[COLUG] Computer overheating

[Thomas W. Cranston]

David McGlone wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Can anyone give me some help here. I am completely stumped. My desktop 
> computer keeps shutting down when anything too much is done on it. the system 
> log says it is overheating. But here is where I am completely stumped kubuntu 
> is reporting my system temperature as -270 C (-454 F) which in my opinion 
> would be the hardest block of ice on earth and when it shuts down, the system 
> log says the temp was critical at -264 C. In my opinion it's still darn 
> frozen. 
>
> I don't know if it's a hardware or software problem. But at -270 C it sounds 
> like a no brainer.
>
> My fan comes on shortly while booting but after boot it never comes on again. 
> I suspect this is because it thinks it's frozen to oblivion so there is no 
> need to switch the fan on.
>
> Anyone have any ideas?
>   
What brand of computer is it? Is it owner built? If so what kind of mobo?

Tom