IBM NetVista PC Desktop "smoke alarms turn" Questions

...SMOKE DETECTOR THEN I SHUT IT OFF UNLESS I WAIT ABOUT 30 MINUTES OR SO IT WILL KEEP ON WITH THE ALARM BUT I DID NOTE THAT EVEN WHEN THE ALARM IS SOUNDING IT DOES BOOT UP TO WINDOWS XP SO I'M THINKING ...

...smoke can enter the system and clog the cooling fan and other vital components. Close all of your programs and save your work. Click "Start" and "Shut down" to turn off your PC. Then, unplug all of ...