To start with, I have an Asus A7N8X Deluxe motherboard, with two Crucial PC2700 512MB sticks, and an AMD Athlon XP 3000. I am not overclocking anything and as far as I can tell I have no overheating ...

Turn off your computer. Remove peripherals and disconnect the power cord. If you have a laptop, disconnect its charger. Press and hold the power button for 30 seconds ...