Well there is a thermal sensor in the cpu that does this most of the time. This is for both desktops and laptops. Within the last 5 years at least. On Aug 23, 2013 7:25 AM, "Michael Havens" <[email protected]> wrote:
> with my computer it won't allow you to turn it back on unless you plug it > in,take out the battery, press the power button for like 30 seconds. Then > when you press the button again it will turn back on. My question was > really related to to how I turned the computer off,stuck it in my bag, and > then went to flagstaff. Then when I got there the computer would not turn > on as the sesor had been tripped. My question was really whether the sensor > could be trpped when the computer was off. > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 6:25 AM, Shawn Badger <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yes, most laptops have a temperature sensor that will shut them down if >> they get to hot, but they will allow you to turn it back on once it cools >> down again. I have never seen one the is permanently shutdown because of >> that unless you got it hot enough to melt the circuits inside. >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 3:36 PM, Michael Havens <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> you know the the overtemp gauge that won't allow a laptop to start if >>> it is tripped? am I wrong in my discovery that it can be tripped even >>> while the computer is off? >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >
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