While fiddling some more with the Shuttle, I noticed that it seemed to be running hot. Then I noticed the case fan wasn't running. I switched the fan connector from its fan header on the motherboard to to the fan header right next to it, and the fan came alive. I verified via some Googling that the Shuttle XPC T62K motherboard is notorious for blown fan headers, and that the only workaround has been switching to one that still works (I'm presumably out of warranty).
Now the Shuttle is performing beautifully, playing several videos simultaneously at high frame rates. I've installed Windows XP with no problems, and am planning on giving the box to Sherry and her boys.
It's amazing how CPU overheating manifests itself. The computer shutting down is one thing, but I never realized it could degrade performance.
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