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    Question System shutting down, help

    I have an old box that I value because some of the programs will only run windows xp. The box is using a Board: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD MS- 6378(VT8361), with an 800 megahertz AMD Duron, running Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (build 2600). Problem is the box is shutting...
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    Question Is CPU failing, and causing overheating?

    since i checked the cpu with Intel Processor Diagnostic Tool 64 bit , and it failed, is there any diagnostic tool i can use to check the motherboard as well? Just wondering if the motherboard is failing as well, since the tech who sold me the laptop insists that he checked the cpu, and it was...
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    Question Is CPU failing, and causing overheating?

    i have a toshiba laptop l655. It overheats, shutsdown, reaches a temp of 80 c, then shutsdown. Can't really function. Ran Intel Processor Diagnostic Tool 64 bit. It failed twice, at prime number test, and aborted. Then ran the tool on another toshiba laptop, and it passed. So my question is...