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A P4 3.2 is going to run hot at the best of times. It has a built-in
protection which is intended to DOWNCLOCK the if there's overheating. Perhaps
somehow this is being mis-configured; I've heard in experimental cases, they can
run a P4 without a heatsink, it stalls out performance-wise, but still runs.
You might also check in the power-management and system monitor pages of the
bios setup. Many lappies with desktop chips will downclock the processor a
lot to retain battery life; a scheme like this would also keep the chip cool.
Another thought: Does a full-CPU-load in Windows give you grief? If so,
talk to them about warranty replacement or possible design fault. If it only
happens in Linux, perhaps a SW glitch (like not setting the downclock right)
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