Don't processors have something like this built in? I had a computer once where the fan died and I didn't know until the computer just stopped like it would if the lights went out. On 08/23/2013 06:25 AM, Shawn Badger 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 > 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 - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- "I get my copy of the daily paper, look at the obituaries page, and if I’m not there, I carry on as usual." Patrick Moore