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 <bmike1@gmail.com> 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~(-:
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