Hi And MERRY XMAS to all. This is my first posting and I hope someone can help me. So I have a K7SEM (yes I know its not the best) with a Duron 1.3ghz on board,cooled by a coolermaster fan rated for a Athlon XP1800+. After a bit of hassle installing XP the only way I can get the thing to run is by disabling the Temp shutdown setting in the Bios.If I set the temp at 60,65,or70deg the machine will shutdown as the welcome screen comes up. Disabled it seems o.k. This leaves me in a quandry,Do I leave it and hope for the best? Do I fit a cooler for a XP3000+(or suchlike)? Do I get a new Duron? Cheers Reubs

Did you use thermal material? pad or paste? did you apply the thermal material properly...not too much or too little? About the size of a grain of rice applied to the core is all you need, spread thin as a piece of paper. Is the heatsink installed properly? Some people install them turned 180 degrees & it doesn't make full contact with the core. Your temp readings may also be in error, I suggest you get it up to temp then shutdown & carefully touch the heatsink to get an idea if it's actually hot, or merely just warm. If it's only warm, you have a temp reporting error & a BIOS update may correct it. http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_silver_instructions.htm

BTW, you didn't say what yout temps are? CPU & system...

Temps are above 70deg as shutdown at 70deg. H/S & Fan properly seated with a thin layer of thermal compound.