in todays
computers. Even the older Pentium II's and III's could
take advantage of additional cooling. Cools the hard
drives by drawing air over them, thus venting the warm air
to the outside, where it belongs, not in the case baking
the components and causing premature failures.
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>-----Original Message-----
>hi,
>my amd athlon is constantly at 100%. Any ideas as to how
>I can free it up some?
>Ive done all the standard fixes and tweaks to help, but
>it doesnt seem to do anything. Also, a diagnostic test
>stated that it was 491 degrees!!!! is that possible?
>B
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