124F is 51C. Your CPU is NOT ovefheating. The behavior you are seeing is probably due to some other problem.

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Thanks!! On reboot it tells us that the comp was shutdown due to overheating. THis happens for days at a time and then weeks will go by and the comp will be fine. Sometimes we have trouble rebooting. Virus perhaps? I ran spybot to make sure there was no spyware respnsible.

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check the BIOS settings to make sure you haven't got the PCHealth section set to shut down at too low a temp - I know not all Pentium boards have this facility but it's worth checking. "I know that I'm mad - I've always been mad..."

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For some reason I feel as though you have the voltages set wrong for your CPU. Look in your BIOS and make sure the CPU Shadowing (Cache or Caching or Reading) is turned OFF. Do the same for the Ram and Video. It sounds as if you are getting a Voltage Spike across the Ram, Video Card or CPU and it is causing the motherboards safety controls to kick in. I suggest that you take that unit apart. Completely remove all the attachments and clean that motherboard front and back. Then make sure everything is firmly seated when you hook everything back up. To answer your question about the Event Log you found; Double Click the log text. It will open up with more details and in most cases supply you a link to M$ for an even more detailed description and solution.

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Clean the dust! This helped me once, and another time I couldn't even boot cause my heatsink wasn't properly fitted (clip was loose) and I kept getting an alarm... Truth can become lie, but if lies become truth we're in trouble.

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