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uh..if the Bios is late enough, there may be a setting to set temperature alarms to a specific degree setting, to let you know. You could check. Depending on the model, the CPU is usually folded up into a module. Unless you're rated or certified on that laptop, I'd keep mum about opening it. It's possible that the fan has gone out on the laptop, which might be an easy fix, if you could get the part. I used to work on Dell Lattitudes, back in the day, but I think you're right, it's probably time to get a new PC. As for desktops, it depends on what you've got in your area. You could probably have one made to whatever specs you want by a local computer company. I don't know if I could fairly compare prices; I just put together a 1.7ghz Athelon, 512 Meg memory, 40 gig Hd, CD, and Floppy for about $US 600. The one time I went to England, the ads for software were about twice what we pay ($500 for Word Perfect 5.2, which dates me..;). Just make sure that if you choose this course, that the place is a)honest, and b) been around for awhile. Having a laptop means you can't recycle that much in the way of hardware, alas. As for software to check your temperature, I seem to remember seeing some out there. Here's a place to check for software utilities in General..can't make any promises.. the Simtel site has a lot of different categories, so check around. Do a Google search on Utilities, probably modify it by 'CPU temperature', or somesuch. Don't know if this helps, but I gave it a shot..;)

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