PowerMac g5 dual 2.7ghz keeps going to sleep every few minutes

My powermac g5 dual 2.7 ghz starts up and runs fine for approx 2 minutes then goes to sleep, I can wake the screen but it goes back to sleep shortly afterwards. Has anyone had the same problem or know of a way to fix this?

Hello,
Have you blown the dust out lately?
Get Temperature Monitor to see if it's heat related...
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/12381/temperature-monitor
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