kernel crash

[Tim]

On Tue, 2010-08-17 at 12:05 -0400, Steve Blackwell wrote:
> I've been looking at my logs some more. I don't understand these
> messages:
>  
> Aug 17 10:30:50 steve kernel: CPU0: Temperature above threshold, cpu
> clock throttled (total events = 455) 
> Aug 17 10:30:50 steve kernel: CPU1: Temperature above threshold, cpu
> clock throttled (total events = 455) 
> Aug 17 10:30:50 steve kernel: CPU1: Temperature/speed normal 
> Aug 17 10:30:50 steve kernel: CPU0: Temperature/speed normal

And the CPU overheating as well as your hard drive?

Is the computer in a hot room?  Are the fans working?  Is the
ventilation blocked?  Is the computer wedged in between things that
restrict airflow?  Are things full of fluff and dust?