> Yes, it can: the processor reads a sensor and shuts the computer off
(bypassing the OS)
Thanks, this looks exactly like what happened, though the first two or three
occurrences triggered a restart. The last occurrence to this hour triggered
something uglier.
Then I guess it must have been the combination of a noticeably warmer weather
today, increased cpu activity, sitting on a sort of fabric cover (both the
laptop and I) and dust (only the laptop I hope).
It did it again after some time of the same resource intensive stuff. I
brought it in a cooler room (just a normal room, but cooler because it is not
taking so much sun) on a standard table without any sort of fabric and it
seems to be sitting happier there.
I must confess I never checked the dust on this laptop, while it might have
now become my longer lasting notebook. Thanks to Mate and Xfce, among others.
And now thanks to Magic Banana too.
