Overheating

Thanks

>-----Original Message-----
>Check with your motherboard's manufacturer, as many

included software or have software you can download to
monitor the temps.

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Yes, you are probably correct. I was experiencing the
same type of problem with my 5-year old computer, which
HAD been in a vertical position for 5 years, until
recently when I got a new one and I laid the old one on
its side. It turns out that when I re-oriented the old
PC it was such that the motherboard was on the top
surface (with the top of the expansion boards pointing to
the bottom), and apparently both the CPU heatsink and fan
came loose from the CPU itself. Anyway, just remove the
case from your system unit and visually inspect the CPU's
heatsink and fan -- it could be that the fan has just
stopped working or is jammed with dust or a
wire/cable/etc.

>-----Original Message-----
>Is it possible to check if my computer is overheating.
>My computer keeps on freezing. I thought it might be

down

>to my new Broadband modem but this seems to work okay

for

>the first hour or so when I turn the computer on. Once
>the computer has frozen it will repeatedly freeze within
>a shrot space of time, making me think the computer may
>be overheating. I'm not very technically minded so if
>anyone could give any advice it would be appreciated.
>
>Thanks
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