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I've had this problem for a while now.

My computer
Gateway MD2614u (amd64 1.6ghz 1mb L2 cache)
will randomly shut off if I am doing heavy work on the computer, without any warnings on shutdown or start-up.

This problem did NOT occur in Windows 7, but has occurred in both Ubuntu 10.04 and Windows XP.

I have downloaded lm-sensors and have done some tests and I'm getting an average temperature of 74c and a high temperature of 92c+ (it shuts down at 100c+).

As far as I've seen, this isn't even possible?
I see a lot of people saying 50c is bad, and here I am, typing at a supposedly 71c.

What is going on?

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Does the laptop feel hot to the touch?

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Try putting the cpu under some sort of load and monitor the temps.
Mobile cpu's do run hotter, but loading the cpu will tell you if it's that.

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