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Old 10-04-2007, 03:48 PM
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My guess is that the CPU fan might be failing. In addition to the fans that blow air into the case, there is actually one fan that is most critical and that is a fan that connects directly (and tightly) to the actual processor. If that thing is not working properly it would explain the case temperatures. They're actually pretty easy to detach from the MB and throw in a new one and cost less than $30. I would turn the computer on and watch the fan on top of the processor to see if it's spinning.
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