On Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:58:03 +0000, Mike -- EMAIL IGNORED wrote: > My Centos 5.2 box shuts itself down during a long tar -x. There is > plenty of disk available. This is new; it worked in the past. > > Any suggestions? > > Thanks, > Mike. My computer vendor found that nothing was overheating, and it would require further work to find the problem. Since it is 6.5 years old, I opted to get a new computer for 315 USD. Mike.