I would stick a new CPU in it and see if that resolves the heat issue.
Ardell Faul
Computer Monitor Service Inc.
Ardell's Laptop and PC Repair
10816 E. Mission Ave.,
Spokane Valley, Wa. 99206
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PCTECH wrote:
> 
it belongs to a client with little interest in or knowledge of safe
>; surfing. He has purchased a new desktop and I have the notebook to
> play with
>; at my leisure. Apparently he does not require the mobility of a
> notebook and
> my estimated repair time to backup up his data, format, install the OS and
> update and then restore his data was too long. I thought it would take
>; around 1 working day, i.e. 24 hours from the time I discovered the
> keylogger.
>
> There are other issues with this unit. It runs very very hot and the
> random
> shutdowns were due to heat. I have stripped out all the fans and cleaned
> them. I have cleaned the heatsink too but I cannot get the thing to really
> run cooler. After about 20 minutes the keyboard is hot to the touch
> and the
> power button and base of the LCD are uncomfortably hot to touch. I
> currently
> have it balanced on 4 empty tuna tins in which I keep loose screws. It has
> not shut down again but is still very hot.
>;
> Any suggestions as to what I may have missed?
>
> Trace
>
> PCTECH
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> Subject: Re: [CHAD] KEYLOGGER DETECTORS - KL-Detector
>
> Good plan, Trace. The forensics are interesting and the knowledge is
> nice to have, but once your system has been breached, you can never
> fully trust it again until it's been very cleanly reinstalled. Was
> this one of your own computers? Or was it a client?
>
> Wyatt M. Portendt
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> Windows XP Pro
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>
> On Sep 13, 2007, at 1:21 AM, PCTECH wrote:
>
> > Gene, I just want to thank you for this little gem. Today I
> > encountered
> > my first keylogger and this program was invaluable in tracking just
>; > where
> > log files were being stored. I'm still struggling to remove the little
> > bugger (for my own information and knowledge) but will probably end up
> > formatting since the unit has been compromised.
> >
>; > Trace
>
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