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Old 05-27-2009, 12:20 PM   #79
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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel View Post
well, i don't know what is considered "idle" temps, i was using the computer at the time although perhaps not intensively (i can't remember what i was doing precisely). i do a lot of photo editing (graphic design) so i could try to do some and that and see if it has an effect. also, the day it shutdown twice, it was really hot, and it does get hot in here. today of course it's freezing. that could have an effect.
It could very definitely have an effect - we've had servers shut down from getting too hot before now (and one completely die - but that was a rather elderly beastie). Are you able to position a fan in such a way that it can blow hot air away from the unit?
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