overheating

[Howard Gibson]

On Sun, 25 Nov 2012 15:30:24 +0400
Zbigniew Koziol <softquake-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> This is a somewhat old compact Dell machine that I use as my home 
> workstation. It serves me well for a long time. Except of one problem.
> 
> It recently turns off due to overheating.
> 
> This is not processor overheating. I suspect that it is due to power 
> supply overheating. I measure now temperature of chasse of the power 
> supply. When the out metal is of around 41 degrees C, the computer turns 
> off. Now I can use the computer by placing a metal pot with a cold water 
> with ice on the power supply. Still, until the ice melts and temperature 
> reaches 41.
> 
> Where could I change that critical temperature? Is that in software or 
> on harware? Psensors do not help me.

Zbigniew,

   Why not just replace the power supply?  On an old computer, this could be quite cheap.  

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