Weird freeze

[Bruno Wolff III]

On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 21:25:23 -0400,
   "Eddie G.O'Connor Jr-I" <eoconnor25 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>On 06/21/2012 11:47 AM, Bruno Wolff III wrote:
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>>Check that your fans are all running and that there isn't a lot of 
>>dust blocking air flow.
>
>Joe...really?...that would cause a REBOOT all by itself? Hmm......I 
>wouldn't have thought of that, I was thinking in the other 
>direction.....hackers....virus....altered config files etc. only 
>because a freeze is one thing....a complete reboot is something else 
>altogether.....and it's scary.....especially if there are windows or 
>web-pages open that have personal info....(banking...medical records 
>etc...)

If your CPU or support chips are running hot, lots of odd bad stuff can happen. 
It's not the only possible cause though.